I've seen Toorat's old van in Rutherglen and spoke to the new owner a couple of years ago.

they look like the new Aussie Speed ones which also look like the Klening ones

I have had Molasses for years to dip my parts in and it still works fine. I bought a 44 gallon drum and mixed it 50/50 with the drums i have and it worked fine, i think it works better if it is heated up. I found it didn't take as long to strip rust in summer as it does in winter. I really don't think there is a use by date. It's only sugar after all.

Well it is with much sadness that i write this note.
 After having practically travelled the whole South Coast of Australia and done the whole Trains, Plains and Automobiles thing, we finally arrived back at 10.30pm in Granya to a very warm welcome.
Why Holden decided to build the red motor instead of improving the Grey is beyond me. These 2 FC's of Tony's and mine were perfect in every way. Once your bum got used to the seat, they were great fun to drive and created enthusiasm where ever they went. The 2 clowns driving them also created a lot of turmoil and enthusiasm as well. Without these cars the trip would not have been as much fun, for sure.
 To Tony and Kara,
 thanks very much for your companionship and mateship along the journey. Jared and i have enjoyed the whole time we were together and will never forget the time we had together. The laughs at your pronunciation of some of the towns was worth the trip alone.

Well to all who travelled with us for part of the journey or for the whole of the journey, Jared and I thank you very much.(that includes the guys in the Villa at the nationals).
 A very special mention to Jack and Rita for the exceptional hospitality you both showed towards us when we stayed with you in Port Fairy. The Casserole and Apple Crumble were to die for.
Jack's knowledge of the town is something that needs to be documented some where, thanks for the tour.

This trip was a once in a life time experience for a Father and Son and can not recommend it more to anyone who is thinking about doing it.

A final massive thank you to the WA club for putting on, what some would consider, the best Nationals ever. Without the Nationals we wouldn't have done the trip, so once again THANK YOU.

Well everyone as you all know Tony and myself and the kids are still living the dream and travelling all over the south of WA. Today i ticked another box of things to do that cant be done over our side of Australia.
 Today we went to Barbagallo raceway to just have a look around and get familiar with the circiut lay out for when i am watching the V8 Supercars in a couple of weeks time. While we were there the HSV owners club WA was having a drive day so we walked around and talked to some of the owners and watched them doing some laps. We were lucky enough to see the Steve & Jim Richards Bathurst winning Castrol commodore doing some laps aswel. As we were about to leave and do some more touring, the cars were having a lunch break, so i thought that if i speak to the clarke of the course i might be in with a chance to do a lap of the track. So while Tony was relieving himself i wandered over and introduced myself and told him how i had driven my FC over from Victoria and how it would be fantastic to do a lap of the circiut in the FC, seeing i had travelled all this way. Well i was stoked when he said no problem, how many do you want to do. So i took off and got the car and Tony and the kids and said get in, we are going for a ride, they said where, and i told them for a lap around the track. They didnt believe me until we started down pit lane then onto the track.

 Well after 3 laps and plenty of laughs and fun and revving out of the Grey motor we came off the track and thanked the clarke of the course and took plenty of photos at the gates of the track and around the track. Once we had done this we were off touring again.
 This is another race track that i have driven around, not too many more to go now.




  LIVING THE DREAM
    Scotty

Hear, hear to all your sentiments Richard.
 We are still going strong and are currently in Pemberton. This trip is definatly one that will never be forgotten.
Cheers Scotty, Jared, Tony and Kara

See you guys in Mildura Saturday night at the caravan park. Give me a call 0432084846

Why does it have no armrests? but instead has those pull handles.

Looks like some one is trophy hunting already

Keep up the great work and informative commentary, you are giving me a lot of inspiration to tackle another project. You are making it look easy. Another thing you are finding out, as i have previously, is that when you get a quote for work to be done by others, they are quoting what they can see and that there quote will quickly blow out once they find the extras that you have found. Personal satisfaction and learning is another great motivator to do these things yourself, also it takes the myths away that we perceive that panel beaters and spray painters are magicians that are the only ones that can perform such a task.
 Keep going along one bit at a time and do each piece to the best of your ability and you cant go wrong,

Cheers Scotty

Rares do a universal bumper rubber Part # MC1038 which i used on my FC. They are just like the originals.

I have them for you, check your PM

Now let the fun begin.
JB if you keep the updates coming all the way up to the completion you will be looking at in excess of 50 pages of this rebuild.
   
  I hope you keep all the fully in depth rebuild updates coming so that the potential modifiers and restorers out there can appreciate how much work goes into building one of these cars. And if you decide to sell the ute one day and you put a 75k price tag on it people can appreciate why such a high price.

Haven't heard much from you lately Jase, must be working hard on your FE and have no time for updates.

My 56 FE has no M at the end of the chassis no aswell

The engine number is a WA Police number, so i would say that it had a reco motor in it at an early stage in its life.
 Cheers Scotty

One thing is for sure that it wont go back together the same way it came apart.

I recently read in Australian Street Rodding that to use the current Victorian 90 day SR plated permit in WA you need to apply to the WA Department of Transport for another permit before you cross the border. I would think that this would be the same for the 90 day Club permit. Could someone from WA please verify this? 

This build is boring me to tears, don't you have something better to do with your time. Just finish the thing and stop wasting our time with your inane updates, and rubbing our noses in our own inabilities and lack of enthusiasm to complete our own projects, not to mention lack of funds.











Cheers Scotty  

Now thats just showing off, . Im jealous.