Damn :/ haha thats the good thing with projects, just pick them back up whenever lol :P

haha yeah, this thing ain't going anywhere so i got plenty of time

G'day peeps haha,

 

been a while since i updated, not much of an update but still,

 

i took the pinch mold off a spare corona cut it down to size and put it on my dash, nice finishing touch i think.

 

 

also got this 78 hilux, got it from a mate i work on his cars, he used it around his paddocks for horse stuff haha, has 5 speed and 18rc, and 14x7 & 8 beanies (ford stud pattern...) motor runs just needs timing chain, so i'll give it a clean up and put it and 5 speed in the rona, 18r has i think 105hp as opposed to 12r 75hp, and about 30-40nm more torque, easier than doing the 12r haha, will build hotty 18r one day...

 

 

btw i copied delorian88 or whatever his name is on the dash haha

Nice! Did you just sikaflex it onto the front or does it actually clip in under the pad?

Edited May 1, 201412 yr by Mark90

yeah it pushes on, its a really tight fit in a few spots, i'll pull a bit of it off to show you later, mine was all cracked along there so looks so much better!

Mmmm 18r.... Looks good! Make a how to with the dash please? Haha mines cracked as well :(

seconded on the dash how-to! Mine has cracks you could drive a truck through! The dash mat has cracked so badly that it has dragged the rest of the dash with it and cracked the plastic too!

i'll take some pics tomorrow, i don't mean the whole dashpad, i wanna recover my dash in vinyl, hate the carpet stuff thats on it haha

My dash is still vinyl, no cracks. Started lifting from the base though in the corner. I'll cry when it spreads!

G'day peeps, i finally got myself a bit nicer camera, so i took a few pics :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and as you can see its not perfectly straight but still looks better than plastic that's cracked everywhere

 

and you just push it on like that, its really hard in some spots, had to bash it in a few spots... and just bend it by hand where you need to..

 

and just for a giggle i did this..

 

 

 

 

i also swapped my old steering back from when i swapped the front end, the one i put in it has a stuffed inner tie rod end and pitman arm, so i cleaned the other one up and swapped it as its in good condition

 

 

Nice! You can still get new pitman and idler arms for these quite easy. :)

yeah its good that you can get it all, lucky i don't need any because i don't have any money haha, the funny part is, i have a brand new tie rod end, all new ball joints, and new rear wheel cylinder, that the previous owner brought, its all just sitting in a box as it doesn't need any of it yet, but nice that i don't have to buy it all haha :D