Thread: Yellow Pezza Ute Conversion!

don't do it. the yellow box is a great look.

At the moment having it as a Ute will be more useful to me, I will still keep the hard top if I ever decide to change it back again, with all the parts at hand it only takes a few hours to replace any way. I was planing to take the windscreen off some time soon to fix up a few small rust spots before they get out of hand.

Well here are some pics of what I have got so far:


The rear cab section prior to stripping and priming


The rear section after etch priming


rear section corner strengtheners after priming


Tail gate from my SWB, most of the paint removed. What are the chances of stripping back the first layer of paint and finding the paint underneath matches
yellow pezza.


Tail gate latch repainted and installed on yellow pezza, only installed now because i wanted to test my new pneumatic rivet gun

So far the only bit i have had to buy is the Gal. steel base for the cab roof, only paid $10 for it anyway. I will also buy new rubbers and windows etc. shortly as well.

Keep us informed.....

Should look a Treat......

Keep it yellow thou......

Originally Posted by sclarke

Keep us informed.....

Should look a Treat......

Keep it yellow thou......

Don't worry mate, there is no chance in hell i am changing the colour

When i removed all the cr@p I had in the back, and took out the false floor and water tank, she went like the clappers, probably about 200kg of weight taken out. Can't wait for when I take the roof off too. the water tank will go back in, along with a easly removable false floor. I might install the fuel tank out of my SWB in the back as well. hummm, That will be like 220L of diesel. I might almost be able to make it down to Cooma and back on one load of fuel, ha ha

hmm, 'the rear section after etch priming' in? 'mirrortone 631 etchprime grey' perhaps. which is really good primer.
the tailgate latch looks like a really good fit, shame it's going to get chipped.
still liked the yellow box.

Originally Posted by harry

hmm, 'the rear section after etch priming' in? 'mirrortone 631 etchprime grey' perhaps. which is really good primer.
the tailgate latch looks like a really good fit, shame it's going to get chipped.
still liked the yellow box.

Yep your right about it getting chipped, I realized that after i painted it, I will put a rubber washer on the pin, and one on the back of the ring it fits onto, that should stop it getting too bad. I have to say it was a lot easier than i expected to put the latch mounts in. Drilled out the rivets, tapped the old plate down and out, tapped the new one back in again and its done.

Wasn't mirrortone i used, but it would have been a better paint to use. I could have even got some from work too It dose look a bit like mirrortone because of the camera flash.

paul - good stuff. I like these ute conversion threads.
As I said in my post on clarkie's thread I want to convert my trayback to a ute tub type.

Did you need special rivets to suit the LR or are standard rivets fine ?

That pneumatic riveter sounds the goods.

Where in Brissie are you .. nudge nudge wink wink.