CUSTOM UTE TRAY AND CANOPY SPECIALISTS
What We Do
Our main business is broken into 3 parts below.
Recent Builds
Click on the articles below for an in-depth blog post on our most recent builds.
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WE ARE CREATORS. WE FABRICATE, WE BUILD, WE UNDERSTAND YOUR PASSION
An insight into our Instagram feed
Had an old customer pop in today wanting a bit more work done. This is his daily work vehicle, thing doesn’t look a day old! .
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#n70 #toyota #hilux #customutetray #customutetrayspecialists #shannons_engineering #kun26r #blue #lux #worktruck #workrig #workute #sparky #electrician #dailydriver #doesntlookadayold #slideon #slideoncanopy #mainlineelectrical
New shed feels...
Time to fill it with toys! .
#dreamcar #cruiser #79 #sebuilt #79series #landcruiser #newshed #showroom #shannons_engineering #se #customutetrayspecialists #rigbuild
PX2 Ranger tray with slide-on 1/2 canopy, removable back rack and James Baroud hard shell roof top bed.
An earlier build but still one of my favourite set ups with its full time Engel fridge/freezer and under-tray fire pit and firewood storage boxes.
We built this thing from stock including suspension & body lift and full VSCCS engineering certification among other things. . .
#ford #ranger #px2 #px11 #customsteeltray #alloyhalfcanopy #customutetrays #shannons_engineering #beach #touring #4wding #camping #weekendsaway #setup #rigbuilds @jamesbaroud_aunz @nittograpplers #se
Parking sensors on a cruiser?
Not the dumbest idea when the back ends as fat as this.
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#parkingsensors #79 #79series #landcruiser #toyota #shannons_engineering #se
Got a good head start this week on an upcoming cruiser build for @subtle_79 and his epic sandy 79. Tray was first sandblasted, then powder coated in a zinc rust proof primer, fully seam sealed then the tray and all aluminium components finished in 2 coats of Raptor Liner 2k polyurethane. Can’t wait to see this one all together! .
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#sandy #sandytaupe #79 #79series #landcruiser #raptor #raptorliner #bedliner #polyurethane #shannons_engineering #se #customutetrays #cruiserbuild @raptor.australia.official
1974 HJ Sandman Ute. A classic Aussie Icon. .
#holden #ute #hj #sandman #barndfind #classic #original #unmodified #iconic #253 #v8 #classiccar #historic #australianhistory #madeinaustralia
🎄Tiz the season for 79 series cruiser trays and canopies with 6 massive builds underway, all brand new, with clients all over Australia, most we haven’t even met.
To you guys, thanks for your patience over the Christmas period and we appreciate your support & understanding.
To anyone else who’s having trouble getting through, please understand it’s our busiest time of year trying to get these cruisers out in time to put under the tree for the lucky few.
Big things happening in 2020 and we’ll be more prepared for the growth of Shannons Engineering! .
#79 #cruiser #custom #ute #tray #specialists #cruisercentral #79series #landcruiser #cruisercanopy #bringon2020 #shannons_engineering
Prototyping some new flared guards for the coil cruiser builds we’ve been doing lately to accomodate the wider wheel track and 35” street legal tyres. Rate or hate, tell us your thoughts below.
Ps, that’s no Instagram filter, it really is that smokey here in Brookvale with the bushfires burning across NSW. .
#79 #79series #landcruiser #flaredguards #prototype #staunch #tough #bigrigbigguards #rateorhate
Flashback to a build we finished at the beginning of the year, one sweet LC-79.
Fitted with an SE built steel/aluminium hybrid custom tray, removable aluminium half canopy and packed with heaps of features.
If you’re thinking about a new cruiser build, get in touch now and spend your next Easter away with your new toy! .
#lc79 #79 #79series #landcrusier #customutetrays #customutetrayspecialists #shannons_engineering #halfcanopy #alloycanopy #rigbuild #sydney #australia
#Repost from @expedition134 ・・・
Do you live in Sydney and keen to get your hands on our Expedition134 boxes? Well you can head to @shannons_engineering located at 24/108 Old Pittwater Road, Brookvale, NSW. Shannon and his team do some fantastic canopy work and is a great team to speak to about your custom canopy for your pride and joy!
@openskytouring #heavydutyplasticstoragebox #heavydutystorageboxes #heavydutystorage #customcanopy #4wdcanopy #campingbox #campingstorage #4wdstoragebox #weathersealed #nometal #norust #camping #injectionmoulded #canopystorage #canopystoragebox #australianmade #australianowned #australianbusinessesworkingtogether
Busy times here at the shop with 7x brand new LC79 Landcruiser full builds underway, all but one also getting customised slide on canopies, suspension, bar work, interior, lighting and the like.
Very grateful for good bunch of clients who understand good things take time, these builds are all hand made with love and all unique to suit the clients requirements in one way or another.
In a mostly graphite cruiser demographic we’re also excited to see two sandy taupes getting built side-by-side, one with the Jmacx Coil kit (4” with 35’s) and it’s rival Superior Outback tourer kit ( also 4”coils w 35”s) all street legal Australia wide.
Stay tuned! 👊
#cruisercity #customutetrays #steeltray #alloycanopy #shannons_engineering #toyota #landcruiser #79 #79series #rigbuilds #watchthisspace #busytimes #se @jmacx_offroad_solutions @superior4x4
#Repost
Thx to @shannons_engineering for putting the #arb #aircompressor in the work #ute , works a treat for blowing out air filters & pumping up tyres etc...
@2dig4u_excavations
Don’t forget to take a minute and remember our fallen, our hero’s, and what they sacrificed.
Lest we forget. 🌺
Great to see the owner loving his new work Ute and putting it through it’s paces.
The reason for this build was to have a solid V8 towing vehicle to tow his excavators & tipper trailers around small suburban streets his tipper wasn’t allowed to drive down.
So if you guys are in Sydney and want a pool in your backyard or any trenches hit up @2dig4u_excavations he’s the tight access king!
Little snippet of some creative photography from myself & @offthegridmedia at yesterday’s shoot. Can’t wait to see what he comes up with. 🤞
Flashbacks to weekend getaways at the Barrington Tops. Missing the old ute and the places it took us.
Who’s getting away this weekend?
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#weekendtripsaway #touringaustralia #adventure #theroadlesstraveled #se #halfcanopy #customutetray #ranger #aussiebulldog @jamesbaroud_aunz @pelicanaustralia @chop_the_aussie @nbtyres
Rig build complete!
Detailed and ready for handover. Not before @offthegridmedia gets a few happy snaps first! 👊
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#rigbuild #builtnotbought #gu #patrol #notjustutetrays #shannons_engineering
Hardwood flooring finished today on our GU Patrol build. Couldn’t be happier with the outcome and how suited it is to the theme of the vehicle. We’ve recessed the aluminium tie down track into the boards just a smidge higher so you can still slide large objects without gouging the timber.
To see this build come to life from the start check out our pinned stories on our homepage👍
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#gu #patrol #rigbuild #customutetrayspecialists #shannons_engineering #hardwood #tray #flatbed #truckbed #bed #utetray #customutetrays #se
Here we have a 79 series Landcruiser tray, all in black featuring the hidden fuel filler neck one side, and tap outlet / ARB compressor & air bag controls the other. Giving you a cleaner looking Ute tray with all the business tucked in behind the doors. Topped off with auto on/off LED lighting makes our toolboxes feel more like part of the car.
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#79series #landcruiser #tray #customutetrayspecialists #hiddentapoutlet #airbagcontrols #hiddenfillerneck #arb #arbcompressor #airsystem #blackonblack #shannons_engineering #cruisertray #sydney #australia @airbagmansuspension @arb4x4
🤘🏿Got any blacker?🤘🏿
Murdered out LC79 dual cab cruiser tray we finished last month.
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#79series #landcruiser #79 #lc79 #blackonblack #customutetrays #customutetrayspecialists #shannons_engineering #sydney #australia #nofilter
About us
We live and breathe camping, touring & 4wding. Our passion is high detail, high end custom ute trays and canopies built to order from a mixture of Australian steel & aluminium.
Our trays and canopies are built by hand to the highest standard possible. We are always thinking ahead and finding ways to improve our products with innovative computer aided design and new technology through products we endorse.
At Shannons Engineering, no two jobs are the same. Our customer base varies, as do their needs. We can offer you a complete package from trays, canopies, touring set-ups, 4wd suspension, power management, bull bars tow bars, wheels tyres and accessories. Just ask us.
Our History
Established in 2004, We ran a successful business doing custom metal fabrication, working in stainless steel, aluminium and steel, we have been the most versatile metal shop working with builders, architects, homeowners, landscapers, tradesman, councils, and even the ADF.
Challenging every job that came through the door has given us a great satisfaction and knowledge using a wide skill set and a vast variety of materials but the time had come to reinvent ourselves & follow our dreams and become a household name in custom ute trays and canopy scene.
Since then, we made the choice to give up the daily grind of general fabrication and follow dreams making high-end custom ute trays. Building ute trays led us to making canopies and now, we have become predominantly full touring vehicle builders of the all popular, 79 Series Toyota Landcruiser.
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