hj60 Buildup with pics

krookedpandas · 01-20-08, 09:39 PM

The Yellow 60 has been in Austin's craigslist since I bought my cruiser back in March.

serenity · 01-21-08, 03:02 AM

not the yellow!! theres another guy in QLD with a yellow chopped 60, tho it does look cool, i would go the silver.

paulwolf350 · 01-21-08, 04:54 AM

That rig IS similar mine, I think thats Loomis' 60. My mates showed pics of every chopped 60 they found when I started mine. That is a nice rig

Amazing that 2 dudes can build a truck 600 miles apart and have the cabs nearly identical. I think thats cool

If I dont go with the silver, I will probably go pink, only for the wow (or that dude must be crazy, wierd, different) factor

Paul

paulwolf350 · 01-21-08, 05:00 AM

I havn't posted any pics of the finished body work, I will get to that , and take some pictures of the th400 while i am at it, I am seriously lacking in pics

paul

iaintscared1969 · 01-21-08, 05:40 AM

PINK!!! That is going to look sick!

mel lowe · 01-21-08, 05:46 AM

For your consideration:

here is my old pink 60..... RIP

not quite pepto bismol pink,

but still pink

edit: the front valance was spray painted red

Here is another pic:

This yellow rig belongs to mudder BillyGHusk

What ever color you choose will be sweet!

paulwolf350 · 01-21-08, 04:32 PM

Mel I always thought that was faded red, LOL. You've let the secret out now. I have obviously not seen it in person though, lol

Paul

serenity · 02-04-08, 05:06 PM

hey paul where are you located in qld i live in gladstone

paulwolf350 · 02-05-08, 04:25 PM

Rockhampton, just up the road

Paul

rchalmers3 · 02-05-08, 07:26 PM

Why not both Pink AND Yellow? Pink cab with yellow tray and wheels or the reverse?

Rick

serenity · 02-05-08, 07:34 PM

lol i just cant imagine a pink and yellow cruiser in rockhampton. its just not that kind of town, you might (will) get looked at funny.

why not just paint it a nice lavender colour?

paulwolf350 · 02-08-08, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serenity

lol i just cant imagine a pink and yellow cruiser in rockhampton. its just not that kind of town, you might (will) get looked at funny.

why not just paint it a nice lavender colour?

You are right about that, I will get looked at funny, but at least i will be getting looked at. LOL. Lavender......................nah

yellow with pink wheels, hmmmm pity my wheels, tray, and barwork is blue, otherwise it might have got a run

Everyone will have to wait and see what colour it turns out................I still have no idea

Paul

paulwolf350 · 03-21-08, 02:56 AM

Well, I am back out in the shed, Block sanding in preparation for some paint. I have decided it will be painted come hell or high water! Colour will not be revealed until photos are up. I will post some lead up pics tomorrow

Paul

paulwolf350 · 03-21-08, 02:59 AM

Wow, over 2 months since primer went down, my how time flies, at least it has had plenty of time to shrink

Paul

serenity · 03-21-08, 05:42 AM

hey mate would are you spraying your rig in your shed? just wondering if ya could help me paint mine some stage, i can pay by slabs of beer or money. just gotta finish fixing the electrical junk.

cant wait to see the finished product, actually cant wait to see it with my own 2 eyes.

good luck with the painting.

glenn

paulwolf350 · 03-21-08, 05:56 AM

Yeah mate no worries, if you are not in a hurry anything can happen. My work is painfully slow and frightfully expensive in beer costs, But hey it will happen.

Dont loose faith mate, your electrical woes are nearly over, I can feel it
you will be

shortly

Paul

paulwolf350 · 03-21-08, 07:27 PM

Paint has been bought, It is in my 2 hands right now, there will be colour on my rig shortly. I am not going overboard with the body work but I am expecting good results.

I will post up some progress shots shortly, need to do some more rubbing first

Cheers

Paul

paulwolf350 · 03-23-08, 07:24 AM

paint is on, at least on the body, I have paint all over me. Looks ok too, needs a couple of repairs but, I like it. Look for the finished product in ROTW. Hope secrets can be kept.

Paul

paulwolf350 · 03-23-08, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serenity

hey mate are you spraying your rig in your shed? just wondering if ya could help me paint mine some stage, i can pay by slabs of beer
glenn

yep, yep, beeer is good

Paul

paulwolf350 · 05-24-08, 11:44 PM

Well, I have my rig up as a ROTW so I guess I can post some pictures of it to this thread, so here goes

in the 2 months I mentioned earlier i managed to get all of the hanging panels (doors, guards, bonnet, and valance) in primer ready for paint

here is the final rub down ready for paint later that night

23 March 08

rubbing down with my daughter

paint being applied

new paint, still wet, straight off the gun

this is what it looked like the next day (taken with my phone)

and one with my kids

4 April 08

My number 1 helper

Paint going down on the other panels

which brings me to the ROTW photos

cab all put together, tray on, with 36 inch tyres

enjoy

Paul

Red04VXE · 05-31-08, 12:25 AM

Great looking 60 you've built....

paulwolf350 · 06-21-08, 05:54 AM

been doing a bit more work to the Warthog this weekend, pulled the pan off the Turbo 400 and replaced the pan gasket to try to stop it leaking and built myself an exhaust.............

twin 3 inch into 3 1/2 inch single through the small muffler and out near the rear wheel, should be plenty loud and V8 growl.

Paul

marting · 06-21-08, 01:25 PM

Cool rig man! But your choise of colour

To me , and i guess to most northern-europeans, those colours just say "tjæna.. jag er svensk!" Meaning "howdy i'm swedish"

marting · 06-21-08, 01:30 PM

Like this! Other than that.... Cool thing.

iaintscared1969 · 06-21-08, 02:13 PM

NICE and ya gotta love a V-8 growl.

paulwolf350 · 06-21-08, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marting

Cool rig man! But your choise of colour

To me , and i guess to most northern-europeans, those colours just say "tjæna.. jag er svensk!" Meaning "howdy i'm swedish"

hahaha, being from australia, I didnt think of that. It was going to be silver and blue, but had a last minute paint colour change. most people associate it with some sport team or other.

to me it says " howdy I am an Aussie redneck who chopped up a perfectly good cruiser and painted it yellow and blue"

hahahaha

Paul

marting · 06-22-08, 02:58 AM

LOL.

Good one...

marting · 06-22-08, 03:04 AM

Some time in the future (when i get my own garage) I'm planning on chopping a 60 too... I really like this one:

paulwolf350 · 06-22-08, 04:41 AM

That is exactly how I want to chop my mates white 60, but he is a little aprehensive about the amount of work. I think it will look great, retains the 60 series feel, while reducing the roofline.

Paul

marting · 06-22-08, 08:47 AM

yeah!,, it's really cool. It looks to me as the small window on the rear doors and part of the rear-door window-frame has been used. If one wanted to one could cut the top 4" of any hilux-bed and get a nice edge on the bed..

Just make him do it.. I'm sure you'll have most of it done in a weekend, atleast the major components..(lots of fiddeling afterwards i guess

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If one has a good plan on how to cut/join pieces it should be all fun!