mk6 Transit Beavertail Build

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12-05-11, 11:38
Livewire 78

mk6 Transit Beavertail Build

Build 1: Iveco Daily
Build 2: MK5 Transit

With this build im aiming for similar angles to this truck pictured, the body is going to be steel with alluminium floor and finsihed in radiant red! So should look good when its done!

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10511-1730.jpg

Been a slow starter this one as I am waiting on steel all bloody week!
Got the body off it on Monday and was bored yesterday so starting working out some measurements and cut a few risers to match the angle of the bed.

Going to pick up 2 lenghts of steel after lunch today and get the runners in place just for something to do while im waiting on all the steel to come which looks like it will be monday now :(

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10509-2013.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10511-1530.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...511-1731-1.jpg

fitted plates to bolt on off the body
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10511-1530.jpg

made these ones to support a right angled piece which will support the very rear of the body and take the weight

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10511-1648.jpg
12-05-11, 11:49
B&G Extreme Drifting

Your some boi, some talent!! Fair play to ya lad, you can make anything! Credit to ya, keep her lite :) Best of luck on this 1
12-05-11, 12:56
Boo s13

Some man for the beaver tails fair play love lookin at ur projects :)
12-05-11, 20:59
Livewire 78

thanks!

Finally got something done today but only picked up 3 lenghts of steel, so ive used all them now and its back on hold now until monday.

I welded up the runners and sorted the angles. loading angle of 15 degrees so should be pretty good!

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10512-1845.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10512-1531.jpg

i dont normally fit the lights at this stage but had little else to do so ive got the mounting brackets in place now and will be using the original cross member off the transit and the lights will be fixed in place unlike my other bodies

Gave it a bit of a cleaning, needs a lot more! Going to paint this black and should look good against the red body and alluminium floor

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10512-1639.jpg

sizing it up

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10512-1940.jpg

bolted these brackets to it and then welded a bar to the runner coming down and to the brackets

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10512-1940.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10512-2059.jpg

also done the drop downs from the rear of the chassis i mentioned in a different post

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10512-2056.jpg

all done for today

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10512-1958.jpg
17-05-11, 21:40
Livewire 78

steel finally came today so been flat out since,

but before it came i gave the rear light bar another clean and stripped all the tail lamps off it so its good enough for paint now

also got the winch out of its box and made up some brackets to help with mounting it

brace i mentioned before

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10517-1631.jpg

corss members a week late!

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10517-1530.jpg

side rails getting started

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10517-1813.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10517-1859.jpg

corners at cab

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10517-2006.jpg

anchor points

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10517-1952.jpg

finished tonight with doing one side of the side rails

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10517-2159.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10517-2208.jpg
17-05-11, 22:16
danmoorhead

pm a price on one of these please!!!!!
17-05-11, 22:28
303bhp

serious maths there :afro:
17-05-11, 22:32
Derk

Savage work as always...
17-05-11, 22:34
johnbro

What would it be like loading a low 180 on one of these.
There a great Idea if it suits a low car.
Would be so much better than a trailer:cool:

pm me a rough price if I supplied the van?
17-05-11, 22:39
Livewire 78

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnbro

What would it be like loading a low 180 on one of these.
There a great Idea if it suits a low car.
Would be so much better than a trailer:cool:

pm me a rough price if I supplied the van?

check out the first build at the start of first post..

anything is possible! that trucks prob extreme though..

anyone know the loading angle of a low 180?

this body im doing is 15 degrees

could always make extra long ramps to get better angle if was required

cheers derk
17-05-11, 22:43
Livewire 78

Quote:

Originally Posted by 303bhp

serious maths there :afro:

yup, gotta love when they work out too ha
18-05-11, 21:08
Livewire 78

cant believe all i done today having looked at the pictures,

and all day i was thinking im not getting much done lol

1st job

Other siderail

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-0938.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-1045.jpg

ramp sliders

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-1231.jpg

extra bracing to hold sheeting around where ramps will live

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-1725.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-1751.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-1725.jpg

finished, just a bracket needed on the ramps now and a spring loaded bolt to hold them in place

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-1725.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-1748.jpg

mounted winch brackets

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-2011.jpg

header bar around cab(took body off to send cab for respray)

cabhttp://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10518-1905.jpg
18-05-11, 22:53
Mac_C

Read your other 2 builds there to , some tidy fab work !

They look factory made .

Credit to ya man :afro:
19-05-11, 20:56
Livewire 78

Cheers Mac

welded the underneath

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10519-1608.jpg

cleanded it all down and primed underneath, then turned it back and primed everything else

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10519-2132.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10519-2139.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10519-2122.jpg

another coat of primer tomorrow after i cut the floor sheets out to size..

wont be long now, getting the cab back next week so this time next week it should be all done and looking pretty smart!

Really cant wait to get the red on it tomorrow afternoon, should look a1!
19-05-11, 22:25
POC

Great work lad,

What will it have cost in materials to do the bed?
19-05-11, 22:28
Derk

Tidy....... Is the cab away bein sprayed?
19-05-11, 22:35
git

Is this for a guy called glenn?
20-05-11, 07:53
Livewire 78

Quote:

Originally Posted by POC

Great work lad,

What will it have cost in materials to do the bed?

about double what it cost the last time i done and alluminium floor, 2 years ago!

its some price at the minute!

yea derk its away getting done

yes this is glens truck
23-05-11, 12:43
Livewire 78

didnt get the red on it as i hoped as i gave it more coats of primer.

cut one sheet for the floor down to size and cut out for the ramp holders.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10520-1243.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10520-1308.jpg

also finished the ramps (bad pic, there over 6 foot long) , these will be sheeted with chequer plate too

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10520-1407.jpg

been spraying it red all morning, looks good. just to fit floor,winch,lights, rewire these and fit the whole lot back on the cab this week

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10523-1254.jpg
23-05-11, 14:08
johnbro

Serious work there lad.
Keep it up:wink:
23-05-11, 15:12
slider80

have enda's last iveco build... bought it last year,,, every day work since and body still perfect... different axle,springs,wheels 2 carry more weight than was intended when built and body still well able.. top job lad
23-05-11, 15:44
Livewire 78

Quote:

Originally Posted by slider80

have enda's last iveco build... bought it last year,,, every day work since and body still perfect... different axle,springs,wheels 2 carry more weight than was intended when built and body still well able.. top job lad

im glad it is serving you well, i didnt last long in england which was why i sold it lol, very sick i sold that truck but anyway! least its going good for you and thanks!
23-05-11, 16:02
Livewire 78

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incase people think im a chancer with a grinder and some hammers lol, i know the shed doesnt look much but we do have some good machinery!

fully automatic saw makes the job time quicker!

YouTube - ‪VID 00004 20110520 1324‬&rlm;

pic of cab ready for sanding, filler and paint!
23-05-11, 22:06
danmoorhead

its ur best work so fair lad!!!! really really gud stuff!!
23-05-11, 22:23
ian g sr20

nice tidy work. can u put a price on this for when its finisnhed or is it to eraly?
23-05-11, 22:32
Livewire 78

dependant on what features someone wanted, im doing a fair bit for this besides a standard, build a body and fit it..

depending on price of materials at the time, alluminium changes so much it would be hard to give an exact price that wont change. some of my bodies, ie the last transit could be done for 1300-1500

this body would be roughly 2k
24-05-11, 10:17
Boo s13

Really commin alone nicley now mate cant wait to see the finished product
28-05-11, 08:03
Livewire 78

il throw up some better pics later but its done and dusted now and turned out really well.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u..._2426629_n.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u..._5973766_n.jpg
28-05-11, 08:32
ste

Savage lookin lil wagon man fair dues......
28-05-11, 08:57
NIALL JZX

class , looks well . fair play man all the work was worth it in the end...
28-05-11, 16:12
Mac_C

Some job !! Well done man !! :cool:

Id say you have one happy customer when he sees that :)
28-05-11, 18:28
Livewire 78

Yes he seemed pretty happy alright, I was gutted to see it go lol

Im mad for one for myself but cant afford or find a good chassis and cab to build one on :(

before
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...10517-1631.jpg

now

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/IMG_4443.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/IMG_4450.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/IMG_4473.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/IMG_4466.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/IMG_4468.jpg

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/IMG_4469.jpg
28-05-11, 20:47
Derk

Fookin hell lad thats some transformation, it looks like a brand new truck!
Some skills you have, fair play..
A Sprinter chassis next would make a good base too
29-05-11, 10:58
Taffy

looks very well lad like new, but how much over hang are you aloud i know its a percentage of wheel base just dont know how much
29-05-11, 18:00
Livewire 78

60% in the uk, i cannot find an answer in ireland after asking tax offices, testing centres..

so i just work of the uk regulations as i tried my best to find an irish one a couple years ago with no joy, you see the same trucks as this with 16 foot bodies but its a bit too much and like what will you ever be carrying thats gonna be that long?!ott in my opinion
29-05-11, 18:29
twailbait

That looks seriously good.
Top notch work as always!
29-05-11, 19:18
joey banana s14

WOW serious job well done
29-05-11, 19:31
B&G Extreme Drifting

class final product man, well done serious work!!