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To me I'd find the dye mark with a silhouette ar la dip shite would be some thing that would put a smile on my face even months later lol

De-Ranged wrote:To me I'd find the dye mark with a silhouette ar la dip shite would be some thing that would put a smile on my face even months later lol

A Mr Bean style silhouette would be cool.

you might appreciate this Pete

http://www.adventure-journal.com/2013/0 ... ght-a-bus/

iPad photos

Operation "Bling" has begun, mission on









Looking Goooooooood

Dan the Man, looking forward to seeing the finished result!, are you doing the front guards as well?

Fawking spiders abandoning ship in the spray booth half way through applying clear coat

Shiat

Abandon ship!!!

Mum Spider


Closely followed by baby spiders......

Painting a truck is always a bigger mission than you expect, even after you have done it a few times

We completed all of the panel repairs last weekend, so all we had to do was block the doors, quick scuff with 400 grit paper, mask and paint. Yup, easy as.

Started at 4pm friday arvo to block the doors, and any other tidy up jobs.

Today (saturday) we were into it at 8am, still with one door to block, and a whole lot of sanding to get through. We finished up at about 6.30pm. MISSION

Alex now out of his cast and limping round after 3 weeks out of action wanted to help out. Naturally


Into the booth for a quick number 2 prime and final check and sand for a couple of problem areas




Next up a dark number 7 primer coat to help the base cover better.




The base coat and a look at the new colour




A couple of coats of scratch resistant clear, and shes ready for a bake. Super bling!!!!





And then we spotted the spider family making an escape


Seems the clear was the final straw and it was time to get the hell out before the bake cycle

Gonna be a shame to take this truck out on its first trip to our camp site in Nat Park, scratches are impossible to avoid

would it be worth putting on some clear sticky vinyl stuff ( car wrap) to protect mainly the panels that are likely to get scratched the most, awesome job man looks sweet

Fark yeah
Baaaaliiiiing

Far too flash for a Landy Primo job, amazing time frame................................... As much as it pains me, I like it. Good to see you wee man's doing well too.

shit son! this is awesome. amazing progress.

That's one VERY BIG Spider trap you got there Pete

fantastic work Pete . . too good to take off roading,
ray
ps
nice to see you are keeping the roof white

Coming to a Ponsonby cafe soon eh

Flash truck - looks good!

raywongu wrote:nice to see you are keeping the roof white

The white roof is an integral part of the on board climate control system

how many more people will be wanting a Defender after this one is done!!

keep up the good work Pete!

I don't think I have ever worked this hard on anything. Ever.

But it's done.

Finished.

In a month

I suspect I must have eaten and slept, and maybe somehow still dragged myself to work each day. I think

But here she is, back to where we were a month ago










The rear end all wired up, fridge, bed etc fitted




Salisbury gone, Rover axle in


Steering guards beaten back straight and fitted


Bling chassis


Heat exchanger fitted


Fuel tank in


I still need to get a couple of rims up to The Steel Surgeon in Manukau to get modified so I have my off road wheels back, but other than that and what ever mechanical things pop up, it's good to go

Bloody nora


DB, You deserve a DB (or 100)

wow.

awesome effort.

Outstanding effort

That is an insane effort! Good luck with the new truck its looking the part and probably goes even better!

Awesome Pete

What they all said ^^^^^^

Quickest build ever on ORE?

great job

oh hell, Ive just noticed you got rid of the personalised plate

Mental!!

Unbelievable - took me a month just to wash and lube my truck after the last trip.

Legend!!!

Hope the family are improving as quickly.