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  1. #21
    Quote Originally Posted by Vombil View Post
    looks like L31 took a fair swipe at it. the hard hard parts are done

    I have ruminants of a stripe of the same side but mine is b-pillar not door. gonna mask it up as a momento for the respray!
    Yes L31's panel beater did do the cowel / scuttle rebuild, some gutter work and both lower rear 1/4 bottoms but believe me I was left with my fair share to do as you will see.

    I certainly wouldnt say the hard bits are done.
    Last edited by Grunt; 17-04-2013 at 09:39 PM.
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  2. #22
    It begins, the most obvious damage was the from drivers side dog leg where it joins the sill



    This is how it arrived, after a little digging it was found that someone had repaired the missing metal section with masking tape and a nice layer of bog over it








    after a good wire brushing all is revealed




    nothing has been chopped out of here it was cleaned with a wire wheel. All the missing metal was covered with masking tape and bog



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    ive experienced my own fair share of pain around those lower a-pillars. very common

    you're right that is no small feat to do properly. newspaper/chook mesh and bog anyone?
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    I've been looking for the hx sandman van with the build date of 8/76 as it was the year and month i was born. Well i'll be stuffed this one is what i'm after right down to the bloody day. I was produced on exactly the same date. Ya wanna sell it ?

  5. #25
    Time to remove the Freddy Flinstone floors, then the sill and A dog leg





















    Last edited by Grunt; 06-05-2017 at 12:53 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Croc View Post
    I've been looking for the hx sandman van with the build date of 8/76 as it was the year and month i was born. Well i'll be stuffed this one is what i'm after right down to the bloody day. I was produced on exactly the same date. Ya wanna sell it ?


    and I have the official documentation to prove it. I will keep you in mind if ever I want to sell it.
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  7. #27
    You find rust in the most random places




    there is a hole in the body near the upper corner of the door....... both sides

    Passenger side floor repair which fortunately was not as bad









    Last edited by Grunt; 06-05-2017 at 12:55 AM.
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  8. #28
    This is where the steep driveway got me, time to strip the body down. Most would take it to the blasters and get the body done but I figured with all the stuffing around I would do it by hand. It will also be a lot more gentler to the metal as I dont know what lurks beneith










    hand paint stripping, its character building










    The more I stripped back the more metal I found, AWESOME.
    Last edited by Grunt; 06-05-2017 at 12:56 AM.
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    Last edited by Grunt; 06-05-2017 at 12:57 AM.
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    found rust in the rear gutter







    fortunately had a rust repair section in the spares



    Last edited by Grunt; 06-05-2017 at 12:58 AM.
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