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Then filled in the gaps


Then put the work light in the boot to find the bits I missed and zapped them up




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Close enough- seam sealer and body schutz will hide the rest


Buzzed up the last of it then had a look above to tidy up the spiders legs




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Last bit was replace this little section - did a bit of CAD work first


Then cut a bit of tin and clamped it up ready for the glue gun


Zapped up , buzzed the dags off and called it done




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Nice one Blacky. Finding pin holes with the work light is a blessing and a curse. Just when you think you are done you grind and find another. Or move the light and reveal even more.

The trick is to know when to stop looking

That’s how it’s done mate. Excellent progress.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Its a curse, I can't leave it alone until no holes are left.

500 x times glasses and months of practice solves these holey issues !!

Also I find more heat with quick blasts and weld on top of the previous spot half overlapped, like i said months of practice !!!!!!!!

It is coming together although Blacky.

Greg

Gotta love CAD (Cardboard Assisted Drawing)

Bit more today , back on the wires again, not my favourite job
Fitted a deutsch plug to the TPS after having no luck finding a replacement plug to suit -


Then sorted out the radiator hoses - both need a joiner midway , bottom one is 2 separate hoses and top one is a single hose that was the right shape but too short




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Then onto the bonnet hinges, they were never quite right, the main issue was that they fouled on the subframe drip rails so we made spacers to bring them in a bit which meant the holes didn’t line up so a mod was required



Got it working sort of properly




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On and off a dozen times or more, close enough now to take the hinges to work for blasting and order some 5/16UNF nutserts



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top join looks perfect for a TEFBA filter

Mick wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:33 pm top join looks perfect for a TEFBA filter

Good idea Mick , when I pulled the radiator hose off it was full of crap and its a freshly built motor with a new water pump, radiator and hoses ........

Good progress Blacky- what type of hinges are they mate and how are they snubbed? looks like a setup like that could fix my fouling issues?

Sorry mate now I look closer I can see the pins for gas strut attachments.