Thanks thou. I think it looks nuts! May have gone overboard  by telling my beater to do it as if it was his own car though, but at least I will only have to do it once. They have also down front end and the steering box in black but I haven't seen if they're gloss or satin. Anyone got any ideas for rims, only want 14" ?

 
 
Went and had a look today, front end and steering box in gloss black, against the metallic red....wow! That's mazda red big D from the current models but don't know the name of it. I just can't believe that it's so close to being at home again. Owned it for thirteen years and it's been off the road for eleven of them!

Great great great great good job nice colour! Very similar to my vb though a tad sweeter and vibrant!

 
Gday all. Just a few more pics with most panels back on. I'm going to start putting it back together this weekend.

Well hopefully it will go like a fighter jet but the dash wash butchered when I first bought it so I thought bugger it I'll put gauges. A mate had a 240z and there was the answer, the dash in them looks mad. The only thing I didn't like about mine is the stereo area it's a bit boxy but I will try to soften it up a bit. I'm 5'10 and I think that's about half an inch over the height limit!

Hi all, I've been trying to sort out the interior and at least have solved the seat problem, Mercedes Benz mb1900 van seats. They have a very short depth and are comfy with a re trim should be good. I have used my wagon instruments that had a dash pad which I couldn't use so I shaped one in lite weight signage plastic and trimmed in black vinyl I just need to fit a trim to the front to cover vinyl join. I got over confident with the pad and thought I would have a go at a centre console and went a bit over board but should come at alright. I used the 3mm light weight plastic signage card on tho as well and am in the process of fibre glassing them. The plastic is great to shape with a heat gun and holds the shape with no movement. Anyway back out to the garage I think the fibreglass is ready to sand.

 
Hi all, finally got my front panel back from painter, really love the look of the 1000's without a bumper so that's how it will stay. Also got stuck into polishing the GX twin carbs and manifold but don't think I will worry about doing the body of them, they don't look to bad as is......for now.

Thanks mate, let me know the date and I will aim for it! No real time frame but I'm getting a bit impatient now just want it. I can't rush as I want to do it properly but will be dropping motor off for a freshen up in 3 weeks so hopefully by Xmas it will be running but a long way to go before that. You always hear about people taking cars off the road for a few months to restore and it then turns into years and I'm no exception.

 
Hi all. Was going through some pics and found these of my ute not long after I got it. It was white the I decided to give it a tart up with orange. I guess that's why I got it done properly this time....lol. I didn't remember it being so rough but the pics say it all.

looking awesome dix,
attention to detail is great.
what is the grille? coupe grille?
 
the awesome white guatemula ute has a great grille i think it must
be a ute specific grille.