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how are the brakes?

Exciting


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Wally I would be excited too and wish I was that close.

Make sure you post some pics mate.

Neil

Yeah I know what you mean - feel like wrapping a few mattresses around it before going for a drive to be 100% sure it doesn't meet the same fate - I was driving it around with the booster in before we pulled it apart - it doesn't do hand stands but it does pull up - helps being a ute and not too heavy as well.

gpi wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:38 am how are the brakes?

Definitely will mate - will do the big reveal for all to see - it will be at the nationals as well and hopefully have any bugs sorted out by then.

Was worried with the front windscreen rubber issues but looks ten times better with the Better Auto Rubbers one in.

FireKraka wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:04 pm Wally I would be excited too and wish I was that close.

Make sure you post some pics mate.

Neil

FJWALLY wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:31 pm Yeah I know what you mean - feel like wrapping a few mattresses around it before going for a drive to be 100% sure it doesn't meet the same fate - I was driving it around with the booster in before we pulled it apart - it doesn't do hand stands but it does pull up - helps being a ute and not too heavy as well.

gpi wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:38 am how are the brakes?

make sure the handbrake brake is effective. i have had single circuit brakes fail before.

Getting there - electrics all done for the most part - all panels going on this week - all glass and mechanicals in - dash being resembled this week - all rubbers done - motor back in and plumbed up ready for juice and a spark- found the issue with the carbs - the pumps were not functioning as they should so hopefully that fixes the hesitance it had under right boot before we pulled apart - have also plumbed fuel using hard lines instead of rubber to tidy up a bit more than anything but might help delivery pressures.
I'd add more pics but it's a Pita now as I have to resize every pic before i can add it from my iPhone - bloody annoying.

The ute looks really neat, even with the bits and pieces still to go back on.

Cheers,
Harv

Looking good Rob. Still running the red stockies?


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Yeah going to try it with the red stockiest with correct hubcaps - Essentially it will be stock all over with hints of red throughout to match back with the original interior trim

Errol62 wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:41 am Looking good Rob. Still running the red stockies?


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What about a red engine, that’d look nice....


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ha ha ha - I'd get tarred and feathered by the grey motor club - it does have some red stuff on it though.

Errol62 wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:06 pm

What about a red engine, that’d look nice....


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Almost there Rob! Looking so good.

Mate your ute is looking fantastic.
Neil

Thanks Guys - I can only commend Matt and his team at Back to Life Restorations - It's been a really collaborative build and So excited to get in it and drive