My 1972 MWB Soft Top - 350 Chev Project
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 9:47 pm
Hi all, just arrived here whilst searching for advise... damn I've missed forums,
From Melbourne Australia...
Anyway, just purchased this 72, it had been working on a farm unregisterd for the last 15 years in Canberra Australia, someone did a 350 chev conversion a long time ago, it has almost zero rust,
The plan is to strip it down, rebuild the engine, probably go to a 2WD and a turbo 350/400, I have a diff out of a chev truck to go in, Tidy up the body and re paint in and out and end up with a good summer cruiser..
First off was to remove also the stuff that had been added on over the years, then remove the body from chassis and pull the motor and trans, so I can get the rolling chassis to the sand blasted and get it blasted, epoxied and re painted
I'll post photos as I go,
How I purchased it
Day 2; Got it home and remove a lot of the old stuff that had been added
Day 7; Body off, a few hours of pressure washing
From Melbourne Australia...
Anyway, just purchased this 72, it had been working on a farm unregisterd for the last 15 years in Canberra Australia, someone did a 350 chev conversion a long time ago, it has almost zero rust,
The plan is to strip it down, rebuild the engine, probably go to a 2WD and a turbo 350/400, I have a diff out of a chev truck to go in, Tidy up the body and re paint in and out and end up with a good summer cruiser..
First off was to remove also the stuff that had been added on over the years, then remove the body from chassis and pull the motor and trans, so I can get the rolling chassis to the sand blasted and get it blasted, epoxied and re painted
I'll post photos as I go,
How I purchased it
Day 2; Got it home and remove a lot of the old stuff that had been added
Day 7; Body off, a few hours of pressure washing
Looks like a fun project. Have fun and keep us posted! 