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Played around today with the A Pillar, Dogleg and door.  Have got it pretty close, not gapped properly but its certainly getting there.  Its very much about a tweak here and tweak there.  Looks like I have missed ordering the A Pillar support brackets.  Also hung the second cargo door and got the gaps on that pretty good I think for a beg…[Read more]

The engine cover.

Awesome work mate. Love the trans X member .

Nice steady progress mate.  Certainly not fun welding in the heat!! Btw that welding helmet you recommended is awesome!

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Nice steady progress mate.  Certainly not fun welding in the heat!! Btw that welding helmet you recommended is awesome!</p>

Fuck man.

Thats turned out awesome. You will struggle to fit the red cover. It’s very big. I had to ditch mine. Lol

I mean. It will fit. Buy mine.

Fuck man.

Thats turned out awesome.

Thanks IJ.

Nice productive day.  Cooper popped around yesterday and gave me some good info and tips.  Very nice to have someone who knows these so well spend some time with me.  Decided to put down the welder for a while and make a start on the A Pillars and Nose area.  Carefully cut out the drivers side A Pillar, so many different pieces I was…[Read more]

Thanks, I actually have a stretcher/shrinker, just dont know how to use it yet!!

Bit more progress, made up a tricky little piece foe the front of the wheel arch.

I’ve contemplated the same thing with the trans puke tank also. Seems like a. Good investment. Hmmmmmm.

What’s the go with 2 oil filters?

A year later, and same post from me –  Any progress is good progress!!!

One of those days with a lot of toiling over a small detail, but very happy with the result.  Rocker (sill) is fully welded, and the B pillar needed a lot of cutting and shutting, and fettling to get the shape right.  Only tacked in a couple of places at the moment.

One of those days with a lot of toiling over a small detail, but very happy with the result.  Rocker (sill) is fully welded, and the B pillar, needed a lot of cutting and shutting, and fettling to get the shape right.  Only tacked in a coupe of places at the moment.

^that hatch is WOW!!

Yea I literally bought a set of genuine xu-1 triple Strombergs for $120 .  Steel case Toyota 5 speed   Those were the days….

Neat as always mate.  Yea when it comes to fires, I think people underestimate how fast it moves and how intense it is.

Thanks IJ. I have watched some stuff on shrinking.  There is a guy up the road from me who is a guru on Kombi restos.  Unfortunately for me has gone away for a few days on holidays but when he gets back he is going to come give me some tips.  I sort of though maybe it’s better to do nothing now until he shows me so at least I don’t screw it up ro…[Read more]

Got enough confidence to have a go at my first body repair.  Did the section behind the cargo doors.  They are not kidding when they say some replacement panels need to be “massaged” to the right shape!  It had to be aligned vertically with the door side, to keep that gap consistent, which meant it hung down at a few degrees at the back.  Bit of…[Read more]

Got enough confidence to have a go at my first body repair.  Did the section behind the cargo doors.  They are no kidding when they say some replacement panels need to be “massaged” to the right shape!  It had to be aligned vertically with the door side, to keep that gap consistent, which meant it hung down at a few degrees at the back.  Bit of…[Read more]