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Im back
After a break and getting stuck in and finishing some other projects, and painting the house and 
,I'm back into the truck with the plan of finishing it and taking it on a trip around Aussie late next year after making the decision to cut the dash and turn it into Right hand drive I wanted to try and keep it as close to the left hand look so, after a lot of marking and head scratching here we go 
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Half finished and painted just to see how it will look
Also filled in the hundred and one holes in the fire wall and give it a paint up as well
Then started stripping out the doors and re-installing vent windows back into them, not that bad a job once I figured out I needed to weld some mounting tabs back in where the P/O had cut out to install the one piece windows
,I'm back into the truck with the plan of finishing it and taking it on a trip around Aussie late next year after making the decision to cut the dash and turn it into Right hand drive I wanted to try and keep it as close to the left hand look so, after a lot of marking and head scratching here we go 
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Half finished and painted just to see how it will look
Also filled in the hundred and one holes in the fire wall and give it a paint up as well
Then started stripping out the doors and re-installing vent windows back into them, not that bad a job once I figured out I needed to weld some mounting tabs back in where the P/O had cut out to install the one piece windows
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Boy your not wasting any time getting back to it, looks good. Patching holes is one of my least favorite things to do. Im glad your back at it, Im curious as to the right hand drive conversion. Keep up the good work and keep the pics coming.
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Thanks for all the great comments guys, Jimmy yes I thought long and hard about cutting and converting to R/hand drive but as I wont to use it as a daily driver, and to and from work it will make it easier and safer for passing other vehicle's on the highways / freeways as unfortunately we don't have the luxury of multi lane roads in Western Australia, and getting caught behind slow moving or wide loads can be frustrating , The hole in the floor with the bolt holes is for a steering column lock tube / brace to hold the base of the column in place will post a couple of photos of the set up
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Well that was a short lived return 
ended up doing a double shift and a half 12 days extra, but had three days off this week, managed to get one door nearly completed, refitted quarter windows and brackets after removing the badly cracked one piece windows, started on the door handles and locks but come unstuck when I realised I didn't have any of the original lock mechanisms so out with the old and in with the new fitted up bear claw latches with a door leaver mechanism to use original door handles, making up all the connecting rods, and even managed to fit a door lock using one from my 68 falcon project, modifying the pickup leaver on it to clear the inside of the door, everything works a treat so now to duplicate it for the other door , but dang theres not a lot of room up in there
ended up doing a double shift and a half 12 days extra, but had three days off this week, managed to get one door nearly completed, refitted quarter windows and brackets after removing the badly cracked one piece windows, started on the door handles and locks but come unstuck when I realised I didn't have any of the original lock mechanisms so out with the old and in with the new fitted up bear claw latches with a door leaver mechanism to use original door handles, making up all the connecting rods, and even managed to fit a door lock using one from my 68 falcon project, modifying the pickup leaver on it to clear the inside of the door, everything works a treat so now to duplicate it for the other door , but dang theres not a lot of room up in there
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Back home for a few days and managed to finish one door
Waiting for paint to dry on the other door started the cab rust repairs, front cowl
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rocker panel
same again on the other side next time im back home
Waiting for paint to dry on the other door started the cab rust repairs, front cowl
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same again on the other side next time im back home
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More work completed,
both front cowls done rocker panels and rear cab corners
Both front and rear guards done
Front repainted and assembled
That was a busy week and a half but got a hell of a lot done
both front cowls done rocker panels and rear cab corners
Both front and rear guards done
Front repainted and assembled
That was a busy week and a half but got a hell of a lot done
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Finally sat down and finished swapping the dash over, took awhile but have done it, fitted up the electric wipers and fitted a actuator motor to open and close the cowl vent 
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extra long break over Xmas and New Year, but did some more on the dash and nearly finished it off
Still like the idea of an original dash cluster, so this one may be temporary
Still like the idea of an original dash cluster, so this one may be temporary