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UCANG is back after 2 years

Started by UCANG , Apr 12 2009 09:07 PM

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#51 _Liam_

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Posted 08 January 2012 - 07:57 PM

Good progress mate. Nice fab work.

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#52 kingsly

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Posted 09 January 2012 - 09:11 AM

Looking great Ang. Gotta be happy how its all turning out mate

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#53 _wally308_

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Posted 10 January 2012 - 09:55 AM

Looking The Goods Champ,

Keep up the Good Work we will be Cruising in no Time..:-)

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#54 UCANG

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Posted 10 January 2012 - 10:41 PM

Haha I wish.. fricken houses and having more than one car n shit

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#55 UCANG

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 07:04 PM

Now I can walk away from this area and work on somewhere else. (just sprayed some pressure pack etch just for the meantime, can't wait to throw some 2k etch down in the near future).
the engine bay is also stripped, ready for some mods.
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#56 lxsstorana

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 07:12 PM

Nice metal work and good to see another hatch being restored.

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#57 _sjp67m_

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 08:51 PM

It's good to see someone that skillfull with the metal work and welding!
Do you want to come up to Darwin and do my repairs lol ! :-p

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#58 UCANG

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Posted 17 May 2012 - 09:18 PM

It's good to see someone that skillfull with the metal work and welding!
Do you want to come up to Darwin and do my repairs lol ! :-p

haha a bit too hot, and when its not hot, its wet and hot!

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#59 _berro59_

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Posted 17 May 2012 - 09:52 PM

Man you have been busy!

I ve noticed the c pillars are next.

Nearly there.

Keep it up.

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#60 UCANG

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Posted 17 May 2012 - 10:19 PM

Man you have been busy!

I ve noticed the c pillars are next.

Nearly there.

Keep it up.

Not really Berro, been a couple months since working on the car (got married and everything that goes with it) but now im cranking an hour each day after work, and solid days worth during the weekend. So chipping away.

Yes the C pillars are next, I was only just making the inner skin today... I procrastinate alot though, because every bit of piece I went in, I always make sure the underside is not bare metal.. So rust converter, etch, weld in.. maybe i'm going too far with it.. piece of mind I guess!

My digital camera has a backlog of pics, will upload them in due time

Cheers

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#61 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 18 May 2012 - 02:44 PM

Good to see another uc being done right!
Some killer metal work skills you got there, that your trade by any chance??
Whens the front end happening?

Cheers

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#62 UCANG

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Posted 18 May 2012 - 05:58 PM

Good to see another uc being done right!
Some killer metal work skills you got there, that your trade by any chance??
Whens the front end happening?

Cheers

Thanks for your kind works, greenmachine..

No, no trade, just enjoy metal work I guess...

Not doing the front end conversion, I like UC's, im just improving the rear - something interesting I guess

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#63 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 18 May 2012 - 06:29 PM

Thats a fair call mate, end of the day its each to their own, i must say even though struggler has a 4door that thing still looks tuff as nails with the tail lights only!

What do you do for a crust if u dont mind us asking?

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#64 UCANG

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Posted 19 May 2012 - 01:11 AM

Yeah strugglers looks great. I'm a storeroom manager, pretty basic but keeps me busy.. When I was in my teens I worked with the girlfriends ( at the time) dad doing various metal work duties... I enjoyed it. I also did work experience at an American classic car restoration workshop. Only sanding bog and red browning parts pretty much haha

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#65 UCANG

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Posted 19 May 2012 - 05:44 PM

ouch

first time its seen daylight for a long time
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home made

so I can use my ground down cutting discs
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unpicked

inner skin repair on C pillar
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that repair I did earlier now finished
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happy with that
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I cut out the rusted plenum section, and re made it bit by bit, mostly all new metal now with a hint of original metal
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#66 _Liam_

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Posted 19 May 2012 - 06:34 PM

Farrk. Thats keen. Nice work mate.

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#67 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 19 May 2012 - 07:47 PM

Shit man you aren't holding back with anything are ya, that plenum is neat..... If that were me i would have just bombed it with a can of expanda foam lol i'm half assed.

Cheers

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#68 UCANG

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Posted 27 May 2012 - 04:50 PM

start of engine bay work
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flat tray mod to come..
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plenum area
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started removing the.. ill call it....."factory rustproofing" on the floor pan and look! Theres a bit of a dent from jacking up I suspect but no rust!
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That's all for this week

Edited by UCANG, 27 May 2012 - 04:55 PM.

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#69 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 27 May 2012 - 11:31 PM

I'm doin my engine bay at the moment, it's been an experience to say the least, its amazing how many high spots you end up chasing out, hopefully get some paint down this week and update my thread again.

You keeping the factory k frame holes in the top of the rails or filling and hacking the arse out of the sides of the rails?
Should look killer when it's done

Cheers

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#70 UCANG

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Posted 28 May 2012 - 06:49 AM

I want to remove them but I havent seen what the redirected holes look like so I have no idea how or where to do it.

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#71 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 28 May 2012 - 09:44 AM

A few guys on here have done it to their cars, but my opinion i wouldnt go there, there doesnt look like enough fat on the sides of the rails to take a decent hit, dont get me wrong it looks awesome but its a major structual point, i know dirt bag done the uc hatch like that.

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#72 UCANG

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Posted 28 May 2012 - 10:04 PM

Yeah.. I don't know whether I should do it or not.. Just in case I have to go to Regency.. The car hasnt been defected or anything, just a few years since it was last regoed. Luckily it hasn't had the plates cashed in so I might just be able to re rego it and go.. But if I do need to go over the pits, having a mod like removing the crossmember bolt holes might raise some eyebrows..

Anyway, bought some C pillar repair panels, ready for that job.. Got some more KBS to seal up the metal/ etch underneath and on top of the plenum repair I did. And will be putting some KBS on the inner C pillar skin and backside of the C pillar outer panel. Hopefully slow down the rusting process on a common problem area!

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#73 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 28 May 2012 - 11:15 PM

Shouldn't have a problem gettin rego man, just fill out a notice of new ownership form from the rego department, along as u know the name and address of the previous owner you should be right to get rego, if u can get that, then its a trip to ID inspection, pretty easy, they don't go over the car like a full roady.

Either way your doin a killer job, keep it comin!

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#74 UCANG

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Posted 02 June 2012 - 06:14 PM

Small update..

I fixed all the rust on the drivers side of the plenum and cleaned up the whole area and put some KBS down and the same on the underside.. Pretty sealed now. Tomorrow i'll wipe some Sikaflex over the joins.
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