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doing up my recoverys

Postby cossietone » Wed May 26, 2010 11:25 pm

so here they are white one needing clutch, red one needing new winch and ramps

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excuse the messy workshop and customers crap ka lol
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cutting old winch plate ready for new one to be welded in
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went and got my metal for my ramps today
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frame made
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and done just got to do other tomorrow and paint them
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby matthew2riches » Thu May 27, 2010 8:35 am

8)
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby cossietone » Thu May 27, 2010 5:18 pm

more done today last ramp finished and first car going on the back.

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all thats left to do is fully plate the bed,new mug guards, wire in working lights, fit and wire amber flashers in the grill. and repaint the whole lot
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby matthew2riches » Thu May 27, 2010 5:57 pm

Those ramps are a similar construction to mine I built for working under cars.

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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby transitandy » Thu May 27, 2010 6:13 pm

nice recovery trucks you got there m8 :D 8)
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby transitandy » Thu May 27, 2010 6:14 pm

matthew2riches wrote:Those ramps are a similar construction to mine I built for working under cars.

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now thats what i call a pair of ramps m8 8)
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby jay » Thu May 27, 2010 8:16 pm

andy if you paid him a bit he might make some for you..and collect them from ippy
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby matthew2riches » Thu May 27, 2010 8:22 pm

:lol: I had no room for a post lift or a scissor lift so I made these to compromise :lol:

Very easy to make... lots of angle and a bit of pigeon sh*t :wink:
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby cossietone » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:29 am

Bit of an update not been about lately as been busy with work and getting my transits sorted.


so got my red recovery finished lick of paint n clean up.
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then out to work
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and finally got started on my white one
all dings sorted and filled and primed
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then on with the paint
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and finished also fitted new windscreen
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bed is being redone at the mo should be finished tomorrow then shes up for sale.then its back on to my red one for a bed extension and new wings and paint.

then between all that got a new addition to my fleet
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby trigger » Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:07 am

Is that your RS turbo as well? 8)
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby cossietone » Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:01 pm

for the moment yeah
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby cossietone » Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:12 pm

one truck done now . 1 to go .

bed all finished
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Re: doing up my recoverys

Postby transitandy » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:08 pm

very nice m8 a lovely job you have done there :D
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