So,......this is my new FC.
Came out of storage where is has been for the last 30 years
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Ken
Nice pick up Ken. Proves they are still out there somewhere.
That's a very lucky find Ken, congratulations.
should clean up just nice Ken..
Whats the condition of the old girl ?
Pete
Looks Nice Ken
What are the plans?
Nick
Nice one Ken and I cannot disagree with the colours She looks great
Let's see more pictures from every angle including the engine Dept.
Has done just over 100k miles. The last owner bought it when it was a very low miles original car and drove it for about 10 years before storing it.
It's had some minor rust repair at the front of the subframe and the bottom of the A pillar.
No rust in guards, doors, floors etc.
The original owner pulled up all the flooring and painted under it.
Mats are a little damaged though. ::)
I'm redoing the brakes at the moment. :P
I will probably end up selling it
Classic, looks very nice. Handbrake looks familiar too :) wish there were more like her on the roads.
Nice colours!
Thanks for sharing Ken. Nice looking car.
Cheers,
Graham
The piece of wood was a waste of time in the end, it turned out the brakes were so stuck that the car barely moved with pushing.
The handbrake was completely put together wrong with brackets bent, modified, cut and extended.
I replaced the entire rear cable section and all the retaining brackets including the ones attached to the shoes. The weird mods had even pulled the shoes at an angle so all the rear shoes were also replaced as well.
The usual sleeving of wheel cylinders and new hoses and master cylinder was also done.
I will post a photo of the battery tray..... That was interesting :P
Ken
Love it!! Looks great Ken, similiar colors to mine. :)
Here's the battery tray. 2 trays welded together to hold the battery plus a container of petrol, water and oil.
It uses all the original bolts only and was very unique
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Ken
Wow Ken, a late 59? Extended rear fins? Paper air filter? Rear indicators.....a real FC ;D
Are you going to post the numbers Ken, every one else does ;D
regards
Weddo
So Ken, its been a while since you told us about the old girl, How is she going?
That looks totally neat! Nice find
I did end up selling it to a really nice guy. He's had FJ's up till now and wanted an FC.
So I have moved it along to new owner.
Ken
Hope the new owner would join us here.