Harv's (Grace's) EK ute

[Harv]

Forgot to post the photo below. When Clay sent the EK hubcaps from SA, I cleaned them up, polished them, repainted the centres then put them on Grace's ute. During the clean-up, one of the caps had this on the back:

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Looks like it came off an Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA) vehicle.

Cheers,
Harv

[Errol62]

That is off the van Harv. Now I’m rifling through my stash to make sure I’ve still got one with the numbers.


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[Errol62]

Phew,
I still have the other three. plus a fewCheers
Clay


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[Harv]

If you need that one back, let me know and I will pop it into the post.

Cheers,
Harv

[Errol62]

Thanks mate but as you can see I’m pretty flush


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[FJWALLY]

Looks Awesome Harv - Grace must be stoked!

Utes Rule!!

[Harv]

Finally managed to get a tonneau made up to replace the old buggered one.

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Figured I would go for the little bungee loops rather than the length of bungee cord. It’s a little bit more modern looking (not a good thing), but will stop the bungee cord from rubbing the paint off the side of the ute (the old cord sat on the paint, and had rubbed it back to bare metal over time). The new tarp fits well – would recommend the guys:

Canvas Workshop
Address: 28/13 Berry St, Clyde NSW 2142
Phone: (02) 9637 7916

I have to make up another tonneau bow though… Grace stole the one from my trailer .

The ute was a little sluggish… the new carpet, underlay and dynamat was stopping full accelerator pedal travel. A little careful pedal bending, and it’s going like a rocket again .

Worked out that the fuel gauge isn’t too reliable either – at least it had the decency to run dry in the driveway .

Cheers,
Harv

[Errol62]

Very nice. I’ve been looking at the ones on eBay with pin and or press stud options. They’re surprisingly affordable which may be an indication of poor quality.


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[In the Shed]

Looks great Harv,
Should keep the weather out no probs. What was the damage to have it made up?

Love the paint finish on the ute and note the great reflection.

Stephen

[Harv]

Looks great Harv,
Should keep the weather out no probs. What was the damage to have it made up?

Love the paint finish on the ute and note the great reflection.

Stephen

Cost $250 to get the tonneau made up (material + labour).

Cheers,
Harv

[FJWALLY]

Looking great Harv - I'm having an exact copy of my original tonneau made at the trimmers doing my seat if anyone wants one - it's the tab and press loop type rather than the buggy option which seamed to be the two options at the time.

[WesternWagon]

Awsome job Harve

Grace is one very lucky girl.

Cheers

Gazza

[vmx-mxr]

A great achievement Andrew !
Grace is a lucky girl and has the number plate to show for it too.
What a good dad you are, and I am glad you got the old ute as it has gone to a very good home.
Now to the wagon ....
Cheers
Dave Mac

[thebrotherj]

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Cheers,
Harv

Hey Harv,
My ute only has the inner door aperture seals installed, the outer ones are missing. Looking at the Rare's website, I can see that they offer "Seal Door FE FC FB EK Left Hand Front" and "Seal Door FE FC FB EK Left Hand Front" then they offer a generic seal for the inner "Seal Door FE FC FB EK Inner All". I am seeking replace my outers only as the inners I have are fine.

My question is: is the outer seal for the Ute's unique? That is, different to sedan/wagons as it has the round profile, rather than the 90 degree bend at the top corner?

I'm wondering that you might've ordered in a complete seal kit for Grace's ute... but I'm hoping I can buy these outers separately. Do you know it this possible?
Thanks in advance. Joe

[Harv]

G'day Joe,

From memory, Rares only does one type of outer rubber. There is a left and right hand version, as there is a specific "flappy bit" in the moulding for the lower trailing edge corner.

You put the rubber on from the bottom (glue to the scuffplate), then work your way up. Once you get up to the top, the curve at the leading edge (closest to the front of the car) gets just "bent around" and glued in place. The original rubbers had a nice moulded corner, but the Rares ones just do the straight seal profile. This is the same on utes and sedans. You end up with a big hollow area on the corner. On the sedans, you run the rubber across the top, then cut-and-shut the rubber to make a 45º mitre joint at the top trailing edge corner (closest to the rear of the car). For the utes, that corner is another curve, to you "cut and shut" somewhere across the top horizontal run.

I bought the two front rubbers separately (many of Grace's rubbers were in good nick, so I didn't replace them all).

Use superglue to hold the rubber on. Loctite 454 is an awesome product, especially with my fumble-fingers. It is a gel, and doesn't immediately "stick" like normal superglue. It gives you a few seconds to move things around into the right position, then sets after about 30 seconds. Can't get it from Bunnings, but can get it from CBC Bearings. Bunnings does a "Loctite 60 Second Universal Glue" which is probably the same stuff.

Cheers,
Harv