chestikoph1 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Paint has started, have to do in sections it's hard to paint the bars and not get the rest of the interior dusty. Edited February 22, 2018 by chestikoph1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestikoph1 Posted February 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 Paint finished, it has turned out pretty good. Now to put this thing back together!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestikoph1 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Sitting in the shed at the new house, it took me half an hour just to in mask from the paint. The exterior paint looks like crap against the bay and interior now, but it's ready to put together, I will start on the wiring first and running fuel and brake lines. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh what a nissan feeling! Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 That's awesome, the factory creamy colour looks really good on the cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caibs Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Niiiice updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestikoph1 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Started on the rear parcel shelf and bulkhead panels, made them so the bolt down with nutserts, something to do while I wait for the fuel cell and lines to arrive. I am going to weld up some removable ally covers to go over the access holes to the rear shocks. This also allows the rear bulkhead panel to sit flat as the shock mounts protruded into the cabin. Next job is to start cutting out the rear boot floor once I have the fuel cell and battery, I am going to try and mount them slightly lower than the standard floor level if possible. Anyway, enjoy the small update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestikoph1 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Spare wheel well cut out, pity because it was spotless. I will weld up frame work for fuel cell mounting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestikoph1 Posted May 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) I fabbed the frame with some 25 x 25 box, tacked it up and test fitted, just have to close up the sides with some new sheet metal and then weld the frame to the chassis rails and boot floor. So much easier to work under there without the spare wheel well. Frame work should also help stiffen the rear chassis further where the rear spring shackles mount, and weighs around the same amount the as the factory metal fuel tank. Edited May 21, 2018 by chestikoph1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestikoph1 Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Last nights efforts, made a start on the new sheet metal, had to use the Tig as I ran out of gas for the mig but it didn't like welding the new metal to the dirty existing floor. But it's the boot and it doesn't need to look 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caibs Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 you should beadroll some alloy diamond pattern door trims! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestikoph1 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 On 30 May 2018 at 7:34 PM, caibs said: you should beadroll some alloy diamond pattern door trims! Funny you should say that, I actually have an idea with the door trims I might go half aluminium and half standard trims. Anyway I made good use of the long weekend here in WA and got a heap done on the car, three days worth prep and almost ready for a colour it's just that the weather is shit, raining cats and dogs at the moment and not conducive to painting. ( I hate sanding and the amount of seam sealer in this thing was nuts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushpig Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Boot looks very tidy. What was your method for removing the seam sealer? especially down in the hard to reach wheel wells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestikoph1 Posted June 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 My 4 year old has small hands... Just kidding! I used a scraper and heaps of turps on a rag to dissolve it, then some citrus cleaner, before the paint I re-sealed it with just one bead of shrinking seam sealer. Finally got some colour on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestikoph1 Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 (edited) Fuel tank frame is welded in and floor riveted to the frame, also bent up some aluminium straps to hold the tank down, I may redo these in stainless steel I'll see how these ones go. Edited June 19, 2018 by chestikoph1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boingk Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Lovely fabrication work. Straight-forward, functional and structural. This will be super cool to see finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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