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Cab chop rear wall material

Post by CWBYUP »

Just looking at what thickness steel people use for the rear wall of wagon chops.

I have a GQ and still doing some research.

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Post by nzdarin »

I used 1.6mm electro galv sheet.
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Post by CWBYUP »

What about for the braceing ?

I was thinking 50 x 50 x 2.5mm

Is that enough
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Post by nzdarin »

I don't have any bracing inti at all. I used as much of the C pillar as possible and then filled in the hole. To reinforce the bottom of the window I used a piece of 50x50x3 angle. The bottom of the window is a folded piece of sheet that is cut on a curve, so that the back wall has a curve in the whole thing to stop it flexing. The back window is polycarb and uses the rear door frame for the top and sides.
The back wall doesn't move at all and has been inspected by an engineer. I have also fitted some 3mm plates to it as this is where the harness attaches as I have an exo cage. On the inside I've glued a piece of plywood to attach all the winch solenoids and a fair amount of other electrics. It isn't very pretty but it is very very effective.
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Post by CWBYUP »

got any photos of that ?

sounds interesting.

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Post by Mousie »

hey i have one of thoes pannels i got down from QLD... a ute back pannel with the bracing

its got all the creases in it just like a factory ute rear pannel..

anyways if u want u can have for 550
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You have a PM
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