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Benny's Chop Shop

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Address: Richardson 2620 Canberra, ACT, Australia

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24.01.2022 Well this is not how I imagined thursday night of @summernatscarfestival going but we started blowing some oil out of some seals and gummed up some spark plugs so its engine out tear down and back together and back in hopfully tomorrow. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #2019 #gettingthereslowly #gettingthere #gettinerdone #excited #cantwait #stepbystep #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #longwaytogo #thisyear #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder

24.01.2022 Last night @dockmanmichael and I went to the shop at 8:30pm and ended up leaving at 5:30am after a long and tired night of mesuring cutting and then doing it all again because we made a lot of tired decisions of "she'll be right" and it was never alright but the boxes are mostly sealed with the exception of the rear tailgate facing side where draws will possbly be going and the front box 2 side openings don't have tops made but I think its coming along pretty good and its all one man removable and stackable so summer camping is going to be pretty cool I think. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #getsome #excited #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder #glamping #camping #gettingaway #offthegrid

24.01.2022 Set most of the camp gear up today and only one wall because im lazy but im keen to give it a try dogs were mildly enthusiastic enjoyed laying down in the sun and borking at people. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #getsome #excited #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder #glamping #camping #gettingaway #offthegrid #doggosbeingdoggos #doggo #rufflife

23.01.2022 The chase is finally over after a lifter fail and chewed cam was replaced last night and a few other bits today she went over rego at 6pm and passed shes finally registered in australia and im very happy about that. I got a new shiter a Budweiser beer tap puller i had to adapt. Could not be happier right now. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #getsome #gettingthereslowly #gettingthere #gettinerdone #excited #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder

23.01.2022 So today me and Erni did a round trip to sydney to pick up a cheap transmission for the bmw mainly just to poach the oil pump and me and jimbob tonight stripped both boxs down and made one "good box" out of both of them so tomorrow night it will be put in with a new filter and we'll see how she work fingers crossed if its not good ill just order a new oil pump but the transmission was so cheap it was worth the gamble and it was a nice sunday drive in the forester. #bmw #somethingnew #somethingdifferent #projects #whydoidothistomyself #germany #e46 #320ci #trannyproblems #clapped #clappedout #2.2L #6cyl #luxurylifestyle #luxury

22.01.2022 The storage boxes / false floor frame is pretty much done which im glad since is 12:45am im tired and its now my birthday so I plan to clean up pack up and go home to bed. Tomorrow ill go get the marine ply to seal the boxes up, the rubber mat to lay across the top of it all and the hinges to make the boxes functional. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #getsome #excited #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder #glamping #camping #gettingaway #offthegrid

17.01.2022 The clean up started o the bmw tonight and it is coming up prettt will this is some photos of damage and hiw grubby is it after deep interior clean and after dents and scratches are taken out and car is resprayed it should be a whole car. #bmw #somethingnew #somethingdifferent #projects #whydoidothistomyself #germany #e46 #320ci #trannyproblems #clapped #clappedout #2.2L #6cyl #luxurylifestyle #luxury #grubby #scratched #trashed #poorgirl #formerglory

17.01.2022 Well i went for a little spin around the block tonight to go see if petes truck had sold (its for sale if anyone is interested in the orange and white square body) and ill i can say is its a handful in the wet throttle has be be very lightly feathered. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #getsome #gettingthereslowly #gettingthere #gettinerdone #excited #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #longwaytogo #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder

14.01.2022 Welp we got the photos back from our wedding and she requested the truck for her wedding car so I tried my hardest to make that happen and the day before the wedding the final set up date I pinched the ecu wires under the rocker cover and cut some wires so I spent the next few hours fixing that up and rather then being at the venue at 11am to help set up I got there at 7pm just in time to go to the pub for dinner. The worst part was I didn't even need to fiddle with it I jus...t wanted to service it and I had some time so I thought I'd fix the minor rocker cover gasket leak. Were lessons learnt .... nope id do it all again. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #getsome #excited #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder #wedding #weddingtruck #abouttimefolkes2020

14.01.2022 So on the weekend I married my now beautiful wife with the wedding cars being American trucks supplied by myself, Pete (new gmc) and Diego (new dodge ram) and that day was perfect (wedding trucks photos to come) and since covid has destroyed any chances of going anywhere we decided to go buy a bunch of camping gear and I started knocking up a removable 3 section false storage floor that the swag will sit on top of so we might be able to go away into the bush away from people ...anyway this is the progress of tonight until I ran out of bits to continue so ill hopfully get the remainder of what I need tomorrow and possibly finish it tomorrow night or the day after. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #getsome #excited #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder #glamping #camping #gettingaway #offthegrid

13.01.2022 After a late trip to Sydney we got the new power plant for the datto 1200 which consists of a ca18det, 5 speed box with short shifter, 2 turbos and manifold, a microtec ltx8 with controller, an alloy radiator, and a box of parts so now to get the @maddat_mdr conversion kit for the ca and start welding some new floors and patch pannels and i guess see what we're left with after that. #jdm #datsun #1200 #ute #turbo #ca18det #project #rust #rusty #project #herewegoagain #miniute #alltheboost

12.01.2022 Well in the spur of the moment decision last night we bought a 2004 bmw e46 320ci with the M sport enhancements with a leaky transmission tonight we put it up and had a look and it was coming from the bellhousing so we pulled the box out to find the torque converter bearing had seized to the converter and poped the seal out along with chewing the front plate out unfortunately but we'll try and orginise somthing to fix it. #bmw #somethingnew #somethingdifferent #projects #whydoidothistomyself #germany #e46 #320ci #trannyproblems #clapped #clappedout #2.2L #6cyl #luxurylifestyle #luxury

10.01.2022 And in tonights episode of wtf I took the valve covers off to find 2 broken valve springs but I've organised some replacements and in better new Geoff at @allamericanautoparts orginised me a fast ratio steering box after finding out mine was beyond repair so hopfully rego next month once these things are done. Im also glad the springs were cought before they fell threw and caused any damage to anything else so silver lining I guess. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #getsome #gettingthereslowly #gettingthere #gettinerdone #excited #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #longwaytogo #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder

10.01.2022 Today not much happend we looked at joes cobra i removed the rear muffler off the mira and welded a straight pipe in it still keeping the front muffler so its not to loud and i took the springs out and lowered it down to see how far we can go with some coilovers, still waiting on the head and vrs kit to get here so we can get it running again but that shouldnt be far off. #jdm #mira #widebois #lowlife #lowlifestyle #projects #mylifeisamess #mylife

10.01.2022 Well its time the bmw is getting the respray dropped her off on monday and went in tonight to pull the plastics, locks and handles, mirrors and all that fiddly crap so she should look a million bucks by next week. #bmw #msport #bmwmsport #coupe #daily #luxury #luxurylifestyle #wifehatesit #e46 #tomuchgoingon #alwaysgoing

07.01.2022 Well tonight unnecessary exhaust modifications happened and my clutch pedal got fixed as on a delivery today i lost all cluch turns out there was one nut on the adjuster but not 2nd nut to lock it so it wound off so now thats fixed i can move on to a slight coolant leak i think is coming from a water pipe conecting to the water pump. #allthenoise #unnecessary #mira #jdm #vanlife #van #beast #weapon #nopower #847cc #racecar #daihatsu #daily

06.01.2022 Well tonight we got the head and a vrs kit so that all went on and i dropped and flushed absolutely nothing and filled the radiator up and bled the straight water i put in it and decided its time to see how she goes and shes not quite a dodge viper but look she got me home before midnight so im chalking that up to a win, tomorrow night ill do the full service and see if im leaking from anywhere and that'll be that till we figure out a wide body style and put some extended wheel studs, get the super charger gear and coilovers. #jdm #kei #847cc #monster #weapon #getyousomeofthat #mira #daihatsu #project #carby #supercharge #vanlife #workvan #bigunit

05.01.2022 On the way to pick up a new heart transplant for a project with @daz2902 Some of you might guess the car I didnt make it overtly hard.

04.01.2022 Well its been a while and no the bmw isnt finished but this little beauty got offered up and i obviously bought it because i have somthing deeply wrong with me but whats done is done (is what i tell the wife) so it had a pretty bad repair on a head gasket so we're getting that sorted and then it should be a road going van yes you heard that right this bad boy was complied as a van being a 2 seater then we're moving onto making a widebody mainly because we can just unsure of a... style ideas of a 5 turbo shape all the way to rocket bunny style but we'll be doing a little more to the engine like planning a amr300 mini roots blower and a 32/36 webber then moving on to some coil overs and thats as far as we've gotten ideas welcomed. Stay tuned or dont i wouldnt blame you at this point this roller coaster ride is a mess. #kei #jdm #mira #vanlife #wtf #why #widebois #nugget #mylifeisamess #doghouse #yessss #847cc #toomuchpower #morethenyoucouldaffordpal

04.01.2022 Tonight I started to plan up a removable engine crane and stabiliser to make loading and unloading engines and such into the back of the truck by myself, I'll probably end up changing the ram out for a pneumatic one with a compressor under the bed. #c10trucks #c20 #gmc #c10australia #383stroker #383 #pickuptrucks #pickuptrucksdownunder #worktruck #project #v8 #68 #1968

04.01.2022 Good day today was got a new hoist for home so I can do somthing with the non rollers i have at home

02.01.2022 Today the plates got put on the black tape removed from the red rear reflectors (not allowed red reflectors on the side in Aus) wheel nuts and shifter got put back on and baffles removed from exhausts and my god it feels good 5 years of pushing, cutting, welding, wiring all just to get her on the road, its not finished but the major hurdle is over and that milestone feels fantastic. #gmc #c10 #c20 #chev #chevy #longbed #longboy #trucks #truckyeah #350sbc #350 #383stroker #1968 #68 #getsome #excited #aussiebuild #american #60s #tuff #c10australia #pickuptrucksdownunder