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Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:35 pm
by Mickeymorris66
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Look at My poor old pick up ! All patched up !! its just come back from the shot blasters !
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:36 pm
by Mickeymorris66
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Another Photo of the pick up
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:37 pm
by Mickeymorris66
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Not Good !
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:12 pm
by jagnut66
I've seen worse, at least someone thought it worth repairing and keeping on the road. It might have ended up in a field somewhere beyond saving, like so many others.................
What you're seeing there is the history of the van, where you take it next is up to you............ (and your bank manager! 
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Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:54 pm
by les
Welding practice is usually carried out on scrap metal first!
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:05 am
by Neil MG
The sad thing is that the cowboy who butchered those repairs probably thought he was doing a good job!
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:20 am
by Mickeymorris66
Neil Your Not wrong there !!
Still the van is 50 Years old , so you expect some repairs !
Maybe not as much as that ! but hey ho .lol.
She will look amazing once she's all done ! Esm are taking great care of that ! The Bank manager is too
I hope ???
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:23 am
by Mickeymorris66
Jagnut
thats true ... Mine you it looks like she has been laying in the Field for years !
She will be brand new once again soon ....
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:25 am
by Mickeymorris66
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we will need new floor & seals for her ! OUCH !!!!
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:26 am
by Mickeymorris66
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Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:42 am
by GBond
Wow, and it looked quite good even before the restoration began, it's amazing how much a bit of shiny paint can hide.
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:22 am
by MrIan
Ok you weren't expecting all this and all this plop welded repairs BUT if the previous owner hadn't done these patch up jobs you wouldn't have the pick up now!!
No matter how slight you can see a poss out of a neg. Oh and minor panels are cheap it's just a shame you aren't doing the work yourself to save an enormous wedge of money. At least though you will know it's sorted 100%.
Oh and i've seen far worse after the blasted blasters !!!!!!!!
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:22 pm
by POMMReg
Any chance of pm'ing the chassis and cab number please?
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:21 pm
by Mickeymorris66
Gbond .. Yeah thats very True, But once you've got up close to it you could see that its been rushed, due to selling it to me ....
But she will be completely built up from new ! Cant wait !!
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:27 pm
by Mickeymorris66
MrIAN
Yeah i know what you mean , it would save a hell of a lot of Money , but I'm that clever on cars .. Building houses !!! No problem lol
But EsM will do an amazing job on the pick up I'm sure !!
It will all be worth it !!! So i keep telling my wife ! Who by the way thinks I'm MAD !!!!!!!!!!! going Mad or GoNE MAD
More Photos from today ...
All new parts inner wings , out wings !!! So many parts
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:34 pm
by Mickeymorris66
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Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:35 pm
by Mickeymorris66
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Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:38 pm
by Mickeymorris66
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:39 pm
by Mickeymorris66
Re: Pick up Restoration Project !!!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:13 pm
by Mickeymorris66
GBond wrote:Wow, and it looked quite good even before the restoration began, it's amazing how much a bit of shiny paint can hide.
Yeah but up close you can see all the bits that were wrong with it , and that needed to be replaced !
GBond