Rusty EK,s Ute
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Hi all , here is this weeks update , have been trying to sort out the guards and bonnet , getting a bit down on cutting rust out ,but can see the end of it coming soon
Have made one new headlight peak for the passenger side , am happy with it , reckon it looks better than the original peak , have lost a heap of photos this week , damn computer has swallowed them welded up the join in the front guard and cut out a heap of rust in it and welded in new panels , frenched in an antenna hole where the existing hole was but only have the before photos .
Made a new piece for the bottom of the guard and welded on .
Lost a heap of photos of this process
Made a start on the bonnet , had to cut out the front section because of rust , so cut it a bit higher to get rid of the holes for the letters as well .
Had my 10 year old son come down to help me today , have been trying to get him into it since I started but has showed little interest in it , well today couldnt stop him , said Dad today I am going to fix the tail lights for you , he did too
Done it all himself , pretty good job eh
Wanted something else to do , so I got him to cut a patch for the speaker hole , thought that would keep him out of my hair for a while , the little bugger done it in about 15 min , he impressed me too , not too bad , had the curve right and all , has told his Mum dont plan anything for next weekend because me and Dad are working on the ute all weekend
Well thats about all for now , have to rest up now got a big weekend next week apparently
Have made one new headlight peak for the passenger side , am happy with it , reckon it looks better than the original peak , have lost a heap of photos this week , damn computer has swallowed them welded up the join in the front guard and cut out a heap of rust in it and welded in new panels , frenched in an antenna hole where the existing hole was but only have the before photos .
Made a new piece for the bottom of the guard and welded on .
Lost a heap of photos of this process
Made a start on the bonnet , had to cut out the front section because of rust , so cut it a bit higher to get rid of the holes for the letters as well .
Had my 10 year old son come down to help me today , have been trying to get him into it since I started but has showed little interest in it , well today couldnt stop him , said Dad today I am going to fix the tail lights for you , he did too
Done it all himself , pretty good job eh
Wanted something else to do , so I got him to cut a patch for the speaker hole , thought that would keep him out of my hair for a while , the little bugger done it in about 15 min , he impressed me too , not too bad , had the curve right and all , has told his Mum dont plan anything for next weekend because me and Dad are working on the ute all weekend
Well thats about all for now , have to rest up now got a big weekend next week apparently
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ITS SHMEAGAIN You mite have a panel better in the making cool my sun is fourteen and he is not showing much interest still waiting for hes nuts to drop
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You Gotta love thatRusty EK wrote:has told his Mum dont plan anything for next weekend because me and Dad are working on the ute all weekend
Looking good Rusty
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Hey shme , he has always been good with his hands , have to get him up to speed and he will be able to do the next one for me
Thommo , its half the reason I got the ute , thought it would be good father and son bonding time , just couldn't get him going ,how is the van coming along
Thommo , its half the reason I got the ute , thought it would be good father and son bonding time , just couldn't get him going ,how is the van coming along
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Slow but sureRusty EK wrote:how is the van coming along
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ITS SHMEAGAIN Yer rusty that's way i joined the gun club my son likes guns so we go shooting every Monday night targets not animal's
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got a clay target range next door , been going to give it a go ,but just never get there , how slack is that ?
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Love the headlights Rusty, they look good parallel with the line on the guards
Kinda gives the front a tuffer look too i think.......
Kinda gives the front a tuffer look too i think.......
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Mines 5 and he shows just a glimmer of interest in the cars but do you think I can get him to clean his bikeshmeagain wrote:ITS SHMEAGAIN You mite have a panel better in the making cool my sun is fourteen and he is not showing much interest still waiting for hes nuts to drop
Coming along well Rusty
Easily distracted angle manipulator extrordinaire.
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G,day Brodie , yeah think you are right , makes it look lower too , strange but true , the end of the peak sits lower than the stock one , so I guess that's it.
Harko , cant even get mine to put his back in the shed , just drops it where he is finished with it , backed over his last one , so don't expect improvement as he gets older .
The shed is starting to get a bit crowded now , car creep my wife calls it , car bits are creeping more and more into the centre of the shed , got a section of shed that I need to concrete and push all the car stuff out into that , get me my workshop back .
Harko , cant even get mine to put his back in the shed , just drops it where he is finished with it , backed over his last one , so don't expect improvement as he gets older .
The shed is starting to get a bit crowded now , car creep my wife calls it , car bits are creeping more and more into the centre of the shed , got a section of shed that I need to concrete and push all the car stuff out into that , get me my workshop back .
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ITS SHMEAGAIN Grate tool you made very simple but affective i brought some of those rust repair sections from rare spares and they were crap good job rusty
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Hey Rusty how about some 55 or 56 Chevy Tailights
55
56
just a thought...
cheers
Nathan
55
56
just a thought...
cheers
Nathan
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Re: Rusty EK,s Ute
G,day Shme , Iam a cheap bugger , will have a go at making most things before shelling out on them , trying to save money for the shiney bits at the end , they wasnt to bad to make actually , took about a half hour plus, of bashing and tapping.
Nomad , have been on ebay USA looking at these , you can buy the lens and chrome surrounds , repro , pretty reasonable , have got this idea in my head that I want to try first but havent got back to the tail lights yet .
Am going to try and fit a sedan bumper to the back and alter the body to follow the bumper and make some frenched in lights about the same shape as the 55 lights.
Mick , thanks for that was hoping to get the other one done this week end , but am modifying my work trailer today so I can get a car on it , am sick of spending money on hiring car trailers , its starting to add up , and tomorrow am going to the centre of Tassie to pick up an FB sedan and some more parts , so think the ute might miss out this weekend , how is the progress going on your machine
Nomad , have been on ebay USA looking at these , you can buy the lens and chrome surrounds , repro , pretty reasonable , have got this idea in my head that I want to try first but havent got back to the tail lights yet .
Am going to try and fit a sedan bumper to the back and alter the body to follow the bumper and make some frenched in lights about the same shape as the 55 lights.
Mick , thanks for that was hoping to get the other one done this week end , but am modifying my work trailer today so I can get a car on it , am sick of spending money on hiring car trailers , its starting to add up , and tomorrow am going to the centre of Tassie to pick up an FB sedan and some more parts , so think the ute might miss out this weekend , how is the progress going on your machine
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Flip a set of 55's, they'll look almost like factory and have people guessing