Josh's Ute
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Posted 27 September 2010 - 10:39 PM
I was building this up to become a daily... but i have realised my ways and think that driving this to and from malaga wont be really good for both fuel and insurance.
NOS is for the strip but unsure if im going to fit it or just get the bottle and mount it in the back if not none the less good progress.
i have a new loom, heater box y piece and whole complete loom thanks to my mate... and i thanks to my uncle who has given me a Caprice Dash and Gauges... i am chasing a round style GTS clock to trade as he is missing the GTS Clock and has the nearly complete GTS dash
I will put up photos end of the night when the camera's charged
im proud of myself as i have primed and prepped my ute for paint and i have learnt how to make panels straight again thanks to AL and my Uncle i can't wait to get this thing to the mechs to get all fired up...
My exhaust is going to consist of twin 3" stainless system with a flange at the diff
thanks to Brendan at BYFORD EXHAUST AND PERFORMANCE CENTRE in advance for putting up with my Snotty Ute
Thanks to my Mate scotty who welded and modded my tunnel, gearbox xmember, and helped in drinking the cold jacks in the fridge
NOS is for the strip but unsure if im going to fit it or just get the bottle and mount it in the back if not none the less good progress.
i have a new loom, heater box y piece and whole complete loom thanks to my mate... and i thanks to my uncle who has given me a Caprice Dash and Gauges... i am chasing a round style GTS clock to trade as he is missing the GTS Clock and has the nearly complete GTS dash
I will put up photos end of the night when the camera's charged
im proud of myself as i have primed and prepped my ute for paint and i have learnt how to make panels straight again thanks to AL and my Uncle i can't wait to get this thing to the mechs to get all fired up...
My exhaust is going to consist of twin 3" stainless system with a flange at the diff
thanks to Brendan at BYFORD EXHAUST AND PERFORMANCE CENTRE in advance for putting up with my Snotty Ute
Thanks to my Mate scotty who welded and modded my tunnel, gearbox xmember, and helped in drinking the cold jacks in the fridge
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Posted 27 September 2010 - 11:19 PM
and the yellow (or will that be red) sticker on the windscreen will match the nice blue bottle in the tray joshie
do your wallet and your sanity a favor and drop the nos idea for now
and concentre on getting the pos mobile again
and my back's fine ......not
thanks for asking
do your wallet and your sanity a favor and drop the nos idea for now
and concentre on getting the pos mobile again
and my back's fine ......not
thanks for asking
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I thought you were on the injected 8 path now? That should be plenty cheap to runI was building this up to become a daily... but i have realised my ways and think that driving this to and from malaga wont be really good for both fuel and insurance.
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 12:01 PM
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 10:00 PM
C'Mon Josh where's the pics?
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 10:11 PM
In his imagination.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 10:26 PM
camera's being a homo i have photos of the car in primer its going to get painted in a few weeks once i get it running as the paint job is only 6 months old
i also have recieved new parts to repair the melted mess of under dash i had i removed all the burnt parts and chopped most of the loom out now i just have to match the colours back up so that should be fun... i also have to find were my high beam lights are as i only have a single light loom.
i started to play around with my caprice dash tonight as i want to put a speedo in place off the clock so i am hoping i can utilize a round Autometer gauge to look square somehow
as you can see under the y piece is my nose cone with a few little swabs of filler
i also have recieved new parts to repair the melted mess of under dash i had i removed all the burnt parts and chopped most of the loom out now i just have to match the colours back up so that should be fun... i also have to find were my high beam lights are as i only have a single light loom.
i started to play around with my caprice dash tonight as i want to put a speedo in place off the clock so i am hoping i can utilize a round Autometer gauge to look square somehow
as you can see under the y piece is my nose cone with a few little swabs of filler
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 10:33 PM
just go to the wreckers and buy a twin light loom joshie
they just plug in
or you could do it your usal hard cheap ass way and modify two single light looms to fit
they just plug in
or you could do it your usal hard cheap ass way and modify two single light looms to fit
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 10:34 PM
i have been told i can just dodgily do it with my single light loom lol just gotta chase the high beam light
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 10:43 PM
????
come round joshie
i'll show you the difference
come round joshie
i'll show you the difference
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 11:29 PM
frock me
nice job on the primer btw
Edited by Quagmire, 28 September 2010 - 11:30 PM.
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Posted 28 September 2010 - 11:54 PM
Go the dodgy route
And buy a fire extinguisher
And buy a fire extinguisher
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Posted 29 September 2010 - 11:45 AM
Didnt you just have a fire under the dash? And you'd rather do it
the 'dodgy way'?
the 'dodgy way'?
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Posted 29 September 2010 - 01:06 PM
insurance won't pay you out if they find the dodgeyness joshie
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Posted 29 September 2010 - 01:09 PM
and thanks to scott for setting it on fire lol
Edited by Quagmire, 29 September 2010 - 01:19 PM.
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Posted 17 October 2010 - 10:26 PM
Well finally after the 23rd time off putting the motor in its staying in,
tunnel is complete,
shifter sits perfectly in place, fired up last week and will be undergoing the painful process of repiecing the car and painting the front end, if all stays on track i shall see you at narrogin revheads 2010 in the burnout pit near you.
i can't believe how much a twin headlight front changes this ute.
motor is all together now, just going to replace the leads, new lucas oil and a new water pump
and the statesman dash that kindly got given to me
tunnel is complete,
shifter sits perfectly in place, fired up last week and will be undergoing the painful process of repiecing the car and painting the front end, if all stays on track i shall see you at narrogin revheads 2010 in the burnout pit near you.
i can't believe how much a twin headlight front changes this ute.
motor is all together now, just going to replace the leads, new lucas oil and a new water pump
and the statesman dash that kindly got given to me
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Posted 07 November 2010 - 10:28 PM
Well, don't things change quickly... i have most of it wired up... by myself VATS is removed, now im on the chase for a complete statesman dash loom????
VATS is removed, now im on the chase for a complete statesman dash loom????
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 08:21 PM
less than 2 weeks until rev heads?
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 09:32 PM
Not a chance
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 11:02 PM
probably not, if my tailshaft gets done in time it'll be primer and have no interior :(
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 11:21 PM
he he got all the gear and time atm josh
just a matter of $$$$
just a matter of $$$$
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Posted 09 November 2010 - 12:05 AM
exactly right i have all the stuff and time but no money to install the stuff, so i decided to do the wiring myself and well its getting there. i got 2 diagrams both of the V8 and the V6 and found that they have exactly the same colours so well the next is like a puzzle purple to purple, blue to blue, red to red, hopefully tomorrow i can finish the wiring, pop the extractors on and have igniton then the grueling task of working away begins in 2 weeks
then the grueling task of working away begins in 2 weeks
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Posted 09 November 2010 - 12:12 AM
????
double check not all is purple to purple josh
it might go up in flames again
double check not all is purple to purple josh
it might go up in flames again
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