the risky shortcut to jindabyne (FCCOOL Tidy up)

[NO NAME]

Here is my car a couple of days ago, rego due and the nationals around rhe corner its time for a freshen up.

[NO NAME]

I started stripping it, I was given some suprise assistance by Craig Wilson and Zephyr Brad the other night who dropped in the other night with engine cranes and stuff however the next morning I started to inspect the rust and began to realise what a mission lies ahead.
I also plan to make a few custom changes to the car but am currently quit low on time and funds.

[NO NAME]

here is a couple of rusty photos, probly hard to believe it was the same car I had at the meeting earlier this week.

[NO NAME]

[NO NAME]

OK, i think you get the idea, I wont send any more rust pics or I will be here for years posting them.
with a shortage of time I had to cut some corners.

[NO NAME]

And get the missus and kids welding and doing custom bodywork.

[NO NAME]

the hood now looks near ready, all I had to do was cut a few corners.

[NO NAME]

I had another visit from craig and brad, more stuff to play with and a few hours of helping hands and the subframe was off!

[FC0058]

Leon,
At this point in time you have to be pulling our leg.

Cheers Jim

[NO NAME]

I think if I am pulling anyones leg its mine, I was driving the through the week to work, also had it at our club meeting last tuesday night. and there is definately no trick photography.
here are my new guards I plan to reshape to take cantered quads, craig wilson brought over a set of straight up and down quad light gaurds for a alternative but one was damaged.
these guards are a nightmare.

[NO NAME]

This tailgate has me stuck, these hinges are being a real bastard, all the overs c ame of with some good ol cursing and muscle but this stubborn bastard is staying, I also need to do some rust repairs around it, another hold up.

[robbzfc58]

leon,,,youve sure got some long nights ahead of you.
as they say "if it wasnt for the last minute, nothing would get done"
all the best with it
cheers trev

[NO NAME]

thats it robzfc58.

[NO NAME]

time to rock & roll

[4hammers]

 :o
You serious?

[HAD 708]

Is that car really going to be ready for the nationals????? If it does turn up you should change your forum name to the Magician!!

[craiga]

Bloody hell Leon, when you left the meeting the other night and said you were going to have a go at finishing it before the Nats I THOUGHT YOU WERE JOKING  :o

Unbelieveable - hope you make it,  cause I'm buying you a few bourbons when get to Jindabyne!!!

Cheers,

Craig.

[graham_fuller]

Leon,
Great work mate and heres hoping you make it.
Cheers,
Graham

[customFC]

Well Leon, I think you may have no concept of what 2 weeks is. Good luck. Would be cool to have another custom in the club. A few of those resto guys and gals are gunna sh!t.
Regards
Alex

[NO NAME]

Thanks for the support guys, with whats to go sometimes its tempting to quit, I tore up the hoodlinning pretty bad today and also didn't make as much progress as I hoped.
The car is currently on its side in the front yard with bits hacked out every were.
I went to Ed Ho's today, his car is looking pretty good but still has a bit to go considering he only has the weekends (should I say weekend) to do it.
Im probably friggin nuts thinking I will finish this in time but who knows, maybe it might happen.
I will have a hell of a lot of rubbing and bogging to do on Wedensday and Thursday as I hope to take the jambs , body and interior back to bare metal.
So far I am pretty behind but I haven't hit panic mode yet, I dont know why but when I do I have a stash of V drinks for it wich hopefully will be better than the beer and bourbon it took to get this far.
I have had my uncle from up the road give me a hand as well as craig wilson and zephyr brad, also some stuff from Craig, Ed and my uncle who has owned a few FC's and even had some club involvement in the early years of the club.
I haven't been 100% well, hopefully it's just a flu but my greatest nusance is that I cant bang hammers or run power tools late at night.
my car is scattered all over the yard wich is probably not the best thing for potential buyers of the house next door wich is for sale. with any luck the only people that wont be detered will be other old holden people and I might end up with good neibours.
Any way I might go wash my greasy hands and arms and have a early night, ahh morning.