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Intro & Build up: Ugly Betty(so far)
I am a long time 40 addict but they were never sold in ZA and so I had to be content with lurking here. Then I found one in Aussie, put my faith,trust and a fist full of cash into the account of a guy I had never met and held my breath. With the benefit of hindsight, I should not have worried.Daniel inspected the car,negotiated the deal,baught and stored it at his house and eventually arranged for it's transport to the shipping agent. Mate, you are amazing and proved that there are still some very good people left in this world.
After 3 long months, a huge amount of paperwork and red tape I finally went to collect her at the docks.
We put a good battery to her and she fired right up and was a pleasure all the way home 
Due to the fact that her late arrival(one month) had delayed our summer holiday departure we decided to take her along as punishment 
(our first night)
Now that our holiday is over the resto work(she needs lots) can begin....
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Sweet! The only thing ugly about Betty is the high tech funnel sticking in her side! Hats off to Daniel! 
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01-12-08, 03:21 PM
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The LX models are not very good. They have a lot of reliability problems. I think it would be better for you if you sell it to me
You lucky cruiserhead 
You have a very sweet cruiser, congrats 
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01-12-08, 03:27 PM
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BJ 42 LX 11/83 - 3b H55F P/S 3 wipers and slidin windas
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01-12-08, 04:19 PM
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mmm i love that tach... i want one...
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01-12-08, 04:29 PM
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great shape....an LX also
somebody swiped the rear bench seat ....that sucks....but the whole truck makes up for it....great find
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Hi All:
Congrats on the purchase! 
Looks to be in nice condition!
May I ask, how much Aussie $ did it cost?
Enjoy the "new" rig!
Alan
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01-12-08, 07:43 PM
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Love the wipers! Great find.
You should show this off in the diesel section.
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01-12-08, 07:46 PM
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x2, never seen three whipers on a 40 series before????
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01-13-08, 06:04 AM
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01-13-08, 08:48 AM
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01-13-08, 08:55 AM
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Thanx very much
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Originally Posted by JohnnyC
great shape....an LX also
somebody swiped the rear bench seat ....that sucks....but the whole truck makes up for it....great find |
Yeah it does and my chances of finding Zebra seats here are nil.However I suspect/hope that the 75 series bench type seats could be "convinced" to fit if you use the bracketry from the 80 series jumpseats? The front seats seam to be off a Commodore and initially I couldn't wait to chuck them but after spending some extended time in them, I am not so keen anymore  .
Mechanically she seems really good with no leaks except on the idler and the knucle seals.Tierods also need replacement and the powersteering pump leaks a little.The speedo cable needs to be replaced as the needle jumps below 60 km/h and the odometer only counts in decimals  . Oh yeah and the aircon can do with a regas
Bodywise I think she is not in good shape but I might be too sensitive as I really don't know enough. Will take some pics of the rust and post it for you guys to educate me some.
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01-13-08, 08:56 AM
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That thing is frikki'n rad, you should put the original style 16" splits on her! good luck.
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01-13-08, 12:32 PM
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TMarx - nice rig! When you get 'er done, you and Teebag should motor up here to Lilongwe and we can compare. (I'd go your way, but my Blue Mule is WHD for ZA) so I don't take her out of Malawi. I'm hoping to have mine done and off the road again in about 4 months. Dis baie lekker! 
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01-13-08, 01:40 PM
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M5driver, that sounds like fun
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Very nice find. You must be very excited. Love it in every respect. Have fun!!
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01-13-08, 04:11 PM
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That is a great looking cruiser !! From here, the body looks real good as well. Now we need some off-road pics of that beautiful country over there !
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Talking of which, how far are you with our RB order? 
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I did not. What can I say, it was a long wait
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Thanx again guys.We do love her to bits ans as soon as she is finally registered and legally on the road we will try to restore her as best we can.At the moment I am just trying to stop the existing rust from spreading further untill we can strip her down and deal with the rust on a more permanent manner. Here are some pics to show what we are up against.Any advice,comments welcome |
Tmarx,
Industrial strength paint-it-on-with-a-brush red oxide primer. Scrape and brush away as much loose rust as possible, then paint on the primer. Not pretty, but it works. It'll stop a lot, or at least slow it down enough that you can take your time getting to it. I used the Cashbuild brand.
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KA3JWW, but I don't have my rig right now
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I love this pic. Tmarx sitting there grinning like he just got a 40, and the sweetheart in the background with that "did we really buy this?" look. That will change over time.
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1980 Maule M5-235C, "The Blue Beast", 1404 hrs TTAF&E - FJ40 with wings
1982 Mercedes 300D Turbo, "Ol' Red", 250,000 miles
1953 Spousal unit, "The Wife", lifetime warranty, definite keeper (and firmly attached to all of the above)
KA3JWW, but I don't have my rig right now
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I love this pic. Tmarx sitting there grinning like he just got a 40, and the sweetheart in the background with that "did we really buy this?" look. That will change over time. |
LOL , it is my daughter and she is already trying to find ways to convince us why the 40 should be hers.
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dude that rust is nothing you should see my nightmare.
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Just an update.She was finally cleared by Interpol and the police.Yesterday she was registered in my name and now it is just the roadworthy test with liscencing before I can start stripping her
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Congrats on the sweet 40! Looking forward to the build/resto.
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Holding thumbs! In the morning she is going for her roadworthy test ! 
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