Holden EJ Ute

Ripe for restoration

Holden EJ Ute

Lets strip it!

Holden EJ Ute

Front panels off

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Engine bay

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Dash stripped out

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Doors & interior out

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Some of the panels ready for sandblasting

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Rear end stripped

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Ooops lots of rust

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Front sections not bad

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After sandblasting

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Rear floor well

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Etch primed after sandblasting

Holden EJ Ute

quarter panel removed for repairs to chassis rail

Holden EJ Ute

The hidden rust

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Chassis rail repairs

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Inner panels rust treated and painted

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More rust repairs and fabricated panels

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Reassembling rear quarters

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Trial fitting quarter panel

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Quarter panel fitted and primed

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Quarter panel fitted

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RH quarter panel removed, held on with about 100 spot welds. All had to be drilled out

Holden EJ Ute

some of the rust revealed behind RH quarter panel

Holden EJ Ute

RH chassis chassis rail fabricated and repaired

Holden EJ Ute

before and after New panel fabrication

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Here is is welded into the body with some other new patches and panels

Holden EJ Ute

rear seat mount/chssis crossmember fabricated and welded in

Holden EJ Ute

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repaired inner wheel arch

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refitting outer wheel arch and inner quarter panel

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rotated on rotisserie and under floor repairs commencing

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accident damaged crossmember. Spot welds drilled out and removed for panel beating

Holden EJ Ute

repaired crossmember fitted back onto body shell