1992 Kawasaki Mule project

From there, I needed to repair the central floor tunnel as that is where all the brake lines, cables and wiring loom was located....it had rotted through in several places and trashed the brake lines and corroded a bunch of the wiring.....arrggghhh....

here you can see the area with some repairs already done and a nice new brake line....



its getting there now...



the brakes needed bleeding, but I had to get the drums off first...all in all, not too terribly bad...all the cylinders were in surprisingly good shape....



JP

I have not heard that one yet. lol....

is that like insult to injury?....no, not quite. more like "Now, this is for your own good. stop squirming about"





JP

Im jumping a head a bit to this weekends work...Ill fill in the blanks with what I hope to be anything of interest.....

I was able to work on the doors today. I decided to line the inside channel with wood for a couple of reasons. The angle iron needed some support from twisting in the breeze and I wanted something easy to work with when it came time to screw in the L channel for the plexi windows.

heres the first half done.....



and a few details. I am definitely NOT a woodworker, but was able to channel out a few areas that needed it.....



This area is for the top of the door. the roof channel is only 3/4" deep, so the wood across the top of the door needed a little trimming. I went old school on it with a hand saw as I have put the table saw away for the winter.....



Did my best to countersink the screws and it went well...better than I anticipated....



It still fits!



Then it was time to put it to work....the driveway needed smoothing out, so took the DIY driveway rake for a drag. the only drawback with this set up is turning radius. The Mule needs a lot more room than my garden tractor did......



I finished out the day by calling the bed sides ready for smoothing and paint. they are not perfect, but are now free of rust and all but the smallest dimple dents.....its a work vehicle after all!



and after the first coat of paint....it looks better in the photo to be honest. but its got one more round of smoothing then the final coat of Colour.....



a good weekend of progress....wish I had more time.....

thanks for lookin

JP

the bedsides were dry and it was time for a trial fit. Did the cab get closer, or the sides get bigger?..they are super close to the cab when the bed is lowered in place.....hmmm, gotta see if I can add some room there.....



I also started work on the bed cover. take one big 10x12 tarp, lay it on the floor, then measure out the size of the pvc frame I made and mark it up......

Then cut out the corners so it will fit over the cage......



and trial fit it. I want the back to be able to roll up like a troop carrier for visability when backing up..



and finally, the door ready for final fitment and hinges.....Ill add windows, window channels and maybe some side panels......



thanks for looking,

JP

i always have a soft spot for oddball/offbeat things... this fits the bill nicely.

Very nice work there jp!

Those are nice. I like the body work upgrades and bed extensions, ect....



Got the door in place today...pretty happy with that.







and the bed topper in place with one of the bedsides bolted in place. Ive got a little patching to do on the other side yet, then that one can go in.....



and while getting the rear cage bonded in place, it looks like my toolboxes and cinder blocks broke Covid protocol and were having a meeting without their masks!





thanks for lookin!

JP

oh, now I see it. Im sure auto correct changed this to "a portent" when you meant important.

JP

Nope; Portent, a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.

Like the engine won't start!