Info needed: C15A 2B1 cargo bed rebuild

[Bob Carriere]

....can we see a shot of the inside...gate hanging down??

so much easier when you start with a good piece of flat steel.......

Any complications with the riveting....?

Cheers

[Paul Edwards]

Bob, no complications with the riveted hinges................we cheated!

We obtained some threaded rivets and bolted them on and dressed the nut with a welded blob on the inner face................Who will look in there? only us anoraks!

Sometimes due to financial or tooling constraints we have to make sacrifices to originality, I hope it doesn't offend.

Cheers,


Paul

[Bob Carriere]

..... we are all limited by time, $$ and skills...... if it works and is safe why not.

I have salvaged all the original strapping and hinges from the old cargo box and will be reused with real rivets......first time with big rivets but my work table with suitable dies in the air hammer should do the trick. Will get a new 14 gauge skin precut and prebent.

Cheers

[chris vickery]

Bob, I riveted my hinge straps on the 12 cab cargo bed rebuild years ago.
Dad and I used an air hammer and bucking bar.
I might still have the bucking bar that he made up for the job, will take a look.
I know that I still have a part box of correct rivets too.
Yours for the taking if I can find.

[Bob Carriere]

....will you be attending Hume's on Saturday???? Grant and I will be there....bring your rivets......

I found another trailer frame identical to the generator trailer you sold me years ago.

Cheers