Red Rattler Revamp

[Blacky]

Then filled in the gaps


Then put the work light in the boot to find the bits I missed and zapped them up




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[Blacky]

Close enough- seam sealer and body schutz will hide the rest


Buzzed up the last of it then had a look above to tidy up the spiders legs




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[Blacky]

Last bit was replace this little section - did a bit of CAD work first


Then cut a bit of tin and clamped it up ready for the glue gun


Zapped up , buzzed the dags off and called it done




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[funkyscooter]

Nice one Blacky. Finding pin holes with the work light is a blessing and a curse. Just when you think you are done you grind and find another. Or move the light and reveal even more.

[Blacky]

The trick is to know when to stop looking

[Errol62]

That’s how it’s done mate. Excellent progress.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[EK283]

Its a curse, I can't leave it alone until no holes are left.

500 x times glasses and months of practice solves these holey issues !!

Also I find more heat with quick blasts and weld on top of the previous spot half overlapped, like i said months of practice !!!!!!!!

It is coming together although Blacky.

Greg

[FireKraka]

Gotta love CAD (Cardboard Assisted Drawing)

[Blacky]

Bit more today , back on the wires again, not my favourite job
Fitted a deutsch plug to the TPS after having no luck finding a replacement plug to suit -


Then sorted out the radiator hoses - both need a joiner midway , bottom one is 2 separate hoses and top one is a single hose that was the right shape but too short




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[Blacky]

Then onto the bonnet hinges, they were never quite right, the main issue was that they fouled on the subframe drip rails so we made spacers to bring them in a bit which meant the holes didn’t line up so a mod was required



Got it working sort of properly




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[Blacky]

On and off a dozen times or more, close enough now to take the hinges to work for blasting and order some 5/16UNF nutserts



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[Mick]

top join looks perfect for a TEFBA filter

[Blacky]

top join looks perfect for a TEFBA filter

Good idea Mick , when I pulled the radiator hose off it was full of crap and its a freshly built motor with a new water pump, radiator and hoses ........

[melly]

Good progress Blacky- what type of hinges are they mate and how are they snubbed? looks like a setup like that could fix my fouling issues?

[melly]

Sorry mate now I look closer I can see the pins for gas strut attachments.