My tray back

winter wrote: well sort the rust befor it gets to bad! and some thing which is front end heavy anyway your just making it even more front end heavy still dont get it .............

Mister Stu wrote: I done mine for 2 reasons..
1) If it aint there it cant rust
2) got board with a grinder in my hand

I mite be mistaken but im sure he bought it like it and found loads more rust and though sod it the backs coming off I like the way you can mound all the dirty offroading bits like anchor highjack etc on the rear and save getting the mud and wet in the cab

I agree.
Traybacks are great for offroad, and more pratical for anchor, batteries, spare wheel and such.

But for everyday use, probably somewhat less practical. But if the back end was beginning to rust away, I can understand why it was converted to a trayback. No matter the level of offroading

If im honest, i damaged the rear of the cab that much i just thought, fuck it. And once you pop, you just cant stop. And ive found there never finished, theres always something you think it needs!

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationwhat bender did you use for the cage my mates got a hydrolic one I could borrow and I can get cds tube at good prices through a friend but don't know about the bender

its one like this but from what ive found in the past they kink the pipe and if you need to do a bend that's to sharpe the pipe collapses or can you get mandrel for them types

TomDK wrote: I agree.
Traybacks are great for offroad, and more pratical for anchor, batteries, spare wheel and such.

But for everyday use, probably somewhat less practical. But if the back end was beginning to rust away, I can understand why it was converted to a trayback. No matter the level of offroading

2nd that

If you fill your pipe with kids play sand and pack it down bit of gaffer tap and both ends stop sand coming out should stop the kinking I use play sand as its dry works for me

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idiotmobil wrote: what bender did you use for the cage my mates got a hydrolic one I could borrow and I can get cds tube at good prices through a friend but don't know about the bender

its one like this but from what ive found in the past they kink the pipe and if you need to do a bend that's to sharpe the pipe collapses or can you get mandrel for them types

Best thing is to use a proper bender, like this one.


Or similar. A centre press can be used for plumbing pipes, which are rather thick walled.
But for thin walled, CDS tube. You'll need something like the one in the link.

rusty spanner wrote: If you fill your pipe with kids play sand and pack it down bit of gaffer tap and both ends stop sand coming out should stop the kinking I use play sand as its dry works for me

ive hurd about that and u have just jogged my memory

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TomDK wrote:

idiotmobil wrote: what bender did you use for the cage my mates got a hydrolic one I could borrow and I can get cds tube at good prices through a friend but don't know about the bender

its one like this but from what ive found in the past they kink the pipe and if you need to do a bend that's to sharpe the pipe collapses or can you get mandrel for them types

Best thing is to use a proper bender, like this one.


Or similar. A centre press can be used for plumbing pipes, which are rather thick walled.
But for thin walled, CDS tube. You'll need something like the one in the link.

ill keep my eye out for one of these im sure ive seen one in a friend workshop they have every thing as its a sheet metal business and they also build gt40s hope he has I know hes got a mandrell bender but ive asked before and that's just for there exhausts and its the wrong size mandrels etc

i used a basic hydraulic bender. basically a bottle jack with fittings. just make sure you keep checking your bend cos its a bastard when you over bend it, not like you can straighten it out.
the pipe wont kink as long as you get good thick pipe, i think mines 3.2mm with a 42mm-OD.

making a trayback is basically the same as restoring your car. when its apart it gives you chance to get at the main rust areas and chassis.
its like new when its all cleaned down. well except for a couple new dinks

idiotmobil wrote:

winter wrote: well sort the rust befor it gets to bad! and some thing which is front end heavy anyway your just making it even more front end heavy still dont get it .............

Mister Stu wrote: I done mine for 2 reasons..
1) If it aint there it cant rust
2) got board with a grinder in my hand

I mite be mistaken but im sure he bought it like it and found loads more rust and though sod it the backs coming off I like the way you can mound all the dirty offroading bits like anchor highjack etc on the rear and save getting the mud and wet in the cab

When i bought the jimjam the ass end was hanging out :laugh: If it was abit better i would have sorted it but it wasnt and iv always wanted to do a trayback :evil:

i think the pipe had to be heat treated or something, not much difference in price, if you tell them what your doing when you buy it they should sell you the right stuff.