The 'look at what I did today' thread

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:35 am

I'll upload how far I have got.
give me ten.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:50 am

So I got the unit from poland for £53. open and tilt. Bargain.

I have already taken out the old prison window as it wouldn't open, obviously

I want an openable window between the cab and the box so I can let the cats in and out you see... Cant put in a cat flap but I can put in a human operated one..

Measure up

Had to remove the steel control rods for the emergency escape hatches as they wetre hanging down into the frame. This involved Mr Angle grinder and a fire extinguisher on hand

Guts exposed

Clear through.

test fit this side.

Just needs some fettling this side.

Now the hard part. Bracing this very heavy window panel into a foam and ply composite

Its gonna be big bits of wood to spread the load. Thats later on...

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:57 am

Oh thank god the red vinyl was put on square!

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 10:24 am

yeah too right.

Lucky everything lines up nicely. I had nothing to do with putting the lino on the walls. I would have fudged it a little had it been off but he was a stickler it seems.

I am left with about 8mm each side. There is a channel in the frame all the way round so I am going to use that to brace the frame against the walls. I'll slip a piece of 5mm steel strip in there and then bolt it through the wall to anothe piece on the other side. That should offer more than enough support to open it wide on the inside.

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:00 am

If you have it opening the right way, you could smack the driver nicely every time!

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:35 am

only if I took a chop saw to the cab

No it will only open inward due to the gap being quite small between the two. Big enough for cats though..

Just got a pice of plate steel from the scrappy. £5

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:40 am

NafemanNathan wrote:
nitin_s1 wrote:

Tell me you got better pictures than that!

No sorry

Met up on very short notice so only iPhone pics

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 11:43 am

Looks good - neat.

I can't picture how it relates to the cab etc though (just can't visualise the surroundings)

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:26 pm

thats coz the cab is tilted forward, as if you were working on the engine

All will become clear.

There is a pun there if you like that sorta thing

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:46 pm

Ahh...

And

btw