nice work on the ute? any chance of visiting us west aussies and giving me a hand i have plenty of beer/bourbon whatever interest you
Pete's One Tonner build up
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 12:57 PM
dirtbag you got any spare rooms im gonna live with you,, your shed is huge
nice work on the ute? any chance of visiting us west aussies and giving me a hand i have plenty of beer/bourbon whatever interest you
nice work on the ute? any chance of visiting us west aussies and giving me a hand i have plenty of beer/bourbon whatever interest you
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 03:10 PM
Wow that many layers of paint on the bonnet! I did that ten years ago when i was not of a clear mind. ( alcohol etc) You know what chefs are like. I feel like a bit of a shit really. But youre coping very well. let me know if you want to extend the dash to delete the crash pad. Thanks mate.
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Posted 10 November 2010 - 06:13 PM
Well I've been out of action this week with a buggered knee but I did go in on monday and do a bit of priming.
I had the bare metal bits on the tonner, a couple of patches on the camaro and the other half of the kombi cab to prime. Stripping the kombi back to bare metal isn't really fun either : )
Pete mentioned to me this week he'd like the dash pad and fascia to be steel as well, so the inside of this thing is going to be a lot of fun. I'm really looking forward to making the changes on this car. It's going to be cool when it's finished.
I also finally dragged our 68 firebird out to the new shed too, so I'll be able to get back to work on that one too.
I had the bare metal bits on the tonner, a couple of patches on the camaro and the other half of the kombi cab to prime. Stripping the kombi back to bare metal isn't really fun either : )
Pete mentioned to me this week he'd like the dash pad and fascia to be steel as well, so the inside of this thing is going to be a lot of fun. I'm really looking forward to making the changes on this car. It's going to be cool when it's finished.
I also finally dragged our 68 firebird out to the new shed too, so I'll be able to get back to work on that one too.
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Posted 10 November 2010 - 06:32 PM
How many hours are there in a day,again?
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Posted 10 November 2010 - 07:21 PM
Mate your an absolute machine, you must be working your ass off each day because it really seems like you dont cut any corners on these cars to make up any time.
But anyway just though i would chuck it in, if pete intends on getting the car registered you cant do so in any state without a soft dash pad, no engineer will pass an all steel dash pad on a 79 model
But anyway just though i would chuck it in, if pete intends on getting the car registered you cant do so in any state without a soft dash pad, no engineer will pass an all steel dash pad on a 79 model
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Posted 10 November 2010 - 09:03 PM
Hey shadow, yes you're right about that. I did tell Pete that was the case, but I think you'd have to be pretty unlucky to get done because of it. I guess we'll just see how we feel when we're at that stage.
Hi wot. Well this week I only worked a couple of hours on monday to prime some stuff because I frayed a ligament in my knee. So for me this week sitting on my ass all day with my leg up doing nothing, it feels like there's about 50 hours in a day : )
Hi wot. Well this week I only worked a couple of hours on monday to prime some stuff because I frayed a ligament in my knee. So for me this week sitting on my ass all day with my leg up doing nothing, it feels like there's about 50 hours in a day : )
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Posted 16 November 2010 - 09:07 AM
I think your gonna need a bigger shed....
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Posted 16 November 2010 - 12:15 PM
inspiration!
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Posted 16 November 2010 - 01:00 PM
Qantas engine fell from plane into ute engine bay?...
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 12:00 AM
MMMM... Noice. a bit over the top for a sunday streeter.maybe. Love your hatch back though.inspiration!
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 12:22 AM
But anyway just though i would chuck it in, if pete intends on getting the car registered you cant do so in any state without a soft dash pad, no engineer will pass an all steel dash pad on a 79 model
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Thanks shadowmaster. after your input i talked with tim about chopping a standard hz crashpad so the leading edge of the dash will have a soft bit. will get the cut peice retrimmed to match the interior.(my wife is asking for leather. white or cream)
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Thanks shadowmaster. after your input i talked with tim about chopping a standard hz crashpad so the leading edge of the dash will have a soft bit. will get the cut peice retrimmed to match the interior.(my wife is asking for leather. white or cream)
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 04:45 PM
I remember that old beast Andrew. It was a styleside originally wasn't it? Back in the Horsepower Haven days : )
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 05:14 PM
I remember that old beast Andrew. It was a styleside originally wasn't it? Back in the Horsepower Haven days : )
Do you know any more about that yellow tonner ??? im sure i owned that car about 3 yrs ago ???? I would love to know if its the same car and where it come from
If everyone is on an inspiration thing at the moment, here is is picture of my tonner to keep you going
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I remember that old beast Andrew. It was a styleside originally wasn't it? Back in the Horsepower Haven days : )
Do you know any more about that yellow tonner ??? im sure i owned that car about 3 yrs ago ???? I would love to know if its the same car and where it come from
If everyone is on an inspiration thing at the moment, here is is picture of my tonner to keep you going
love the decking on the back.
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Posted 17 November 2010 - 08:12 PM
Dirtbag is correct (he must have been a Canberra resident in the 90's !), I purchased the car as a B&S ute and thrashed it around for a while as it was. I then got keen and cut out the rust and it ended up basically as a tonner with a flat rear firewall, still on the ute chassis.
That pic was at the 1995 Winternationals at Willowbank, at that time the car was running in Super Gas. It ended up running 9.5's at just over 140MPH. I used to drive it to Sydney to race it and then drive it home again (young and silly !!).
A young lady walked into the shop a few months later and purchased the car as a rolling shell. A local wrecker fitted a 253 and M20 and it did the rounds for a few years here in Canberra before disappearing in the late 90's. I have no idea where it ended up.
Edit.... Hey Shadowmaster, that is a tidy HQ Tonner
Nice work !
That pic was at the 1995 Winternationals at Willowbank, at that time the car was running in Super Gas. It ended up running 9.5's at just over 140MPH. I used to drive it to Sydney to race it and then drive it home again (young and silly !!).
A young lady walked into the shop a few months later and purchased the car as a rolling shell. A local wrecker fitted a 253 and M20 and it did the rounds for a few years here in Canberra before disappearing in the late 90's. I have no idea where it ended up.
Edit.... Hey Shadowmaster, that is a tidy HQ Tonner
Nice work !
Edited by Struggler, 17 November 2010 - 08:13 PM.
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Posted 18 November 2010 - 11:24 PM
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talk about insirational! Youre ute gives me a mongrel. Im not brave enough for a colour that bold though. The tray looks great, very similar to what i have planned. although secretive discussions with a local timber dealer(they have been looking after us with house renos)is proving promising with the possibillity of silky oak for the tray. They may know someone that has it stored away, as you cant get silky oak new anymore. Fingers crossed.
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Posted 19 November 2010 - 01:13 AM
off topic i know, but can get a hold of silky oak here
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Posted 19 November 2010 - 10:52 AM
See the torana in the new street machine has no padded dash pad. It's a Qld car too.
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Posted 19 November 2010 - 06:14 PM
How legal it is, thats another question... Legal until they get pinged, good ol Qld .
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Posted 19 November 2010 - 06:42 PM
yeah, definitely not legal. We've got a plan now anyway so it should be fine.
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Posted 19 November 2010 - 07:00 PM
Cool, hopefully it involves something soft there. For once its not a stupid rule, it actually makes sense. If you were to crash this ute, the passengers head would be split open on a solid dash.
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Posted 19 November 2010 - 07:04 PM
Yeah, but let's face it, if this ute is in such a bad crash that the passengers head hits the dash then they're both stuffed.
Oh, and yes our plan does involve a soft pad. No point worrying about getting defected over a dash pad : )
Oh, and yes our plan does involve a soft pad. No point worrying about getting defected over a dash pad : )
Edited by dirtbag, 19 November 2010 - 07:05 PM.
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Posted 19 November 2010 - 08:28 PM
I agree, if your head hits the dash you should have been wearing a seatbelt. But that's the rules, I guess
Ps. Once again, Tim.... I love your work
Ps. Once again, Tim.... I love your work
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