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  • 2 years later...

so i am reviving this thread for updates on the yella beast

i guess its been almost 3 years......

have been using the crap out of this, has been running pretty well with very few major issues

has been due for some maintanence for a while but it keeps on running. 

Front axle joints have deteriorated to the point of being dangerous - even at 15mph.....

so it finally grabbed the wheel out of my wifes hands while approaching the bridge.....

this is the result

 

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not dead but severly wounded at this point, have all i need to fix but it might be a winter project

engine is getting pulled for the brown one pictured on the first page and in the background here

 

so to fill the immediate need and expand our fleet i picked up this ugly bird from Twitch last weekend

my first GL brat......brings the Brat total to 4, 50% working at the moment....

 

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runs and drives great - a bit breezy and lots of dents

will run it like this for the rest of the summer - will get busy with a windshield then...

am still contemplating the direction for this one, came with fenders and such but i am considering a non-fendered or "jeep type" look with slightly bigger tires (say 27") for a little better clearance and maybe widen out the stance a bit for hillside stability

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  • 3 weeks later...
  • 9 months later...

it the ugly bird coming along nicely....

removed carpets and bedlinered the interior, installed the GL10 seats i had, fixed the radio

and not so ugly now

before

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after

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still needs a windshield , rear tow hitch and some trim

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  • 4 weeks later...

got the windshield in.....

if you refer to the first few posts in this thread i did this one the yellow one as well

sticky, messy, crappy job.......

this brat had been rolled and i think the roof is pushed down a bit, so the top didn't fit real good

but its in and not cracked

for reference a wagon rear window gasket is really close to the same

sides are the right length, about an inch short on the bottom and 1/2" on the top, just cut it in the middle and then filled the gap with windo-weld.

will have to repaint around it and then i can get the interior trim in

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