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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby rx80 » June 14th, 2013, 11:12 am

Topless looking great hoss. Time to do over the rear bumper... Should be fairly easy to get one plasma cut and weld up for it...

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby sliderz1 » June 14th, 2013, 11:34 am

paint the underside of the cab and the chassis. It will go a long way.

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 16th, 2013, 11:28 am

@ rx80 yeah the top less decent
Ill do over a rear bumper soon with some strong reco points

@sliderz yeah the under carriage in for a total refinish as well
Last owner real ill treat it, probably bout 8 yrs since last body job

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby lighthammer » June 18th, 2013, 10:04 pm

looking good dey man!
Very inspiring thread and rebuild project!

Can't wait to see that SD33 rip up some earth.

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 18th, 2013, 10:37 pm

Things coming to come nicely, we should spray by weekend

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 21st, 2013, 11:30 am

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby rx80 » June 21st, 2013, 12:55 pm

Aye look popsie!

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 21st, 2013, 6:41 pm

Yuh kno he is the master blaster, have some more putty pics and some primer pics to put up



For now she primer down and a bredrin helpings out with the SPOA
By next week Monday or Tuesday is spray

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 25th, 2013, 2:48 pm

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby 525isport » June 25th, 2013, 2:56 pm

looking good .. do you have a color choice yet?

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 26th, 2013, 9:21 am

yup, paint bought since december....stup, grumbles.....effing straighteners......

more sanding pics......


wukking out mih liverstring......
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looks so ugly.....
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yuh wah ah spanner bai???
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we bound to tape up this van???
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checking the smootheness

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby sliderz1 » June 26th, 2013, 9:51 am

Leo helping yuh caress the Trol
lol

swapped/replaced any body parts or is it 100% mended?

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 26th, 2013, 11:04 am

yup he come tru and lending a hand theses days

only part swapped/available fu was a stone sheild, everything else hadda be repaired
trying to link with some aussies to get some body parts to do a better fix in future....

now we move to primer........

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with some guide coat......

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this bumper will be soon "built" over as it its still hella strong, made for towing....

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so SPOA was done, check the height on 31s.......

rear spring de-tensioned and now riding a lot less bouncy

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will post more details of SPOA when i get some good daylight shots, Z bar done and steering works great.......

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start to rub down primer and cut off guide coat...

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alot of work to be done, finished working after 12 last night, pushing real hard to make bago this weekend, when i come back is more things to be done......

once weather holds up today, we will spray tonight.....
once we spray ill load some photos again.......

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby Ted_v2 » June 26th, 2013, 5:04 pm

You guys don't stick at all.

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby lighthammer » June 26th, 2013, 7:45 pm

"we're up all night to get lucky..."
Late night sanding session.
After we wet-rub de ole' datsun, i was dreaming I was sanding in mih sleep....

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 27th, 2013, 12:55 am

thank god for the great weather this evening, it was perfect for blasting.....

inside the paint room ready for taping off..

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 27th, 2013, 12:57 am

shot all the edges in gravitek first....

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then start broadside by broadside to spray....

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 27th, 2013, 12:59 am

shooting the rightside......

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looks so good, i shud leave it so....

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "prepping"

Postby droppa » June 27th, 2013, 1:02 am

looking good leftside....

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first coat down and drying off a bit

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have a plan for this tailgate so no gravi for u.....

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby droppa » June 27th, 2013, 1:09 am

paint and code used, simple and off the shelf, so repair and touch up will be easy...

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first base coat going on...

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have to help hold the air hose up

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first coat down, nice dark tone....

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby droppa » June 27th, 2013, 1:11 am

nice bright deep green finish after second coat......

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left rear..

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby droppa » June 27th, 2013, 1:13 am

so when tomoro comes, i have to get her mounted, rims and tyres and sort one or two electric out and she ready.....

look out for some SPOA shots soon.....

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby 525isport » June 27th, 2013, 6:08 am

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby sliderz1 » June 27th, 2013, 8:25 am

zaboca green iymc

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby lighthammer » June 27th, 2013, 10:55 am

new plate no - 2TTRP35

2 Trindad & Tobago Rambo Patrol 35

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby stingray316 » June 27th, 2013, 9:41 pm

Look a guana....

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby droppa » June 28th, 2013, 4:22 am

Trol working nice

On the way to bago

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby Ted_v2 » June 28th, 2013, 6:40 am

get some black vinyl and camo it

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby gundelero » June 28th, 2013, 12:03 pm

loving it...

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Re: droppa's SWB RamboPatrol "Painted & SPOA"

Postby 3stagevtec » June 28th, 2013, 5:17 pm

Nice choice of colour! hope you got the shackle angle sorted out with the spoa..

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