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garystockton Lifetime member
Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 1190 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 23:07 Post subject: 120 Series Rear Door Table |
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Saw this originally on pradopoint.com and thought it would be an interesting little project - I'm usually a bunch of thumbs when it comes to this. Anyway, decided to have a go. Some of you might have heard me mumbling about not having a tail-gate while in Wales, and how I missed it's varied functionality, not having an 80-series anymore So I decided to have a play
Raw Materials:
12mm plywood, 1100mm x 500mm
self-tapping screws, nylon hooks, stainless marine hinges, 20mm webbing strap, 3mm shock cord; 500ml spray-on upholstery glue. Most of the stuff came from B&Q except the carpet, marine stainless steel hinges and hooks, which cam from various flea-bay suppliers, mostly Chandlery World (excellent stuff ...)
Decided to varnish the ply and trim the front corners. I didn't like the wood effect, so then decided to cover the ply with car carpet (the stuff used to cover speaker boxes, etc.:
Got SWMBO to help with the fabric cutting (well, what do I know about mitred corners: ). Fully covered table. NB: Ensure the glue you use dries to be transparent - the stuff I got doesn't, so had to be careful with gluing
Figuring out the hinge layout:
Oooh - drilling holes in the rear door moulding - ouch!! Trap the folded over 20mm webbing under the nylon hooks and screw it all down with 30mm self-tappers...
Marking up and drilling for the centre hinge - drill right through the steel - ensure no clips etc. are in the way:
Table fitted!!
Table folded away for travel:
Anyone for tea??
Worthwhile exercise - SWMBO thinks it's great! Total cost, about £30 - I paid more in total, because I had to buy a roll of carpeting, a whole tin of varnish, whole tin of glue etc... some of which will be reused on other exciting projects (next up is a packing system...). I had fun, though! |
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uk_vette Lifetime member
Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1422 Location: Warrington, Cheshire
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 23:51 Post subject: |
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I have thought of an excellent use for the glue, and carpet you still have over.
When shal I bring mine |
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garystockton Lifetime member
Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 1190 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:53 Post subject: |
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Actually, if you forego the varnishing and sanding step, you can probably do all this on a Saturday afternoon. In hindsight, I think the 20mm webbing is too narrow - I couldn't find any 25mm webbing though, and wanted this complete by next weekend!
I think the 25mm would be screwed into the holes under the 4 hooks, as opposed to just being trapped under them - may be more secure that way. But then, this is not meant to be a seat, so should be OK - time will tell! |
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uk_vette Lifetime member
Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1422 Location: Warrington, Cheshire
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 13:48 Post subject: |
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Hi Gary,
This is my next mod.
I have mulled over this for a while, and now is the time to start getting all the bits.
I have various bits already, including the webbing, which is 25mm.
I have to go to B&Q later to take back some brackets what I was going to use for the roof rack, (but got better and stronger ones )
'vette |
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