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Technical => Exteriors and Interiors => Topic started by: Jock on November 19, 2011, 05:54:15 PM
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Hey guys, been a while - good to see everyones still kicking!
I am about to start fixing up the butchered front end on my CF, it was badly butchered by some muppet when they fitted a bullbar to it.
My question to all of you is how should I go about repairing it?
I have already found a good original grill to replace the chopped one. Some pics so you can see the current state:
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=35322&g2_serialNumber=1)
(http://www.buga.com.au/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=35324&g2_serialNumber=1)
Looking forward to your ideas on this.
Cheers
Jock
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Option 1: speak to ben and get a fiberglass front to glass on..
Option 2: make up a wild front out of steel and weld it on ;)
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Option 3: unstitch and weld on original front
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I may be able to help with an original front..
Alex
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I may be able to help with an original front..
Alex
Tell me more... ;D
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the shovel front would go straight over all that but up to you jock.
ben
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I may be able to help with an original front..
Alex
what asbout lower rear quarters
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the shovel front would go straight over all that but up to you jock.
ben
Hey Ben,
How you been? How many vans you got nowadays?
In regards to the front of the van I would like to keep it as original as possible.
Have you got a pic of the shovel front? May use it if I can't get an original front.
Jock
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I may be able to help with an original front..
Alex
what asbout lower rear quarters
Hey Cords,
What do you mean by lower rear quarters?
Are you suggesting they could be used on the front corners to reconstruct the lower front quarters?
Cheers
Jock
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hey jock doing well fella. a bloke has offered me a van for almost nothing with a 350 chev in it this week! the favor of god!!!! anyway that will make 5 vans 1 cf truck. dads got 3 now. running outa room pretty quick and looks like used car yard hmmmmmm..
check out this link jock
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=971.30 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=971.30)
i think you'll find cords is chasing rear quaters for his van.
cheers
ben
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you could try Robert at bedford mannor in QLD he will post any where in oz was up there last week hes got one you could get a graft off
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i think you'll find cords is chasing rear quaters for his van.
A blatant thread hijack! Cords.... ;D ;D ;D
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you could try Robert at bedford mannor in QLD he will post any where in oz was up there last week hes got one you could get a graft off
doesnt he have a set of quaters too?
i made a fibreglass mould off some i bogged up but i have not done anything with them yet ay. and you seem like the steel kinda guy n e way cords:)
ben
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yes i like steel no he didnt have any quarters and yes he has a front end sorry for the hijack :-[ to make it up to you give me a yell if you need a hand with the graft
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Spare rust free quarters don't really exist hey.. Sorry mate.
Jock you got pm.
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well they do but oftern there not on vans you want to wreck.. we have 4 vans here with zero rust in the quaters (no repairs either ) but there not vans im wrecking cause there good vans
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Spare rust free quarters don't really exist hey.. Sorry mate.
Jock you got pm.
was just asking rust free gutters dont exist either but i found some on the rustyest bedford i have ever seen ;D
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Well there not 'spare' then are they Benny there on vans too good to wreck. I'm going to look at a parts van this arvo, so cut out parts will be available if anyone's interested, just depends on how rusty she really is
Alex
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Jock your in luck mate, the front of this van I'm buying seems to be in good nick, sus out the freight, and I'll cut the section out for ya.
For anyone else there seemed like good sections of gutter that would be good for rust repairs
Alex
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what are the rear wheel arches like i would be interested in a cut from the inside lip about 5" into the quater all the way around does not matter if the bottom corners are a bit ruff
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Can't remember, but yeah I can do that for ya, you'd have to draw us a picture so I know exactly.
Alex
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why dont you just put an airdam front spoiler on it jock?
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Check out the photo mty, a spoiler won't cover it
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That's about the size of the gap under mine with my spoiler removed.
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here you go mate just imagine it didnt have the flares
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk272/gavin3554/bedfordfrontleft-1.jpg)
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add a bit of sheet metal then fit an airdam or similar spoiler,
anythings possible when u have a mig welder.
or have acess to 1.
be lost without mine now.
can see the new bigass sand blasting unit will be in the same catagory soon 2
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here you go mate just imagine it didnt have the flares
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk272/gavin3554/bedfordfrontleft-1.jpg)
Ok no dramas, the van does have damage on rear of passenger side can't exactly remember, hopefully the wheel arches are in good nick, I'll let ya know
Alex
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here you go mate just imagine it didnt have the flares
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk272/gavin3554/bedfordfrontleft-1.jpg)
Ok no dramas, the van does have damage on rear of passenger side can't exactly remember, hopefully the wheel arches are in good nick, I'll let ya know
Alex
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Hi All,
Still searching for a decent front cut from a CF. If you know anyone wrecking a van let me know. Would like to get this sorted ASAP, poor old Baz needs a new front end badly!
(http://yamahait.com.au/images/bedford/04-22-12/DSC00273.JPG)
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why dont you just put an airdam front spoiler on it jock?
I'm trying to keep the van as 'original' looking as possible. An original front end is what I am after!
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Still after a front cut of sorts. If anyone has any leads to someone wrecking a van or has a spare front end please contact me.
Cheers
Jock