Ironhide -Roll out!

[Smellyferret]

I've been wanting to post this for a while, but the old board didnt allow the pics and well i'm too lazy to resize them! (They are not THAT big!)

So...

I like Mitsibushi Delica's, particularly the old boxy "L300" 4x4 ones
(I've had 4 of them)

What's a Mitsibushi Delica that I hear you say?

Well this one is an 1989 Manual with a 2.5TD engine like a Pajero/Shogun
(Go anywhere, but not break the speed limit spec!)

Here is a pic:

As I bought it:

It was pretty standard (I think!, its hard to be sure on an import!) apart from a loud side exit exhaust, (which I wasnt much of a fan of tbh).

Inside it was OK but pretty base model (and dog haired).


But I was lucky and this came up cheap local-ish and it gave me a (nearly new!)standard exhaust and some interior upgrades:

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I was pretty happy at this point and I rocked it around like this for a while:

I managed to nab a ladder (they look better with Ladders!) and as that went on I noticed some rust and did the wrong(right?) thing and poked it.Rust, rust, rust and more rust under 1cm thick filler on the back arch...

So I treated it whilst wondering what to do with it....
And whilst pondering this fitted 2" lift shackles - as you do!!
(I'm no pro mechanic so the amount of work to sort this rust was a bit beyond me)


Then this thing borked itself: Not that surprising really looking at it..

And the van was off the road whilst I got another from Hong-Kong.. (this is story but surfice to say 2.5 months later I had the correct one fitted..)
I also took the time to do some other stuff I'd been thinking of doing for a while - as you can see this doesnt really look 'right' does it?

I've always liked the standard Shogun alloys (particularly when painted) so I did this: (Tyres are Khumo KL71's in 31/1050)

Then (and this is the bit you will all be interested in!) I started to treat areas of rust around the van and got a bit carried away:

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Luckily I had kind of had a plan....:

So I made my 'homage' to a certain G1 character happen!


With a mates Olive drab "urban survival" look one:

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I'm really tempted to add a stripe and the rust still needs treating (but I've massively massively slowed it down) but really I'm just happy to be driving it around!

And yes its taxed and insured!!

At a car show:

In my windscreen


Oh and its a satin Red I've painted it, I liked it like that and I feel it gives it a bit more of a cartoony feel

[minion]

Amazing! Real life Transformers always rule!

[Smellyferret]

Heh! thanks, had the idea for about 2 years and its taken a year to get it to fruition!
Looking at it now I reckon it needs an Autobot logo on the front somewhere.. Will have to see about that at the weekend!

[Sunstreaker]

You sir, are a legend!


I salute you!

Very impressed with that Ferret. Will you be driving it down to RO/RC3?

[Smellyferret]

Cheers
Conventions are not really my thing sorry!

[thelastallosaur]

Puts mine to shame. Very nice.

[Starscreams_Ghost]

Thats just plain awesome, you need some stripes though