SMOOOOOOOOOTH is nice.............
SMOOOOOOOOOTH is nice.............
Dirtbags dream car rebuild! HK monaro!
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Posted 06 July 2011 - 02:52 PM
cheeky boy.
Didnt know you couldnt chop out the firewall. bummer
Didnt know you couldnt chop out the firewall. bummer
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Posted 06 July 2011 - 04:10 PM
car will have standard hubcaps although slightly wider rims
???? this one of yours?>
or you know the owner
comon fess up
although i went to victoria to buy it, its my son-in-laws
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Posted 07 July 2011 - 04:33 AM
car will have standard hubcaps although slightly wider rims
???? this one of yours?>
or you know the owner
comon fess up
although i went to victoria to buy it, its my son-in-laws
Actually, I've decided it's mine now : )
I welded the new inner piece on at the rear.
Just to prove how much I love HK monaros, I gave myself a massive case of wankers cramp! Hurt too!
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Posted 07 July 2011 - 09:26 AM
Owww......change hands heheh
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Posted 08 July 2011 - 09:53 AM
Did ya stick ya hand in the stretcher?
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Posted 08 July 2011 - 12:28 PM
Nah, my fat clump hands wont fit in a stretcher : )
Here's what it looked like yesterday.
It's swell : )
Here's what it looked like yesterday.
It's swell : )
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Posted 08 July 2011 - 01:15 PM
That'll feel like someone else.
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Posted 08 July 2011 - 07:55 PM
Lovely work on that rear gurad! Can't believe how good it looks with primer on.
Quick question Tim, what rust converter do you use?
Thanks John.
Quick question Tim, what rust converter do you use?
Thanks John.
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Posted 08 July 2011 - 08:03 PM
Thanks John.
The rust converter I use is "Plus" brand. I've been using it for years and haven't had any dramas with it.
The rust converter I use is "Plus" brand. I've been using it for years and haven't had any dramas with it.
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Posted 09 July 2011 - 02:46 PM
Just looked through a bunch of your threads here dude an the the effort you have put into these threads is awesome! (not to mention the cars)
I've broken my collar bone so I've got time to look at these things....
Question : have you ever folded up the section where a panelvan roof meets the ute tray sides (if u know what I mean...), how bout gutters? Ever folded em or just graft?
Here's some photos of my dilemma.
Love ur choice of work'n music. Bit partial to the heavier end of the spectrum myself.
Cheers, Metal up your arse \m/
I've broken my collar bone so I've got time to look at these things....
Question : have you ever folded up the section where a panelvan roof meets the ute tray sides (if u know what I mean...), how bout gutters? Ever folded em or just graft?
Here's some photos of my dilemma.
Love ur choice of work'n music. Bit partial to the heavier end of the spectrum myself.
Cheers, Metal up your arse \m/
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Posted 09 July 2011 - 02:57 PM
G'day Scott. Bugger about your collarbone mate! At least there's plenty of good threads on this site to look through. Random picture thread is a good one : )
As for your rust issues, folding up the new pieces isn't a problem. For roof gutters that are really stuffed it's usually easier to cut the gutters off, fix the rust then make and weld on new gutters over the top.
Where the van roof sits on top of the ute quarters was just a giant stuff up on holdens part. If I ever get another van and it has rust there, I'd cut the whole lot out and make a new strip that goes from the panel under the windows to the top of the quarter and be rid of that seam altogether. But that's just me : )
Good luck with it. Post pics!
Cheers.
As for your rust issues, folding up the new pieces isn't a problem. For roof gutters that are really stuffed it's usually easier to cut the gutters off, fix the rust then make and weld on new gutters over the top.
Where the van roof sits on top of the ute quarters was just a giant stuff up on holdens part. If I ever get another van and it has rust there, I'd cut the whole lot out and make a new strip that goes from the panel under the windows to the top of the quarter and be rid of that seam altogether. But that's just me : )
Good luck with it. Post pics!
Cheers.
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Posted 14 July 2011 - 06:05 PM
I did a bit more to the monaro today.
I rust converted the inner panel.
I drilled a row of holes along the lower edge so I can plug weld it to the new inner piece I fitted.
I then lined it up and got some tacks on it.
All the plug welding done.
Then lots of welding along the top and sides and it's all done.
Of course it copped some rust converter : )
Next job was chopping the passengers side off.
There's some goodies in here : )
How nice is this double overlap? : )
Here's a couple of perfect panels : )
There's a little bit of rust around the side window, but no worse than the other side.
I also cut the inner lip off that makes the outer skin rust.
That's all I did on this one today.
I rust converted the inner panel.
I drilled a row of holes along the lower edge so I can plug weld it to the new inner piece I fitted.
I then lined it up and got some tacks on it.
All the plug welding done.
Then lots of welding along the top and sides and it's all done.
Of course it copped some rust converter : )
Next job was chopping the passengers side off.
There's some goodies in here : )
How nice is this double overlap? : )
Here's a couple of perfect panels : )
There's a little bit of rust around the side window, but no worse than the other side.
I also cut the inner lip off that makes the outer skin rust.
That's all I did on this one today.
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Posted 15 July 2011 - 02:10 AM
Hey Tim looked through a few of your threads and i like your work, and thanks for posting it up takes a bit of effort to make it to the computer cheers Andrew
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Posted 16 July 2011 - 06:24 PM
Thanks Andrew.
I did a bit more to the monaro again.
First fun job was to strip the inside back to bare metal.
I found a couple of rust spots. Nothing out of the ordinary though.
I'd already cut a piece off in this next pic, so I could check inside. The piece I cut off was rusted anyway.
There's the same bit of rust as on the other side in the roof.
You can see where a gerbil or something has been trying to escape : )
Then I started chopping bits out.
Here's the bottom of the wheel well fixed. The panel with the hole I cut in it next to the wheel well will be totally removed, as the other end of it is rusty so it's not worth patching it.
Here's the new bit welded in.
The lower corner of the door jam was knackered too so I chopped it off.
New piece.
Here's the piece I cut out of the end of the sill replaced.
I get asked a lot what rust converter I use. This is it.
So I used it on the new bits as usual.
Next up was the bit of rust in the roof.
I cut the bad bit out and cleaned and rust converted inside.
New bit glued in.
A couple of little bits of rust in the top of the door jam.
Welded up. These bits are only tiny, but equally annoying : )
All the rust converted bits were then sanded ready for etch priming.
Coloured in.
That's it : )
I did a bit more to the monaro again.
First fun job was to strip the inside back to bare metal.
I found a couple of rust spots. Nothing out of the ordinary though.
I'd already cut a piece off in this next pic, so I could check inside. The piece I cut off was rusted anyway.
There's the same bit of rust as on the other side in the roof.
You can see where a gerbil or something has been trying to escape : )
Then I started chopping bits out.
Here's the bottom of the wheel well fixed. The panel with the hole I cut in it next to the wheel well will be totally removed, as the other end of it is rusty so it's not worth patching it.
Here's the new bit welded in.
The lower corner of the door jam was knackered too so I chopped it off.
New piece.
Here's the piece I cut out of the end of the sill replaced.
I get asked a lot what rust converter I use. This is it.
So I used it on the new bits as usual.
Next up was the bit of rust in the roof.
I cut the bad bit out and cleaned and rust converted inside.
New bit glued in.
A couple of little bits of rust in the top of the door jam.
Welded up. These bits are only tiny, but equally annoying : )
All the rust converted bits were then sanded ready for etch priming.
Coloured in.
That's it : )
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Posted 16 July 2011 - 06:33 PM
Nice work Tim, damn you make it look easy. The firewall turned out bloody good.
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Posted 16 July 2011 - 07:47 PM
Thanks mate : ) The firewall will need a little bit of filler around the edges but I think it will look good when it's all done and the inner guards smoothed out as well.
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Posted 16 July 2011 - 08:16 PM
Excellent quality workmanship as always. With all the specialist tools & equipment you have, are you considering investing in an inverter spot welder? I've MIG plugged welded sills & complete quarter panels on cars before but then spent hours with a grinder finishing off the welds, so i can imagine the amount of time you'd spend doing it on some of your project.
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Posted 16 July 2011 - 08:50 PM
Hiya, Yes a spot welder would be nice, but I've never priced one. Do you know how much they are? Single phase?
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Posted 16 July 2011 - 09:12 PM
Never priced a single phase one, i can only imagine the work you could do with one. I nearly bought an old three phase one from my last work when they upgraded, they wanted $3000 for it, wish i had've now even if i had to pay a sparky to hook up a 20A three phase power circuit.
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Posted 16 July 2011 - 09:53 PM
Yeah, a bit out of my price range at the moment. Trying to recover from building the new house!
Plus I'm going to build a mezanine in the workshop in the next week or two. Just the timber alone was nearly $2000!!
Plus I'm going to build a mezanine in the workshop in the next week or two. Just the timber alone was nearly $2000!!
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Posted 16 July 2011 - 11:09 PM
You can make one if you are savvy with electrical circuits.
If you make a Vice Grip sort of device, with each claw isolated from the other, run a positive electrode to one claw, and negative to the other, have a trigger operated connector that activates when you squeeze it right in.
You could probably easily rig up one to run off a DC Arc Welder... If you had the time and effort. For $3K i think I could lol.
If you make a Vice Grip sort of device, with each claw isolated from the other, run a positive electrode to one claw, and negative to the other, have a trigger operated connector that activates when you squeeze it right in.
You could probably easily rig up one to run off a DC Arc Welder... If you had the time and effort. For $3K i think I could lol.
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Posted 17 July 2011 - 11:09 AM
tim only a 4 ltr bottle off rust converter dont they sell it 44 gallon drums 
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Posted 17 July 2011 - 11:11 AM
Haha no need. That 4 litre bottle will do 4 or 5 cars easily. It goes a long way!
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Posted 17 July 2011 - 12:23 PM
How do you apply it????spray or brush.
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