Ant's '76 B1600, Australia //check it\\

oh well seems easy enough, i was gonna cut the rocker off to make it flush but this seems easier haha. well i really like it and honestly i like the 2 headlight version better, you think the grilles are interchangeable? if so let me know if you could get your hands on a grille for me!! thanks man!!

heres my rendering

I love it. Good going!

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CodyFinesse said:

oh well seems easy enough, i was gonna cut the rocker off to make it flush but this seems easier haha. well i really like it and honestly i like the 2 headlight version better, you think the grilles are interchangeable? if so let me know if you could get your hands on a grille for me!! thanks man!!

heres my rendering

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it would be alot of work to put the b1600 grille on the courier im building a courier and just sold my b1600

green350lux very nice b1600 ive been watching the build on downundertruckin forum

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yeah dude - I got the guages over here from a supoplier who's cliend cancelled their order!,.. no one else over here in Aus is using them,.. and I just love the old school stuff.
Can you still get them over there?.. if so - where from!.... MIC emails keep bouncing back to me! :(

Last I heard Go-EZ still had them, not sure if they still do tho. The only issue Ive run into with them is sometimes they have a tendency to seep air. I fixed a few by machining a new inner seal out of steel instead of the plastic ones they come with. Over time they get brittle and crack which in turn causes the seepage. Here's the link to Go-Ez they still show them in their product listings.

http://www.goezcustoms.com/products2.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryOUDt-jdfc

Made this vid this arvo. :)

OK guys,.. Here is my build up over the last couple of months,..I Have never welded, Painted a car, used bog or ever attempted anything like this before.A real learning curve for me and to be honest im proud of myself for giving it a go.I think for a at home garage job,.. It works well!

So here goes,...I didnt get pics of it - But I removed all the existing floor and made new towers for the tub to sit on.renforced the whole structure as it was failry wobbly before,.. It didnt have much meat holding it on!.so once that was done, I started getting measurements for the steel. I got my Brite steel (1.5mm) and folded it with a press. 90 deg fold along the top on the tub and a radius bend in the internal corners.This is A pic of them just sitting in there.



After I was happy with the lacment and shape, I cut the curve to match the chassis line.Then I painully welded around the entire tub sides and all joins in the new works.anout 913297032190732 tack welds. I also cut and put a stailnless steel access door for the battery after making a sub frame for it to sit in inder the new floor

Once all that was tacked and ground smooth - I got my sun metal disc and proceeded to make the wheel tubs.I had to make the tubs wider to not only take the wheels, but to also look beefier.

Then I had to make a radius fold to match the rest of the tub.

Cut out the metal to fit in the new tubs.The rad corners were a bastard to do - Basically pilled with weld to use minimal bog... gahhh

Now they are welded in and smoothed I took the tub off the truck.

A bit of bog to smooth out any imperfections

Then HB Primer

Primes the Chassis

Painted 2K chassis

Bumper, Tank and odds and ends got attention

Did I mention I HATE sanding?

BAM - Paint!.. In the garage - shhhh

Air Tank work

Masked the tank up for the Aluminumn leaf.

POW

Painted the steering wheel, Dash and door cardsBeing a metal dash, I moved my valves to where the ignition was,.. and moved all the accessories to the other side.

At ECC!!!!

very rad build. so sic

This thing is so freaking cool. It's all the little details

Killer job, I really like the color combo and looks like an awesome run for your first paintjob! Good job!!

Hardbody bumper looks good on there,,,is the silver leaf hard to do??