Dropped into my Brothers place on Saturday (to take pics of the storm damage to his place/vehicles :cry - but thats another story) and discovered that Mud Bashing's Baja shell was in the process of changing colour - I believe that MB himself does not know that the painting process is under way so....SURPRISE! 馃榾
Only the inside is painted so far as the roof has to be re-straightened after the vicious hail storm that we suffered from on Wednesday (only very minor damage).
Looks good so far don't you think? The quality of the paintwork is incredible...hope mine comes out this good!
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ratty 63 路
...dashboard....
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Thanks for the pic Ross the colour looks good keep the pics coming
Marc
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...back shelf...
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...rear of car...
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What happened to Dave's baja beside it??
Man that must have been a bad storm......its blown the body off.........:P
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...Haven't you been told about Daves Baja? It's undergoing it 3rd (or is it 4th...or 5th...) rebuild. IRS conversion being the most important change but the body needed a new sill on the passenger side as well as other minor rust repairs so the decision was made to start from scratch and do everything over again to make it as strong as possible... I suggested that I put a couple of pics up, but he didn't want me to give away any of his secrets...馃榾
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Is that a rear fuel spout I see?
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it all depends on who is asking you or a transport officer
ha ha and ross minor rust repair to daves car you have to be pulling it that thing has more welded in metal than factory metal
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MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? wrote:it all depends on who is asking you or a transport officer
Tim, your response should have been "no, its the filler nozzle for the keg that is mounted behind the rear seat...!"
ha ha and ross minor rust repair to daves car you have to be pulling it that thing has more welded in metal than factory metal
...er...well, um, yes...I suppose your right about Daves Baja being more replacement parts than original metal...but at least we now know that sill replacement isn't that hard...how many bugs do you know of that have been wrecked just because the sills were not OK? Perhaps now we can save a few more...?
Has there been any more progress on your Baja's paintwork since Saturday? I am looking forward to seeing it all painted...
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Sandy wrote:Is that a rear fuel spout I see?
Nah...it's for his RADIATOR CAP.......:vader
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Mick H wrote:
Sandy wrote:Is that a rear fuel spout I see?
Nah...it's for his RADIATOR CAP.......:vader
...You couldn't resist could you - I'm going to stand back over here now and watch what happens....
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Should be good to see what happens now!
Marc
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ratty 63 wrote:
Mick H wrote:
Sandy wrote:Is that a rear fuel spout I see?
Nah...it's for his RADIATOR CAP.......:vader
...You couldn't resist could you - I'm going to stand back over here now and watch what happens....
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LMFAO!!!!!! Just joking fellas...I'm sure it would be for his water to air intercooler,or just water. Like the colour of the car. Cant wait to see the final pictures馃槝kiss:beer
[ Edited on 19-10-05 by Mick H ]
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...er...yeah...nice de-fuse 馃榾
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ratty 63 wrote:...er...yeah...nice de-fuse 馃榾
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No "de-fuse" intended. Just thought i would clarify that it was meant as a bit of harmless fun,as some people have trouble understanding that in cyberspace. The colour is the same as mine..
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Now thats funny water cap i like the air to water intercooler now thats great idea mike :thumb . and why is it that when someone says that its a water cap you all run and hide, if he said that air coolers were shit and that the hole was for water them would be fighting words (ha ha ha mud bashing giglling). i went over today and did alot more wet rubbing (the stuff that really really sucks) now i have to fix up the hail damage on the roof i can primmer and wet rub that yippie then bazz a mate of mine some off you might now his bus blue and white one, plates 57BUS can come up and work his magic on the rest of the car. ross that sill replcement was easy for dave but he don't need and more cars and keg behind the seat know there an idea that would be the next step up from dyno who has a stubbie holder bolted to the floorpan in his manx
Thanks to dave and bazz for the work done and storage !!
also ross for the photos
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Tim, let me know once more colour has been applied and I will take a couple more pics and post them here...
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Yeah no worries will be wet rubbing all next week so hopfully some time soon
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Why are you painting it ??? It is just going to get rolled trying to keep up with the Buggies 馃檯
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All i got to say is bring them out and well see who rolls what trying to keep up with what also i hope they like the look of the back of bajas
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he he he - I'm keeping out of this one * walks back over to the corner and takes cover *
It sounds like the old saying 'put your money where your mouth is' is applicable here....馃榾
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It may be all painted this weekend after sanding 24/7 for months ill try to get photos
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SHould be good at the rate your going and at the rate I am working on mine they should be finished around the same time. So will be able to take a buggy and a baja out and leave all the wanna bees at home. :kiss
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well big ass manx and big ass baja both with big ass engines and id say both mad ass drivers this could be really fun mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hooning!!!!
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Tim, let me know if you need pics taken and posted here - can't wait to see the finished (painted) product!
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Sundays the day i think
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Its painted !!!!!!!!! and looks sweet to may have photos sortly
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Excellent! So you will have it back together and at the show on the 27th then? :P
I'll be at Daves at some stage on Saturday - can't wait to see the end result. My shell finally made it to the bead blasters....might even have it home later today if its been blasted .... I'm going to take the pics of your painted shell, print them out and leave them lying around everywhere as motovation to get mine painted! 馃榾
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At the show ba ha ha ha ha ill be there but it wont be
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Engine parts are starting to roll in now got my crank today
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hooray - that took forever to arrive - I gather that the dood in the canoe made it after all!
I finally downloaded the pic off my camera from a couple of weeks ago.... the painted product! 馃榾
So where are U up to now Tim?
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another view....
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hey...I just worked out how to post more than one pic in a post!
You learn something new every day!
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well that answered my u2u to you
looking good
i didnt know you where making a pretty one
cause it sure is pretty
lovely colour
a set of very nice polished rims and you can compete with wes
hehehehehehehhe
terry
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well i replyed to your u2u then came in here so don't worrie about half of it and yeah its pretty dam shiney and do you reconise the green baja in them photos you probly wont cause its shinny and straight now but its my old one.
And as for competeing with wes maybe until i run the engine in and take it bush or if brad lets me on his property and lets me tear up his grass im sure he will hoping that i brake somthing or do something silly that he can catch on film you never know i may get up "THE HILL"
or just brake it trying
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Huge amount of work... Love the colour though...馃憤
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WABaja wrote:Huge amount of work...
Got that right and the shell was pretty good to start with a small amount of rust and dint or two and then it got hailed on but the worst part is the endless sanding it never ends but it was worth it
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Still waiting for parts i think the guy in the palldle boat has gone back to get the rest of the bits