Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

[Errol62]

Smaller ones I’ll put copper behind and fill with mig. Couple of larger ones will require small patches. Should be ready to paint front floor then.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Errol62]

I guess every one else was watching the afl grand final. Did I miss anything? Sturt wasn’t in it of course.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[In the Shed]

I guess every one else was watching the afl grand final. Did I miss anything? Sturt wasn’t in it of course.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Nah...... I was changing the oil on the ute ready for the Bay to Birdwood.

[In the Shed]

Smaller ones I’ll put copper behind and fill with mig. Couple of larger ones will require small patches. Should be ready to paint front floor then.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Clay,
The weather is on the improve ready for painting soon

Regards
Stephen

[Errol62]

More work on the tailgate.

No room for adjustment on the tailgate hinges so I will have to massage the top of the inner skin up on one side and shuffle the skin to one side to even the gaps.


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[ardiesse]

Clay,

Where the hinges bolt onto the tailgate frame, isn't there a captive plate with threaded holes, like on front doors, so there is room for adjustment? Or are there captive nuts, welded direct onto the frame? And I gather the hinge attachment to the body uses countersunk screws. Maybe the captive plate arrangement is in the body. There has to be some provision for lateral adjustment somewhere.

Rob

[Errol62]

Maybe it is just seized in position Rob but I will investigate further as what you say makes sense. The ones in the tailgate are fixed. On the body only the inner thread on each side are present so I will have to remedy that somehow. Probably the captive nuts sheared from their mountings when the original tailgate was removed and replaced with the current one which is from an FE or FC.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Errol62]

Converted latches to FB EK
Found a bit of rust and gouged out with 1/2” drill bitEasy to fill up with mig


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[Errol62]

Been beating and straightening
Need to do some shrinking on the big flats. I might try heat gun and quench.


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[Errol62]

I haven’t mastered the shrinking. Lost patience and got distracted.
Stripped the anti drum sheeting from roof underside with heat gun and scraper.

Stripped the turret for a skim of bog and etch prime. Got to weld up the seatbelt bolt holes. Think I’m out of gas again!

Had a juggle with my wheel collection


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[gpi]

first load ready for the tip

[Errol62]

first load ready for the tip

My place IS the tip!



FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[gpi]

the only thing you wont find there are a few necessary carriage returns

[EK283]

Clay,

You need to learn to (let things go !)

Ha Ha Ha

Greg

[Errol62]

When I finish my projects I can think what I don’t need, maybe......
Anyway I have let plenty go. Just gets replaced with more.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie