Bulldog gets New Clothes!

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:25 pm

Yesterday, I took Bulldog (the SFA) to Tommy for a work-over, removing silly little bits of rust here & there, and a respray. She will be there for about three weeks and while Tom does his magic over her.

I will post some photos on her safe recovery during this period.

Looks kind of funny (and uncannily sexy!) without her canopy on

-F_D

Papa Joe · Post by **Papa Joe** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:19 pm

Eric,

Sy lyk sexy net so !!! (Mmmm ... naked ... almost like a challenge vehicle.)
Maybe replace her clothes with see-thru "perspex", so so can check all the nice goodies inside.

Yip, please post pic's once she is done.

Lekker !!!

PS: Are you also going to sleep inside her, the first night she is home? (3 Weke is lank Broer.)

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:36 pm

Hi Pappa,

Three weeks is indeed a l-o-n-g, long time

But I will be visiting her every second day, though. Weekends are going to be hell without her. (Hmmmm... wonder if Tommie would let me bring her home Fridays...

).

Tommy quoted me around this time last year to fix her up, and I kept on putting it off because of exactly this reason! But the fiendish side of me reckoned that he will want to finish it quickly before their Annual shutdown (Shucks! I certainly *hope* so, anyway!) and therefore I more or less know that it won't be for more than three weeks

Tommy did the Shorty (SWB in my sig-pic) early last year, and it's lasted pretty well. Here and there she has taken a strain, but the SWB was in a shocking condition when I first got her, and she has turned out very nicely, so I have high hopes for this one too.

-F_D

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:40 pm

Eric

How much is this setting you back?

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:01 pm

Bennie,

Barring any extras (I have the habit of changing my mind as the job progresses

), then it should be R8k. What he will do is to strip the loadbin off of the chassis, clean everything out and then spray the chassis (but NOT the shocks!!) with chassis black, and respray everything else with the colour I chose. As is obvious from the pictures, he even sprays the inside of the doors, engine bay etc.

Here is the engine bay of the SWB, before & after:

Not a patch of the original blue paint anywhere!

-F_D

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:28 pm

Eric, it sounds like a good price. I was given the amount of R 12800 for the work I wanted to have done and it only involved respraying the panels where there was a bit of surface rust. I thought the chappie was joking at first. Maybe I should come and visit and bring the potential SFA with for a spray.

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:16 am

Just think how much she will love you after this F_D, she is just like a wife, pay with hubby's credit card and buy some new clothes

Looks kind of funny (and uncannily sexy!) without her canopy on

I have always thought the Hilux looked better without the canopy

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:26 am

Yis F_D, I think she'll look dashing in the new colour :!:

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:00 pm

Eish Morena, daai een sy lyk nie so lekkerr nie...

Must be a heartbreaking experience... and super stressful, sseing your baby's guts out.

Post by **Family_Dog** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:01 pm

Ewald,

It is very stressful, but I am managing to cope well under the strain, thank you

Actually, seeing her "in the flesh" like this has opened my eyes to just what a great vehicle she is! The body is in excellent condition, but there are a couple of small rust spots which we have to sort out before they create further problems, particularly (I think only!) in the load bin & tail gate. Hoping to get there tomorrow again, had no chance today and it rained most of the day in any case.

I probably will be very particular where I take her after this, don't want to scratch her new clothes

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:39 am

Hi FD

I need to do the same to my baby aswell so I am keen to see how yours comes out :D Though I think mine has a little more rust then yours

I know how you feel I know I dont like it when my baby is not in the drive even when I am not driving it :roll: Even Lee-Ann is starting to treat the van as a member of the family I even caught her saying hallo to it

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 2:29 pm

Justin you must be careful one of these days you will be SFAless

, when the Missus annexed it. :!: :!:

Post by **Family_Dog** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:52 pm

Went to visit her today again, she looked so forlorn and sad

: Patches where she was "Eina!" (Not caused by me! They were there when I adopted her)

: Her Internals were gutted :(

: Her wings have been clipped

: Unwelcome contents will be removed from her nostrils

The last photo shows the gunk that causes rust. This is from parking under trees for shade. We caught it before any rust damage was incurred, but it is one of those points we will have to pay some attention to in the future.

I am ordering some of the rubber plugs that are missing from the floorboards, dunno what happened to them, the remaining ones are in good condition still. Tommy is being very thorough in his work. Of course, they are all different sizes so Toyota gave me a printout of their locations and part numbers, will post the pic later.

-F_D
<Fearless Dog>

Post by **Family_Dog** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:52 pm

Oh, and we will be removing her "wrinkles" too.

: My babe's wrinkles (Also not put in by me!)

-F_D

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:19 pm

I poped in at the spray shop during the week and I must say I did not like to see her stripped and patched ....so you are a brave man

windy67 · Post by **windy67** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 9:39 pm

F_D

Are they going to respray around your 4X4 Forum sticker or will you have enough "bucks" left to buy a new one?

Windy67

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:02 pm

You'll never believe it, but I had those stickers lying around here for a while before actually sticking one to each of the Hiluxes. Two weeks later, I take her in for a respray...

Tommy says that the secret is to remove it and stick it immediately to a smooth surface, like glass, then I should be able to use it again. If not, I'll simply have to order another one.

I have not stuck my Hilux4x4 stickers yet, have them all nice & safe in a cupboard here until I get the Hilux back, then will only stick them on.

I'm not really too much of a sticker person... I have unused IPF, Motorola,. Kenwood, Vertex, Garmin and who knows what else, stickers all lying around somewhere. I don't even know if I will put decals on the sides of the Hilux... still thinking about that one.

-F_D

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:08 pm

FD, agreed I am not a sticker fan myself. Saw a new shape Hilux today and it had stickers all over the body. Man it was ugly.

windy67 · Post by **windy67** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:19 pm

F_D and Niel,

I agree with you guys. I am not a sticker fan either unless it is not too obtrusive. I have added 2 Sharks stickers to my new addition and would like to add the Hilux4X4 forum sticker as well. (We must advertise our forum). I have PM'd the boss and ordered the small ones. They are actually too small but the next size up is too big. A 20mm height would suit me fine. The canopy is coming off soon so it has to be on the tailgate.

Windy67

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:22 am

Hi Trevor,

The best possible place (should fit) is on the bottom section between the number plate and the right side of the vehicle, but you need to lose that ugly red sticker!

-F_D

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:06 am

windy67 wrote:I have added 2 Sharks stickers to my new addition

Trevor now why would you you do that

lets not start a rugby debate on this post as well

windy67 wrote:(We must advertise our forum).

Spot on that is why I deceided to stick one on the canopy.

Family_Dog wrote:The best possible place (should fit) is on the bottom section between the number plate and the right side of the vehicle, but you need to lose that ugly red sticker!

Yes, I think pietpetoors stucker is in the same place.

Post by **pietpetoors** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:04 am

Are you going to make it Lime Green or something exciting?

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:11 pm

pietpetoors wrote:Are you going to make it Lime Green or something exciting?

Hi Piet,

Well, Land Cruiser Beige (4E9) *is* exciting! Perfect match to a perfect Hilux! :D

I originally was going to make it a lighter beige than it currently is, but decided against that - the L/C beige is a nice colour and certainly will hardly ever show dirt.

(Was also afraid that I might be mistaken for Bennie if I made it a brilliant Lime Green...

)

-F_D

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:17 pm

Not much was done today, they were repairing some minor dents on the roof formed by a fairly heavy steel roof carrier, which I gave away.

I wonder if anyone has a good picture of this sticker that is on the inner side of the bonnet, above the battery?

If so, could you please take a decent photo so I can print it and replace it?

-F_D

windy67 · Post by **windy67** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:01 pm

Hi F_D

Family Dog wrote:but you need to lose that ugly red sticker!

Is that better? Piet has indicated that he will get some 20mm high forum stickers done sometime. Now there is a perfect place above the number plate for that.

What about the ugly yellow one on the canopy window?

Trevor

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:03 pm

Looks much better!

Was going to mention the big ugly yellow one as well, but you might be a bigger guy than me, so I kept quiet

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:15 pm

Hi FD

I think Andrew had a good picture of that which he sent me which I seem to have deleted oops

I am sure e can mail you a pic

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:22 pm

Justin,

It's a sin to delete anything to do with a Hilux... don't want the Hilux Cops after you...

Andrew, if you're reading this... HELP!

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:16 pm

Hi FD

I found it it just a copy of the owners manual on not the original sticker

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:21 pm

Justin,

How thick is the Owner's manual? Is it something that one can scan?

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:46 pm

Hi FD

Here is the pic

Post by **Family_Dog** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:32 pm

Hi Justin,

Thanks - it looks so much more complicated than my bonnet sticker!

Don't suppose you have the original Visar Cards, those little cards that they stick on to the Sun Visar as well? I did post some stuff I found online as well as the 2.7i info in another thread, but I haven't got the specific SFA info.

-F_D

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:50 am

Eric

Onthou net om daai lux eendag aan my te bemaak in jou testament

Dit lyk my as ek hom eendag oor 40-50 jaar of so gaan erf , gaan hy nog in 'n beter kondisie wees as nuut

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:48 am

Hi Eric

I unfortunatly dont my van has only one original sticker and that is the 4x4 info on the cubby lid. I did not even know there were any cards

:o the please do tell

:D

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:42 am

benhur wrote:Eric

Onthou net om daai lux eendag aan my te bemaak in jou testament Dit lyk my as ek hom eendag oor 40-50 jaar of so gaan erf , gaan hy nog in 'n beter kondisie wees as nuut

Heh... Bennie, I'll probably be in a wheel chair 50 years from now, but I will still be driving it.

Of course, by that time I may just have replaced the 4Y engine with a Nitrogen-powered rocket engine, 'cos we probably won't have any fossil fuels left by then!

-F_D

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:44 am

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:40 am

Family_Dog wrote:Not much was done today, they were repairing some minor dents on the roof formed by a fairly heavy steel roof carrier, which I gave away.

I wonder if anyone has a good picture of this sticker that is on the inner side of the bonnet, above the battery?

If so, could you please take a decent photo so I can print it and replace it?

-F_D

F_D, as soon as I can get a decent photo of the layout I will post it, just a little hard with the bonnet still attached to get a good photo.
I think I may redraw it and post a .pdf of it.

Scooter

Post by **Family_Dog** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:16 am

Heh... never thought of that.

It was easy for me, the bonnet was lying propped against the front of the bakkie.
Thanks, will appreciate that!

-F_D

Post by **Family_Dog** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:11 pm

No real progress report today, other than they have sprayed that yellow stuff all over it where they removed the odd dent and rust. This is quite evident in the picture below, different shade of beige.

In the photo below, the driver seems quite comfortable with the seating arrangement, I snapped him as he was moving the Hilux from the its preparatory workplace to the spray section. They should be removing the load bin next week. I also need three (now four, I lost the sample :x ) rubber floor plugs which were missing.

-F_D

leonbrink · Post by **leonbrink** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:07 am

Family_Dog wrote:Don't suppose you have the original Visar Cards, those little cards that they stick on to the Sun Visar as well?

Hi Eric

I have this one in mine:
http://www.outdoor-online.net/hilux/Visor_Card.jpg

Hope this is what you are looking for. It is not in the best shape, but must say it is almost 24 years old! :D

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:32 am

Hi Leon,

Perfect! I have printed it out, the card will look good up where it belongs

-F_D

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:54 pm

How about painting the Lux Electric Orange?

Will turn heads you know....

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:51 pm

7MGTE wrote:How about painting the Lux Electric Orange?

Will turn heads you know....

Yeah, I know... I turn my head when I look at Bennie's "Limey"...

Actually, many years ago I had a VW Kombi like that

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:00 am

HI FD

Are you going to have a sticker made? If you are I would be intrested in getting one as well if it is at all posible?

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:09 am

Oh and the bonet sticker

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:19 am

Justin,

I was thinking of printing one/a few on some sort of sticky-backed paper, haven't looked at the CNA yet, but they should have something suitable. Otherwise, normal paper and then just laminating it should do the trick.

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:29 am

Cool I will do that too then I am hoping to get the body work sorted out early next year but as far as this week is conserned it is operation lift rear suspention and electronic dizzy

I am sure your van is going to look great when finished :!: :D

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:41 am

Justin,

Tommy said they would be removing the load bin tomorrow (Monday), I'm hoping to catch this on camera before it goes in to the spray booth so I have before & after photos. I normally have only gone there every second day because it's about a 30km round trip. I hope he gets finished this coming week, but as usual, I always add on a few extra jobs for him to do, such as to try and modify the canopy rear door so that it has a bigger sheet of glass for improved rear vision. Then he is going to replace all the canopy rubbers, hope he is not held up by the Suppliers, especially at this time of the year.

Midas or AutoZone will be able to supply you an electronic dizzy, priced at around R600 if I remember correctly. I was thinking of fitting one to my 3Y, which also uses the mechanical one.

-F_D

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:57 pm

Some more pics...

: Years of muck lying on the LR Tank

: LR Tank Breather Pipe & Filter. Is this right, just lying here??

They have nearly finished the preparatory work on the body and Tommy mixed the first sample of paint today. All being well the vehicle will go into the Spray Booth tomorrow.

-F_D

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:01 pm

F_D, looking good, almost time for the new clothes hey.

As for the LR breather pipe, it is fine just lying there, but I would move it away from the exhaust as that is a potential fire hazard.
All breathers just kinda seem like after thought placements but they dont need to have fancy places as nothing can get past the valve unless its coming out the tank.

Good Luck for tomorrow :!:

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:03 pm

FD

Looks like you have fitted new rims

Have you ever thought of having the rims sprayed another colour

Post by **Family_Dog** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:37 am

Cookie Monster wrote:FD

Looks like you have fitted new rims Have you ever thought of having the rims sprayed another colour

I did fit new rims a while ago, because the price of new rims was about the same as having the old ones resprayed! Now you're got me thinking - what colour would be appropriate with the bodywork of the car, which will be Land Cruiser brown (4E9)?

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:08 am

Well I was thinking of spraying mine black or gun metal in the center and silver on the outside (similar to the jumping hilux on the home page http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/ )and then putting a tough clear coat over to stop them from chipping.

Post by **Family_Dog** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 2:06 pm

I might decide to do the rims another colour, if only to match the new Orca Rock Sliders, which is also a sort of charcoal gray. AT least I think so, haven't unwrapped them yet!

-F_D

Post by **Family_Dog** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:53 pm

Here are today's pictures:

: In the Spray Booth...

: The Bonnet...

: The Tail Gate...

: From Left Rear...

: From Right Rear...

She is already looking like a Grand New Lady! I was so pleased with her, I wanted to just stay in the spray booth with her

Tommy still has to spray the engine bay, not quite such an easy task as it is rather cluttered with wiring & pipes in there. then they will do the Chassis with Chassis Black, refit the doors, bonnet, glass, and OME shocks, which they removed prior to the vehicle entering the Spray Booth.

I have the "new" bucket seats from Wikus (Thanks, Mate!) and hopefully they will fit without too much trouble as they are definitely more comfy than the original bucket seats.

Expected date of delivery to me is Thursday next week.

-F_D

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:19 pm

Wow she is looking grand

I am so jealous cant wait to do mine :!: as she really deserves it

Post by **Family_Dog** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:41 pm

When I took the Hilux to Tommy, I had two full petrol tanks, that's about 130 litres of fuel. Hope I still have that when I get her back.

-F_D

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:33 am

She's gonna look really good! I'll drop by to have a look at her when she's finished.

Bet you're like a naughty boy right now

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:17 pm

Baie mooi kleur....

Are you planning any graphics?

and maybe some more power by way of a turbo or two?

I know.... maybe a 7M engine...

WOW....

just think...... another Nissan killer....

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:22 pm

Nahh I think Eric will be very happy with the 4YE engine. Hiluxes dont need turbos or 7M engines to squach Nissans, I sommer do it with my 2Y as well