have owned this fc for around 23 years. lots of travel a family,a couple of split window kombis and fifteen years later
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/motor005.jpg)
finally some light at the end of the tunnel(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/fc.jpg)
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/IMG_0499.jpg)
new sub frame,floor pans,sills,an EH auto floor hump and minitubs
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/IMG_0490.jpg)
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/IMG_0496.jpg)
202 black motor mild cam roller rockers and a holley with tri-matic gearbox with lokar shifter and a 9 inch diff to finish off the rear. wheels are 81/2 inch convo pros with 265 tyres
originally i had this car set up for a small block chev but im over that now
Great look,
Would love to hear a bit more about the car/build.....and of course more pictures too!
Looks hot as.
Is it tubbed to the rails or does it have a rear chassis clip fitted.
Pete
Looks great, nice engine choice.
Regards
Wayne
Great looking car, well done, and welcome to the forum
Keith
To tubb the car i installed a box tubing chassis from front to back and then cut rear rails and moved them in to intergrate into the box tubing rail.
I then raised the boot floor to make it flat on top of the chassis rail and then constructed a stainless fuel tank at approx 70 litres.Have kept the car registered all this time!. Have learnt a huge amount doing this car and the only good thing in taking so long is that i have had plenty of time to source spares.The sub frame was a new old stock but it has no chassis/vin no stamped on it.
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/IMG_0493.jpg)
will take a few more photos of the tubbs when i get the chance.
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/IMG_0492.jpg)
thanks for the kind words
kingy.
Very Nice ::) ::) What's the inside look like? Dave
Very nice Kingy. You have good taste in cars mate. I also have an FC sedan an a VW splitscreen.
Sounds great i am at the tubbing stage its on the rotissere i have installed new tunnel ect but i am running a 4 link again i had one in it before i stripped it but am changing coil spring rate and newer shock.
i am running a VN diff chopped down with billet axles.
I am confident with doing everything except tubbs.
Nice looking FC there Kingy, love those meaty tyres on the back 8) 8)
Pedro
Hi kingy,
Car looks awesome, a real credit to you.
Dean.
Nice car Kingy!
FcHoon, Im sure you can tub your car, would be pretty easy for you considering all the other nice stuff you can make.
Cheers
Ed
Its just doing that first cut.
;D
Quote from: fchoon on July 29, 2010, 11:10:37 AM
Its just doing that first cut.
;D
Hold the breath, pick up the angle grinder, pass the stubby to a mate, and say, here hold this and watch this for skill..... ;D
Seriously, with what you have demonstrated on the forum, I am quite sure that you have the ability to do the work. I have found that no matter what project I start it is always the same. As you say it just that first cut......
Measure twice, or even three times, cut once, saves a lot of welding ;)
Good luck with it.
Keith
Wow.
Nice FC.
Must feel good to be so close to driving the wheels off it!!
Regards
Alex
This sort of shit is inspirational guys, I am just about to take to my barn find FE with a spanner (and perhaps some more brutal apparel) very soon. What do people think of making up or using a full chassis if upgrading to a strong motor rather than putting in CRS type bracing?
Awesome car, Kingy. Love the tubs 8)
What is the name of the colour? Is it a factory shade?
Kind regards,
Ol_Girl_58
sorry old girl i dont know the color i just asked the paint shop to copy the colors off a trax model 59 fc
interior has been started and i will post pics in the new year
merry xmas!
Thanks for the reply, Kingy.
The reason that I ask is because I'm almost at the paint stage with my FC and I am chasing inspiration for a factory looking green. Your green is very cool.
Cheers,
Ol_Girl_58
Hi,If the Trax model is TR13L the colours are Forrester Green / Ice Green. and are indeed genuine factory colours. :)
Cheers Stewy.
G,day.....love it, love it, love it. My first car was a "C" like yours, same green up front, but a white on top and rear. Had been stored for 10 years before I got my licence, 7's up front & 8's on the rear. So low that you couldn't drive over a match box standing on it's end. the old man worked at repco back then, so you can guess what happened. At the moment I have a modified fc station sedan & my grand pops fb ute. Spotted the sun visor, hope your going to keep it. More pic's and updates please because I'm sure I,m not the only one that's in love...Rubber & low to go, go, go.......POP.
I just love looking at this car. 8)
Ol_Girl_58
Tuff looking FC mate!!
Quote from: fcvwking on July 28, 2010, 03:36:15 PM
have owned this fc for around 23 years. lots of travel a family,a couple of split window kombis and fifteen years later
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/motor005.jpg)
finally some light at the end of the tunnel(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/fc.jpg)
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/IMG_0499.jpg)
new sub frame,floor pans,sills,an EH auto floor hump and minitubs
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/IMG_0490.jpg)
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/psking43/IMG_0496.jpg)
202 black motor mild cam roller rockers and a holley with tri-matic gearbox with lokar shifter and a 9 inch diff to finish off the rear. wheels are 81/2 inch convo pros with 265 tyres
originally i had this car set up for a small block chev but im over that now
i was down having a look at your car the other day , my mate owns the work shop , just wondering what you had left from the v8 instalation that you where going to do i have an fe that im starting very soon , i have to go and see a engineer before i start to make sure im going down the right track , i have already built one holden but that came out with a v8 these things are adiffrent story . any help would be appriciated thankyou..
here are some more pictures of my now completed fc hope you like
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52480792@N06/5802036975/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52480792@N06/5802594030/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52480792@N06/5802593488/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52480792@N06/5802045861/in/photostream/
Looking great. Congrats on completing her.
You put together a beautiful combination.
Enjoy!!!
Regards
Alex
Love the Lokar shifter 8)
Was it an easy fit ?
I'm running a 202 and trimatic
I was thinking about pulling out the BIG shiny B&M shifter during my rebuild and opting for the cooler more 'traditional' looking Lokar (and putting in a dummy clutch pedal just to confuse the onlookers ;D)
Nice Car :D
surferboy
8) 8) 8)
Congratulations mate,what an awesome looking car! 8)
The car looks fantastic. Well done :) Hope you get many hours of enjoyment out of her.
Regards
Wayne B
cool looking car 8)
Lokar shifter was for a turbo 350 cable operated.
All that needed to be done was a longer arm on the selector shaft to get the full movement.
Beautiful FC, Kingy.
Maybe it's just my monitor, but the pictures on the first page make the car look a lighter shade of green compared to the photos on your flickr account. Still, looks cool.
Where have you dumped the exhaust?
Cheers,
Ol_Girl_58
2 1/4 inch exhaust finishes just after diff i didnt like the look of a pipe sticking out back
nice build.. looks great.
Awesome car mate, love the colour and the stance.
Very inspirational