Thread: Rangie UTE Conversion

Day 27

Just finished off the front mounts replaces all the MS bolts with HT ones (bar 2)





Mick

Day 29

Spent 1/2 a day driving around looking for a new fuel filler... had no idea what i wanted till i saw this one!!!



Got a fancy lockable chrome cap for it at SCA





So far i am happy with the way it looks. That 3mm base CP is so damn $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

anyone got a tig welder? I need some stuff welded up. pls pm me i am in east malvern.

Mick

Day 30

got these at a bargain down at the ally tool box place



they will be used to hold the the spare tyre door shut.



this is for the number plate and lights. I want it recessed so the lights don't get knock of when i back in to stuff i was thinking of using the OE lights from the tailgate. I also rewired the fuel tank back up and got her running for the 1st time in a while!! off to the engineer at the end of the week!! So it's just putting it all back together now!

Mick

Day 31

I lost count how many times the ally wire bird nested and i'll be happy when the ally side is done!!







Mick

Saw the engineer this morning everything was ok the only thing he suggested i change was the fuel filler pipe that wraps around the bottom support of one of the RHS wing, he fished out an old filler tube he had lying around and gave me that to try (from an old Mazda)

So let the painting begin!!!



Mick

Looking good there mate

Day I dont know anymore.....

Well i have given up with the ally welding as it was taking far to much of my time and the welds were very b grade!

anyway i went out to the shed one morning and decided i didn't like the CP wings so off they went and some 2mm flat plate has been welded on. the 2mm plate is about the same weight as the 3mm base CP so it's not going to add that much more weight and case it can all be welded in place it will add to the over all strength of the tray.



purchased my new LED combo lights and made up the resistor packs and they all work. I have all so fitted a 'idle control solenoid'' from an XF Falcon and wired it up to the Wolf so now my Rangie starts without my foot on the gas for the 1st time on 3 or 4 years!!

ok got a full day on it today

sanded and primed the inside of the cab and some of the ourside :shock: :shock:

new air tank -



LHS of the tray metal work is finished -



Outside of cab semi sprayed -



Inside done -



and the new rear door. All made out of thin sheet metal the whole ally thing was taking far too long and my welder didn't have enough curry to get any consist welds out of it and Cig weld didn't make a Teflon liner for it so i gave up



I used Narva number plate lights and a 55w helogin truck reverse light. i will also have 2 more of those light mounted in the recessed corners controlled by a switch in the cab for off road use only.