Working title - new pig

[Touses]

Spent the morning with my favourite magician/welding mate repairing the chassis.
some fairly nasty rust in there.DSCF0056.JPG

Required some skillful cuttingDSCF0059.JPG

And patchingDSCF0060.JPG

Finally a heavy plate over that againDSCF0061.JPG

All in all a good mornings work, can't see that lot failing any time soon!

[Touses]

Flogged the winch bar into shape on the weekend.

DSCF0073.JPG
DSCF0095.JPG
DSCF0076.JPG
DSCF0082.JPG
DSCF0079.JPG

All in all another good mornings work.

[rusty_nail]

sounds like youve got a long way to go mate, im looking forward to seeing it develop more mate =D

[Touses]

sounds like youve got a long way to go mate, im looking forward to seeing it develop more mate =D

Off at the panel beaters now bloke!

Mechanic has engine about put together. Still a way to go before first drive tho'!

[Dan02]

great thread, looking forward to hearing what ended up being done to the block and head. best of luck on the build

[Bigcol]

more piccies

we LOVE piccies

good job so far on the rebuild mate, great to see

[Touses]

Bar all sorted now, off to the painter with itDSCF0097.JPG

Painter taking own sweet time but assures me it will be worth it.
DSCF0104.JPG DSCF0105.JPG

[threedogs]

Westy I have budgeted 15k for engine rebuild including gt2863 turbo. Muganic says it is doable at that.
Chassis repairs and panel beater and auto elec etc etc etc about another 10. Hopefully all up a shade under 30k.
I believe it's money well spent if the vehicle is reliable and strong. This should be my final 4X4.

Reminds me of a guy in an article from one of the mags years ago, just as all the Computer and plastic 4x4s came on the market.
He did a body off resto of his early Bj47 troopy including a 6.5 TD motor,,and all the good gear and it cost him $30k for his "perfect"
4x4. a new wagon at the time was about $45K. so he now has a vehicle set up the way he wants. so well done Touses

Did you weld extra tabs for antenna or driving ligts etc before you had it painted??

[Touses]

Reminds me of a guy in an article from one of the mags years ago, just as all the Computer and plastic 4x4s came on the market.
He did a body off resto of his early Bj47 troopy including a 6.5 TD motor,,and all the good gear and it cost him $30k for his "perfect"
4x4. a new wagon at the time was about $45K. so he now has a vehicle set up the way he wants. so well done Touses

Did you weld extra tabs for antenna or driving ligts etc before you had it painted??

Seems to have a plethora of holes for antenna and of course sand flag, must have sand flag. Hahahahaha

[Touses]

great thread, looking forward to hearing what ended up being done to the block and head. best of luck on the build

The block was acid washed and resleeved. The head tested ok so was only shaved, new valves and heavysprings. Don't know what heavy may mean

in this case, some sort of mechanic speak. hahaha