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Blacky wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:21 pm Does it HAVE to be stainless ??? What about making one out of brass ?

That’s what I was thinking. What about silver steel?

Happy days…..

Ute looks tops Brett

Love your work Scott and admire your have a go approach using equipment most of us have in the shed. You’re good at multi tasking too!

Regards
Stephen

Hey Clay,
You’re welcome to borrow my oxy set up, just need to check gas levels. You could make a fire and cook the diff then quench it with cold water that might be enough to unfreeze it. Just don’t over cook it

Unfortunately I can’t make Saturdays run.

Stephen

Hey Shane, Couple pics of the tubing I used. I cut a piece of both sizes approx 12mm long (you can always trim down) and inserted small one inside bigger. Larger size is approx 19mm outside dia, 3mm wall thickness and 12mm inside dia (old tube off a dishwasher). Smaller tube (5/15” fuel tube) approx...

Hello Neil,

Can’t help you with the colour info but hopefully someone else on here can. Oh, and welcome. Be good to see a picture of your sedan too

Regards
Stephen

Hey Shane, Just last week I was under my Ute working to fix a few oil leaks on my crash box, with success, yah! That bracket looks similar to mine except I had the sorry remains of a knackered rubber bush. I made my own rubber bush using two pieces of rubber tube, one inside the other (similar to wh...

Hi Sneezy
Great to have some family history with your Ute. Look forward to some progress reports and pictures.

Stephen

Nice work Drew, I’ll send over my shopping list

Here is roof for ya

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Great perseverance on your part for this project. Rust repairs look great. It is hard to comprehend just how much crap can accumulate in the Y frames, after seeing the piece of yours below the radiator, wow!

Regards
Stephen

Cool I guess with the rattler, being a sedan you have a bit of flexibility with positioning the base (forwards / backwards) and adjustment of the backrest compared to the Ute. Once it is retrimmed to match the funky back seat should be all good

Do you have a link to the mirror please

Could try Classic Fasteners they have a good selection of screws, nuts & bolts.

https://www.classicfasteners.com.au/