Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

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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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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

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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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

Post by Bantum » Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:44 pm

Yep the grill turned out ok ... ( still need to do the rest of it but )
The doors do come from a coupe, so will have swap out the glass when I get round to it ... ;)

Not looking forward to tackling this next problem though - will have to strip it down, clean up & fix the leaks ... :neutral:

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Bit of a nightmare with all the plumbing ...

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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

Post by El_Freddo » Mon Nov 09, 2020 6:40 am

That hitachi looks pretty clean for its age. Mine starts and runs, get me to work etc. not great fuel economy probably due to the constant work on the gearstick and a worn carby. On the open road after several minutes at 100km/h you can hear the engine slightly pinging. Put the foot in a little more and it disappears - unless going up a hill where you’re in that throttle area for a short period of time.

I’d like to resolve this but it’s looking easier to fit an EJ than to strip the carby down.

Other thought is oil vapour passing through the PCV valve at cruise.

My advice for you: take loads of pics as you strip away the layers of your carb so you know where everything goes.

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Re: Carby ...

Post by Bantum » Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:18 am

Yes I have already taken loads of images, another trick is to label all the hose connections - Holding of doing this until I have some where decent to work on it ... :/

Update : Found another place to work on it so will be able to continue with project ... :)

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Rust ...

Post by Bantum » Sun May 02, 2021 5:48 pm

After closer inspection of the donor doors, have found they had too much rust in them ... ( as did the original ) ... :/

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So have sourced some new ones ... ( thanks to Daniel Elcoate )

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& have some spares floating around that I'll need to get rid of :

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Any takers ?

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Windows ...

Post by Bantum » Fri May 21, 2021 4:22 am

Interesting side note :

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Do note the differences between Coupe & Brumby window ...

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Post by El_Freddo » Fri May 21, 2021 10:20 pm

^ I got caught out with that too.

Same for the L series rear door glass between sedan and wagon. This probably goes for the MY sedan/wagon and the Liberty too.

Did your coupe doors come with factory electric windows?

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Powered up ...

Post by Bantum » Mon May 24, 2021 5:47 am

Yep, plan is to complete the powered window install with all parts I have collected to make it work.

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Think I've got all the bits I need - just need to strip out the interior to install it now ... :/

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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

Post by El_Freddo » Mon May 24, 2021 4:56 pm

I’m at the same point with mine too Bantum. The touring wagon console went in a while ago. Looks good and is very comfy for the left arm to rest on.

Now to sort out the actuators etc among everything else I need to do...

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Updates ...

Post by Bantum » Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:13 am

Been a bit of faff dodging Covid Lockdowns, but did manage to pickup some bed trims ...

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The door saga continues but, found the left door I picked up contained way tooo much filler ...

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So on the hunt for another door ...

The rust issues are getting worse the more I look :

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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

Post by El_Freddo » Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:35 pm

Pics no worky :(

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Re: Google links ...

Post by Bantum » Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:50 pm

Yep, on it - Doesn't help that google keeps randomising the links, sometimes it takes several goes of coping one bit of 'code' for it to stick ... :/
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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

Post by El_Freddo » Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:55 am

Working now!

That rust is in a really odd place! I’ve not seen it there before. Bugger about the door too...

Get onto that rust. Bain of my existence :cry:

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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

Post by Silverbullet » Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:53 pm

Progress is progress, slow and steady ;) Might be time to invest in a little MIG welder and start practicing on some junk panels to repair that rust. As these things get older we might have to move toward repairing rather than replacing certain items...

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Re: Rust & Doors ...

Post by Bantum » Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:42 am

Yer I'm goin' to have to strip the car to get at it - not looking forward to that. Also got to find somewhere to do it ... :/

On a brighter note, have managed to pick up a good left door :

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And gave it a good clean :

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And a lick of paint :

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On to the next task ...

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Re: Bantum's '85 Brumby ...

Post by El_Freddo » Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:34 pm

I should stop reading your thread mate, I’m starting to feel like I’m inadequately looking after my brumby :(

Keep up the good effort!

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