On my last rebuild of my magenta I installed a flat steel floor, nice and strong but it flexes and makes 'BOING' noises. So my new project has a very strong steel floor that does not flex and cost me nothing. How you may ask, please ask, well I had been thinking how to press a sheet as found on production cars. I then noticed that a central heating radiator looked ideal and began the hunt. While driving in Hull I found one dumped on a roundabout so picked it up and took it home. A section was cut from it to weld into the chassis but it weighed too much, so after drilling out 123 spot welds and separating the front and back panels I was left with a perfect panel, now welded to the chassis i'm well pleased. So if you want a strong floor look out for old radiators, a modern one is much thinner gauge steel so it wont need the front and rear panels separating.

Have a look in my archive under steel floor




[Edited on 16/11/08 by Bigheppy]

Piccys please

Can you still run hot water through it and keep your arse warm ???

So thats were my rad went
bloody fly tipping in Hull is getting worse
Come on we need photos
Jacko

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Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Can you still run hot water through it and keep your arse warm ???

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Can't you just put some bends in a flat sheet every couple of inches (25.4mms to the metricated) must be lighter than a radiator, those steel panels are still heavy even the newer ones.

errm, a couple of inches would be 50.8mm :p

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Originally posted by ballcock
Can't you just put some bends in a flat sheet every couple of inches (25.4mms to the metricated) must be lighter than a radiator, those steel panels are still heavy even the newer ones.

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Looks good, if you haven't got a sheet bender it's a worthwhile idea.

Genuine forward thinking way to keeping the costs down. Excellent idea to replace the wooden bed of my trailer