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well its been some time and Ive had a ball but my fair share of frustrations as well. The rainy season came and went and I got my seat frames sandblasted and gave them a dose of a super hard enamel they use to paint rolller doors and gates here in Japan. I also used the wet days to mark out all my new seat covers. I only have to source the chocolate brown seat piping and Ill be peddling my sewing machine!.
As for the hulk
Worked on getting the loose tin all straight, doors tailgates and doglegs, also the parcel tray. They are all rust free now and ready for surfacing. Built a new rear seat frame for the upper back. The springs were an easy find, Henderson's in Geelong sells them for couches, its called NO-SAG for anyone looking for it.
Got the forward cargo door pillar in, cutting in the semaphore holes and welding in seat belt plates, ala Rob King (thanks for you helpful pics Rob,,Leo looks smick :thumb). The left dogleg went in with a struggle. The front was all skewed to the left because of an accident in the past. The right lower nose had about 15mm of lead right up above the headlight. The roof and nose skin had alot of pressure and the whole thing sprung when I cut the floor out.
With some jacks and pulls I got the A pillar in the right place and welded on the dogleg. Fitted the left door to get the door gap right and its good enough now that the gap will be easily tweaked with just the door hinge screw plates now. Surprisingly the right dogleg and A pillar (where the accident apparently came from) was an easy fix, no pressure and the door gap set easily.
I found a NOS Euro nose skin in Belgium and so cut the remnants off the front. Ill get the new skin on when Im happy with the front floor. It was retrievable, but the US winkers had been cut in wrong and as I said, the accident had warped it all very badly. (since I have all the metal to repair it I might do that as a rainy day project in the future).
Ive been messing around getting the front floor in but the pressings are all so wrong, that even though it has gone in neatly, Im giving it the boot if I can find an OG floor (ANYONE???).
Next Ill get the cargo doors in... Stay tuned.
Sorry for the long post but its been a long while.
Also.. anyone have any experience with Standox paint? I heard it will code match SWR very well. Never used that brand before and wouldnt mind advice. Thanks
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