Hello from croydon

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Re: Hello from croydon

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Starting to refurb the glove box lids
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Mangaged to get a tailgate finally. Not in great condition but some filler and hammerite I hope will fix that.
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Needed a blow torch to get the bolts out.
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Re: Hello from croydon

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So the flat-bed of the pickup is wider than standard. In order to put back to standard I would have to cut out the super strong bed and anchor points.

To save the work and the cost we came up with a plan to widen the tail gate, which has turned out pretty well.
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So now a load more body work for me to do during lock down 2. I'm just hoping the weather holds out.
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Witb the grey primer on it looks pretty good.
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But when you get up close you can see the welding line. The line is more of a valley so if the weather holds ill fill and sand.
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Progees in small very small steps..
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Rome wasn't built in a day - as they say. The new back end looks a huge improvement :D
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Thanks... It really is a labour of love. But smile per gallon these cars do the trick LOL.
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Re: Hello from croydon

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As I'm here does anyone have any advice on changing the steering wheel. I did a search and I can see I need to get a 33mm socket but any more advice or opinions welcome.

I'm not wed to it but, my wife got me a wooden gear knob and I was thinking of changing the steering wheel to wood and getting a 13inch one to match and create bit more space in the cabin.

I do fair amount of normal town driving so I'm not to worried about the extra effort, but appreciate the experience of anyone that has already done the swap.

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Getting there!
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Little mini project over lunch break today.
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Another lunchtime project..... Wooden steering wheel.
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Another lunchtime project... Well more of a lunchtime drive then get someone else to do the work... Lol

Been wanting to do small mod like this for ages, feels good to have it now.
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Re: Hello from croydon

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Hi :) Lovely vehicle
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