Thread: V6 HQ Ute conversion/rebuild

there was already a dint below the bliker btw

Looking good man, this is gonna look awsome when its done

thanks i hope so, like yours except white and hz stato front, and dragway style rims, cragars which im looking towards importing them from the us

Donor ute for back floor and tyre hanger


floor will be cut out roughly the size of the white bit because the back section is badly dinted, and the front is close to a crossmember to absorb a bit of heat when its welded, hopefully

Roller

Looking good mate, I wish that I could do everything you can do with welding etc.
What colour is it going???? (I don't mind the yellow that was on it)

its going to be white,very crisp, bright white, i wanted yellow, red, orange, ve commodore lime green, black, dad said no, but dads paying, and it will eventually be his ute so i could pick the colour as long as he likes it, white probally a bit more police friendly then yellow or red, ive got/had 3 yellow utes, now 2, and a like white, but bright and still stands out a bit lol
actually the green of your photo

Originally Posted by V6HQUTE

its going to be white,very crisp, bright white, i wanted yellow, red, orange, ve commodore lime green, black, dad said no, but dads paying, and it will eventually be his ute so i could pick the colour as long as he likes it, white probally a bit more police friendly then yellow or red, ive got/had 3 yellow utes, now 2, and a like white, but bright and still stands out a bit lol
actually the green of your photo

Hahaha, decisions decisions.... Yeh, white would be the most forgiving out your way. Also good that it is staying in the family.

staying in the family was the first condition, which is good because ill eventually get it back when dads too old to drive, and the second is if i wreck it i have to buy and rebuild a new ute to replace it, so being careful is the way to go
it was my grandfaters work ute on out family farm before that, and dads had a few wbs, ill keep driving it if dad tryies to give it to my little sister, i havent spent all this time for her to drive it

Originally Posted by V6HQUTE

staying in the family was the first condition, which is good because ill eventually get it back when dads too old to drive, and the second is if i wreck it i have to buy and rebuild a new ute to replace it, so being careful is the way to go
it was my grandfaters work ute on out family farm before that, and dads had a few wbs, ill keep driving it if dad tryies to give it to my little sister, i havent spent all this time for her to drive it

Hahaha, the sibling rivalry. Once she see's you driving it she'll want to drive it.

good project mate looks good

Originally Posted by V6HQUTE

as soon as i got the first ute he wanted a ute too, shes 5yrs younger, sisters lol, how far throught your ute are you?

I'm probably 1/3 of the way through. Still need to get rust fixed, then paint. Need to finish rebuilding suspension. Fix up running gear. So basically I'm a long way from finishing....

I seen that you have a school based apprenticeship. I tried to get one at several mechanics shops, even went and did a weeks work with them to show them what I could do. But didn't get any. Anyway, I now go to TAFE doing automotive aswell as school.