This ones for you Matty
The Facebook picture that made me fall in love with a 1 owner, baby blue ute from Dubbo.........
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| Author: | Stickman [ Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | My Dubbo Wasp |
This ones for you Matty The Facebook picture that made me fall in love with a 1 owner, baby blue ute from Dubbo......... Attachment: 1 owner wasp in Dubbo.jpg [ 111.78 KiB | Viewed 45695 times ] |
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| Author: | Stickman [ Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
Some pics from the day I picked it up and the road trip home..... back roads style  Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 040.jpg [ 2.19 MiB | Viewed 45676 times ] Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 041.jpg [ 2.09 MiB | Viewed 45676 times ] Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 042.jpg [ 2.12 MiB | Viewed 45676 times ] Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 043.jpg [ 2.36 MiB | Viewed 45676 times ] Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 045.jpg [ 2.3 MiB | Viewed 45676 times ] Last time it was rego'd was 1981 and the sticker is still on the quarter window  Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 044.jpg [ 1.94 MiB | Viewed 45676 times ] Loaded up and ready for the journey north to live with Donkey Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 048.jpg [ 2.22 MiB | Viewed 45676 times ] |
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| Author: | Stickman [ Sat Mar 04, 2017 10:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
As I left I couldn't stop looking in the mirror and smiling like a Cheshire cat. Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 049.jpg [ 1.36 MiB | Viewed 45675 times ] Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 055.jpg [ 1.51 MiB | Viewed 45675 times ] Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 050.jpg [ 1.46 MiB | Viewed 45675 times ] I drove for about 10 miles before I had to stop and take some more pics of my new baby..... best 5k I've ever spent  Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 051.jpg [ 1.98 MiB | Viewed 45675 times ] Attachment: Dubbo Wasp 052.jpg [ 2.19 MiB | Viewed 45675 times ] |
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| Author: | Farmer [ Sun Mar 05, 2017 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
 Wow! And look at the seat! So original, what a great find mate. Just need a couple of guard blinkers and rego time. Mate he is so nice, can't wait to see him at Mudgee. Possibly?Enjoy the little tidy up mate, you deserve a relatively easy one. He is in good hands. Matt.
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| Author: | CQGT [ Sun Mar 05, 2017 1:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
 Dave. |
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| Author: | Stickman [ Tue Mar 07, 2017 11:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
Farmer wrote: :shock: Wow! And look at the seat! So original, what a great find mate. Just need a couple of guard blinkers and rego time. Mate he is so nice, can't wait to see him at Mudgee. Possibly? Enjoy the little tidy up mate, you deserve a relatively easy one. He is in good hands. Matt.He has his guard blinkers, tail lights and front bashpan panel inside the cab plus a few other non essencials  The only things he is missing is a piece of trim on centre of grill, 1 hubcap (has 1 painted and 2 "use to be" chrome ones) and the top metal trim on the drivers door (I have plenty of those) + one badge is broken in half. Other wise it's complete I haven't even cleaned it yet as I want it's first showing to be as close to farm fresh as possible. Mudgee is definitely on the cards for this little ute. I put on new leads last week - new upper n lower ball joints and inner n outer tie rod ends get here Friday then I'll lift engine to replace sump gasket and throwout bearing and head gasket too. I won't be pulling the old tyres of the orig rims though. I bought a set of rims last week (similar to Shrek's) that will get the driving duties instead |
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| Author: | Stickman [ Sat Mar 18, 2017 5:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
Today I started the process of changing the Dubbo Wasp's upper and lower ball joints....... Jeez Louise!! 52 years of hard farm labor sure does make life difficult, 3 hours later and first lower ball joint still isn't out  First bolt was a bit of an effort but second bolt came out sweet as a nut, last two are locked tight. Packed in with a lifetime of dust, rust, grease and stubborn hard yakka attitude  Plan B: I got one of them loose with a bit of help of a bottle torch and a can of WD40 but it still hasn't pulled completely out yet..... The last one may require Plan C - A couple of beers and a few Bacardi and cokes to loosen ME up a bit before I go hostile on it's ass  ......and that's just the first one It seems that every component in the front end is original and flogged out, except the brake line on drivers side which has been replaced at some stage. |
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| Author: | 67GT [ Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
Hi Sticky. When you get to the upper ball joint, do yourself a favour, stick it in the freezer for an hour or so. |
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| Author: | GerryBellettGT [ Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
| Love your photo's Sticky,has the beast got a dog on the front for the crank handle,would love to see that,Gerry
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| Author: | Stickman [ Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
67GT wrote: Hi Sticky. When you get to the upper ball joint, do yourself a favour, stick it in the freezer for an hour or so. Thanks for the handy hint...... shrink it that slight fraction for an easier fit aye
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| Author: | Stickman [ Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
GerryBellettGT wrote: :) Love your photo's Sticky,has the beast got a dog on the front for the crank handle,would love to see that,Gerry I'll have a look in the morning when I tackle the front end again |
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| Author: | Stickman [ Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
I took 4 1/2hrs to get the drivers side lower ball joint out Never in my life have I had one that tenacious. Two of the bolts were we and truly rusted in tight but persistence, a bottle torch, pinch bar, hammer and a few beers eventually paid off. Does anyone know if bolts like these are still available off the shelf somewhere?? If not I'll get a mate to machine me some up Attachment: Lower ds ball joint bolts 002.jpg [ 1.57 MiB | Viewed 45548 times ] Attachment: Lower ds ball joint bolts 003.jpg [ 1.8 MiB | Viewed 45548 times ] |
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| Author: | dave [ Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
So glad this found a home! The guy said it was painted red pre-delivery for seemingly no reason, laying some credence to the story that some Wasps were repainted on the lot to zazz them up a bit! I wonder what the Isuzu badge in the grille is from? A truck I assume...but yeah. Super cool! |
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| Author: | Stickman [ Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
dave wrote: So glad this found a home! The guy said it was painted red pre-delivery for seemingly no reason, laying some credence to the story that some Wasps were repainted on the lot to zazz them up a bit! I wonder what the Isuzu badge in the grille is from? A truck I assume...but yeah. Super cool! He didn't purchase it until late '67 so perhaps it was painted to draw more attention to it after sitting at the dealers for a while. The engine bay and under the bonnet have never been repainted though. They have always been the Wasp Blue colour which is why he changed it back to the original colour all over some time in the 80's. There are still some slight little hints of the red here and there but you have to be really looking for them to find them. |
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| Author: | dave [ Fri Mar 24, 2017 12:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
Yeah think about it; by late 1967 the new model was already mid-way through!!! Ken Bloor told me they did this, but I never had seen proof of it myself until this one came up. |
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| Author: | Stickman [ Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
Progress on changing the ball joints has been painfully slow. I couldn't do anything in last weeks deluge as I had a few inches of water through the garage. This however pales in comparison and seems quite pathetic when compared to the Glen and Elaine Potter who had 14 foot of water through there place at Murwillumbah I did finally get all the ball joints out but finding replacement bolts has been proving difficult. A mate of mine will be machining me up some new ones but it will be a few weeks before he can slot it in so things have ground to a halt again The lack of lighting under the house makes it frustrating too as I have to work with lead lights even in the middle of the day. These couple of pics were taken at about 2pm on an overcast day but sunny days aren't much better Attachment: Ball joints DS 007.jpg [ 1.63 MiB | Viewed 45297 times ] Attachment: Ball joints DS 008.jpg [ 1.31 MiB | Viewed 45297 times ] |
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| Author: | Glenn [ Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
where did you get new ball joints from, just curious |
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| Author: | Stickman [ Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
Same as early KB20/Chev Luv, so easy as to get and cheap as chips
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| Author: | CQGT [ Sat Apr 08, 2017 11:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
Stickman wrote: Same as early KB20/Chev Luv, so easy as to get and cheap as chips For those who are contemplating in changing theirs. Part numbers. Top. BJ201. Bottom. BJ202. They are available on ebay. The freight is the killer on some of them. Check your local auto supplier. Dave. |
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| Author: | Stickman [ Sat Apr 08, 2017 11:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: My Dubbo Wasp |
I got mine as 4pce kit (2top and 2bottom) on Ebay with free postage for about $120 |
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