Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:16 pm

Well started working on the 73, installed the black seats I had from the green MWB years ago, fit nicely bu =t the drivers is more angled back, feels like a jap ricer with your seat leaning way far back, so miht install the good original drivers seat, only thing that is the special grey/ black colour scheme.

I was missing one rear seat foot rubber, taking a page from hubatis I went to the hardware and bought some rubber chair feet and doorstop, tried both bu the doorstop had more useable rubber to angle correctly into the 90 degree seam. Also removed some rattle from the rear wheel carrier, installed the Patrol nameplate.

Other major gripe is the rattling from the glass and doorframes, bought some sponge rubber and just stuck already onesided adhesive to the exsisting door rubber, better but you can still hear the glass rattle as the bailey chanel is worn, it's only 37 years old :)

Pulled the upper frames out to remove the channel, just need to buy some and put back in. thats all for today.

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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:01 pm

Well rushed down after work to http://www.clarkrubber.com.au and got some bailey channel and weather strip for the inside section, along with a rubber matt to go on the rear floor as the carpet isnt very 70's.

They didnt have the felt square bailey channel so I bought some flexibale stuff which I think is better as it is always pressing against the glass. Where as teh felt will wear back and then the glass will start to wobble and compress the felt even more. Like the top middle one.

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So quickly as the light was fading installed the bailey channel in the drivers door, installed the weather strip and chucked it back together. After a few bangs and shaking I'm very impressed as NO NOISE, so cant wait to finish the otherside as I hate rattles with a passion, and driving the 73 with the glass rattles drives me nuts. Also with the rear seats down I get no noise as well. Will be so good :mrgreen:

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It's all done. I can only see one issue that the glass still bangs on the exposed inside metal of the outside weather strip.

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Saw this outside a customer office yesterday, still drooling over it
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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:25 pm

Big day starting at 4:50am working straight untill 5pm.

I am so sore it aint funny, did alot of G60 stuff across all cars :)

Tol old wheels of the 73, placed on axle stands, went out to Gibbo's (140km return drive) and collected new tyres, back home had tyre shop install new old tyres, old rims for Miller etc.

Still need to install wheels back on 73.

78 Ute fully loaded leaving Gibbos
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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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from the movie thread

Watch from 1.15 minutes

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjcWJSCHBMQ[/youtube]

From their Faceback page

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teaser 2,

1.31min

http://youtu.be/Z5Qf9XWzsJ8
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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:30 am
Hard to believe but the 73 hasnt been driven in at least 10 months. Was up there last night measuring driveshaft for Miller and started her up, battery was dead and used the power pack, but after pumping some fuel through she was fine. Gez she looks lice, shes under a cover and is so clean, snooth and a nice shine

Was thinking shes needs to come home for a weekend and play, but no time for that
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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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And how long has it been now since she's been started? That is still and amazing looking G60! :D
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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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about every 6 months !! if lucky :eusa-shhh:

She is tucked away in a multistory building carpark with no weather issues, humidy or anything so not worried.
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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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Keep this ute Steve. Even if you do not drive it too much. If you have a spot to store....just keep it. So handy to have for gardening, trash hauling, redneck running the dogs :roll: , 4xing some tracks......
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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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Well????? :banana-gotpics: :banana-gotpics: :banana-gotpics:
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Re: Swerve 1973 MWB Soft Top

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Well fark fark fark

What a night :oops:

Well take the GU to Hurstville with battery pack and spare battery with leads, hadnt been started in around 2 years.

Get to the car with my keys and fark me, didnt have the 73 key on my G60 keyring. Broke in via back canvas, hotwired the ignition and after both batteries cranking away no start, then realised I had wired it back to front, after that she fired into life. Pumped up 1 flat tyre and we were off up the ramp. She stalled and I had to reconnect all batteries and stuff around hot wiring her again, in teh dark I connected the battery via jump leads back to front :oops: Could smell burning plastic, luckily she started again, no fire but hoping my loom survived. But Id say the White wure from starter to amp guage and White Red back to fuse box took a beating.

Anyhow drove home and loved it, feels tight, love the 3 speed and felt like a kid in dads car. Anyhow drove back to hurstvill and checked the GU through NO KEY, have pulled half the house apart NO KEY. Now getting very chitty as cant find it. Going to search online and see if I can buy a nissan key already cut to the number on my key, ARGHHHHHHH
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