Rangie UTE build - Kit fom LRA

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:09 pm

Picked it up yesterday will take some pics tonight of it.... as I have this week off i'll start stripping the old girl....

Mick

Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Location: yallourn nth vic

just wondering how much it was
cheers chris

Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:37 pm

chrisl wrote:

just wondering how much it was
cheers chris

Only 2 kits were made and I got the impression it wont be done again. All i will say is it was around $1350 give or take...

will update pics as the build goes on...

Mick

Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Location: Melbourne

Picked up mine today. Nice kit.

Now I just have to work out how it goes together. Confused

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:46 pm

walker wrote:

Picked up mine today. Nice kit.

Now I just have to work out how it goes together. Confused

x2

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:35 pm

Day 2

will start cutting tomorrow arvo once i have moved all the wires out of the way.

Mick

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:21 pm

Day3

Ready to cut but i have to wait for engineer :( I also spent a few hours under the car disconnecting all the wires, brake line, air line etc that are attached to the body past the rear outriggers.

All the bits fit!! Whoohoo!

Rivet anyone?

All Done and apart form a Sika flex induced headache it was a productive day!

Forsale

Rear 1/4 window ready for install.

I am out!!
Mick

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:23 pm

lazy day today finished stripping the other rear door and played around with the hood lining

Used the same principle as the roof basically i cut the sunroof hole out of the lining and joined the 2 pcs together.

Mick

Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Location: Brisbane

I see some bastard stole the guard off your grinder, and your gloves too Crying or Very sad

just hope they left you with the saftey mask.

I had a thin cutting disk disintegrate on me the other day. The guard directed the chunks onto the job and one chunk bounced up and hit my saftey glasses Embarassed

scary sh!t and lucky it didn't get me in the face ( I need to get a mask ).

Ute's looks cool Wink

Bruce.

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:06 pm

b_mac wrote:

I see some bastard stole the guard off your grinder, and your gloves too Crying or Very sad

just hope they left you with the saftey mask.

I had a thin cutting disk disintegrate on me the other day. The guard directed the chunks onto the job and one chunk bounced up and hit my saftey glasses Embarassed

scary sh!t and lucky it didn't get me in the face ( I need to get a mask ).

Ute's looks cool Wink

Bruce.

Yeah i wear a full mask since i started using the thin discs as they explode very easy.... gloves are used most times but when i cut ally i don't bother... and the cover well yeah umm good fanks

Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Location: Perth, WA

b_mac wrote:

I see some bastard stole the guard off your grinder

Does anyone who actually uses a grinder keep the guard on??? I wouldn't be able to do 90% of the things I do with my grinder if I did that.

The only time I use a guard is when using the (suicudal) carbide-toothed blades for cutting ally.

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:58 pm

ISUZUROVER wrote:

b_mac wrote:

I see some bastard stole the guard off your grinder

Does anyone who actually uses a grinder keep the guard on??? I wouldn't be able to do 90% of the things I do with my grinder if I did that.

The only time I use a guard is when using the (suicudal) carbide-toothed blades for cutting ally.

When i cut masonry stuff i use the guard (different grinder) as the bits that come off are like shards of glass!

Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:53 pm

Day 5 well evening anyway

Hood Lining is finished

Well all i can say is i'll never do that again! What a PITA!! I am happy with the outcome and all it cost me was 7 buks for a can of Spray and Stick glue....

Mick

Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Location: the sticks - Tas

Interesting read - keep up the posts, can't wait to see the outcome!

Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Location: New Zealand

ISUZUROVER wrote:

b_mac wrote:

I see some bastard stole the guard off your grinder

Does anyone who actually uses a grinder keep the guard on???

Yep, especially after reading the coroners report on the poor guy who didn't.
Grinder had a bigger wheel than it was supposed to, it exploded due to the higher speed, piece went through his sternum and into his heart.

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:36 pm

KiwiBacon wrote:

ISUZUROVER wrote:

b_mac wrote:

I see some bastard stole the guard off your grinder

Does anyone who actually uses a grinder keep the guard on???

Yep, especially after reading the coroners report on the poor guy who didn't.
Grinder had a bigger wheel than it was supposed to, it exploded due to the higher speed, piece went through his sternum and into his heart.

Great!!

well it all comes down to common sense

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:39 pm

Business time!!

Day 6

going to be new c pillar.

i'll need this later

Almost!

All done!! Where is my welder?

Forsale

Meeting with engineer was good he is happy to engineer the whole car body lift, 33' tyres, Suspension lift, and Ute Tray back.

Mick

Joined: 31 May 2006 Location: Bellarine, Brackistan

Hi Mick,

How big were the speakers you had up the back of the roof liner? Any issues? Looking for a place for a second pair of JBL's in mine.

cheers, DL

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:21 am

DL wrote:

Hi Mick,

How big were the speakers you had up the back of the roof liner? Any issues? Looking for a place for a second pair of JBL's in mine.

cheers, DL

speakers are std 4" or what ever they are. Issues with what? Cause i have many personal ones Razz

Mick

Joined: 31 May 2006 Location: Bellarine, Brackistan

Hi Mick,

The weight of the speakers screwing up the headliner. Didn't know RR mounted speakers there as stock on later models. I've got an early headliner that would have disintegrated if I hadn't reinforced it. Looks like 6" aren't going to fit - then again I could actually get out the tape measure, open the tailgate and see!

cheers, DL

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:06 pm

DL wrote:

Hi Mick,

The weight of the speakers screwing up the headliner. Didn't know RR mounted speakers there as stock on later models. I've got an early headliner that would have disintegrated if I hadn't reinforced it. Looks like 6" aren't going to fit - then again I could actually get out the tape measure, open the tailgate and see!

cheers, DL

they don't screw in to the liner my model has brackets.

Joined: 07 Dec 2002 Location: Marsden QLD

mickrangie wrote:

they don't screw in to the liner my model has brackets.

Mine don't on the 87 Rangie, they screw up into the hooldlining. I have had the lining at the back almost fall down though (fixed this with some good 'ol tek screws Twisted Evil

)

The ute at this stage of the build is looking the goods. You are more game than I am with the angle grinder Shocked

Trav

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:31 pm

Aquarangie wrote:

mickrangie wrote:

they don't screw in to the liner my model has brackets.

Mine don't on the 87 Rangie, they screw up into the hooldlining. I have had the lining at the back almost fall down though (fixed this with some good 'ol tek screws Twisted Evil

)

The ute at this stage of the biuld is looking the goods. You ate more game than I am with the angle grinder Shocked

Trav

Don't worry it's hurting!! but i can see the end product and it's what i always wanted......

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:06 pm

Day 7

lots of grinding today Mad

C pillar before i attack

I won!

Where it should go.

Rear roof brace

Mick

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:57 pm

Day 8 only 2.5 hours today :(

MIcK

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:25 pm

Day 9

Both side are finished and the bottom brace is all tacked up.

time for the back panel!!

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:43 pm

Roof was tested this arvo and it went back on so it's the rear roof brace and the backing plate and it back to the engineer!

Mick

Joined: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Neither here nor there

Top sh1t, looking good. Cool

Told you it would be ready by cup weekend. Wink

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:38 pm

TuffRR wrote:

Top sh1t, looking good. Cool

Told you it would be ready by cup weekend. Wink

take a day off next week and tow it and me to the engineers!

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:16 pm

Day 10 errr

Damage report -

3 x 4 foot fluros (with my head)
chunk of skin from finger with grinder. (you should see the glove)

and i lost count how many welds i grabbed just after i did them :o :o

Yay it all fits!!

Bit early but it should be pretty easy

Mick