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Telltale ...

Post by Bantum » Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:28 am

Also got round to getting this laser cut :

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Fitted the LEDs to go with it :

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& found some green plastic :

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Have to get round to painting the Tell-tale back in Black now ... :rolleyes:

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Post by El_Freddo » Fri Dec 02, 2016 4:11 pm

Top work mate!

Laser cutting - I wouldn't even know where to start looking for that service!

I'm keen to see how these door cards turn out ;)

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Post by Silverbullet » Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:53 pm

Bantum wrote:Also got round to getting this laser cut :

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Well that's one way to get a low range light! Very nice work, going above and beyond :cool:

BUT! there's an error! The factory low range light says "Lo" not "Low" !!!
Actually yours looks better, with the wheel diagrams as well.

And those door cards, I can tell those are going to be seriously nice :o Would you mind terribly if I copied them for my wagon? :oops: I'll pay royalties honest!!
Will it ever end!?
-EA81 TWIN CARB!!!!
-L series 5 speed
-Custom paint job
-2" lift
-Full custom re-wire
-L series front end
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Post by Bantum » Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:01 pm

Yeah, my thoughts were when I did the first draft ( which was same as the original ) that it didn't 'look right' + something was missing, so ended up making it slightly different with few tweaks that I wanted & made it look as if it came from factory ... :cool:

P.S - Added a few extra details to the headlight as well ( just in case you missed it ) ... ;)

Painted the back in black :

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& Peeled the cover to reveal :

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I'll have to see how it turns out & post some more pictures when I get round to installing it ... :)

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Covered ...

Post by Bantum » Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:37 am

Over the Christmas period I finally got round to start fixing the Steering Wheel Cover :

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All have to do now is to finish hand stitching it ... :/
( read 'it takes forever' )

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Score ...

Post by Bantum » Wed Jan 11, 2017 7:11 am

Found some spare doors :

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Innards look ok :

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All I have to do now is clean them up & swap them over ... :)

( read it may take a while )

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Post by Proton mouse » Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:13 pm

Excellent score, GLF5 power window doors none the less!!

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Post by El_Freddo » Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:28 pm

I love this:

First recent post: "hand stitching takes forever"
Most recent post straight after the first recent post: "found some spare doors".

So I guess the hand stitching of the steering wheel is done then??

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Winning ...

Post by Bantum » Sat Jan 14, 2017 6:12 am

Ha - Nah Bennie, I still need to do the fitting to the actual wheel ( there's been a hold up on the rubber underlay which needs fixing ) which might take a while ... :/

P.S. - added a few more shots of the process though ... :)

Yeah the doors were a total 'wow' find moment ... (I wasn't even looking for them ) So yeah as soon as I saw 'em, said 'yep I'll have those' ... :win:

Will post some more updates when I get round to it ... ;)

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Sidetracked ...

Post by Bantum » Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:20 am

Sorry to report - Its been very slow in the 'working on this' department - As I've been sidetracked by health issues ( compressed disc L5 ) & will attempt to do some updates when I can ... :(

Have done some work on the gearbox - will post some updates on that later.

Also just went back through the thread & updated as many of the links as I could ... FU PB ... :/

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Update :

Post by Bantum » Mon Nov 06, 2017 6:22 am

Bit of a thread dig - I haven't done much in the last few months ( as I've been busy doing other things ) but did manage to pickup a few items :

Something for the rear end ...

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A Drive Shaft ...

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Some spare parts ...

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& something else to do :

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Oh & had to move shit ... :(

Hope to have somewhere to work on it soon ... :/

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Post by El_Freddo » Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:44 pm

Ooh, nice rear end addition!

And going for a 5 speed?

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Diff Out ...

Post by Bantum » Fri Nov 10, 2017 2:07 am

Yep, I posted that up earlier :
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Have been slowly stripping it down / cleaning up & took it into get photographed as part of the R160 Locker Project ...

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And front diff :

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Plan is to take out the old Transmission & swap in this 5 speed ... :)


Note to Self - must remember to take some more photos next time ... :/


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Slow going ...

Post by Bantum » Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:57 am

Sorry there's been a bit of a hiatus on the project ...

I haven't got round to doing much on Bantum due to several factors, will update this when I get round to it ... :(
( I'll also have to go back over old posts to update missing images etc . )

Did manage to pick a few items but :

Replacement windscreen : ( rubber is shot though )

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and trims :

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Trims ...

Post by Bantum » Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:27 am

Had some of these made up :

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More info here :
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& cleaned up the front grill :

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Repaired & painted the endcaps :

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Came out pretty good :

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Haven't got round to doing much else ...

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Gear Boxed ...

Post by Bantum » Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:32 am

Made a box :

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And stashed a few things in it ... :p
( As it will be sitting a while before much happens to it )

Also picked some old wheels to move it around the shed :

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Plan is to referb the performance wheels later ... :)

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Sidestep Install ...

Post by Bantum » Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:41 am

Before Cronovirus struck, I was in the process of sourcing some bits for the Sidesteps :

Hardware :

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Cleaned up some of the mounting holes :

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And proceeded to locate them :

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Drilled & bolted on the back :

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Test fitted the front :

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Didn't have to drill any holes, but the splash guard needs to be repaired / replaced, so made a template :

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And test fitted it :

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Then marked it out on some signage sheet I found :

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& Cut out with jig saw :

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That was far as I got when things shut down ... :/
( was not able to travel to site where ute is located )

Hope to pick up where I left it - when things go back to 'normal' ...

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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

Post by El_Freddo » Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:52 pm

Looking good Bantum!

The first image in your post about the grille restoration isn’t working for me :(

I love those side skirts. Might have to one day look into what I can modify to fit my brumby...

Sorry to hear you can’t access your brumby with the current restrictions. That would be mega frustrating!

Keep up the good work!

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Post by Bantum » Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:31 am

Re-posted image for you Bennie ( will see if it holds )

Major hold up with fitting side skirts - Think I might have to 'deconstruct' the sub frame to strengthen it for the front mount ... :|

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Still looking for a new place to move to ... :roll:

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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

Post by El_Freddo » Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:37 pm

That grille looks mint.

And going back a long time now - those replacement doors were a real score, correct colour (enough to just do an external spray to colour match) and they appear to have power windows. Did you pull these from a coupe??

All the best with finding a new place. It can be very frustrating!

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