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The shell is now in colour :)

Todays update; Repairs to the A pillar cut out the rust made up new section and welded in. And here are the photos because my mate is doing a fantastic job not to show off the process. Dad and I worked on the front bumper getting the fog light bezels to mount nicely. And lastly brought the...

Yesterdays progress; Guards painted Side rails stripped to bare metal Sanded down front bumper

Sorry boys I know I have been pretty bad on the progress on the Ute but a lot has been done to it. He some of the photos I have.

Progress on the body work; Rust found, rust treated, new metal added Driver rear quarter sanded back and in primer

She will be ready for 37 if all goes well

Some update photos on the Ute.

While he was sanding the passenger rear quarter he has found rust and a previous repair where body filler was just slapped on.

Some more body work done that got done before Christmas Body work that has been done after new years my mate sent me while I am in Canberra for Summernats sadly without the car :confused:

Some photos of the progress before Christmas. Doors and guards stripped off, sanded down doors and guards while the body guy added new metal to my passenger guard due to rust In the new year, sadly due to the wiring not being done at all we didn’t rush to get the car painted so we took a brake...

The go for the past few days; Friday arvo: got the Ute loaded up on the tilt tray to go to a mates body shop Scott (the painter) started to push out my dents on my driver rear quarter Tuesday: went around after work to drop off the back wheel so he has something to go off when folding my wheel...

Mounted fuel pump, modified fuel rails, added adjustable fuel pressure reg and now just have to run a return line

Started to do my power wires. Measured out the power and earth cables for the battery, starter motor cable is made up just need to tuck it up nicely so it’s not hanging low. Found a nice earth spot on the block and attached the cable to it just need to put the terminal clap on the battery end...

Sadly not yet, trying to find someone to do my engine harness

Here is a up to date photo of the engine bay

With all the mods in the bay and relocating stuff such as the power steering res and coolant overflow now being were the battery use to be I decided to use the empty space for the battery. And I am going to make a aluminium panel to replace the old one so it’s lighter and probably only bolt it...

Battery box mounted

Putting the battery down there as well

About 64L around the same as the original tank

Fuel tank all complete and pressure tested Picked up a battery box and made a tray for it to mount to the body

So close to finishing the fuel tank hopefully tomorrow arvo have it all done

Spent the weekend making a mounting plate for the trans cooler.

All 6 coils and leads made :)

One mount made for the LS coils

Little bit more playing around tonight. Mocked up my reverse cowl and it’s tied the build together with the wheel set up And made a template for mounting LS coils

Bottom section of fuel tank built just need to do the top section. Wheels now on and car is off the stands. looking tuff af

Tyres mounted and looking tuff can’t wait to put it on the ground and see how they fit

After work today I ran down and got my self some PSR X255 Tyers for the rear, which I will take into work tomorrow and mount them onto the wheels

This week we have been focusing on getting the fuel tank done, so far we have a few sections under the way for the bottom half of the tank. :The basics of the tank for the test fit :cut off the tack welds to put cut holes on the tank to allow the fuel to flow to the lower chamber, and with the...

Yeah dad and I did it, it’s only the prototype so far.

New brake line made for the rear

Some side notes from this month. I found someone who is gonna do my wiring harness and ECU. My body guy is going to start straightening the body back out. And lastly getting all new brake lines made to replace the rotting soft rubber lines with a braided/ Teflon line. The custom lines will also...

October run down so far; Finished the intercooler piping and started to paint them with a ceramic coat Needed to make sure I keep this old girl cool by making a aluminium shroud to house my twin 10” thermo fans. Now that the open heart surgery is done decided to do a face lift with a front...

Having the chance to have 3 full days on working on the car I managed to get a decent amount done. The obvious one being the motor is mounted back in the car, got most of the front half of the motor on. Did run into some trouble with the auto I am using as the bell housing seems to be wrong and...

10 months in the making and the motor is finally back in

Exciting news; got the whole long block assembled today just in time for the long weekend and is now all set to get put back in the car. Cleaned the garage to give me working space.

Finding tyres were a pain and couldn’t find any good quality ones that are street legal so I just went with a size people told me we’re going to be to big, the seem to seat fine on the wheel. So now I am running 195/45R17 which is a common size and easy to find.

17x4.5 front runner

Front tyres mounted ready for me to take them to work and balance.