Chopped Ute

[Harko]

Yep definitely 48 chev coupe ute

original


chopped





Just good to know where its from thats all !

[(AUST)Mod]

Harko,

Will this ute be road registered?

[Harko]

Yes mate ,by my understanding of the mpv rules as of right now all the mods I have done and have planned will pass.

Didnt think the window was quite right so I took some shape out of it - happy now

[(AUST)Mod]

Awesome.

What sort of background do you have that you are so skilled in metalwork?

[Harko]

I worked in Franklins once ,I was a roof plumber ,tour guide ,scaffolder ,builders hand.

It was a necesity to learn how to weld to gain what I wanted ay

[kiid61]

"tour guide"

That's right up there with airport hostess. I hear Quantas are always searching for extra welders to fix their planes, but don't like spending the extra cash on extra staff. You could get a job as a hostess/maintenance worker. So long as you don’t mind working out doors at heights and in speed welding wings back on planes?

[Mick Jagger]

franklins thats where you learnt it

[Harko]

So I decided to use some of the skills learned in Franklins back in tha day ,We used to slice open boxes like this



But in all honesty it started out needing more tyre under the guards ,It works out the guards are a factory 17mm narrower to the rear.
The rail at the top of the tray is 30mm narrower to the rear , hmmm if I push the quarter out it will square it up ,give me more tyre room ,and fatten up the rear profile . done

[Harko]

You could get a job as a hostess/maintenance worker. So long as you don’t mind working out doors at heights and in speed welding wings back on planes?

It fits the criteria Kid , wouldnt mind this type of work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3BlZi5Z ... re=related

[EK283]

Mate,
Thats awesome but check this out ! Its the industry im in at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIjC7DjoVe8

Regards Greg

[BAT 62]

THAT REAR WINDOW LOOKS TOUGH HARKO .GLAD TO SEE THAT TRAILER LOAD OF RUSTY TREASURES MADE IT HOME SAFELY. KEEP THE PICS COMING, REGARDS STEVE

[kiid61]

Very Cool Greg..

This is messed up!!!.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPvCuc1_ ... re=related Did you see this one Harko? I use to mess around on 150ft boom lifts at my old work and that was bad enough. 1000+ft with no harness climbing up a pole

[Trev]

I wouldn't do that for $1,000,000, it was scary enough to watch .

[Harko]

They do that for community service

Thanks Bat for your hospitality mate ,was good to meet you .

[Harko]

The car went backwards to go forwards today hardiddyharhar ,I just wish they were built right in the first place !

Ive finished widening the driver side of the body , stripped the tubs from it and the floor in the tray
Im planning to pump the quarters a touch and run the new inner guards out to the quarters and tack/glue them there rather than having the inner wall .
apart from the offset I was worried about the stock rims before now it should easily go 9s maybe 10s.
Ill have a look at swapping the chassis rails side to side later and see if it will gain some more but still be um factory.
The rails bow outwards stock and Id reckon bowing inwards would be much better