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braddick
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Joined: March 11, 2017
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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 Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:25 am Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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Also been busy fitting some mini tubs also
Been working on modifying the seat frames and seat springs too
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braddick
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Joined: March 11, 2017
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:56 am Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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My mate started on my mango this week
First he unpicked the lower inner and outer valance and also made a start at unpicking a og sunroof clip of a samba bus. Don’t worry I didn’t cut up a samba bus.
This clip must of been cut out of a samba many moons ago when they were worth sweet F A
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Huetti_1989
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Location: Austria
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braddick
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Joined: March 11, 2017
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:34 am Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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Yep it’s blasted and using original nuts and bolts
Sorry for the small pic
There from a mates phone and having trouble resizing the pics to go the samba |
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Huetti_1989
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braddick
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:37 am Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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Getting the sunroof clip stitched in
Yep going to be some welding going on
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braddick
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 12:40 am Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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braddick
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Joined: March 11, 2017
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:39 am Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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Some more pics sent to me from my mate who’s doing the rag install
Over the moon on how’s it coming up
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Bendango
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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I am always wondering if I should go that route to add a ragtop one day. That last pic is very convincing.
Love what you are doing with this.
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braddick
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Joined: March 11, 2017
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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Inner window pressing going in this week
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braddick
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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| Bendango wrote: |
I am always wondering if I should go that route to add a ragtop one day. That last pic is very convincing.
Love what you are doing with this. |
Thanks, looking forward to cruising with the rag open
Cheers |
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D-train
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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That’s insane brad!!!
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braddick
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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| That’s insane brad!!! |
Cheers buddy
U keeping a low profile lately hope u doing well and didn’t get to wet a few weeks back |
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braddick
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:01 am Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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Another photo sent me by my mate who doing the rag install
Hopefully picking it up this weekend |
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D-train
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:56 am Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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| D-train wrote: |
| That’s insane brad!!! |
Cheers buddy
U keeping a low profile lately hope u doing well and didn’t get to wet a few weeks back |
Life’s taking over having fun at the moment!
We were wet, but not seriously. So lucky there
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Rich's 50
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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| braddick wrote: |
Another photo sent me by my mate who doing the rag install
Hopefully picking it up this weekend |
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D-train
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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| braddick wrote: |
Another photo sent me by my mate who doing the rag install
Hopefully picking it up this weekend |
This pic makes me want to install one also…
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saxon j bell
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Location: Adelaide
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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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Looking good Brad
912
Blue oval
50s bus.....we got a bit in common
Hopefully my wheels come soon. Ill keep u posted |
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charles henson
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Location: australia
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2022 2:19 am Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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you putting in the 3 belly pans Brad?
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braddick
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Location: Australia, Victoria
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| Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:19 pm Post subject: Re: Aussie 58 mango |
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| saxon j bell wrote: |
Looking good Brad
912
Blue oval
50s bus.....we got a bit in common
Hopefully my wheels come soon. Ill keep u posted |
Cheers bud
Yep we own some very similar cars funny enough, any progress on your bus |
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