hi guys, im new to the site and thought id show u guys my duel cab resto im doing

this is how i got it
ugly bar and radiator up front, dents all over it and lovely matt black paint





wiring birds nest

first thing was to strip it and get the engine out



now the engine is out. wiring and all the rust sorted, it time to paint the bay

Looking good what are your plans for it?

look forward to seeing this dually resto take shape

yeh me too.

it will be Lambo orange , merc wheels, nothin to crazy just keeping it simple

striped the body back to bare metal







the panels had lots of dents and rusty bits



new engine ready to go in

mmm... perfect colour. Those matched rocker covers look kickarse!

Certainly a nice power upgrade over the stock donk. So with the stock 180hp commo already, with the headers (any other gfb's?), what power we talking u rekon?

hi Baja, im not sure how may horses but shoud go ok, motor came out of a low k car and runs smooth.

engines in and moved the radiator to under the second tray lid, used a EF falcon rad with hi speed fans... should suck enough air from the side vents i hope ... cut the lid hole bigger to fit the radiator in and will extend the gutters and lid to suit.

front door was stuffed ... so put a new shin on it... and bloddy hell there not easy either



got most of the body done and putting in flutes for cold air intake... it's all starting to take shape now

Am liking the looks of this project. Keep the pics coming.

Lookin good,geez you don't muck around

It's been a while since my last update and i've got alot done, here's some pics

striped the tray back to bare metal




edging out and painted the inisde




all primed up



all masked up redey for paint



just out of the booth... did the tray in rhino linner ...god that stuff is hard !
looks prety good

Mate that looks brilliant Is there any bling going on this beauty??

yep got plenty of neet stuff for it

sweet colour

Sweet,look forward to seeing it finished Is it a keeper?

Devon.... i'm not sure yet if some one offers good money for it id sell her

fit up time ..
got all new rubbers, felts, lights,chrome, bumpers and lots of little fiddly things

but i do love these new lights... they have a spot light in the bottom, low and high beam in the middle and parker at the top... what a great idea



clear indicators and lights in



fitted vent BLING in the intake holes

I got those lights as well

What wheel syou going to run??

there great hey...
the same wheels that r in the pic's 16 x 7 merc wheels
im looking for a set of 20's for it black centres with polished outer rims but hard to find

Just lookin at the way this beauty is turning out, it's hard to see you letting it go

Thats one nice DC and you're sure not wasting any time, look forward to seing the finished product, the way its going that should'nt be too far off. What did you do the tray in? it looks gr8, and durable.

Looks great mate....love the headlights, where are they from? Any details on the brand etc.??

Cheers!

Scarab (aka: Paul)

daydreamer, i own a smash shop, so not so hard to get things done when everything is at your finger tips, the tray is done in hippo linner, it's kinda a rip off or rhino linner but it is rock hard, rhino has a kinda rubber feel to it, were hippo is like hard plastiic.

scarab... i got the lights from classic vdub spares in syd.. i think they were around $50 each

got some more done on her now ... starting to all come together


got the exhaust made sill got to weld on the dumps



fixing up the birds nest



putting the dash together ...had to build a cradle to hold the double din dvd unit in







the sound system to go in


rear end is finished... bar is on and lights are in

the body is complete now






i just got the interor to go now and wire up the stezza

well been a bit slack on the updates, the kombi is on the road !!!!

well it's time for some real fun....turbo charging!!
I got another motor series 2 this time, that i'm going to build up,
so far it has :
Billet mains caps arp studs
shot peened rods arp bolts
hyper pistons
block has been crack tested toque plate honed o-ringed arp head studs
heads were ported and polished new valves double springs alloy timing covers
crow cams push rods, lifters, retainers, locks, double row timing chain no balancer
surecam custom grind
VX V6 alloy sump
oil cooler, 600 x 300 intercooler

Garrett turbo journal bearing gt35r
External 38mm gate
Kalmaker computer
60 lbs injectors
aeromotive fuel regulator
bosch 044 fuel pump alloy swirl pot


I'm trying to weigh up weather hi lift rockers are worth the $850 price tag... any ideas??



started the manifold the other day, using steam pipe, will run the other side exhaust under the block to the 2 into one collecter so it should retain the same exhaust pulse.
hope to have the pipe work finished in the next couple of days, then start on building the motor back up.

The DC looks so much better with the gates Adrian - very sweet mate. I bet it will be a real handful on the road with the hair dryer and new motor!
Al