The 60 Series Dingo Build

[thewilddingo]

The wife and I took off for our honeymoon to Bali

Spotted probably 20 beauty 40 series cruisers while over there, including this rig.

 

[thewilddingo]

Another small victory in the pursuit of a beautiful 60

 

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Hopefully we see an OME suspension coming soon. Stay tuned

 

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The engine was caked in oil and had been leaking pretty noticeably. I figured it needed a new valve cover gasket but I wasn't expecting it to be this shot.

 

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Before and After, engine degrease/wash, new valve cover gasket, and heat shield refinished in high temp engine enamel

 

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Fresh taillight assembly, the old one was getting crusty

 

[thewilddingo]

The brake master was leaking, the pedal was going straight to the floor. The new one has the brakes feeling rock solid

 

[bcomnes]

Nice work!

 

[thewilddingo]

Out with the rusty crusty wheel arch/dog leg. This was definitely the most daunting task I've undertaken with the 60 but I think it came out pretty alright

 

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Fresh metal looks a little better on her

 

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On to the quarters in need of some attention

 

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After a bit of a hail storm mid-welding, I got it stitched up. It isn't art but it's all solid and void of rust

 

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One side of the rig down

 

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60 and a sunrise

 

[thewilddingo]

Nice work!

Thank you, slow and steady over here

 

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Canada eh

 

[matmattmatthew]

These are the kind of build threads I love. My 62 is crusty in a few spots and I'll be doing my first-ever body repairs soon. It's encouraging that you've never done body work and you're getting those kinds of results. Are you using patch panels or making the patches out of sheet metal?

 

[thewilddingo]

These are the kind of build threads I love. My 62 is crusty in a few spots and I'll be doing my first-ever body repairs soon. It's encouraging that you've never done body work and you're getting those kinds of results. Are you using patch panels or making the patches out of sheet metal?

thanks, I was lucky enough to buy some factory rust-free wheel arches/dog legs. The quarter panels I shaped myself out of sheet metal. If It is within your budget I would recommend sourcing factory or reproduction body panels, not necessary but certainly is convenient.

 

[thewilddingo]

On to the second side. The rust on this side was considerably worse

 

[thewilddingo]

Once I began cutting and grinding I uncovered a previous repair which had since rusted out underneath a good half an inch of bondo

At the bottom of the quarter, there was about an inch and a half of mud and dirt nesting in there, I could hardly believe how much I was digging out