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disco ute build
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Re: disco ute build
maybe not!
Re: disco ute build
Close. On the links you posted there is a box on the right hand side that says "Links to Share this Image". You want to copy the "Direct Link" that is shown once you click the previous box and place it between the [img!][/img!] brackets (less the exclamation marks).adam big lad wrote: worked out how to put pics on at last
Few pics of the build
If you click quote on my post you'll see what I mean.
BTW, the disco is lookin pimp
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Thanks mate i will give it another go in a few days should have some new pics.
And thanks i like the way it is turning out as well!
Adam
And thanks i like the way it is turning out as well!
Adam
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Cheers tim
Got abit done this weekend not bad to say my first spray job!
Just got to drop motor in and wire up now.
Just for the people out there that are thinking of doing a ute chop,
If your not the best welder are fabricator don't bother it is a lot of hard work and i've got a full factory full of every machine you need and i found it hard.
If i was to do it again i would think twice.
For all the guys that have done it in there garage you are better then me
But saying that it has come out better then i could have ever imagined and i couldn't be happier with it.
Thanks Adam
Got abit done this weekend not bad to say my first spray job!
Just got to drop motor in and wire up now.
Just for the people out there that are thinking of doing a ute chop,
If your not the best welder are fabricator don't bother it is a lot of hard work and i've got a full factory full of every machine you need and i found it hard.
If i was to do it again i would think twice.
For all the guys that have done it in there garage you are better then me
But saying that it has come out better then i could have ever imagined and i couldn't be happier with it.
Thanks Adam
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was starting to kinda look ok, till u gayed it up with those colours
1986 - Stage 1 V8 serIII style side ute - gone
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
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ha ha very funny company colours was goin to paint it a normal boring green kinda like the defender on your profile then relised that ever c@#t and there dog does that! So if you have nothing to say that is positive then don't say owt at all
Thanks Adam
Thanks Adam
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hmm.........i've never owned a green defender, or painted one, let alone gayed one upadam big lad wrote:ha ha very funny company colours was goin to paint it a normal boring green kinda like the defender on your profile then relised that ever c@#t and there dog does that! So if you have nothing to say that is positive then don't say owt at all
Thanks Adam
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1986 - Stage 1 V8 serIII style side ute - gone
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
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it's still ghey!adam big lad wrote:ha ha very funny company colours was goin to paint it a normal boring green kinda like the defender on your profile then relised that ever c@#t and there dog does that! So if you have nothing to say that is positive then don't say owt at all
Thanks Adam
No seriously I think the yellow barwork is a bit over the top but all in all its a great truck and Def90 loves the sausage.
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmm........sausage.......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
1986 - Stage 1 V8 serIII style side ute - gone
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
Re: disco ute build
ha ha looks like a green defdender 90 in profile pic.
The bar work is bright but looks good in person should look better with company graphics on
The bar work is bright but looks good in person should look better with company graphics on
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1 impressed jeep owner, makes me feel the old jeep saying ''it's a jeep thing'' is load of rubbish.... I am having a disco in my pants...
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adam big lad wrote:ha ha looks like a green defdender 90 in profile pic.
The bar work is bright but looks good in person should look better with company graphics on
dude if you call this green, u need colour correction glasses!!!
anyways, when's her/his/its first outing?
1986 - Stage 1 V8 serIII style side ute - gone
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
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thats one beefy tray adam ,good to see the truck almost finished
i think the rims would look fabulous in watermelon pink thou
i think the rims would look fabulous in watermelon pink thou
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Thanks everyone and i agree pink would be a great colour for the rims
As for as first outing engine should be going in the next few weeks and will keep you all updated.
Thanks Adam
As for as first outing engine should be going in the next few weeks and will keep you all updated.
Thanks Adam
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well done Adam.
The only thing I would say is that it looks like the bar work over the roof lights may well catch lots of tree branches.
Have seen in the uk mags the guys run thin wire cables up to their roof racks to help clear overhanging bushes.
The only thing I would say is that it looks like the bar work over the roof lights may well catch lots of tree branches.
Have seen in the uk mags the guys run thin wire cables up to their roof racks to help clear overhanging bushes.
Warn - Dont leave home without it
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Ye i know what you mean t robbo i was thinking of doing what you said you reckon the best way to get tension would be turn shackles?
Thanks Adam
Thanks Adam
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sounds like a good solution. you will probably need to play with tension as if the cables are too tight I expect the will snap and if too loose wont provide any protection. I expect most impacts will occur when you are driving with some speed so the cables will need good mounting points to prevent shearing.adam big lad wrote:Ye i know what you mean t robbo i was thinking of doing what you said you reckon the best way to get tension would be turn shackles?
Thanks Adam
perhaps a search around some of the uk sites might give more info on how the poms set these up. I have never personally seen them up close.
Warn - Dont leave home without it
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i know u probably don't want to, but to save your lights that really needs to be a flip down bar, pneumatic or manual, it does sit along way up there, and i don't know where u wheel, but up here those lights would be trashed in a couple of runs, wire sliders, etc or not. wouldn't want to see your first trip report with "my 4 light force got taken out by a bloody low lying branch" even if u have a soft roll they're partly protected.
keen to see how she goes on the maiden voyage!!
keen to see how she goes on the maiden voyage!!
1986 - Stage 1 V8 serIII style side ute - gone
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
1997 - 300 TDI 130 single cab ute - gone
1986 - 90 defender soft top, bars, buttons and tyres
2000 - TD5 disco 'the boss's rig'
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Hi Def 90
Yes i agree i should have done a flip down bar and it is one of the many things on my to do list
Heads are in as we speak getting rebuilt so shouldn't be too long till i hear that sweat note of a v8 again
Yes i agree i should have done a flip down bar and it is one of the many things on my to do list
Heads are in as we speak getting rebuilt so shouldn't be too long till i hear that sweat note of a v8 again
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Adam
What a great looking ute - and I know what you mean re the effort for specialised panels etc - and I have only had to repair our Rangie Ute ones. Looks like you have made sure to protect the non standard panels well with your bar work - it is a pain to have to repair them. Door and gaurds etc can be sourced from std vehicles. Specialise panels have to be cut and rewelded - ie remade.
There must be a market for someone to press some panels as a kit to make the disco cab - we would see a lot mroe of these on the road as a result.
Skiboy
What a great looking ute - and I know what you mean re the effort for specialised panels etc - and I have only had to repair our Rangie Ute ones. Looks like you have made sure to protect the non standard panels well with your bar work - it is a pain to have to repair them. Door and gaurds etc can be sourced from std vehicles. Specialise panels have to be cut and rewelded - ie remade.
There must be a market for someone to press some panels as a kit to make the disco cab - we would see a lot mroe of these on the road as a result.
Skiboy
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UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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