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Offline B6mick

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Rubbish bin to radiator guard
« on: January 28, 2008, 05:21:59 AM »
Being the tightass I am, and knowing(well I hope you know WTFenhell have you been doing) the dramas I’ve had with the rex radiator. I’ve been looking for a radiator cover/ screen. FMS WTF the prices are crap or the covers are crap some even suffered both.

So the minister of war and I was strolling through the local recycling depot when I found this








And turned it into this



Total cost $1 plus an hour or 2 stuffing about.
« Last Edit: January 28, 2008, 05:29:25 AM by B6mick »
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Offline GC714

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Re: Rubbish bin to radiator guard
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2008, 06:50:26 AM »

nice work!!!
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Offline Pillage

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Re: Rubbish bin to radiator guard
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2008, 08:10:17 AM »
One man's trash, is another's treasure.  Nice job, looks great and even better it looks like it will work perfectly.
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Re: Rubbish bin to radiator guard
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2008, 04:39:41 PM »
Gives it a real retro hand finished look, nice! Funny to think that if someone was selling the materials for that in a plug and play kit, they would be charging a small fortune.
« Last Edit: January 28, 2008, 04:42:32 PM by CWO4GUNNER »

Offline aussiebandit

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Re: Rubbish bin to radiator guard
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2008, 10:36:30 PM »
I just hope you don't have to 'test' it. 

Oh well, maybe we can turn on another locust plague for you when you come up for the rally :stickpoke: :stickpoke:
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Offline B6mick

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Re: Rubbish bin to radiator guard
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2008, 02:39:59 AM »
I just hope you don't have to 'test' it. 

Oh well, maybe we can turn on another locust plague for you when you come up for the rally :stickpoke: :stickpoke:


Bring it on. Hang on I'll have to build a suit out of the stuff, cause I now remember the pain,
from the last plague you had me ride through. :taz: :taz:
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Re: Rubbish bin to radiator guard
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2008, 08:22:19 PM »
I don't think you'll have anything to worry about this year.

We've got a ride on Sunday to Humula to have a chat with the locals about the Rally and work out the best time to do a site clean up.  I don't know if 'The Treasurer' and I'll be going, I don't get paid until next week and money is a bit tight.  Particularly now that 'The Eldests' KLR has shyte itself - electrical problem - could be expensive.

From our end (The Redbacks) I think everything is coming together, unfortunately I haven't had a lot of spare time lately so haven't really been involved.
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