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Get yourself some of that mirrored stainless sheet I used on my grill and wrap that around it.

Good work,

Would be fun to see how many revolutions the old tyre can do before it lets go !!!

Greg


Ha yeah that thing is as hard as a rock - last put air in it 25 years ago and still holding.

Not sure what size the tyre is - its stamped BR178/13R (replaces 175/13). Going to try for a 165/60 ...

And after much grinding and cutting to try and shed some weight - and make it look a little less agricultural - here it is, with mock battery in place.

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Two locating pins at the top accept the wheel as you tip it over, and the sliding tilting base flips up against to back of the rim ...

Hey thanks all for your support!

Been scratching my head trying to come up with a place to store the spare wheel since the original position got deleted with the mustang tank upgrade.

Option 1 - The simple option. Strap it to the floor on top of the tank and put the battery box on the passenger ...

Just a quick revisit. Looked on eBay today and there are currently 2 listings
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/226709598195?srsltid=AfmBOop10Y7Cmrk-vYbbpDcAvAlR-Omfv2Hib4CXE_Utq9wQ93LeUceU
This is a $55 kit with plastic bush, wave washer and flat washer. Doesn't look like the set up for bushes in my arms ...

Looks like it was always meant to be there.

Grind, hammer and dolly to get out a couple of waves, and I’m calling this one a win. Just need to weld the boot lip back in and I’m done with the repairs on the boot. Only took 3 years.

Use the shrinker to bend the straight side of the 90 to profile the subtle curve of the boot. Use the stretcher to curve around the top of the boot.
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Cut out the boot lip for final fit.
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Scribe a line around the piece, cut with a 1mm cutoff disk and fine tune with the ...

Came back from a holiday in April and actually had the motivation and a new welder to finally fill this mess in.
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Apart from being even wavier, not sure I really did that much in the end. Was so over it that I didn’t have the heart to re fit the boot lid to check the ...

Let’s set the way back machine to Jan 24 - I was not 100% happy with these corners https://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=268713#p268713
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So I tried a bit of persuasion
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Also the gap near the top on the passenger side was still not right, and there is a ...

Very cool!

Yeah - not sure I would do it again - a lot of testing and fitting and refitting. Fiddly stuff.

Did a separate post on how I made these overriders - https://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewto ... 61#p275061, but I'll put the final results here as well as a reminder to me

So slept on it, intending to spend the next day sanding and polishing, but had an idea. Out with the craft paper and blue tape.
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My tops are longer than the overrider, and the plan was top cut them flush, but I think a fancy curve is in order.
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Doing finishing ...

Weld a brace to the back of each over rider to stop it springing open/deforming with heat, and fire up the grinder

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First fit. There is a lot of fine tuning to do.
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Next day, more fine tuning, then after a couple more hours all tacked up.
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