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1980 VB SL Commodore

ncass11

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ok im gonna be honest, i have no welding skills, i haven't welded on thin metal much, and i only have a arc. so im gonna give some welding a go on the stato with a mig i can borrow from a mate, and if i dont succeed with welding practice ill get my brother ( boiler maker ) to do it.

but i would like to give it a go my self, so ill see what happens after practicing.

in the meantime ill just shape the metal to fit
 

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Sounds like your not affraid to try though. I've gotta go the wreckers myself and cut the rear piece out of a vb where the boot sits, I have to do it with tin snips cant use an angle grinder :( will when home though :) gotta do similar thing to what your doing though, Looking forward to seeing your spare wheel well
 

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bought a glassless mig off a mate, been cutting the old sill out (pain in the ass with the boot hing in the way), just got to shape the replacement sill to fit and then weld (hopefully with out too many fk ups) just got to fix the serious rust, get the fan working, take the engine out and fix the leak coming from the crank and some other little thing i will discover and get it on the road, getting sick of driving the Prius.
 

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Haha prius Haha, You wrote it. you new it was going to be said lol.

Thats good get some pics next time your working on it?
 

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today i got an original tail light and VB grill at $20 each, what a bargain !!!

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at the moment its sitting under a water proof car cover to keep it nice and dry untill i cut the boot sill out of the stato, the one i was gonna put in it before was fkd it looked like someone has had a go at repairing it before
 

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getting ready to take the motor out to fix the crank seal leak and to do some rust repairs
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Wish i had a bigger area to work

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I must say, you are really showing some determination with this car, i look forward to seeing the thread 12 months down the track at how you have gone :) I've cut the rear end out of one at the wreckers near me to replace mine, pitty theres no wreckers up there like we have here in SA, take your own tools, hide whatever you can in your toolbox when leaving and pay for whatever you take of the car yourself, at cheap prices
 

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yeah the wreckers here sucks, the vk that before this one was a fail because i didnt know what i was doing and just ripped it apart for no reason because im a retarded d*ck head, but that's not gonna happen to this one, i know what im want to do and have everything planed,

and your vb is looking good.
 

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got the motor out today, now i have to take dash out so i can so i can fix the rust without lighting the car on fire, and fix the fan while im at it, but before i do any of that i want to get the engine ready first
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this scared me, found this in the engine, i think its off the fuel pump, it must of came off with the previous owner, he must of replaced it and left this in the sump

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