bit of a result on the single can front been offered a front load bed section so if i get theat i can get the load bed done single cabs kick ass

7 months later, almost to the day...

A-post panel starts to go in.... with some horrible welding as I get used to my welder again after using a different one for a few months..


Lower hinges had to come out too from the old doors



As someone had done this to the good new door


Trial fitting the jigsaw together again makes it look almost solid...


Aiming for something like this in 2009

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Looking good jim
Just doing the A post my self were did you get the inner valance and closing panels Jim and do you rate them .

Cheers Si

Scholfields supplied the inner valance and it fitted perfectly... now, you don't hear that very often when it comes to repro panels... playing with some arches this week... hmmmm....not so perfect...

Dove blue on commercials all the way...

looking good jim .hope you are well ,must be cold in the garage tho

54DoubleDoor wrote:Dove blue on commercials all the way...

oh yeah.. though NOT going be be as tidy as your BD. this is strictly a work horse build, ie as stock as possible using the bits and pieces I've kicking around anyway, near stock height etc etc. then no one with worry too much when throwing a ton of logs in the back or the mountain bikes.

paulbugman wrote:looking good jim .hope you are well ,must be cold in the garage tho

It was a bit cold this evening as I was packing up, but during the day its not been too bad. Plenty of layers and keep moving...

Didn't have the camera with me today, but just cleared out some more of the old repairs and prep'd for the large panel to the rear of the wheel arch. Oh, and modified my roll over frame so it now can bolt to the chassis and not need a front beam to be in the way... More cutting tomorrow...



Old Bay window repair panel about to come out


Bay outriggers about to come off


The mess that lay beneath the old dogleg

can beat you in the cold garage stakes. -7 last night for me. Still, I kept warm with my welding torch as I had an inner arch to weld in on my double cab....


Really enjoying seeing your work. Keep going.

haha... the GF was out walking on Monday thigh deep in snow, so I guess you guys have been getting a fair bit this week..

Nice. On with that again tomorrow once a few more bits are cut away.

This afternoon, the plasma came out to play


Found some more holes the PO had hidden under the incorrect outriggers. You could see from one side of the van to the other through the main chassis rails...





Made a pile of scrap..

Made up a repair section from some OG metal




Panels arrived today, great service as ever as they were only ordered yesterday. So popped them on to see how it was all coming together..

vwjim wrote:Made up a repair section from some OG metal

That's the way dude

You're doing some great work there Jim

Dove blue big window trucks rule

Other A-post in now


Inner front valance stitched to the chassis sections



Filled the horrible big hole



B-post in too



Closed up the bottom of the A-post


And the outrigger's on



Then.... ran out of welding gas...