The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner

The Dog · 08-07-2008, 18:58

Some of you may know that I bleed blue; IE I am a Ford man. So you will be stunned to find that I acquired a 1982 WB One Tonner. Cost me the princely sum of 1 box of thirty cans...which I then helped to drink. Anyway we completely dismantled this thing to find that the cab was absolutely cactus. It had more tinworm in it than anything I've ever seen before. To top it off, the previous owner had patched it up with fibreglass. By the time I had removed all the 'glass round the back window the whole lot was gone. So another cab was in order. After much hunting I couldn't find a tonner cab in SA for a reasonable price that wasn't stuffed. Just so happened that a mate about 50 metres down the road had a WB ute with no engine, gearbox or diff. Also had no front end....and NO RUST!!!! So I purchased this (for more than the original tonner) and dragged it home, which was an exercise in itself, as the photos show. I cut this at the back of the "wings" which run down to the styleside tray. By boxing this in I've created a space cab, which is something a little different. What I must add (for the knockers out there) that my wife has been out in the shed with me, along with my kids, including my daughter, throughout the build, helping with dismantling, cleaning, cutting and even the welding.
At this point a mate wrote off his EF falcon which presented a unique opportunity. I cut the panel out with the fuel flap in it out, and welded it into the side of the ute. Then I fitted all the associated solenoids and cables. This presented several challenges, but after much bad language and burns, it all appears to work properly. The cab is now in it's underwear awaiting me to finish the chassis rebuild.
Anyway, enough dribble. Here comes the pics. Let me know what you think

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The Dog · 08-07-2008, 18:58

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The Dog · 08-07-2008, 19:00

Sorry bout the number of pics, but I am pretty pleased with the way this is going. Also happy with the fact that noone can knock this in the chicks ute catagory because she has been alongside ma all the way getting dirty etc.
Will update with more pics as progress continues.
Also if anyone has any parts thay want to dispose of let me know via PM.

PEDLER · 08-07-2008, 19:09

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Originally Posted by The Dog

gotta say mate thats a nifty towin job haha good on ya mate

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Bravo Rachie · 08-07-2008, 20:36

its looking aweomse! definatly a labour or love! so good to see someone getting into it, definatly hours of hard work, cant wait to see the finished project!!!

Running On Empty · 08-07-2008, 20:58

Nice work brother... very nice work

Rum Runner82 · 12-07-2008, 18:00

good on ya mate, thats some nice work, including the towing job, Brilliant!!

Cant wait to see the finished product.

The Dog · 14-07-2008, 20:54

Thanks guys

. Progress has stalled at the moment because I have to fix my other ute

. Finally straightenring the bullbar etc.....
Luckily I didn't have to tow it far like that. In the end we had to use a 4wd as the old xh just bogged down and wouldn't move....dug some nice holes tho.....and generated a reasonable amount of smoke too

Will update when I get some more $$$ and time (in that order)

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Bushranger · 16-07-2008, 08:57

That is gunna look so good once completed.

The Dog · 03-08-2008, 20:19

Update time.
Chassis is painted, rear suspension and diff is back in. Fitted Nolathane bushes to the entire suspension. Jemima has cleaned up the wheels. Still has a few different grades of wet and dry to go but they are looking a million bucks. Cab has been dropped on the chassis temporarily. As expected, a few things (fuel lines etc) didn't line up real good so I've got some more cutting, grinding and welding to do.
But the big news is I got a WB Statesman front for the old girl....for 325 bucks, complete with bugger all rust

. Can't wait to get it home now and start fixing it ready to go on. Also picked up a HZ one tonner today...for nothing. It's a good runner with a three on the tree but also has a four speed sitting on the tray, so if anyone wants any parts let me know. I now have 4 or 5 good 1/4s for all the earlier utes (not WB), a HQ nose cone, a WB nosecone, lights...the list is endless. Just let me know. Otherwise, if all this stuff is still here when I am finished it will all go on Ebay or get squashed.
Enuf rabbiting, heres the pics.....

trashman · 04-08-2008, 03:41

Top job matey looking bloody good heap of hard work there .. well done ...

Question thow ??? Why has the two rear cross bars on the chassie (rear cross bar and the bars that holds the spear tyre ) been removed ? and at the front of the chassie where the rad support bolts on has been cut back just a little bit ??? any reason or just like that when ya got it and is it going to make getting it lic hard?

The Dog · 04-08-2008, 04:45

Thanks Trashman. As far as I know the front is standard however you're right in saying that both the rails at the rear are gone. The one for the spare was removed because the gas tank was fitted there. I cut all the brackets off as soon as I got the ute as the Tank etc was gone. As for the rear one, I cut that off because somebody had actually extended the chassis by about 6 to 8 inches and had done it poorly. The wleding was terrible. I haven't worked out what I am going to put back in there as it comes down to how I make the tray which is a fair way down the track yet........

Bravo Rachie · 04-08-2008, 14:38

lokin great, i keep checkin to see if youve updated some pics, cant wait to see her in the flesh eventually!

Pintara · 04-08-2008, 15:13

its lookn good mate hope u get it fin soon cant wait 2 see wat u do wid it

The Dog · 28-10-2008, 19:51

It's been a while. Been busy with Deni and a few other things. Some of you may know what happened to me, my wife and my ute (The Dog/Mud Mongrel/Dust Dog) at Deni and that has kept me busy for a bit. For those of you who don't know what happened, that is a story for another thread.
Anyway, have got into the bodywork a bit further. The Bonnet has been puttied since these pics were taken and work has started on the drivers side door. Hopefully will have that finished by the weekend, then the dash has to be dummy assembled as I am not using a GTS dash. The idea is to use the WB dash as a base but then create something of a hybrid of my own design. I can then create my own wiring looms. rebmove and rebuild the engine, splash some paint around.......it's all easy to say....guess I'm not as close to finished as I had myself convinced

metal mickey · 28-10-2008, 23:51

looking nice mate

trashman · 29-10-2008, 13:03

looking bllody good mate ... nice body work looken like she'll be a top ute when your done ...

lol lol yer the work always seems closer to the finish than you actuly are ..lol lol i got to start the GF tonner yet and im still trying to finish my ute ...lol lol

The Dog · 04-01-2009, 17:42

Another update.

Paint is on. Bodywork is ok, paintwork is brilliant (thanks to a mate.....I can't paint

)

This is straight from the gun-no colour sanding yet.......

Motor parts will be here this week so by this weekend I hope to have it rebuilt and back in it's home. Then the statesman dash can go in and the wring be sorted....then on to the tray........

Can anyone tell me the name of the colour???????

Bridgborn · 07-01-2009, 17:17

looking good mate!!! what you thinking bout for the tray?

AUSSIE PRIDE · 08-01-2009, 14:13

mate that colour looks 2 b a silver of some description maybe gun metal or i could b wrong

08-07-2008, 18:58	#1
The Dog Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE SA Posts: 188 Rep Power: 3	The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner Some of you may know that I bleed blue; IE I am a Ford man. So you will be stunned to find that I acquired a 1982 WB One Tonner. Cost me the princely sum of 1 box of thirty cans...which I then helped to drink. Anyway we completely dismantled this thing to find that the cab was absolutely cactus. It had more tinworm in it than anything I've ever seen before. To top it off, the previous owner had patched it up with fibreglass. By the time I had removed all the 'glass round the back window the whole lot was gone. So another cab was in order. After much hunting I couldn't find a tonner cab in SA for a reasonable price that wasn't stuffed. Just so happened that a mate about 50 metres down the road had a WB ute with no engine, gearbox or diff. Also had no front end....and NO RUST!!!! So I purchased this (for more than the original tonner) and dragged it home, which was an exercise in itself, as the photos show. I cut this at the back of the "wings" which run down to the styleside tray. By boxing this in I've created a space cab, which is something a little different. What I must add (for the knockers out there) that my wife has been out in the shed with me, along with my kids, including my daughter, throughout the build, helping with dismantling, cleaning, cutting and even the welding. At this point a mate wrote off his EF falcon which presented a unique opportunity. I cut the panel out with the fuel flap in it out, and welded it into the side of the ute. Then I fitted all the associated solenoids and cables. This presented several challenges, but after much bad language and burns, it all appears to work properly. The cab is now in it's underwear awaiting me to finish the chassis rebuild. Anyway, enough dribble. Here comes the pics. Let me know what you think __________________ You'll ride a black tornado across the western sky You'll rope an ol' blue norther and milk it 'till it's dry Bulldog the Diamantina pin its ears down flat Long before you take this cowboy's hat

08-07-2008, 18:58	#2
The Dog Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE SA Posts: 188 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner ] __________________ You'll ride a black tornado across the western sky You'll rope an ol' blue norther and milk it 'till it's dry Bulldog the Diamantina pin its ears down flat Long before you take this cowboy's hat

08-07-2008, 19:00	#3
The Dog Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE SA Posts: 188 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner Sorry bout the number of pics, but I am pretty pleased with the way this is going. Also happy with the fact that noone can knock this in the chicks ute catagory because she has been alongside ma all the way getting dirty etc. Will update with more pics as progress continues. Also if anyone has any parts thay want to dispose of let me know via PM. __________________ You'll ride a black tornado across the western sky You'll rope an ol' blue norther and milk it 'till it's dry Bulldog the Diamantina pin its ears down flat Long before you take this cowboy's hat

08-07-2008, 20:36	#5
Bravo Rachie Status: Hardcore Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Heathcote Posts: 2,143 Rep Power: 7	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner its looking aweomse! definatly a labour or love! so good to see someone getting into it, definatly hours of hard work, cant wait to see the finished project!!! __________________ PEEP SHOW: Dosn't mean getting to see your presents before Christmas! BACK IN THE GAME!

08-07-2008, 20:58	#6
Running On Empty Status: Hardcore Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Grovedale Posts: 2,225 Rep Power: 0	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner Nice work brother... very nice work __________________ The Lord Made The World And All The Pretty Girls But The Devil Made The Truck Drivin' Man

12-07-2008, 18:00	#7
Rum Runner82 Status: Feral Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Gambier Posts: 217 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner good on ya mate, thats some nice work, including the towing job, Brilliant!! Cant wait to see the finished product.

14-07-2008, 20:54	#8
The Dog Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE SA Posts: 188 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner Thanks guys. Progress has stalled at the moment because I have to fix my other ute. Finally straightenring the bullbar etc..... Luckily I didn't have to tow it far like that. In the end we had to use a 4wd as the old xh just bogged down and wouldn't move....dug some nice holes tho.....and generated a reasonable amount of smoke too Will update when I get some more $$$ and time (in that order) __________________ You'll ride a black tornado across the western sky You'll rope an ol' blue norther and milk it 'till it's dry Bulldog the Diamantina pin its ears down flat Long before you take this cowboy's hat

16-07-2008, 08:57	#9
Bushranger Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mallee Posts: 350 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner That is gunna look so good once completed.

03-08-2008, 20:19	#10
The Dog Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE SA Posts: 188 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner Update time. Chassis is painted, rear suspension and diff is back in. Fitted Nolathane bushes to the entire suspension. Jemima has cleaned up the wheels. Still has a few different grades of wet and dry to go but they are looking a million bucks. Cab has been dropped on the chassis temporarily. As expected, a few things (fuel lines etc) didn't line up real good so I've got some more cutting, grinding and welding to do. But the big news is I got a WB Statesman front for the old girl....for 325 bucks, complete with bugger all rust. Can't wait to get it home now and start fixing it ready to go on. Also picked up a HZ one tonner today...for nothing. It's a good runner with a three on the tree but also has a four speed sitting on the tray, so if anyone wants any parts let me know. I now have 4 or 5 good 1/4s for all the earlier utes (not WB), a HQ nose cone, a WB nosecone, lights...the list is endless. Just let me know. Otherwise, if all this stuff is still here when I am finished it will all go on Ebay or get squashed. Enuf rabbiting, heres the pics..... __________________ You'll ride a black tornado across the western sky You'll rope an ol' blue norther and milk it 'till it's dry Bulldog the Diamantina pin its ears down flat Long before you take this cowboy's hat

04-08-2008, 03:41	#11
trashman Status: Hardcore Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wolf Creek... lol Wongong Posts: 1,147 Rep Power: 6	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner Top job matey looking bloody good heap of hard work there .. well done ... Question thow ??? Why has the two rear cross bars on the chassie (rear cross bar and the bars that holds the spear tyre ) been removed ? and at the front of the chassie where the rad support bolts on has been cut back just a little bit ??? any reason or just like that when ya got it and is it going to make getting it lic hard? __________________ *Chassing down the dream* *Project Black Opps :* *The NED* *comming in late 2008* *Principle Owner :COMET* *Work hard play harder* *Live my life like my mum told me not to* *With a ute under foot* *a rum in one hand and a pie in the other* *i only have one question?* *WHO THE HELL IS STEERING?*

04-08-2008, 04:45	#12
The Dog Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE SA Posts: 188 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner Thanks Trashman. As far as I know the front is standard however you're right in saying that both the rails at the rear are gone. The one for the spare was removed because the gas tank was fitted there. I cut all the brackets off as soon as I got the ute as the Tank etc was gone. As for the rear one, I cut that off because somebody had actually extended the chassis by about 6 to 8 inches and had done it poorly. The wleding was terrible. I haven't worked out what I am going to put back in there as it comes down to how I make the tray which is a fair way down the track yet........ __________________ You'll ride a black tornado across the western sky You'll rope an ol' blue norther and milk it 'till it's dry Bulldog the Diamantina pin its ears down flat Long before you take this cowboy's hat

04-08-2008, 14:38	#13
Bravo Rachie Status: Hardcore Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Heathcote Posts: 2,143 Rep Power: 7	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner lokin great, i keep checkin to see if youve updated some pics, cant wait to see her in the flesh eventually! __________________ PEEP SHOW: Dosn't mean getting to see your presents before Christmas! BACK IN THE GAME!

04-08-2008, 15:13	#14
Pintara Status: Feral Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: silvan Posts: 144 Rep Power: 2	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner its lookn good mate hope u get it fin soon cant wait 2 see wat u do wid it __________________ utes make the world go round bundy made me do it no ute no circle worki have a drinkn problem 2 hands but only 1 mouth

28-10-2008, 19:51	#15
The Dog Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE SA Posts: 188 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner It's been a while. Been busy with Deni and a few other things. Some of you may know what happened to me, my wife and my ute (The Dog/Mud Mongrel/Dust Dog) at Deni and that has kept me busy for a bit. For those of you who don't know what happened, that is a story for another thread. Anyway, have got into the bodywork a bit further. The Bonnet has been puttied since these pics were taken and work has started on the drivers side door. Hopefully will have that finished by the weekend, then the dash has to be dummy assembled as I am not using a GTS dash. The idea is to use the WB dash as a base but then create something of a hybrid of my own design. I can then create my own wiring looms. rebmove and rebuild the engine, splash some paint around.......it's all easy to say....guess I'm not as close to finished as I had myself convinced __________________ You'll ride a black tornado across the western sky You'll rope an ol' blue norther and milk it 'till it's dry Bulldog the Diamantina pin its ears down flat Long before you take this cowboy's hat

28-10-2008, 23:51	#16
metal mickey Status: CRAZY AND MAD LOL Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BUCCA QLD Posts: 2,396 Rep Power: 8	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner looking nice mate __________________ RUM SO MUCH MORE THAN A BREAKFAST FOOD

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29-10-2008, 13:03	#17
trashman Status: Hardcore Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wolf Creek... lol Wongong Posts: 1,147 Rep Power: 6	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner looking bllody good mate ... nice body work looken like she'll be a top ute when your done ... lol lol yer the work always seems closer to the finish than you actuly are ..lol lol i got to start the GF tonner yet and im still trying to finish my ute ...lol lol __________________ *Chassing down the dream* *Project Black Opps :* *The NED* *comming in late 2008* *Principle Owner :COMET* *Work hard play harder* *Live my life like my mum told me not to* *With a ute under foot* *a rum in one hand and a pie in the other* *i only have one question?* *WHO THE HELL IS STEERING?*

04-01-2009, 17:42	#18
The Dog Status: Feral Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE SA Posts: 188 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner Another update. Paint is on. Bodywork is ok, paintwork is brilliant (thanks to a mate.....I can't paint) This is straight from the gun-no colour sanding yet....... Motor parts will be here this week so by this weekend I hope to have it rebuilt and back in it's home. Then the statesman dash can go in and the wring be sorted....then on to the tray........ Can anyone tell me the name of the colour??????? __________________ You'll ride a black tornado across the western sky You'll rope an ol' blue norther and milk it 'till it's dry Bulldog the Diamantina pin its ears down flat Long before you take this cowboy's hat

07-01-2009, 17:17	#19
Bridgborn Status: Beaut Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: melbourne, vic Posts: 449 Rep Power: 5	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner looking good mate!!! what you thinking bout for the tray? __________________ NO FARMERS MEANS NO FARMERS DAUGHTERS.. ~A MAN'S NOT A CAMEL~

08-01-2009, 14:13	#20
AUSSIE PRIDE Status: Feral Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Thomastown Posts: 160 Rep Power: 3	Re: The Dogs Wifes' WB Tonner mate that colour looks 2 b a silver of some description maybe gun metal or i could b wrong

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