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Post by retiredtruckie on Jul 31, 2015 4:17:06 GMT 1
They are supposed to have a mk1 van at Elizabeth u pull it
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Post by troppo on Jul 31, 2015 4:42:52 GMT 1
Yeah that was brought in in feb, will call them this arvo see if its still there
EDIT: mkI van at upullit gone
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Post by retiredtruckie on Jul 31, 2015 4:52:34 GMT 1
They need to update their website a little more often hey
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Post by cadill69 on Jul 31, 2015 5:42:15 GMT 1
I havent seen any in a wreckers for ages, though there are a few on the road here in adelaide. I`ve got one mkI lwb in my neck of the woods and another mkI and a couple of mkIIs floating around. I will keep my eyes open though. Might be time for a wreckers ring again, see if anyone has any in lately Oh, thought you were in Melbourne. Do we have any Melbourne members here?
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Post by troppo on Jul 31, 2015 5:47:29 GMT 1
Oh, thought you were in Melbourne. Do we have any Melbourne members here? No worries mate, we help each other out here, if i can get a part you need i will, you just cover my costs and i`m happy
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Post by retiredtruckie on Jul 31, 2015 6:13:42 GMT 1
One of the new members is somewhere in Victoria
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Post by oldskooler on Sept 14, 2015 18:10:47 GMT 1
well this job has now more or less turned into a full resto rather that a tidy up as planned. im happy i ended up goin this way as the van should be well sorted with no stone left unturned. got the back section welding repairs of the van all finished. i decided to take the front wings off for a look as i knew there was some nasties hiding under them. i had picked up these genuine headlamp panels along with a pair of genuine wings over the last few years knowing id be needing em some day! before doing anything i made up this bracing frame to hold the position of the headlamp panels so it should be easier to get all the new bits lined up. nice bit of work needed when the wings came off. was patched up before. tops of wing rails also rotted through in places. wing was covering this hole in scuttle also. glad to say the bonnet hinge mounting repairs i did 6 yrs ago held out fine! i was in a bit of luck with repair sections for the inner wings. one of my scrappers had mint ones. this has already provided cuts to repair two other transits and now its saving my bacon. its invaluable to have this stuff at times. bits cut out. drivers side done, worked out nice. more progress to follow.
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Post by oldskooler on Sept 14, 2015 18:12:17 GMT 1
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Post by sleepy on Sept 14, 2015 19:26:51 GMT 1
Keep going mate, you're doing a great job. that must have been a bit scary when you first ripped it all apart. can't wait to see the finished resto full respect to you
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Post by irishtransit on Sept 14, 2015 23:32:13 GMT 1
she'll definitely be a solid old girl when ya finish.can I ask what drill bit ya use for the spot welds and what is the knack to plug welds?when I do it sometimes I manage to fill the hole but it doesn't weld to the panel underneath?
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Post by davyt on Sept 15, 2015 9:44:11 GMT 1
Nice work
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Post by oldskooler on Sept 15, 2015 21:02:36 GMT 1
she'll definitely be a solid old girl when ya finish.can I ask what drill bit ya use for the spot welds and what is the knack to plug welds?when I do it sometimes I manage to fill the hole but it doesn't weld to the panel underneath? i bought a standard 8mm spot weld bit in the motor factors, not cheap at bout 15 quid!!!! i sometimes have similar issues mating panels together. i sometimes find it helpful to drill a small hole through the two panels and weld em up which means the two panels are deffo welded if you get me.
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Post by irishtransit on Sept 15, 2015 23:14:24 GMT 1
cheers Declan I think i'll give that a go.
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Post by jonochap on Sept 16, 2015 7:24:42 GMT 1
Due respect OS and a cracking read
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Post by drdee on Sept 18, 2015 11:18:15 GMT 1
nice work there fella,im going through the same areas on my county right now....some good fabrication youve done,on rear arches i always cut them down then slide them under the skin so its not a big job with the filler but we all do things different ways and get the same result!....well done
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