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doish

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Post Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 12:12 pm 
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Well I started to get the shits with all the crap I had cluttered in the back of my sierra, so i ditched the backseats and chucked some mdf that I had in the shed in. Used the existing holes and bolted 'em in.
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Bought this shelf thing from kmart for 20 bucks
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Pondered for a bit on how I'd make it look, ended up flattening out one long edge on each shelf and bolted them together. then bashed some legs on and bent them to height
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Also braced that for sturdiness but didn't take a photo.

Screwed it into place and slapped some more mdf on the outside and voila!
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Gonna carpet it up tomorrow or sunday, whenever i can be bothered i guess!
Pretty happy with it, it's heaps stronger than I'd initially thought and it's all easily removable
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Post Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:51 pm 
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Necessity, is the Mother of Invention... he he... if there is a will/need, there is a way, usually a cheap way... :rofl:

Well done ! :goodjob:
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Post Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 10:53 pm 
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Well I initially was gonna get a professional one done, but when I saw they charged about 500 bucks for something like that i thought I'd just do it, and in the process see how cheap I could do it :P
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Post Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:41 am 
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Looks erm. Bodgy!

Mdf is going to absorb moisture like a sponge. Better off with marine ply.

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Post Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 11:19 am 
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:goodjob:
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Post Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 11:32 pm 
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I would be reluctant to show anyone !!

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Post Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 1:48 am 
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BlueSuzy wrote:
Looks erm. Bodgy!

Mdf is going to absorb moisture like a sponge. Better off with marine ply.


don't worry, had a good look at my progress and covered it all with some sealant.

bought some carpet yesterday so once the sealant has fully cured i'll get that on, then chuck up some photos.
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Post Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:07 am 
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BlueSuzy wrote:
Looks erm. Bodgy!


billrogers wrote:
I would be reluctant to show anyone !!


C'mom you two, these comments dont help anyone, if your gonna say something, make it constructive, other wise, best not to say anything... :D
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Post Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 7:20 am 
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it might not look real flash but it does the job and it was a good idea.
why hate? :roll:
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Post Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:14 am 
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MacBear wrote:
BlueSuzy wrote:
Looks erm. Bodgy!


billrogers wrote:
I would be reluctant to show anyone !!


C'mom you two, these comments dont help anyone, if your gonna say something, make it constructive, other wise, best not to say anything... :D


So if it looks shit i can't say anything? :crazy:

Did you read my second comment? How is this not constructive?

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Post Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 10:24 am 
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I whole heartedly agree on it's dodginess and shit looks :lol:
Once I'm finished with the carpet it should look better, though.

Honestly couldn't give a shit if it broke, hence why I did it cheaply :P
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Post Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 5:25 am 
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Overall status: Pleased
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Post Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:04 am 
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doish wrote:
I whole heartedly agree on it's dodginess and shit looks :lol:
Once I'm finished with the carpet it should look better, though.

Honestly couldn't give a shit if it broke, hence why I did it cheaply :P


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Ok... no problem... :lol:

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That looks even better with carpet now... and it does the job, so its all Good ! :D
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Post Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:15 am 
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Does the job i wanted it to do, and looks moderately okay!
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Post Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:24 am 
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Just please yourself. Bugger the others. :thefinger: If it does the job and stays together, it's good. At least you got off your arse and did it. It would be nice to see what the knockers have in theirs. Well done. :goodjob:

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Post Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 1:53 pm 
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johnt57aus wrote:
Just please yourself. Bugger the others. :thefinger: If it does the job and stays together, it's good. At least you got off your arse and did it. It would be nice to see what the knockers have in theirs. Well done. :goodjob:


Agreed ! :wink:
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Post Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:29 pm 
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I have to build a floor first..
http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?nam ... &start=360

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