Chopped EK Van Project(recent pics Pg23)

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Good progress the last couple of nights.
Last night we did the upper tailgate.
It had already been cut into three peices, &, an additional top section, &
two bottom of the window corner peices, come with the car.
So we had all the bits we needed.
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This shows the misalignment of the window on either side when chopped to fit.
Len is seen here eyeballing the additional corner bits that were added to the
bottom half, to realign the window frame
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We got to a point in the roof where it wasn't behaveing how Len liked it,
so he got onto the blower to his good mate Grant Robinson.
Grant is a whizz with sheet metal.
In three hours of dolly work, the roof is shaped & tight.
We have 3 roof bows propped under the roof skin for support.
These will all be widened and welded in next step.
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great pics thommo 8) i hope ya learning the proccess of heat shrinking :D
might have to pop over 4 a look some time :P
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all these chop tops going on, i want one.
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Taking shape now thommo,carry on.
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what's happening with the other decapitated van?
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Looking good, keep the pics coming.

Just another project I can't wait to see cruising 8) .

Keep at Thommo.

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ek61 wrote:great pics thommo 8) i hope ya learning the proccess of heat shrinking :D
might have to pop over 4 a look some time :P
The 3hrs work Grant did last night was all
hammer & dolly work :o
No heat was applied to the roof.

& Drop in any time :wink:
Just call first.

Hey Ratbox,
The decapitated van is yet to give up its side panels to fill the windows.
So we haven't finished with it yet.
I know I said earlier there would be enough car left for a roadster ute, but
I have been looking at the front floor pans to be used to lower the seat position in the chopped van.
It also has chassis strenghting & gearbox crossmember mounts that i'm thinking of swapping over.
Dave(ek61) has asked me about the sill panels to fix his new project ute also.
There might not be a lot left :?

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Looks tough as ! ,You'll be cruising in that by late summer :)
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hi there a neat job was looking through posts did u spot weld with mig then hammer oxy later ?


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Yes Dave, plenty of mig spot welds help keep the panels flat to each other. :wink:
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Harko wrote:Looks tough as ! ,You'll be cruising in that by late summer :)
Fingers crossed Harko, the Van Nats are on done our way over easter.
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I have been a bit quiet on the updates lately,
but Len and I have still been moving along with it.

The roof panel has been fully welded, hammered into shape,
seams ground down, 3 hood bows modified & fitted,
its all been polished clean, & covered in metal conditioner.

We pushed the car out into the sun, & snapped of these pics for you all.

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Thats Lens Early 50's Chev Custom parked out front, which is
a rolling testament to his skills in itself 8) 8) 8)
I consider myself very fortunate to have Len come and work on my humble holden,
which he's doing as a favour for a mutal friend of ours,
And he just loves doing it anyway.

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There is the money shot.
How good does that look compared to the early build pics.
Len has done an awesome job to turn what was in the too hard basket,
back into a living breathing project. Thanks Len :wink:
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Looking good there Thommo :D , he certainly is a talented bloke, hope you've been learning as he goes :wink: , Trev 8) .
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good work thommo 8)
keep them comming
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Looking good Thommo
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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