Tristo fabrication

03/01/2026

16/08/2025

Pickup in for a makeover for a repeat customer I do work for on behalf of there customer as wanted turning into a tree surgery enclosed back so set about making a full new frame from scratch in box section steel also made rear opening doors with locks and hinges plus repaired the sides on the original tipping body due to rotting out then onto painting all steel in black anti corrisive paint in the oven at the body shop next door (rw spraytech) and adding the aluminium sheets to sides all gillutine cut for perfect fit and riverted onto the steel frame so if one was to get damaged can be removed and replaced and keeps the weight down

16/08/2025

Vw caddy in for rear seat conversion seat conversion supplied by customer false floor removed and new rear crossmember and front seat support welded in and brackets made for seatbelts all sprayed bare metal to protect handed back to customer to fit side trim plastics and touran carpet to finish the conversion off

16/08/2025

Vw caddy In for sill replacement the first 3 photos shows how I recieved the van after the owner decided to have a go at it himself and soon realised it was more cost affective to have done properly as it was rather hacked out but on with cleaning it up and getting cut out right and on with fitting the sill and welding in place left without a coating on this as van was in for full respray with the body shop guys

16/08/2025

BMW in for rear sill and jack points another one that had someone have a go at before and done a poor job and rotted away internally managed to pull most of what was welded off if you can call it welding rather poor workmanship but all rebuilt and made new panels from scratch all good now and looking how it should and protected in raptor paint

16/08/2025

Center box delete on this s5 as the owner wanted a little more noise without being to much and safe to say has rather nice sound to it now without being over the top 🤘🤘

16/08/2025

Darren’s gto in for a much needed new exhaust I let the pictures do the talking on this one as it’s safe to say his old exhaust was holding on for dear life 😂
So on with making a new full 3 inch stainless system all tig welded together with v band fitment for easy on off if needed with 3.5 stainles dual tips safe to say it’s loud 🤘🤘

16/08/2025

Range Rover in for rear sill and jack up point replace both sides needed doing 1 completed so far the rot had set in to say the least but all cut out new jack point welded in and weld through primers used so no bare metal left to rust inside and on with outer sill replacement which will be fully raptor painted once both sides done

16/08/2025

Toyota hi ace in on behalf of the body shop guys due to need internal steel repair to inner wing this had been previously repaired in its past life rather poorly leading to it needing to be done again filler and mastic is not a substitute for metal but all cut out and panels made from scratch due to not being able to buy off shelf etc left in metal finish for the guys to do there thing with the paint

16/08/2025

Webbs waste boys in for Repaiir to the skip lorry where the main lifting pin had give way on it in the same day as Scott phoned I got him in and turned around within a couple of hours keeping him on the road and back Earning th money

16/08/2025

Landrover in for rear chassis cracks this one straight off the boat where been used in Zambia as a tourist explore vehicle
Rear chassis cut and drilled to stop further cracking then welded up ground back and new strengthening plates made and welded over the top to prevent in the future and coated width raptor to protect