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Mar 29, 2024 20:14:46 GMT
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Well I can't really add any more than what has already been said but this thread is flipping great! I've read the whole thing over the past couple of days. Great metalwork skills and interesting to see how you have got better and more fussy as the project has progressed. It reminds me of my polo project, same colour and era of VW, though I think yours is more rusty than mine. I mean it was more rusty! Hi Peter, Thanks for your kind wordsππ» The fact you took the time to read through the whole thread is genuinely appreciated. Yes....I definitely became a lot more fussy the deeper I got into it. Maybe a little too fussy for what is essentially a builders truck. Anyway, I'm certainly glad to have all of those rusty nightmares behind me now. Hopefully, not too long until its all back together. Although, a lot of it is riding on state of my finances at the moment. Dan.
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I had a bit of time on my hands today, so decided to get on with one of the many jobs on the to do list. I'm not really approaching any of this in any kind of order....so things will be a bit random from here on in. At the top of the 'stuff I haven't seen for years' pile was the steering column shroud. I thought I'd give a quick blast and paint. This the shroud..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/04beb1b26d59.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/922c30a2a949.jpg) Well.....I got as far as blasting it, and as you can see, it needed work before painting. ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/8ca8ce03be20.jpg) Which meant some fabrication work! First make a template..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/0dffb039ba40.jpg) Cut the rot off..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/c7cab15059e1.jpg) Cut a fresh piece of steel..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/a0169e5c4435.jpg) Line it up with the work piece.... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/c85198daa6ea.jpg) Trim it up and line it up ready for welding... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/bf1d5ba80a39.jpg) Now.....I got a bit carried away with the welding and forgot to take pictures as I went. But here it is welded up and cleaned back.... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/1ebf2c1e7b03.jpg) Next, add an 8mm hole using the template to pinpoint the location.... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/439cf5ba5663.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/016649e6b7b0.jpg) .....and there you go...done.... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/275828177c65.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/b02d79034a6e.jpg) Its funny how at one point, I was so glad to stop the fabrication work on the truck and get on with the bodywork/paint. But after all that bodywork, it felt like I'd not fabricated for ages. So I found myself really enjoying this today. Don't tell the misses though.....she gets all grumpy if I too much fun without her! More soon Dan.
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Norman
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Nice work Dan, I thought βyou will be luckyβ when I saw the first picture but no problem to you. I thought it would go into holes, anyhow itβll never need doing again. Norman
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A little repair like that is bread and butter to you, Dan.
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Jun 22, 2024 21:08:22 GMT
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So......it's been a while. I'm always saying that I'll update more regularly and then the opposite happens. I'll just say nothing from now on! I've been really busy at work lately. We've just moved from three small buildings to one massive one. So I've been getting the overtime in while it's available. A quick picture of the new building..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/97c81f5a6bb1.jpg) Anyway, updates have taken a back seat, but work on the truck hasn't.....although if I'm honest, it has slowed a little. Next on the list was the fibreglass billboard thing that was perched on the roof. There were points throughout the bodywork part of the build that I thought about getting rid of it. But in the end, I decided to keep it. So.....the first thing to do was dig it out of hedge I threw it in about 3 years previous and give it wash... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/4ffcbbae09f4.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/e4de7b2318fa.jpg) Then clean off all of the mastic that once held it to the roof..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/e6d95e3c70ce.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/87e3003551d5.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/cc228491c01b.jpg) D.A the surface in preparation for high build primer... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/74d3b795434c.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/94b07ddabcf9.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/a2cea44f2702.jpg) Then on with the high build..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/35e69b728b56.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/fae9be0b6386.jpg) Originally, it was stuck down with mastic and rivets. But I want it to be removable....ish. So I countersunk the original fixing holes.... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/c9effdbc6806.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/252c5eeba018.jpg) .....to fit 5mm countersunk hex screws.... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/9f61586e8f3f.jpg) Then reamed the holes in the body to 8mm..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/8acd98357a39.jpg) ....and painted some hydrate 80 on to the bare metal.... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/be8a05207d71.jpg) ....and stuck a load of 5mm rivnuts in... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/1bc3348aa3d3.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/15dffcd43928.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/169ab020dcb4.jpg) After that, it was a case of flatting out the high build..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/d844b891c27d.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/20daca5d5914.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/4cb2cd4b1720.jpg) ....and then paint it.... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/710a5e55b4e7.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/7d7bb855e317.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/323bc080d3db.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/74b72abfc1f3.jpg) ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/6e02c333e883.jpg) The reason for using the 5mm countersunk hex screws is so that I could pop a white cap in it in an effort to disguise it. As shown in this trial fitting photo..... ![](https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/commycouper/55355c6a2da5.jpg) Just incase some of you might be wondering why some of the pictures have a weird blue hue to them is because I replaced the tent roof covering with reinforced blue tarp. This now means the lighting in there is terrible! Anyway, that's it for now. Dan.
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Jun 22, 2024 21:20:38 GMT
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Whats the billboard going to say ? Could do some fancy LED lighting... James
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Jun 22, 2024 21:35:25 GMT
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Good to see an update. Is the new building on the same site as the old setup?
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I knew someone here would ask that question as I've been asked the same question many times when people have seen it. The honest answer is...I really don't know yet? It was originally illuminated by 4 or 5 bulbs. I was going to go LED, but have now decided to stick with the original. My indecisiveness is what made me make easy to remove later. I can update to LED or put some sort of 'light show' up there if needed as one thing I'd like to do with the truck is use it as a float in a local town carnival at Christmas etc. I think to begin with, it'll just have something like Goodyear or something similar up there just to fill the space.
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No mate, it's on a new industrial estate on the other side of Ringwood heading towards Christchurch....behind the big Lidl ππ»
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Jun 23, 2024 19:53:07 GMT
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As always, amazing attention to detail with the headboard... not surprised though!
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Ich habe kein Geld!
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As always, amazing attention to detail with the headboard... not surprised though! Thanks ππ»
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Jun 25, 2024 12:27:20 GMT
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I think to begin with, it'll just have something like Goodyear or something similar up there just to fill the space. Perhaps go for a factory or main dealer "demonstrator" look? I do like the idea of a light show.
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