Grunt's Papaya HX Sandman 18v 308 4 speed Project

[Grunt]

Loving this thread!! Dont have to wait long for updates!!

Rebuilding the whole front end while your at it?

Yep its a body off chassis rebuild so no nut will be left unturned

Front end is all powder coated with new ball joints and bushes. There is a twist to this build that will surface later

[Alien DNA]

There is a twist to this build that will surface later

At the rate this thread is going, i'll only have to wait about 30mins

Should be a super sweet ride when shes done

[XX7SANDMN]

looking great admire your work nothing like doing it your self at least you know whats under the paint looking forward to seeing her progress well done

[Grunt]

At the rate this thread is going, i'll only have to wait about 30mins

Should be a super sweet ride when shes done

I started at the end of December and I do tend to get a bit focused on my car projects, a few more updates and we are caught up

[Grunt]

More stripping

[sandman77hx]

WOW!!! This is just awesome.....and inspirational. Time I started on one of mine.

[ambientgoat]

Yeah, so I'm going to be stealing that jackstand idea...

Loving this thread!

[Grunt]

Yeah, so I'm going to be stealing that jackstand idea...

Loving this thread!

I was lucky, supercheap had a sale on 2x 3000kg stands for $20.00 so I bought 2 sets and went down Westys and bought some steel. I will get some pics of the back setup and post them shortly. They are very stable, I spent 5 days under these at Easter and never once feared for my life.

Although my arms and shoulders suffered

Oh was also lucky with the engine crane that was also on special for $195

[Grunt]

37 years of dirt and mud begging to be cleaned off..... and spiders



the marks in the floor are some of the holes I welded up



the marks in the floor are some of the holes I welded up

[Grunt]

This was my Easter, laying on my back, squatting, sitting, laying on a garage creeper with 2 milk crates WIRE WHEELING. 1 grinder with a wire wheel, 1 grinder with a wire cup, 1 drill with a compact wire bruch for tight area and a hand wire brush.

I dont know how many pieces of wire I pulled out of myself flicking off the wheel, they go into your skin so far. Not to mention the DIRT evey night the shower run like MUD with the gunk coming off me. Probably one of the wort jobs I have ever done .....and I have done a few. Probably the only thing keeping me going was a guy we knew who layed on his back for a week under his Brock commodore with a 1" paint brush, a tooth brush and a jar of soapy water cleaning the underside of the car.












I dont think im EVER doing to drive this in the rain after all that work