Re: Vegabee(framing)
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:01 pm
Well time to finish up the third link area.Welded the tabs on they are 3/8 on 3/8 plate so used arc welder.Ark welders can be intimidating sometimes since wire feed is mostly used these days.With welder set at 130 and 7018 1/8 rod burned them in perfectly.
For a cover I used a used basketball hoop tube that is thick and sturdy.Ended up choosing this over just thin gauge for more strength in case some one would sit on that center and ease of welding thicker tube.
Split the tube and measured out
Made a rod template for height and shape
Flattened the bottom of the tube for more height and kept measuring and cutting until this is what it ended up as.
Tacked on
welded up,gaps and all
Vacuumed,cleaned and caulked inside floor a cargo
Using a good anti rust implement paint on the interior floor
Not going to use the factory spare tire compartment cover any more,with no spare there is really no reason to go in there.Looking at it a plywood sheet would fit nice on there.1/2 inch even so made one up.
Good thing for for using some of that left over stain sitting in the basement.
Going to go through the floor with the fuel pump wires first then screw the board down.Threw panels in and board,fits well and is flush with the forward floor,will pad and carpet all the way to the back eventually.
For a cover I used a used basketball hoop tube that is thick and sturdy.Ended up choosing this over just thin gauge for more strength in case some one would sit on that center and ease of welding thicker tube.
Split the tube and measured out
Made a rod template for height and shape
Flattened the bottom of the tube for more height and kept measuring and cutting until this is what it ended up as.
Tacked on
welded up,gaps and all
Vacuumed,cleaned and caulked inside floor a cargo
Using a good anti rust implement paint on the interior floor
Not going to use the factory spare tire compartment cover any more,with no spare there is really no reason to go in there.Looking at it a plywood sheet would fit nice on there.1/2 inch even so made one up.
Good thing for for using some of that left over stain sitting in the basement.
Going to go through the floor with the fuel pump wires first then screw the board down.Threw panels in and board,fits well and is flush with the forward floor,will pad and carpet all the way to the back eventually.