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when i tubbed my fe van a few years ago i moved them in 60mm which gave me 305mm of space you must have heaps of room in there tubs .Im getting inspiration to take the covers off the fe van and get it finished
regards fat

hmmm, I'll reserve judgement for now , Trev .

there is DEFINATELY something wrong with me so much stuff i don't like lately everybody else loves



now for the dissclaimer, don't take what i say to heart it's my opinion i don't mean to offend it's my opinion and my opinion only

Me personally pass, I would have kept it the same height as the rest of the dash, more factory looking. But luckily we don't all like the same things otherwise it would be quite dull around here. Great progress though.

Hey Garry,

Good progress, interesting dash mod. Will be looking forward to seeing it finished.

Keep up the good work.

Mal

Thanks for the posts and comments .....

Andrew, glad you like it mate.
FB MAD, thanks for the thumbs up!
Fatboy, thanks mate, I have around 360mm with the lip still on the guard the tyres are 330mm wall to wall..... get that van going!!
Trev, maybe you can see the vision I have for the finished dash (far from were it is now!) guages will not be flush mounted, the new panel will look similar to the original dash when done.
ratbox, cheers mate, I'm just trying to be different and no offence taken..
Devilrod, thanks for the feedback mate, tried the same height first but I had a few probs with it. 1/ would have lost the dash trim (which I like). 2/ I am fitting a complete A/C - heater unit from a VN SS and I need the height up under the dash as it is quite high. 3/ general gauge placement blended better with the curve on the original dash.
Malcolm, hi mate good to see you having a look, loved your guage setup but didn't want to copy...

cheers

Thanks for keeping us updated with the progress Garry, look forward to the next installment, Trev .

Good to see you thought it all out before going that route. Better to make it all fit now than after its painted.

your build is going nicely Garry
keep those progress shots comming
jay

EK JAY ... cheers for the post, always helps keep the momentum going!!

Here are some pics .... been busy with other stuff that is slowing me down

I stripped the VN SS and made up the seat rails ..... I welded the original VN nuts inside so the seats are mounted with the VN bolts, the rails are now fully welded to the floor pan





The sandblasters in Darwin are great with 20mm plate but it is recommended not to give them your car , so I have set up an area in the shed to deal with it, bloody wet season now and it is very difficult to do this out in the open, 'cause when it rains here it bloody pisses down (40mm yesterday)









bought this little blaster and a shit load of garnet .........



Damn thing works a treat .... very happy ..... should be all done and primed by the weekend






Once the blasting priming is done then it will be repair any "new rust" and then pre assembly of suspension, motor, trans etc......

Just remember ..... when you are workin' tomorrow, I will more than likely have garnet in every orifice

cheers, Garry

2pk spray booth as well, good idea .

what does the inner seat rail look like, i had a simular idea but my outer rail will just about bolt direct to the floor and the inner sunk into the floor
i'm only a short arse but still find commodore seats sit up to high

Gary,

Now your just showing off, a shed inside your shed.
Mate, its coming along in leaps and bounds, before we know it we will be seeing pictures with colour on it.
Keep up the great work.

Mal

hey now theres a great idea for a spray booth .. wish id thought of it before i sprayed my car .. lol

Great idea, multi purpose too....Spray, blast, protect.

Blaster works well, you'll be done in no time at this pace....