I have now finished the body, so I will give a brief overview, but mostly show off some photos. The biggest additions are a dumping bed and a built in toolbox.

Here is the mounted toolbox. It is a nice size for the space available, and it is really nice to have lockable storage. The rubber tube connecting the two haves contain wiring. I ran it through two motorcycle inner tubes for abrasion protection and to keep water out. Sorry everything is really dirty. I was running a sander off the batteries earlier in the day and got sawdust everywhere.

All the storage in the vehicle is designed to be waterproof.

The rear bed tilts for dumping loads and for access to the rear wheels and motors.

The bed rests at about 90 degrees to the ground. I hinged it closer to the center point instead of the end so it tips with less effort.

The areas in the back are used for storage. They fit these buckets which can hold things like ropes or extra tools. It is ice to have a place for them that is out of the way. There are some different wheels on the vehicle for this photo. They turned out to be terribly weak and I shattered two of them. I went back to the original wheels and lowered the suspension about 80mm to lower the center of gravity.

I made the back by first welding the hollow section frame. I then cut out the panels from a 1200x2400x1mm sheet of steel. I score the places where I want a bend, and then bend it with a hammer.

I then weld each sheet in place by burning through the sheet with the rod. The resulting bond is really strong, and it is a very fast process.