Rare and Exotic EK ute build.

wot179 · Post by **wot179** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:55 am

There ya go.

I will get back onto them one day.

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:47 pm

Thanks Wot, nice work they both look great. Although if I had to choose the HD Gasser would just win out. Just.....

Post by **Blacky** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:33 pm

You need to get yourself some more inlet manifolds ............................

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:11 pm

Blacky wrote:You need to get yourself some more inlet manifolds ............................

he has they're on the other wall

if he were short of cash he wouldn't even need to worry about ebay he could retire just in scrap value

kelleigh54 · Post by **kelleigh54** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:56 am

Sweet As ! HD Gasser , about time someone showed some style . Looks like you had some spare head gaskets along with the intake manifolds , a bit of f/glass and all of a sudden you have a light weight bumper !!!
Wanna swap sheds ?

wot179 · Post by **wot179** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:10 pm

Thanks.

Its a steel bar.

Its covered in masking tape from where I marked out the holes.

There are 202 holes in it at the moment.

Took bloody ages (and a lot of bourbon) to holesaw it.

Burned out a drill doing it...lol

I have lots of build pics and will start a thread when its closer to completion.

leviakl · Post by **leviakl** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:09 am

wot179 wrote:I knocked a few dents out of it and bumped the wheel tubs back into shape.

Im not getting carried away with the body.

Just bumping it up and leaving it.

Im only planning on painting the guards and tailgate as they are different colours, then buff the hell out of the rest of it and leave it.

How did you 'bump' the wheel arches and knock the dents out?

wot179 · Post by **wot179** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:59 am

Page four, mate.

Its progressed a little...the engine bay is painted and Ive started bolting stuff back in.

I'll post pics when Ive done a bit more.

leviakl · Post by **leviakl** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 12:59 pm

i found it after i posted !
but id read it before, wondered how u did it.....when i came across it this time, i asked the question before i read the whole thing.
any more details on how you did it?

wot179 · Post by **wot179** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:00 pm

Not really.

I just laid on my back and tapped away with the plastic mallet, getting up to check progress often.

wot179 · Post by **wot179** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:29 pm

I forgot I hadn't posted "before" shots, so here it is in one go.

I cleaned it all up with a wirewheel on a grinder and also one on a drill. I also used an orbital and some 120grit in the engine bay on the flat surfaces, plus scotchbrite in the hard to get at spots.

Wiped it down with thinners and painted it with a brush, and I reckon it came up ok.

Theres still a bit to paint but its easy to keep putting off laying on your back painting above your face.

Im leaving the crap paint on the firewall, Im happy with how it looks.

I took the hinges off and compounded the firewall just to tidy it up a bit, and gave the hinges a good scrub with some warm water, strong detergent and ultrafine steelwool.

The master cylinders are new aftermarket. I lightly wirewheeled all the bolts before they went back in, too.

BS · Post by BS » Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:14 pm

I love this thread. Keep the updates coming

In the Shed · Post by **In the Shed** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:33 pm

Hey Wot,
Looking great. Just curious what is the paint you used? I'm looking at doing the back of my ute ..... When the weather warms up of course! Thanks for the updates.

Regards
Stephen

wot179 · Post by **wot179** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:58 pm

This stuff.

Its dyn-o-mite.

In the Shed · Post by **In the Shed** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:38 pm

Thanks Wot,
Yes I have checked that out at Rares last week so it is my list of Ute jobs!

Regards
Stephen

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