Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

[59wagon]

Getting there Clay

Did you end up using cuts from a donor or make some bits up?

Cheers,

John


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[Errol62]

Just made bits up John. The old sections I salvaged weren’t quite right. It is only the very bottom so I was able to blend the channel sections to flat just above where they meet the floor. I t was hard not to blow holes in the existing wall even though I joined it about 50mm up from the floor.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[59wagon]

It was hard not to blow holes in the existing wall even though I joined it about 50mm up from the floor.

Yep it can be tricky. As you know, copper bar works really well behind the weld but can be hard to put in place depending on where you’re welding. I’ve used copper bar with magnets glued into drilled holes with success in this type of situation, or you can just tape the copper onto a length of steel and clamp the steel somewhere, if you get my drift.


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[Errol62]

I get around it by angling the wire feed more parallel to the thinner sheet. This dissipates the heat away from the weld and allows me to build up some meat towels the new bit to. Also used this trick a lot for filling pin holes. Sometimes it is just not practically get heat sink behind it.


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[thebrotherj]

Gday Clay, good to see your progress, almost makes me miss the slog I had with my ute last year! Maybe I'll make a start on my Stude sooner rather than later. Keep the updates coming.

Will you be running the WW2 on your red motor? I had a lot of fun adapting and tuning one from my old 186S HT on my brother's Gem Engines 202 in his HR. That thing positively flew.

Cheers, Joe

[Errol62]

Hi Joe
I’ll focus on getting it registered before I muck around with carbs and manifolds I think. I’m angling on scoring a 30000 mile 179 HP from a mate which could replace the 186 if and when it gets rego. Only problem it’s 700km away in Pt Lincoln.
Cheers
Clay


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[Errol62]

Reefed this foam out of the b pillar top both sides. It has to be factory anti drum fitment.


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[BILLY BLACKARROW]

WHY would anyone put something in there that is going to hold moisture

[ardiesse]

Everybody who's ever owned an HK-T-G Monaro has asked the same question . . .

[FireKraka]

Clay I'm with you re the factory fitted foam I found the same stuff mate when I put my top seat belt plates in and also can feel more when I was trying to run my interior light wires.
Does make you wonder maybe they didn't think they would last this long
Neil

[Errol62]

Now where was I?

Finally got to completing rust repairs forward of the diff hump. There was a hole in the driver side “rear seat base” area which I waved my magic wand over and managed to turn in to a large blow out. Belted up a patch and screwed it to the chassis rail. Just need to grind it back.

Oh bugger, forgot I still have to repair the passenger side front chassis rail. Planning to tip car on its side for this.


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[Errol62]

Cargo strips turned up al the way from Perth.
Thanks Neil.
Sold the old camper trailer and tidied up my outdoor parts inventory.


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[Errol62]

16ohm speaker arrived. Seems to be the day for it.


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[FireKraka]

Hi Clay did you get that speaker from evilbay and was it around the $240 mark??
Neil

[Errol62]

eBay Neil. $55 plus 14 delivery. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2070677084
To suit original diamond for radio.

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