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righto....heres the latest addition to the ute collection....this bad boy's getting a 2 inch chop top,i will be removing the horrible pressing around the tub/cabin (same as what i did to the green one) the tarp hooks are going and will be refinished in the brightest orange youve ever seen...Ive got an renesis rotary engine there i may use or use a hot rodded A14 with side draft/trumpet efi...not sure yet

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ooohhhhhhh.....yeah!...

I love these farkin things!!!

I tried finding one (to purchase) recently, to fix up...(not a totally faaaarked one).....easier said than done.

I remember stripping down/rebuilding these 1200 motors some 20 years ago.....god it was fun!

Any more pics fellas?

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theres no rust in this one dude....usually the sills/quarters are knackered...the green one was shagged before...this white one is good and i only paid $1500 with 12mnths reg!....although i did buy new quarters/tailgate/doors/bonnet and guards anyway...you want rust dude....talk to adzmax....his cars got more rust than a hong kong cab

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stroked injected L series.... dooooo eeeeeeeeeiiiiiiitttttttttttt

Nah don't do that, that's whay I'm doing :D L31 - side draught injection with 6 throttle bodies and horns :(

theres no rust in this one dude....usually the sills/quarters are knackered...the green one was shagged before...this white one is good and i only paid $1500 with 12mnths reg!....although i did buy new quarters/tailgate/doors/bonnet and guards anyway...you want rust dude....talk to adzmax....his cars got more rust than a hong kong cab

Troy, you can go and get farked! Mine my be full of rust but fark it looks cooler than your mighty boy :rofl:

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Hey another 1200 fan!

Don't chop the top, not only will you ruin the original lines but only midgets will be able to drive it.

ruin the lines?????hahahha have a look at that shitty pressing around the tub!And have a look at how much cooler it looks on the green one when you wizz it off......then see how dumpy the roof looks.....so its getting the 9 inch!

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