Windscreen Dramas

Putting the original windshield back into the frame in teh backyard - all was going pretty well until - CRACK! Pushed too hard - doh!

 Here is the cracked windshield, luckily they were only $120 to replace - phew! When it broke I had visions of something around $300 for a new one.

Below is TAKE 2 of windshield installation with the new windscreen. Key is to use a thin piece of rope, plenty of soapy water and very little pressure, the window is sucked into the frame - I did not use any rubber window cement as the rubber makes a good seal. The rubber must be fitted to the window before you begin as well.

Below - Windshield successfully installed!

The wioers and wiper motor and hinges were then fitted before insatlling into the vehicle. This is one of the few activities that required 2 people during the rebuild. The rubber you can see is 2nd hand for $70 delivered. They are rare as hens teeth and a new one costs $200+.

 

Painted parts and chassis touch up

 Above is the fuel tank, blasted and then painted in 2PAC Black, coupled with a rinse ot it is like a brand new one,

Here are more of the underbody parts painted and ready to install. The painter originally quoted to paint the body panels but I kept slipping more various random underbody panels which he  ood bloke!did as part of the original quote - good bloke!

The above pictures are where I decided to patch up some of my dodgy earlier work. Because I had painted some of the KBS BlackTop when it was too humis if had bubbled and run. Thus to fix this I sanded back the chasis in a few sections at the front where it would be most visible and painted it with Acrylic black. It should more than do the job.