Stirlsilver's Disco Ute Project

On the home stretch now boys & girls! Well, with the body at least...

Left side spray puttied:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/09/131.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/09/132.jpg

Right side spray puttied:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/09/133.jpg

Left side sanded back:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/09/134.jpg

The left side is now essentially ready for primer paint. And the right isn't far behind.

Also, i've ordered the white tiger 50mm body lift kit, that should be coming in this week.

I'm sooo excited Stirl its all taking shape...good on you for sticking at it too..

This has to be my most favourite build thread:)

Looks like a bought one.

Excellent work.

Thanks for the comments dullbird & apocalypse :)

The reason why I'm starting to up the ante is because I have set the target to move back to Queensland at the beginning of next year. And transporting a half finished car would be very expensive. Given the number of weekends left between now and then, I think I may have to shelve the turbos for the moment and just get the car running & engineered naturally aspirated. And then do the turbo modification in 2014. Let's see how things pan out.

On another note. the 50mm White Tiger lift kit arrived today :twisted: Although i'm not going to be using all the bits...
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/10/1224.jpg

is this a 50mm body lift

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Originally Posted by dullbird

is this a 50mm body lift

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It certainly is.

I hit saturday hard. Did a solid 13 hours in the workshop.

Left rear quarter finished & primer painted
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/10/1131.jpg

Right rear quareter finished & primer painted
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/10/1132.jpg

The 50mm body lift kit is 70% fitted (need to tighten it all up and install the floor supports & gearbox extension, break line extensions, etc.)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/10/1133.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/10/1134.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/10/1135.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/10/1136.jpg

One thing i am confused about is that the kit gets you to remove the top bolts the panhard bracket and loosen the second one from the top and space out the bracket by 6mm to install the capping piece and then install a spacing washer for the bolt that was loosened

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/10/1137.jpg

But I couldn't space the bracket out without loosening the bolt that connects this bracket to the bracket which is attached to the neck of the steering box.

As a result i've ended up with a gap.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/10/1138.jpg

Does anyone have any ideas or have experience in fitting this lift kit? Do I just tighten up the nut and pull the bracket in?? Surely that can't be right.

I thought from memory the two holes in the bracket bolted to the steering box were slotted - so undo the nuts and shift the bracket to take up the gap and re-tighten

SKiboy

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Originally Posted by Skiboy

I thought from memory the two holes in the bracket bolted to the steering box were slotted - so undo the nuts and shift the bracket to take up the gap and re-tighten

SKiboy

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As Skiboy has mentioned, there is two bolts as shown in the position of the yellow arrows I have added to your previous image (roughly).
You need to slacken these off, tension the bolt on the outside of the chassis rail then re tighten.

p.s. Very nice project by the way.

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Originally Posted by Grimace

As Skiboy has mentioned, there is two bolts as shown in the position of the yellow arrows I have added to your previous image (roughly).
You need to slacken these off, tension the bolt on the outside of the chassis rail then re tighten.

p.s. Very nice project by the way.

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Have you been following this build up too Grimace?

I only remembered the slots vaguely from when I did that drop arm earlier this year.
Skiboy

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Originally Posted by Skiboy

Have you been following this build up too Grimace?

I only remembered the slots vaguely from when I did that drop arm earlier this year.
Skiboy

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I pop in from time to time :D