Mike's Moke Project - 1
    The rebuild of a 1980 Australian big wheeled Moke..done for the drive to MMW2005 where it took first place concours in the original Moke class.
 
 



 
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1. This is what the Moke started out looking like...
2. and another view, this time from the rear.
3. Moke stripped then power washed and degreased.
4. Looking a lot cleaner.
5. View of longer Moke trailing arm.
6. Underside, with minimal rust..theis was a galvinized Moke body.
7. RH side trailing arm.
8. Some rust in battery box area to be taken care of.
9. Inside the other bins only surface rust, nothing needed other than a cleaning and repainting here.
10. Small rust area coming from the battery box into this compartment.
11. Paint worn off and down to the galvinized metal under the wheel wells.
12.  Same on LH side.
13.  Engine area looks good no rust, as it was protected by the oil leaking from the engine!
14. Floor has some surface rust as well as some thin areas under the drivers foot area..
15. Subframe cleaned up and painted with several coats of Zero Rust.
16.  More subframe paint shots. Looking much better.
17. Cutting out the rusted area on the battery box in preparation for welding in new metal.
18. You can see the metal removed, now preping the area with metal ready to remove any remaining surface rust.
19. Starting the repairs on the wheel wells. Had to remember to try and match the weld beads to the original to make it look the same.
20. And some work on the rear wheel area. The orginal welds stood proud and then were ground partially flat, but still very visable.
21. Flattening out the front panel.
22. Front RH side work on the fenders well area, plus filling in the holes that used to hold the side skirts.
23. Rear subframe and floor coated in zero rust.
24. Other side.
25. Battery box repairs completed.
26. Subrame masked and floor getting several coats of red.
27. Looking nice and bright red.
28. Some repairs to fix cracks in the emergency brake mounting bracket.
29. And filling a few holes the previous owner drilled in the back floor of the Moke.
30. Filling in more holes from some added hood straps, again from a previous owner.
 
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