Another EK Ute on SA Roads

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Good on you Stephen.


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Ute looks fantastic Stephen.
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Thanks guys 👍
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I was puzzling over your sandstone front tyres till I remembered your hand brake.

The old workshop is a brilliant backdrop. I better go for a run down there before it’s too late.


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Errol62 wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:21 pm I was puzzling over your sandstone front tyres till I remembered your hand brake.


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They live on a steep hill, so best to safe with a garden rock :D
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With the Nats not far away thought I’d best give the Ute some attention. Could have started this last July but ………

Off with the bonnet to fix those stoppers/adjusters. Didn’t like the previous repairs so cut them out and welded in some 1.0mm with nuts brazed on the back. A bit of paint should be all good.

Whilst the bonnet is off might do a bit of a tidy up with the engine bay paint.

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That looks much more betterer Stephen. I will assume you are just showing off casually including the ubiquitous Telstra cable pulling rope in the background and didn’t necessarily use any in the repair.


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My trestle legs are lightweight and with the curve of the bonnet I was worried it might go crash! I didn’t want to paint the bonnet so the old Telstra rope came in very handy 😊
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you crazy croweaters :crazy: - that's called Parramatta rope not Telstra rope !!! :ebiggrin: :ebiggrin:
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Nah, West Torrens, the Eagles!


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Folks
Door off new seals in. Windows out for new Bailey channel and quarter vent rubbers. Even fixed the quarter vent window lock lever so now you have to use the button to unlock the window.

Note: Must tell daughter who uses window to get into car when Dad has the keys and can’t be found or locked his keys in the car :oops: :lol:

Question, what do I use to glue the new Bailey channel in with? Contact glue or the magic glue Rares Spares provided for the door seal? (Loctite 406)? Thanks

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Shouldn't need to glue the bailey channel in. It should be a firm enough fit that it holds itself in place. If not, gently expand the channel to make it wider.

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Thanks Harv 👍
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Splashed out and fitting new door handles, Bailey channel & rubbers. Chucked on a set of scratch plates but they don’t sit too flush? Wil. Have to have a look at others to see how neat they fit to the door.
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Very nice Stephen.
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