For anyone thinking of making a chip box

[Lorry thompson]

We are in the process of sorting a back for our new truck. I want to make the sides up out of the GRP type stuff. Looked on Internet and the first site I looked on offered 10 by 6 ft sheets for around a grand:sneaky2: So today I went to a commercial breakers yard and got a sheet from an artic lorry it is half the lentgh of the lorry and paid 25quid:thumbup: Just thought I'd give yous a heads up on where to find some sheets and hopefully save you some coin:thumbup1:

[littlerob]

theres a place a gramtham at do sheets of 10x6 or 8x4 9mm at 40 pound a sheet new

[Lorry thompson]

Where I've looked it was stupid money:001_rolleyes:

[geoff]

Good shout Lorry!

[Billy]

Great idea, good work!

[RobRainford]

You could go to b&q and pay £150 and get the materials to make it look like mine! It's high enough to nearly stand in. Makes a great rain shelter!

[Lorry thompson]

I thought so but I reckon little rob is on to a winner

[windfall]

Curtain side artic covers are also dirt cheap, they make superb tarps!

[Tommy_B]

You could go to b&q and pay £150 and get the materials to make it look like mine! It's high enough to nearly stand in. Makes a great rain shelter!

 

If you spent £75 it would have been the right size!!

[PhilBeech]

If you spent £75 it would have been the right size!!