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    Loving this thread!! Dont have to wait long for updates!!

    Rebuilding the whole front end while your at it?

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    More stripping



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    Quote Originally Posted by Alien DNA View Post
    Loving this thread!! Dont have to wait long for updates!!

    Rebuilding the whole front end while your at it?
    Yep its a body off chassis rebuild so no nut will be left unturned

    Front end is all powder coated with new ball joints and bushes. There is a twist to this build that will surface later
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    WOW!!! This is just awesome.....and inspirational. Time I started on one of mine.

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    its time to finish the body primer



    Last edited by Grunt; 06-05-2017 at 09:39 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grunt View Post
    There is a twist to this build that will surface later
    At the rate this thread is going, i'll only have to wait about 30mins

    Should be a super sweet ride when shes done

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    Shitty day so thought I would muck around inside the van. Welded up and ground all the extra holes. There must have been a false floor in these sometime so there were heaps og 8G screw hold. Also last owner install a roll out draw and these holes had to be welded and ground.

    Then thought I would do a bit more stripping........


    I needed to do the floor welding before I started underneath so I could grind and finish the underside without burning the paint welding stuff later
    Last edited by Grunt; 06-05-2017 at 09:40 PM.
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    This was a big day, time to separate the body and chassis.

    Being pushed for height and couldnt fit a rotisserie I worked out a prop system to support the body. The hill got me again as it would have been HEAPS quicker to have it blasted. Amway this is what I did























    Last edited by Grunt; 06-05-2017 at 09:45 PM.
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    looking great admire your work nothing like doing it your self at least you know whats under the paint looking forward to seeing her progress well done

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alien DNA View Post
    At the rate this thread is going, i'll only have to wait about 30mins

    Should be a super sweet ride when shes done
    I started at the end of December and I do tend to get a bit focused on my car projects, a few more updates and we are caught up
    Last edited by Grunt; 06-05-2017 at 09:46 PM.
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