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59 Double Cab, Left HOOKER - Jun3

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:26 am
by dawerks
Mostly OG but she's been round the block a few times. But she's in the right place now :)


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Took off a few things, pulled the engine after I got it running. And the trans.
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Spent some time cleaning the engine bay and painting it.
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:09 pm
by Shaven
welcome to the family... nice score. love the colour :wink:

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:52 pm
by 067DUB
DC lefty goodness, sweet bus man

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:18 pm
by D-Train
Shaven wrote:welcome to the family... nice score. love the colour :wink:
new snuggle partner matty...
haha

nice bus, welcome to the dc family

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 10:04 pm
by thebear
Nice job on the engine bay clean. Cool truck.

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:54 pm
by dawerks
Thanks mates, I love the colour too :) Nice to see people using the queen's english!

I am trying very very hard to find some time for her because she's so damn demanding!! Time to peeel her clothes off bit by bit.

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Could it be? Just something to cover a dent and no rust??
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Ooh baby, what have you been doing?? And with WHO? :)

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Strip of bondo!
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What's under this one??
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Looking GOOD!
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WHAA! Yikes :(
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We can fix her, we have the technology (do we have the time?) Why am I talking in the third person??

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:04 am
by woval56
Don't u just love those repairs, I had the same on my westy, pop riveted galv.
Great DC u got there, how'd u come across it ?

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:36 pm
by dawerks
It was offered for sale at a 'high' price, but to me it seemed reasonable.

Didn't get much time to work on her, so I stripped her down a bit.
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It's not going to be 'show' quality but it should be pretty dece :) Pretty straight and not much filler except on the rockers.

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:23 pm
by Shaven
looks great. keep them coming.
ohhh std 6 inches :lol:

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:18 am
by dawerks
That's what she said.. :lol:

More sanding, fun! Not too many surprises except over the wheel well, but I think the PO was trying to get rid of the factory welds/imperfections.

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Sanding gates = no fun.
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911 Disc brakes?? Maybe!
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:01 pm
by dawerks
I had a full 8 hours(!) to work on her so I got a little bit done. Inside were not many surprises, phew!
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The 'holes' were off by a little bit, I can live with it! "Perfection comes with Delusion!" This is just a test fit shot.
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Back to rocker fun! Passenger side. (Sorry I already opened it and then went back for the camera, so semi-surprise).
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Wire mesh! But except for the bottom, it's pretty solid! Same for other side.
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Pow!
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The very rare, M - Coded bottom window.
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Cleaning, de rustifying treatment, prime, paint.
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Gett'n somewhere!
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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:04 pm
by D-Train
U an klaus need to have a race to see who finishes 1st.. Nice work!!

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:12 pm
by Shaven
D-Train wrote:U an klaus need to have a race to see who finishes 1st.. Nice work!!
im tipping not klaus... have you seen his back yard :shock:

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:40 pm
by 067DUB
watching all this great work going on is making me want to go to my shed and wax the bus again , I'm in rust denial..

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:40 pm
by FrankenCab
ozjeff could use that flyscreen in his noddy caravan thingy.. whats the prize dion ..and no framed naked pics of matty mounting a golden penis please