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From: Kev on 21 Jun 2010 09:12

thought I'd get in and shorten the tray on my BA ute the other day
it's a "Bocar" made(looks exactly like a 3M)
it was 2400 long and had a huge overhang, the tow bar tongue is 400mm long

Since the trays are alloy extrusions locked together I decided to remove
two sections

after unbolting the few 10mm bolts that locks it all together it's
surprising how flimsy they become


Anyway after cutting the two beam sections, coaming rails and the tie
down rails and refitting the rear section(has the mounts for the rear
ladder rack) it looks much better at 2000mm

Kev
From: Noddy on 21 Jun 2010 19:13

"Kev" <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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> after unbolting the few 10mm bolts that locks it all together it's
> surprising how flimsy they become

Yep. There's nothing to them really.

> Anyway after cutting the two beam sections, coaming rails and the tie down
> rails and refitting the rear section(has the mounts for the rear ladder
> rack) it looks much better at 2000mm

Can I ask why you shortened it?

Was it just for looks, or was the length a problem in some way?

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Regards,
Noddy.


From: Kev on 21 Jun 2010 19:47
Noddy wrote:
> "Kev"<kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4c1f6526$0$1029$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au...
>
>> after unbolting the few 10mm bolts that locks it all together it's
>> surprising how flimsy they become
>
> Yep. There's nothing to them really.
>
>> Anyway after cutting the two beam sections, coaming rails and the tie down
>> rails and refitting the rear section(has the mounts for the rear ladder
>> rack) it looks much better at 2000mm
>
> Can I ask why you shortened it?
>
> Was it just for looks, or was the length a problem in some way?

for one I don't need such a long tray
It I need to carry something a bit longer I just use the ladder racks
parking in carparks was a pain at times, I hate having the front of my
car sticking out past others and being a candidate for being hit by some
retard with a card that says they are allowed to drive

and it looks much better.

Been looking at a slide out draw system for under the centre of the
tray, a lot of wasted space under there, 2000mmx900mmx200mm
I was hoping to fit LPG tanks in there but the narrowest I can get is
about 270mm, just don't fancy lifting the tray another 3 inches

Kev
From: Noddy on 21 Jun 2010 23:38

"Kev" <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Been looking at a slide out draw system for under the centre of the tray,
> a lot of wasted space under there, 2000mmx900mmx200mm
> I was hoping to fit LPG tanks in there but the narrowest I can get is
> about 270mm, just don't fancy lifting the tray another 3 inches

The slide out drawers are a good idea, but they rattle their guts out and
will drive you nuts in about ten minutes.

I was going to put one under my tray until I went for a ride in a bloke's
ute that had one and was put off the idea in world record time. Just driving
down a regular road was a pain let alone anything really bumpy. In the end I
made something similar in that I built an inverted wire cage that lives in
between the chassis rails for storing stuff I need to carry but don't use a
lot such as a couple of tarps, a fold down storage box and a collapsible
hand trolley. The cage is fixed all the way around the bottom of the tray
with a door at the rear that swings open which also holds the number plate.

--
Regards,
Noddy.



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