petemk1 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Hi all. longtime reader thought it's about time i got a project thread goin. Picked up the van as a project for summer turned out to be a bit more work than i was hoping as usual. Passenger side guard is rooted. bloody silicone been used to cover rust cut out and replaced some with an old guard i had out the back which revealed what i was expecting another rust repair to fix. tacked the repair in with the guard on the car to avoid warping. took guard off to see what else needed doing wheels that will get powdercoated shitty/dodgy strut top repair driver side needs new floor wheels powder coated and new tires.thanks to Conrad at action powdercoating and Chris at Firestone. also got the leaves reset 2inches might need to add 1" block still. had a poke and found more rust. started on strut top repair drill out spotwelds to get rid of battery tray bye bye another bit sorted just needs a bit of trimming and the welds ground back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemk1 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 So i've been busy sorting more rusty bits. Rusty heater bubble Rusty lower crossmember cut the bad end off so i could repair it properly. Not much holding together here. started repairing lower crossmember. made this to replace this welded in removed radiator support to repair made this welded in cleaned up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemk1 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 some more rusty stuff rusty end of slam panel cut off new piece made welded in, cleaned up and zinc primer made up new slam panel end welded in and cleaned up just need to sort out the curvy front piece all welded back in nice and strong again bit more done on the floor pushed it outside to have a cleanup Back was all upholstered. It had wet and rotting pinkbats under the front carpets which caused the front floors to rust away and in all the cavities in the back. more rusty fun to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemk1 Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 more rusty bits fixed up. got the strut top finished Had to remove the bonnet hinge to get rid of some more rust in the seams where 3 pieces over lapped. cut it out and butt welded the bottom layer so just one join to plug weld. Looks heaps tidier. new flitch panel made up and welded in. cut out the rusty bits from the heater bubble/fire wall. Also got rid of the recess in the firewall while i was at it. and now replaced nice clean firewall cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemk1 Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 had a nice parcel turnup at work yesterday 40mm dellorto's got a manifold on its way and have picked up a 5spd sierra box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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