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[Tomf]

Yea i really like it . Im going to flat back the trailer properly this weekend, then fill all the imperfections, so that its nice and smooth then once that done im going to have a go at starting to spray, but i dont think ill get very far as ill only be doing it on saterday. but theres always the weekend after.... and the weekend after that... and the weekend after that... lol

[Tomf]

Well i did a little bit of work on the trailer today.

I did my first ever proper welding, i welded a new rear valance on to the trailer. This actually went really well, i know that its a fairly easy panel to weld but im still pleased that i did my first real welding apart from on scrap metal. Lol

[Frede24]

Grats on your project mate. Looking very good indeed.

I seem to have forgotten who sells those dashes.
I remember looking at them a while ago, but I can't remember where anymore.

[Tomf]

They were being made by someone called Eddie, but he messed loads of people around and took a load of peoples money.

However now a very nice person on here called the all mighty "smudger" is making them and he can do them in a few different finishes now. So if you send him a PM im sure that he should be able to sort you out with one.

If you click HERE it will take you to his profile page then just click send PM which is in the left hand column.

Hope that helps.

[Tomf]

Heres a link to one of smudger's dashes on ebay

Dash Ebay link

[Frede24]

Ah ok thanks alot mate, thats probaly why I couldn't find him anywhere around.

I'll talk to smudger.

[Dom]

The trailer is coming along nicely

[Tomf]

Yea still got some prep work to do but its getting there

[Mayfair Junky]

Damit you've made me want to build a trailer now, might have to make it my summer project.

That all looks great Tom, can't wait to see it all put together.

[Tomf]

LOL do it do it do it lol, ill try and upload some pics but i cant find my cable atm so ill have to try and send them to my computer a differnet way.

[Tomf]

ok i managed to get some pics over from on my phone:

here you go.

Edited by Tomf, 31 March 2007 - 11:27 PM.

[Tomf]

When i sprayed one side just to see what it looked like, by the way i will be taking the paint back in a couple of weeks its just s tempory thing atm.

[Mayfair Junky]

Looking very nice. I deffo want one now, will have to learn to weld properly first though

What are you going to fill the hole in the top with?

[Tomf]

Not really sure yet. its either going to have a metal sheet put in there, a sheet of painted wood, or ill do one of the fabric top things. Not really sure yet. whats peoples thoughts.

[Tomf]

A bit of an update with the dash, well first of all i sourced a two clock mini set to fit to the dash, however i then found that whoever cut the holes for the dash did their measurements wrong so where the two clocks should go the holes are to far apart. So you can either see the speedo in full of the fuel & temp gauges in full but they wont line up properly, so when one is in full view you can see only see 3/4 of the other if that makes sense. So what i have decided to do is cut the cluster up so i will just be using the speedo and to go in the other hole i have ordered a rev counter to go in there.

So hopefully that will sort out the whole issue with them two holes.

I have also sourced 5 smiths gauges that will go in the 52mm holes which i have fitted and they look really nice. As i have cut the mini two clock cluster up i wont be able to use the standard indicators so i have sourced some little led light holders and mounted them on the dash so they will work as indicators, i then sourced two more lights to use as the oil and alternator lights.

Thats as far as i have got at the moment, but i will be ordering a load of toggle switches soon and then once thats all done ill be fitting the dash