Builds HDJ80 LHD #snlcbuilt Ute (pickup) (2 Viewers)

[mudgudgeon]

Lovely

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Body mount?

 

[SNLC]

Body mount?

Yes

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[FMC80]

Wow, seeing you transform this beast is going to be gnarly.

 

[scottryana]

Odd that there is such a difference from front to back. I almost looks like it has been used to put a boat in salt water, backing down a ramp.

 

[SNLC]

Cargo windows pulled, the glass is worth saving.

The cut is all plotted and ready to go.

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[SNLC]

It’s the gift that just keeps on giving.

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[mudgudgeon]

Odd that there is such a difference from front to back. I almost looks like it has been used to put a boat in salt water, backing down a ramp.

Was thinking similar.
My current cruiser was left garaged at a holiday house for 15 years, and used to launch a small tinny into a salt walter lake a handful of times each summer.
Rear diff housing has copped a little damage, but that's about it.

 

[SNLC]

Backing plates on rear axle are not rotted, seems it was just caked on mud for decades.


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[mudgudgeon]

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Careful not to cut on the same side of those pieces of tape

 

[thatcabledude]

You wearing glasses while working under this one?

 

[lp2k]

This one will test you @SNLC ... patience is needed on this Yoda

 

[mudgudgeon]

You wearing glasses while working under this one?

CDC recommends wearing two pairs of safety squints

 

[thatcabledude]

CDC recommends wearing pairs of safety squints

With the size of the dirt clods falling out from under this thing I don’t think squinting is necessary. Lol

 

[SNLC]

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[SNLC]

With the size of the dirt clods falling out from under this thing I don’t think squinting is necessary. Lol

About 40lbs today?

And I thought I had it 70-80% mud free.

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[TriaxialBulls]

Are you going to keep those rear half-doors articulated, or will it be like old-school extended cabs where you slide the seat forward to access the additional room?

 

[SNLC]

Are you going to keep those rear half-doors articulated, or will it be like old-school extended cabs where you slide the seat forward to access the additional room?

Thought hard about that. Tundra access cab style, it would be really sweet. Absolute ton of work though, so no. Think 2nd gen Toyota pickup yet keeping the 80-series bubble look.

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[SNLC]

We have separation.

The Pigpen has had it’s way with me today, I already washed off twice today!

Day 1, mission complete.

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[Broski]

It’s the gift that just keeps on giving.

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Looks like a possible flood victim

 

[SNLC]

Looks like a possible flood victim

You might be right, it’s definitely been swamped more than once for a long time. Add a little euro road salt and it’s going to be a potent mixture.

I am fairly committed now. At this point I think I would rather fix the chassis vs a replacement. I have stash, plus I am going to cut a foot or more off the back once I extend the wheelbase. Along with other frame mods. So far I am at about 50/50 on busted chassis bolts.

It’s going to take a load of effort to get this frame and chassis nice, the frame is still packed with mud and until it is stripped bare there is not a lot more I can do about that. Well, I could get out the winch cable, start stuffing it in the frame rails and get my shop vac stuffed in there too. Nah, I need to put it up on end once stripped and get all the mud-dirt out if it that way. Then it will get blasted.

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