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makeitfit
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Here's the old girl resting, as it has for two years. All we've done is get the engine out. Sold that and set about undoing the body mounts. Undid the looms and ripped off the rotten fuel pipes.
Plan was to lift the body up and pull the chassis out from under it. So we made a frame to support the body onto. A few metres of 50mm box and a welding boy produced this in about an hour or so :thumbs
I've made it adjustable so it can be lowered down etc if needed.
One of the guys in the neighboring units has a telly handler thing, so bribed him with 20 minutes of sheep action for a quick body lift :naughty
While the body was aloft we put the cradle underneath and then plonked the body back down onto it.
Then it was simply a case of pulling the chassis into the workshop via the pressure washer. For this I did a steering mod
Cleaned many old adventures off the poor thing :augie
On the lift and first look properly suggests it's not too shabby amazingly
The tail ends by the tank are rotten but not needed any more so off they go
Plenty more action done but all this photo linking thing does my head in.
Onwards
Plan was to lift the body up and pull the chassis out from under it. So we made a frame to support the body onto. A few metres of 50mm box and a welding boy produced this in about an hour or so :thumbs
I've made it adjustable so it can be lowered down etc if needed.
One of the guys in the neighboring units has a telly handler thing, so bribed him with 20 minutes of sheep action for a quick body lift :naughty
While the body was aloft we put the cradle underneath and then plonked the body back down onto it.
Then it was simply a case of pulling the chassis into the workshop via the pressure washer. For this I did a steering mod
Cleaned many old adventures off the poor thing :augie
On the lift and first look properly suggests it's not too shabby amazingly
The tail ends by the tank are rotten but not needed any more so off they go
Plenty more action done but all this photo linking thing does my head in.
Onwards
makeitfit
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Like the others have said... about time dude! :thumbs
You traybacking?
Haha, that's way too easy. I'm going pickup stylee
I'll have to fire up the lappy and put some more developmenta up.
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Even better!!
I have seen some cool pics of shorty ute chops.How are your rear sliding windows?
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Glass is fine but the the frames are blown. In the scrap nowEven better!!
How are your rear sliding windows?
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Here be some more goings on.
Chassis chop 15cm off the front end.
Relocated body mounts
Years ago in preperation for this very job, I bought some swivel recovery points. Amazed myself by finding them in my heap of things :augie
So I made up a template and cut the 6mm plate to suit the inner chassis section.
Here sprayed in weld through primer.
Cleaned up the inside a bit & close enough for welding .
Boyo has done his magic again closing up with typical toothpaste weld :clap
Close up weld porn anyone :naughty
Next up I'll tell you all about making two barn doors into a drop down taigate
Chassis chop 15cm off the front end.
Relocated body mounts
Years ago in preperation for this very job, I bought some swivel recovery points. Amazed myself by finding them in my heap of things :augie
So I made up a template and cut the 6mm plate to suit the inner chassis section.
Here sprayed in weld through primer.
Cleaned up the inside a bit & close enough for welding .
Boyo has done his magic again closing up with typical toothpaste weld :clap
Close up weld porn anyone :naughty
Next up I'll tell you all about making two barn doors into a drop down taigate
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Glass is fine but the the frames are blown. In the scrap now
Yeh same as mine! I'm really tempted to buy some metal gullwing hatches from Oz...
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lovely bit of welding that.
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makeitfit
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Yes mate , extending wheel base and reducing over hangs. Short nose short arse
Medium belly
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Incase I hadn't made it clear, I'm cutting up the old girl into a pickup. Extending the wheel base , shortening front and back overhangs.
Part of the job was cutting up the barn doors to make them into a drop down tailgate.
Sooo, I set about the door strip down .
Then repeat on little door . Pushed together for a trial looksee at gaps etc
Happy with that so welding it is then
Many hours disappeared on this job, but as it was pissing down big style we didn't mind so much.
Eventually a little bit of origami metalwork and another small hole filled
and on and on till we eventually got this far
Got a few little screw holes to fill then body filler then prime etc etc
Loads more to do just on this bit, like find some hinges :lol
Part of the job was cutting up the barn doors to make them into a drop down tailgate.
Sooo, I set about the door strip down .
Then repeat on little door . Pushed together for a trial looksee at gaps etc
Happy with that so welding it is then
Many hours disappeared on this job, but as it was pissing down big style we didn't mind so much.
Eventually a little bit of origami metalwork and another small hole filled
and on and on till we eventually got this far
Got a few little screw holes to fill then body filler then prime etc etc
Loads more to do just on this bit, like find some hinges :lol
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Tailgate was a rainy day job to the max but the sun's come out now
Soooo, time to start chopping up the shell
I spent many years trying to decide where I would go with the Trol and at last I'm marking out :thumbs
As they say, the first cut is the deepest , so time to chase the white line :splif
I welded in a brace just incase things moved .
9" grinder time, up a ladder , in the mud :doh:doh Nothing to see here :augie
Then boom , D posts gone .
I'll be using this bit later :thumbs
Then back up me ladder and repeat :augie
Quite like it as it is but there's no room for the seat like this , so now I need to add the rear end again.
First go at fitting it.
Then many fiddly cuts later the gutter is pretty close now
More wallop stick action and closer again
I've got to the point of reasonable roof line but the gutters are slightly narrower from the rear end.
Tomorrow's problem solution session will be fixing this width issue !
Answers on a postcard :lol
Soooo, time to start chopping up the shell
I spent many years trying to decide where I would go with the Trol and at last I'm marking out :thumbs
As they say, the first cut is the deepest , so time to chase the white line :splif
I welded in a brace just incase things moved .
9" grinder time, up a ladder , in the mud :doh:doh Nothing to see here :augie
Then boom , D posts gone .
I'll be using this bit later :thumbs
Then back up me ladder and repeat :augie
Quite like it as it is but there's no room for the seat like this , so now I need to add the rear end again.
First go at fitting it.
Then many fiddly cuts later the gutter is pretty close now
More wallop stick action and closer again
I've got to the point of reasonable roof line but the gutters are slightly narrower from the rear end.
Tomorrow's problem solution session will be fixing this width issue !
Answers on a postcard :lol
