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sun must be shining??? everyone out getting on with there rides!! ;D that is looking gooodd!! can't wait to see it with the rims on... oh yah.. don't bin them rascal rear springs.. the SJ boys pay good money for them..(as you probably know??)
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thanks for the kind words.. I'm looking forward to getting this back on the road myself.. been in to suzuki sj,and offroading for years. built a winch chalenge spec sj. but lost heart in it all so sold it!! (read my build here) forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=26756allwas wanted to do a camper/day van. but wanted somthing diffrent.. and the J stuff fitted the bill.. and as you can see I like a challenge!! so might as well start with a rotten one!! going out to do a bit more to it now, so photos later..
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Last Edit: Apr 8, 2009 12:28:52 GMT by petetong
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at long last,i have had the time(and weather!) to be able to get something done on the van ;D lower part of rear door wasn't to good. so cut out all the root.made up some rear repair panels.. welded it all up skim of filler, primed up and looking better got a wheel arch repair panel. £22 from motor factor only panels they do for a hiace!! cut out the bad bits.. and as you can see there was rather alot!! had to make up some bit for the inner acrh aswell.. arch fitted ready for skim off fiber glass, before the filler. and then drop off filler. will finish this off morrow. then moved on to the worst bit!! the driver side cill.. the hole lower part of the outer cill had rotted away from the from the inner part.. so the only easy way i could see to repair the inner, was to cut the outer cill off..so i did! front end needs abit off work to remake the arch.. made up new inner lower cill and then made up an angle peace to repair the outer cill (no photos off these as camera was flat at this point!!) drill some hole in the lower lip so i could spot weld it on and and a return lip on the bottom so i could dress it over the inner cill. and jobs a good un.. last thing i did before tea was a little fiber glass over the welds will finish this off in the morning and tidy it all up, prime it and move on to the next bit.. but as i say at last i make head way with it!!
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Mar 31, 2009 21:49:42 GMT
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some tidy looking vdubs there, spot on..
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Mar 29, 2009 20:28:57 GMT
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bumper looks about the same as mine!!! does the roof on it got space to sleep?? if it does. could you take a photo off the space up there for me.. please...
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Mar 28, 2009 13:04:08 GMT
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yeah, dug this one out the other night, and put it in my favorites to have a good ready.. again!! so whats happing with it?? still got it??
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Mar 26, 2009 20:37:43 GMT
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looking good is that. allwas been a fan off the DIY turbo conversion..keep the updates coming..
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Mar 23, 2009 22:43:18 GMT
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don't see many off the high roof about.. very nice.
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Mar 21, 2009 21:56:08 GMT
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very nice work there.. keeping an eye on this one..
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Last Edit: Mar 21, 2009 21:56:47 GMT by petetong
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Mar 18, 2009 19:06:05 GMT
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wow..!! now thats one tidy,sorted mk1!!! makes me wise i keeped mine now!!
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Mar 17, 2009 23:21:57 GMT
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well,not much off an update.. but it getting there...slowly!!! now the weathers getting better. going to book a week off work to do the welding on it.. stripped and and painted the rims. and fitted new rubber..but still thinking about airbags for it??! if I do.. whats the best for the front?? do I remove the torsion bars all together?? or use them to get it down and the the bags just raise it up?? not the best camera phone!! but it gives you an idea..
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Last Edit: Mar 17, 2009 23:31:45 GMT by petetong
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looking good ;D best bit after painting. flat back,G3 and run over with the mop.. makes it all worth while
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was'nt to shore of the colour to start with.. but now you have painted the boot.. its starting to look... SPOT ON!! ;Dget them wires on... should work a treat... how did you do the camo on the boot lid..
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Last Edit: Mar 4, 2009 23:15:27 GMT by petetong
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Feb 25, 2009 20:00:14 GMT
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nice mate.. seen this so time back...could give you some ides maybe?? ask me, it looks proper tidy!
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Feb 24, 2009 21:58:01 GMT
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coming together now.. and looking even better.... top work bud..
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Feb 22, 2009 23:15:43 GMT
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best car i ever had!! really in to my mk3 and the rs1600i was the icing on the cake i no off one thats got a turbo tecnics conversion done to it.. but its spent the last 15 years in a barn.. in the open sea air.. most go down there one day get some photos off it!! top motor mate.. welcome along ;D
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Feb 21, 2009 22:58:01 GMT
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ohh dear!! took the front nearside rim off to day to clean up ready for some paint and the new rubber.. was told that it had a bit off a ding in it,and could see a small flat spot on the outer lip.. but nothing to bad...tyre was going flat over time, was thinking that it was the valve leaking.. but! when t took the tyre off found this it a very small crack!! so think this might have been why tyre was going flat?? looks like it been welded up once before.. and had abit off reshaping with a BFH!! as there is some making to it... so what now?What do i do?? the rim is weldable as,like I say looks like its been done before. and the rims are made in 3 peace's...the 2 rim bits welded together.. so as I say should be able to tig it up.. but the question I want to ask is.. 1 do I see if I can get some one to tig it up?but run the risk off it going all petetong!!! and ending up with a scrap rim, and never being able to find a replacement. so the set of 4 will be scrap! or! 2 JB weld it ,stick the tyre on it and hope it don't get any bigger?? looks like it been like it for some time.. so might be ok?? come on people tell me what you would do...TRUTHFULLY ;D
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Last Edit: Feb 21, 2009 23:00:03 GMT by petetong
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Feb 21, 2009 22:10:20 GMT
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nice ...very nice!!
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Feb 21, 2009 21:24:37 GMT
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I enjoyed reading every word of that. Nice one! and so did i.. ;D you no you love fixing it really!!!she just like you spending time with her!!!!
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Feb 21, 2009 20:25:20 GMT
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Good Memory Petetong it was Fast Ford had three the same colour at one stage hence my nickname yeap that would be the boy never forget a top motor was about the time i was runing around in a sierra sapphire with a v6 in it... and was thinking of chopping it about to make it 2 door... but could'nt find an3 door,doors.. so scrapped it.. i liked your motor then, and like it even more now!!get the roof finished mate
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