Project uggy 73 bay window camper

Discussion in 'Restorations' started by markey, May 24, 2012.

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  2. Again it’s been a long time since any updates have been made.
    I have been plodding along slowly but a garage conversion at home has swallowed most of my time. And we also had a lovely little baby girl join the family too so spare time for poor old uggy has been very limited

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    Managed to get all the rust repair work to below the window line completed and a couple of coats of Vw white on.
    Should help keep the rust away for a while

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  3. Did some time team work on the right hand side rear arch

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    So more plates and a lot more filler removed.
    Replaced a large section of inner and centre sill.
     
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  4. Left rear arch (replaced by previous owners)

    This arch didn’t look right and you could feel a good inch gap between the inner and outer arch

    Very little weld here and lots of adhesive

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    More sill work required and an a new outrigger

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    Repair to the inner arch

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    Replaced section of the centre sill panel

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  5. agree he knows what he s on about
     
  6. Yep. Took that advice. Every part I work on now gets stripped back to see exactly what lays beneath.
    Very hard to weld to rust lol
     
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  9. Been pottering away when I get a spare half hour here and there
    Decided to take on some mechanical parts and have a break from welding

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    Rear wheel bearings repacked and new oil seals fitted
     
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  10. Cv boots repacked and new booties fitted

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    R&R bed
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    Need to beef up the mounts and brackets, just fitted to make sure it didn’t clash with the seatbelt mounts that I’m getting ready to fit




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  11. Engine back out to get access for seatbelt mounts

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    Forgot to disconnect the torque converter before I tried to remove it. Hoping I realised quick enough before I bent anything

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    There is a small amount of surface rust in here, what’s is the best way to address this.

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    Thinking of a handful of bits bolts and screws strapped to a cement mixer??
     
  12. Kruger

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    That’s how I recently did mine, but used some gravel as that was to hand, my tank wasn’t too bad, but I’d opened and welded a makeshift swirl pot for my upcoming Subaru swap, so wanted to seal the tank/welds on the inside.... just noticed your tank is more upmarket with a baffle fitted!

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    After using ‘Slosh’ sealer.
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  13. So the cement mixer method works
    It’s in my one of many to do lists
     
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  14. We now have some seatbelt mounts. Fitted all the mounts that should be there, just in case the interior plans change

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    Scraped off all the under-seal
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    Treated the inner arches to a couple of coats of raptor black

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  15. Refitted the rear suspension

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    New brake fitting kit and brake hose
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    I have new rear shocks in the shed somewhere,


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  16. New rear jacking points for both sides

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    Inner wheel arch repair

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    Outer arch

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  17. Side panel prep and sill repair

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    Rear of the rear arch

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  18. Rear arch scrape out. Prep for raptor

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    Had all the suspension arms bar sets off. Fresh grease for the bearing and oil seals.
    Brake backing plate needed a bit of love

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  19. Small repair to the deformation panel

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    Infill panels in
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  20. Seat bracket in

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    And tested
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