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i was thinking that Rb,
i think a vr/vs wagon tailgate cable might come close.

Thanks Mate.

I have an Autoloc boot popper courtesy of Mooneyes but couldn't work out how to replicate the twist function of the key with the cable. Looks like you might have solved my dilemma!

Andrew

(AUST)Mod wrote:Thanks Mate.

I have an Autoloc boot popper courtesy of Mooneyes but couldn't work out how to replicate the twist function of the key with the cable. Looks like you might have solved my dilemma!

Andrew

and maybe mine i can smell a boot lock

Yeh RB thats the plan.

Will send your other locks tomorrow or the next day.

theres not much room in there AM, it will take a bit of trial fitting

if i was you i would also have a cable release, even if its only a small one like new cars, just incase the electric poper/solinoid stops working

fb cruzn wrote:theres not much room in there AM, it will take a bit of trial fitting

if i was you i would also have a cable release, even if its only a small one like new cars, just incase the electric poper/solinoid stops working

when i was building the moss car i bought a badly smashed gray sedan for bits it belonged to islanders it had a fairly thickish bit of rope poking through the back seat, i wondered what it was and give it a pull the boot opened the lock didn't work and at some stage it had had an electric one that broke so they just tied a bit of rope to the mechanism and poked it through the seat

mega update havnt been on here in ages

I wasnt happy with the colour, it was too red, it needed to be darker, just a few shades darker

heres the new colour, more of a burgandy







painted in and around the boot, wasnt as straight as i wanted so a few repairs



And heres how she sits now



the only other thing iv done is a heap of mdf work in the boot for the sound system im not into doof doof but i like to feel the music

Coming along nicely Westy , Trev .

Good to see work is still happening on the FB Westy. It's come a long way since page 1.

Stewart

fb cruzn wrote:got a bit more done today

i also stone guarded the sill's



heres a close up to show the ripple effect.

Hey Mark, just discovered ya post, Wanted to ask a few questions regarding Stone garding the Sills???

Why did u do that? Ive seen it on a few cars but didnt really realise why? is that added protection?
How did u do that?

Ta
Sam

thanx for the comments guys, sam i used the stone guard because i live 30ks from town and i will be using the fb a fair bit.
even once its dry its still a little 'soft' so im thinking it will take the impact of the stones and rocks etc and wont chip.

the stone guard i bought from super crap auto for about 30 bux and i bought the spray gun from them as well for about 30 ish bux, its all k&h brand (i dont like k&h coz most of there stuff is shit)

the spray gun screws to the top of the container of stone guard, it doesnt have to be thined down.

i use this stuff everywhere. the whole bottom of the car is done in stone guard.

i had to do a bit more stone guarding so i thought id do a step by step for anyone whos intrested

LH rear 1/4 painted ( you can stone guard in the undercoat stage but i didnt because i couldnt find my spray gun )



here i have masked up the area i want painted



next i grab the stone guard gun, heres a pic



and hey presto stone guarded



once it had dried a gave it a coat of colour and clear



all done


the white line is just light reflection

heres some pics of the boot so far





iv gotta get some black carpet now

fb cruzn wrote:i had to do a bit more stone guarding so i thought id do a step by step for anyone whos intrested

the white line is just light reflection

WOW!!! thanks a million Mark, really appreciate you taking the time & effort to put that reply post!!!

WIll ad this info to my list

TA
Sam

update......

started buffing the RHS, glued the door rubbers on the RHS on started bolting front shiny bits on









getting close now