My second ek

[toey1977]

Well I finally got to the steel shop so now I'm attempting to get the wheel tubs made just a pain trimming here and there

[toey1977]

Just a little bit more done a tacky job so far pun intended


Now I know this is to the outside edge of the guard but it's turned out I have got more space so far than I was expecting from just a little mod that was mainly started because the original wheel tubs were very bashed around and also just to give a different look plus then the wheel arch got lowered 40mm also

[mph]

nice work mate i like it

[toey1977]

Don't you hate when you get this close to the end of one step and run out of mig wire at 7am in the morning well I give the grinder a work out for a hour instead



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[Blacky]

keep at it Toey enjoying watching this build

[toey1977]

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[toey1977]

Well found some more real nasty rust in the old Ute on Thursday in the rail right at the front spring hanger for the diff. It even disheartened me but I've told myself I'm not going to let the old girl die just yet so rather than getting some epoxy primer on the r/h quarter I'll be chopping and attempting to fabricate a repair section for the rail

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[parisian62]

I'm not going to let the old girl die just yet

Good stuff. Keep up the good work

[toey1977]

Ok fb ek knowledgeable people I wasn't expecting this in a older car but I'm getting the feeling that these rails are double panel all the way through all information is needed and has anyone fixed rails this bad before and how did you go about it

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[Errol62]

If you're referring to the sill panels they are inner outer and centre all the way through on commercials only.


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[toey1977]

No I am referring to the chassis rail that holds the spring hangers for the diff all good I have had a think and got a game plan sorted

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[toey1977]

If in doubt get the cardboard out that should fix it



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[toey1977]

I'm still here working quietly just progress has slowed on the dam rail

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[toey1977]

had a bit of a play on the gauges as i have just wanted to some and to do something different from metal and rust just wish the pockets were deeper for some re chroming there is a description on the video about the colour used just wish the camera picked the true colour more its close but just not quiet right the writing in the lenses was redone with a similar colour as factory i was going to go black but like the colour that was there originally even though it would have been faded heaps just kept a retro feel even though i haven't ever been into retro stuff much it just seems to work for me. the lenses were also polished up to make them crystal clear and look new again. if anyone has ever had one re chromed id love yo know a rough price on what it costs


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[toey1977]

Well still can't get to the rail as have to many car parts off other cars around it so I have decided to remove the scuttle panel and strip that and get it ready for the colour I have chosen for the car to see if I like it or not


Stripped blasted and in converter



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