my 413

[deathbus]

thot id better get round to starting my build thread.

got my wee sj413jx from a very nice guy round my way after i showed a bit o enthusiasm about it and askd him to sell me it. he said no, but i left my number with him. next day he called me and askd what id give him for it, told him 100 noops, an he gave me it for nowt he even helped me tow it round to mine, what a guy!!!

day 1: cleaned it out, and it gave me a quid, hidden under the seat
result, gotta build it now i thot.

this was it



as i looked closer it became clear tin worm had been on bonus time!!







you get the idea eh?

so i had a look around with my good friend MR. ANGRY, and after a wee coat of primer i was left with this











then i had a flash of inspiration, had access to a load of steel oil drums.
so i set about makin sum new arches outta them, crude,i know, but im on minimal budget





then a bit more cuttin an sum weldin and they looked like this



back of front arch


front of back arch


back of back arch(from above)


new checkerplate armoured wings

[deathbus]

also done box section sills as i went along.

refurbed the wheels in funky orange, but im gonna change the colour again

since then ive stripped the rear end, axle, springs, shocks and tank.

hit everything with a flapdisc and given it all fresh paint.

rear axle


was out today an sorted out the chassis(spotless it was!) and rear underbody with a fresh schutzin.

just waitin on add a leafs and new u bolts comin, then its re-assembly time wi poly bushes of course.

still lots to do but its comin on

[dan]

I thought the rot on my arches was bad! coming along nicely tho

[ROBBIE]

Ive seen better get trashed on scrapheap challenge But its so much better to see some1 tackin time to rebuild. Keep it goin

[ScottieJ]

Damn thats rotton! fair play for restoring her though!

[deathbus]

long time since my last update been busy

hopefully gettin it in for mot on monday yep, MOT!

got me add-a-leafs on,poly bushes,nu u-bolts,grooved discs,shock extensions and a procomp steering damper on.

gone thru 2 1/2 kilo of mig wire

and bled, swore ans sweated plenty. usual zuk owner stuff i belive

has really taken shape.









second side nearly done, hole for petrol cap was fun



lined out the rear bed with, you guessed it, checkerplate








painted it yesterday, got it mostly rebuilt today.

il get sum decent photos of the (never) finished article up as soon as.

[Henry]

Looking good!

Its come a long way! Keep up the good work!

[carnut]

looking gooood. must have cost a packet in plate,, i was going to plate the back of mine, until i saw the price.. i like the fabrication in the back, that is tidy.. anyway crack-on your nearly there..
andy

[bourneyo]

Coming along nicely.

any body from the old forum should remember frams armadillo??

Dan

[Tramp]

any body from the old forum should remember frams armadillo??

I was just thinking that, her sig was 'More checker plate than sense'

Luke