my 63 split from lightning ridge

lightningridge · Post by **lightningridge** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:28 pm

bought the car back in oct 2012 and have been slowly restoring it since.

lightningridge · Post by **lightningridge** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:15 pm

the car's finishing look is going to be rat, with bare metal for the lower half slightly rusted and the top half being the original chalky white with moss stained paint on the roof.
i have completely rebuilt the front end with new rubbers, trackrods, drag link, tie rods and spindles.
im currently installing the irs kit with adjustable spring plates from " kruzinwagon/indian customs "

lightningridge · Post by **lightningridge** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:30 pm

more photos from metal work

067DUB · Post by **067DUB** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:33 pm

Those back wheels are awesome! nice job !

D-Train · Post by **D-Train** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:38 pm

nailing it!

IN2VWS · Post by **IN2VWS** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:40 pm

Cool, cant wait to see it on the road.

scotty*85vw · Post by **scotty*85vw** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:00 pm

keep cracking. those wheels look too good man, make sure you get a pic up soon as its down to earth more.

Cam Biscuit · Post by **Cam Biscuit** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:25 pm

Another one saved! Well done

Squidy · Post by **Squidy** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:29 pm

Look forward to seeing this one cruising round the beaches, good work mate

lightningridge · Post by **lightningridge** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:50 am

The cars history: the guy I bought it off found it about 100kms west of lighting ridge 10 years ago on someone's property, the car looks as so it was once a family camper with the windows cut into the side, but at some stage in its life it was a hunting car (due to the amount of live rounds lying around the car ). He believed the car hadn't been running since the 70's.
The rear wheels arches had been flared to fit 30's for the sandy conditions up there.
The car was 100% complete when purchased with all original running gear including its factory single port 1200 that had spewed its guts all inside the engine bay.

lightningridge · Post by **lightningridge** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:49 pm

converting to original windows.

lightningridge · Post by **lightningridge** » Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:50 pm

irs completely installed and engine bay primed twice.

lightningridge · Post by **lightningridge** » Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:47 pm

IRS finally all bolted in with super bug gearbox, now time for the engine to go in

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