fractured rangas build, the lemon chronicals

[Brewer]

haha i've been there. I only have a cheap arc welder and average ability...

[fracturedranga]

haha i've been there. I only have a cheap arc welder and average ability...

its good to know im not the only one,

i got the angle welded in today and decided to wait on the headboard until the tray base is on the car to make sure its right
i did order tie down points, latches and draw slides today, if anyones after slides and such this place is the best ive found, cheap and quick postage http://www.indrub.com.au/home?icn=primary-nav&ici=home.

[fracturedranga]

got some more done today
arse off

rail runners in, the front mounts are offset so it took some dicking around

my mate chris, i definately owe him more beer for his help

base on and tacked in


it took a lot longer than i expected so headboards will have to wait until tomorrow but its starting to come together now, should be done and painted by the end of next week
im also swappimg out the arb rear bar for a stocky as it sticks out to far and looks stupid

[rolllux]

loving the build so far mate! keep it up!

[Brewer]

Good job.

[fracturedranga]

loving the build so far mate! keep it up!

Good job.

cheers guys,

got my headboards tacked up this morning, tonight ill pull the tray back off and finish welding it all up. so i should have it in to get the floor cut out and then painted on thursday.
ill post some more pics tomorrow once its welded up

[fracturedranga]

i got my headboard on today and canopy part done, ill finish welding the rest up tomorrow and am booked in for friday to get the floor done

[PRC13Y]

Looking good mate. How much is it going to cost all up in materials if u don't mind me asking

[lyndon1706]

U don't fool around do you mate, making some solid progress! Coming along nicely

[fracturedranga]

Looking good mate. How much is it going to cost all up in materials if u don't mind me asking

It was 580 for steel delivered including the checker plate sheet, $140 something for gas for the welder 30 something for wire, probably about 50 bucks worth of flapper disks, lights cost 120 odd. Probably 50 in other consumables like safety glasses and cutting disks and 80 ish for a draw slide
Around a grand so far but I still need to get it painted which my mate is doing at his work for cheap.
I also still need to decide whether I'll canvas the openings or make doors, either option will add a bit more cost.
Time is the biggest killer, as I'm average at welding it takes ages to clean up and get neat.
I also have most of the tools at home so I didn't need to buy any (grinders, drop saw, clamps, welder, drill and bits, holesaws and such)

U don't fool around do you mate, making some solid progress! Coming along nicely

Cheers, I'm off to Brisbane for a wheelchair basketball competition in a few weeks so I'm trying to have it all done by then, I'm getting pretty sick of welding and grinding now though, I have no idea how boilies do it for a living

[fracturedranga]

finished welding it up today and put it back on the ute ready for tomorrow morning



ignore the lightboard, i stole it off my tinny to get me out of trouble until its painted and the lights go in
the headboards ended up being slightly on the piss with the uprights but its way to much work to fix so it can stay how it is

[fracturedranga]

i finally finished off the last of my welding today and got it into the painters, should be done friday


i also got all my ally folded and cut out ready to screw on when i get it back, also got a draw fabbed up to go underneath



i should get in finished off this weekend

[jakelux]

Looks good mate, nice design.

[fracturedranga]

Looks good mate, nice design.

cheers, ill probably make up some drop sides for the canopy bit a bit later on

[packeteer]

looks good mate!
how's the weight of it?

[fracturedranga]

looks good mate!
how's the weight of it?

its still lighter than the tub going off feel, two people can easily lift it

[fracturedranga]

today i finally got around to fitting the sr5 flares matt sent me ages ago

i just used sicaflex to hold the top in and screwed the bottom lip, they feel pretty solid so hopefully they stay on

[PRC13Y]

Looking good. How's the tray coming along. Is it at the painters yet

[fracturedranga]

Looking good. How's the tray coming along. Is it at the painters yet

yeah mate, i dropped it off Tuesday lunchtime, my mate recons hell have it done by friday.
ive organised for my mate rob to come round saturday and give me a hand to finish it off (screwing down the ally, fitting my draw and fitting it back to the ute)
sunday ill try and smash out the tray lights so with a bit of luck and a few beers it should be good to go sunday arvo.

im booked in for a wheel alignment monday arvo to check it as my suspension has now had a couple of thousand ks to settle in and i want to make sure its right before driving to brissy and then on to adelaide next week.
Im also booked back in at crd tuning to get an economy tune put in a spare spot on my map switch for the unichip. Ill probably also get them to install my redarc gauges as im running out of time to get it done myself.

ill post up some more pics as soon as i get the tray back from paint

[PRC13Y]

Sounds like a busy weekend. Make sure you stock up on the beers. These projects always finish up better with beers