Thanks man. Being a big fan of the 89' Punisher film I'm surprised I never put that together beyond always thinking their costumes were very similar in concept, but forgot the fact they were both shot in Australia in the 80's. Thanks for pointing that out.
Yeah, the whole costume is constructed using all vintage items, some a bit old even being used in 88/89. But I agree with you on the customizing though with such little information on this particular costume makes it an even bigger challenge locating the items used filtering what's been little and heavily customized. This has been a pet project for a long time as I mentioned and I still haven't nailed it. Even with the overall/pants being customized it seems they only removed the top portion but this is questionable after re-watching the film last night, I noticed in the torture scene the pants indeed have straps still attached but appear to be much thinner than the ones I came across, easily another customized detail. I am convinced however they were removed before shooting the Yakuza tower scenes, considering they would be very noticeable under the tight shirt Dolph is wearing unlike the rest of the film where the jacket and button down shirt he wears could easily hide the straps. Not to mention the belt/harness he wears the entire film.