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Title: Cement Floor
Post by: Banksx2 on November 29, 2010, 11:04:57 PM
Back in the old days (80's - well before the Intranut) I got a hwy diff from a guy who'd run in to a cement truck, literally. Driver's side front quarter panel trashed from about 3 feet (sorry - one meter or 100 centimeters for you younger Bedheads) high and his  front crossmember, um, bent.  He was selling bits off because a 78 Beddie wasn't worth the fixin' = threre were lots of 'em around!

PS - He and his passenger got out of the bent beddie scratchless - higher ride height than a sedan meant no people damage.

I asked him what the hell was that he'd applied to the floor in the cargo area of this stripped Beddie and he tells me it's concrete. A one half inch thick layer of concrete. Gets the Center of Gravity down for cornering and shuts out anything resembling road noise from below. Doors, side panels, etc are still your problem but the floor is as noisy as a slab of driveway...

Anyone tried this for themselves? I've always wanted to try an epoxy we use in mining as a crusher backing - Jaquesbond, Megapoxy
 take your pick. It's a pourable epoxy in a $50, 20 kg bucket - add hardener and pour and it sticks like s... to a ------ metal surface or anything else. Probably need to use jacks to level the floor up before pouring?  ;D ;D

And plug holes. ???

Has anyone tried either of these methods on the floor? It's always made me curious.

Garry
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: Rogue Trooper on November 30, 2010, 05:01:19 AM


I asked him what the hell was that he'd applied to the floor in the cargo area of this stripped Beddie and he tells me it's concrete. A one half inch thick layer of concrete. Gets the Center of Gravity down for cornering and shuts out anything resembling road noise from below.


Now I have truely heard everything.  ::)

Bet the local transport authorities don't have a rule for that!  :P
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: BusyKiwi on November 30, 2010, 05:36:57 AM
think of the weight.

dynomat or similar would be better, and you wouldn't have to dynobolt things you wanted fitted, like cupboards
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: Rogue Trooper on November 30, 2010, 06:28:57 AM
You wouldn't need resource consent from your local council either!  ;D
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: Merlin on November 30, 2010, 10:36:07 AM
it'd be like driving around on a pool table  ;D
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: able on November 30, 2010, 11:28:23 AM
but the more you put in the lower your beddy looks ;D
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: Bas NZ on December 01, 2010, 04:55:54 AM
but the more you put in the lower your beddy looks ;D
And the SLOWER it goes..............No Resource consent, don't bet on it, as soon as they find out a new by-law will be past...........
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: hotrod on December 01, 2010, 08:00:56 AM
cement floor for the back and a besser block bullbar, no need for drop spindles sweet ;D
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: able on December 01, 2010, 08:11:49 AM
cement floor for the back and a besser block bullbar, no need for drop spindles sweet ;D

or marry one of those fat women that cant get out of bed and keep her in the back of the beddy? expensive i know but she is more tax deductible then the drop axles. 
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: BusyKiwi on December 01, 2010, 06:54:10 PM
would go real fast down hill ....
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: Heavy Judy. on December 01, 2010, 11:19:34 PM


or marry one of those fat women that cant get out of bed and keep her in the back of the beddy? expensive i know but she is more tax deductible then the drop axles. 
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nah.......too much "body roll".   ::)

and beddy roll.

my mind is boggling. :o  cornering  :o  brakes  :o  (water tank effect...no baffles).

it'd be like driving a big slushie.

......settle.... :P

bet she'd be a real pig in the bush  to drive, ..all over the place.

mark.
Title: Re: Cement Floor
Post by: gazza on December 04, 2010, 08:11:21 AM
NOW iveheard evertthing concrete floor!!! what brand  readymix or boral ???? would that effect the power to weight ratio you guys are nuts !!!thanks for the laugh i can see the engineer asking for slump test and the m.p.a. strength ratio cement , aggregate size ,water , mix for rego papers ha! ha! haw!   p,s what size mesh for torsion strength i recomend f72 and y16 reo bars   he! he! ha! ha1 funny bastards n fat woman !!!???!!! you crack me up you guys rare breed of geneiis,,,,,,,,,,,,,wait,,,wait,, BEUMONTS HAVE AGREAT RANGE OF FLOOR TILES you can glue on the concrete floor now thts an original look great show van  sorry guy,s i got to stop typng im laughing so much my RIBS  are hurting he! ha! haw! ,,,, :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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