Mike's Moke Project - 2
    Getting the bodywork done and moving into painting on the rebuild project.
 
 



 
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1. Filling in the strap mounting holes on the RH side as well..
2. Painting the underside of the Moke red.
3. All the wheel wells painted..
4. Finally a coat of  roack guard on the underside of the floor to keep any rock chips away.
5. Fabricating new parts for the front windscreen frame as the old parts were completely rusted away. Old and new bits shown in photo.
6. Frame completed and painted silver. A local galss shop cut and installed a new windshield using proper automotive safety glass.
7. Side window frames repaired and painted.
8. As well as the grill and dash parts, and rear tire mount.
9. Rear spare tire mounting bracket.
10. Finishing the skim coat of filler and priming the surface to get ready for the high build primer.
11. Touching up the outside surfaces getting ready for high build.
12.  Same on rear.
13.  And the side panels...
14. First coat of high build primer, to be flattened down, followed by a second coat.
15. High build primer.
16.  More primer shots. You can see the rock guard in the wheel wells.
17. Done and ready for color!
18. Painting the inside and wheel wells first, covering up the paintable rock guard.
19. All the panel covers get several coats of Moke Red as well.
20. And both sides of the hood as well.
21. Starting to look like a Moke again.
22. Inside now with several coats of red.
23. An then the rest of the body gets it's color!
24. Nice....
25. You can never have too many shots of a newly painted Moke!
26. Assembly begins with the dash and windows.
27. New front signal lights from Australia.
28. New side windows installed and fuel pump going in.
29. Pedals, wiring and brake lines. Had to be careful here to keep any brake fluid off the paint..
30. New tail lights wired up and tested.
 
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