Fu Manchu
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- VZ Crewman, VZ Cross 8, & ya mum.
Got a hold of a second hand hard lid. Didn't cost a lot, but needed some work.
This is for a Crewman, normal utes are a bit different.
First I got a photo of how the lock went together.
I ripped off all the old carpet underneath and removed the old damaged seals.
It was all full of schmutz and rips.
I chose to use thicker, heavier duty adhesive seals from Clark Blubber, rather than the seal kits which you can get from Holden (pictured for part number) Glad I did too.
I painted all the edges in black satin after cleaning off all the left over crud with a wire brush on the drill. Then on went the new seals.
Next I took measurements of where all the holes were. There are nutserts in the lid for the various fixings.
I bought the new stretch carpet from Car Builders in Melbourne. Nice and black. Laid out. Then worked into shape.
I went with Kwikgrip for the adhesive. I normally use 3M High Strength 90. This was a more rudimentary job so Kwikgrip it was. Brushed it on. Used the whole tin. You'll need a bigger tin for a regular lid. The Crewman lid measures 1600mm x 1600mm.
Then I took a look at the hinges and brackets. These were oxidised and crap looking. Cleaned up and painted in wheel silver. They looked mint.
The big hinges were an issue on mine. They were bent. So I found this guide and bent them up to suit. They seem to be the same as those on AU Falcons.
I had trial fitted the lid and with bent hinges it wasn't working out.
Fitting was all wrong too. The gas struts were being a problem.
I got new struts.
When I was painting the hardware, I figured I could add some anchors to them.
I also didn't like the factory bolts. Went with some nice gold anodised high tensile ones.
This is for a Crewman, normal utes are a bit different.
First I got a photo of how the lock went together.
I ripped off all the old carpet underneath and removed the old damaged seals.
It was all full of schmutz and rips.
I chose to use thicker, heavier duty adhesive seals from Clark Blubber, rather than the seal kits which you can get from Holden (pictured for part number) Glad I did too.
I painted all the edges in black satin after cleaning off all the left over crud with a wire brush on the drill. Then on went the new seals.
Next I took measurements of where all the holes were. There are nutserts in the lid for the various fixings.
I bought the new stretch carpet from Car Builders in Melbourne. Nice and black. Laid out. Then worked into shape.
I went with Kwikgrip for the adhesive. I normally use 3M High Strength 90. This was a more rudimentary job so Kwikgrip it was. Brushed it on. Used the whole tin. You'll need a bigger tin for a regular lid. The Crewman lid measures 1600mm x 1600mm.
Then I took a look at the hinges and brackets. These were oxidised and crap looking. Cleaned up and painted in wheel silver. They looked mint.
The big hinges were an issue on mine. They were bent. So I found this guide and bent them up to suit. They seem to be the same as those on AU Falcons.
I had trial fitted the lid and with bent hinges it wasn't working out.
Fitting was all wrong too. The gas struts were being a problem.
I got new struts.
When I was painting the hardware, I figured I could add some anchors to them.
I also didn't like the factory bolts. Went with some nice gold anodised high tensile ones.