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