Hey everyone 👋🏻
I thought I'd start a thread and introduce myself.
I have been a freestyle motocross rider my whole life and was riding at a professional level over the last 7 years.
In July last year I crashed a backflip and had a near-life ending accident resulting in a traumatic brain injury. After months in hospital and rehab (and still attending outpatient rehab 3 days a week now) I have sold my bikes and given up riding. I'm extremely lucky and grateful to be alive and making a recovery, so the second chance at life is a blessing.
Attending a few car cruises has since inspired me to take up a new hobbie, and thankfully my Grandpa has been holding onto his car for many years with hopes that a grandson would become keen to restore it.
So enter his 1957 FE Holden.
I'm super excited about this and can't wait to tackle the new project.
I have been busy getting hold of parts to get the wheels back on
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via eBay and from a Holden wrecking yard (thanks to a lady friend ;) and hope to get it on a trailer and take home soon. It is all a bit more time consuming ATM due to no drivers license thanks to the brain injury.
Anyway, here's a few photos. I'll keep updating this as I go and will certainly be in need of advice as I go too.
Cheers!
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Welcome Gropedawg57 .
Hopefully all goes well with your rebuild. Where are you?
Regards
Wayne b
Thanks mate, I'm located in the Barossa Valley, SA
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Since you are new to the scene you may want to check out the SA FE FC club annual show and shine on the 26th of March. Fixing these cars and obtaining parts is all about networking and shared knowledge. Come down for a look and a chat. It's never a better time to catch a bunch of these cars together in SA. Also the SA club Facebook page is worth a look for upcoming events. The forum is best for technical data though. Use the search function and you'll a treasure trove of info.
Dan
Annual Club Show and Shine.
When
Sun, March 26, 9am â€" 3pm
Where
Lefevre rec centre Osborne
Thanks for the invite! Myself & the lady friend already have it in the calendar and planned to come out :)
Looking forward to it, I shall see you there!
That looks like a good project! interior looked in good nick, that steering wheel was mint!
Lets hope all the dust protected it and is not hiding to many surprises!
Good luck mate!
Oggz
Elk Blue. Now there's a Grandpa with taste ;D
Best of luck with the project.
With Teal on the roof. Perfect ;) ;) ;)
Great find. Keep the pics coming as you progress.
Do you know if it still has the original engine?
Cheers, Ken
Welcome mate. I only joined 5 months ago and have found the guys on here extremely helpful
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You gotta love an old girl with family history.
Looks like a good starting point.
Looking forward to the updates.
Regards
Alex
Looks like a very good starting point, how long has it been under cover?
cheers
Scott
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Looks like a very good starting point, how long has it been under cover?
cheers
Scott
Hey mate, it's been under cover for 50 years!
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Hey everyone, I'm happy to say that I was able to take my baby home on the weekend!
Thursday meant my friend and I put some railway sleepers underneath and dragged it back a meter so I could reach the front left wheel and put on, then we were able to drag it outside.
It's first time seeing the sun after 50 years of barn life!
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South Australia
Excellent camouflage!
Sunday I hired a car trailer and my brother drove out to the farm to pick it up. We winched her up, took some photos then took her home for a bath, and then placed in my shed where I will spend many hours getting her back to her former glory!
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Great photos. How is the inside?
Look forward to watching things progress.
Nice pic's.
Now I understand why people watch clips of things being unboxed on youtube. The unearthing (literally) of you FE is very satisfying to watch.
Good luck with getting her back on the rd.
Please don't let her become a unfinished project statistic.
See you on Sunday at the show and shine.
Dan
Excellent car.. keep the pictures coming, as we all love the journey just as much as your self. ;D
Cam
What a beautiful car! It looks like it would be just about perfect as is, definitely shows it's history.
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great to see a another FE in SA.
will catch up Sunday if you make it , for a chat
cheers Phil. ( aka grumpy ) :D
looks in reasonable nick considering how much dirt it was under.
Look forward to seeing it progress.
Welcome aboard.
Thanks everyone, as for my South Australian compadres I shall see you Sunday! I'll attach one more photo of myself and Grandpa so you know who to look for. This one is pretty special to me.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170321/bf32be3d654283f626d529311e5b10be.jpg)
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great photo man
straight to the pool room with that one ::)
WOW!! What a great find. ;D ;D
That is a ripper shot.
One that will be pulled out when you're Grandpa's age.
Keep the pic's rolling
Hey guys, I spent the afternoon cleaning up the interior and giving the windows a bit of a scrub.
It was cool cleaning out the glove box and pulling out some cool random things from the 50's.
The interior is in really good condition, so that was nice to see it after a bit of a tidy up.
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I shall see some of you on Sunday!
Adam
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Wow those boil dressings could come in handy.
You have some great history to preserve!
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Great pictures Adam. Have a look at my FE wagon on Sunday as it is the same colour interior, Summit Blue and Cosmos Grey.
Make sure you bring with you the firewall ID plate numbers, the chassis number and the engine number if you can.
Looking forward to catching up.
Cheers Stewy 8)
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Great pictures Adam. Have a look at my FE wagon on Sunday as it is the same colour interior, Summit Blue and Cosmos Grey.
Make sure you bring with you the firewall ID plate numbers, the chassis number and the engine number if you can.
Looking forward to catching up.
Cheers Stewy 8)
Hey mate I've got a photo of the number in the engine bay, guessing that's the firewall ID plate? I won't be going home to check more before Sunday sorry
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That interior looks in great nick, all things considered. Thankfully it seems no local wildlife found its way into the car.
You've got a great survivor there, thanks for the pics.
Hey guys. Well it's been a busy couple months and I haven't gotten too far yet, I have given her a pretty good bath however and began pulling apart the steering draglink assembly late last week, giving one door a bit of a scrub and bringing the original color out was fun and my mates have given the chrome parts a polish. All the essential stuff ha ha. More to come soon!
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looking good...
Great stuff Adam, Hope it didn't leak inside too much.
Cheers Stewy 8)
Another great story in the making and thanks for sharing it with us!
When you remove the floor mats get afew extra pairs of hands to help. If it is still in half reasonable nick appearance wise it is likely to be very fragile now if not handled with care.
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Another great story in the making and thanks for sharing it with us!
When you remove the floor mats get afew extra pairs of hands to help. If it is still in half reasonable nick appearance wise it is likely to be very fragile now if not handled with care.
Thanks for the tip!
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Such a nice story. It's godd that you've found a new way to live your second chance and you're doing a great job at the start.
Hey all- I have been busy pulling the draglink assembly apart, cleaning up the inner parts and replacing worn parts with others off one I got from another fellow FE enthusiast.
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I got a bit sidetracked last night and pulled the back seat out, climbed through the boot and opened the boot for its first time seeing light in 40 years. Rats & possums have had a nice home over the years so I am in process of cleaning that out at the moment.
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I had the find of the day when we pulled out an old sign- used after my Grandpa and Grandma's wedding.
There is a whole lot of history behind this sign so it's something special just like I'm realizing about this whole project
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The boot looks reasonable so perhaps not too many critters have stayed for long.
The sign sure is something special.
The sign find is incredible.
Regards
Wayne b
That's a wonderful find dawg. Love that.
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Some great pics there that's for sure. Hope you enjoy your build.
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Exciting times tonight.. we hooked up a battery (finally) and tried a few things out
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Turns out I can't load any videos here but, headlights work, indicators and it turned over for the first time in 45 years.
We put a bit of fuel in the carby and with clean spark plugs we got the beast to life! I'm so excited about tonight's efforts woohoo!
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Thats the awesome.. I love the shot with the lights on... its like the car is saying "I have been waiting, now jump in lets go..." So great work and keep those picture coming ;D
Joy 👍👍
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Howdy peeps, it's been a while between updates! I have pulled the diff apart to replace a broken axle on one side, pressed on some new bearings and painted her all up, finally got it all back together today in the chilly 39 degrees.
Thanks Daniel for all the helpful advice!
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Danger Will Robinson! Danger!
You have put your brake backing plates on reversed: left on right side and vice-versa.
The axle shafts will have to come out again.
The handbrake cable enters the brake below the rear axle, and the round hole for the wheel cylinder has to be at the top.
Rob
Dammit!! That's what happens when you have 4-5 months betweeen pulling it apart and putting back! Haha ok out they will come yet again. Thanks Rob 👍🏻
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This is why I like forums so much
Always someone there to lend a hand whereas FB would have 'moved on' before the problem was spotted 8)
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This is why I like forums so much
Always someone there to lend a hand whereas FB would have 'moved on' before the problem was spotted 8)
Oh man, this forum is an invaluable resource for sure!
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I raced home and pulled it all apart, one side is back in and looking a lot better. 👍🏻
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That's much better. Just check the amount of thread protruding doesn't foul the brake shoe. Hard to see the length in the picture. Factory had the bolts inserted the other way round.
Ken
. . . also -
That's a lot of U-bolt you have sticking out from the lower spring mounting plate. Are the U-bolts replacements? It might be an idea to cut them off just below the nuts (and I'm hoping you have a nut and a locknut at each corner).
Rob
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Oh man, this forum is an invaluable resource for sure!
Yes, you can't go wrong with the support here. I agree with your comment about delays between dismantling & re-assembly too.
Looking forward to further posts.
I can see a bigger problem, your using a carpenters hammer for mechanical work and it's new.
fred
The hammer was the closest at the time (in my work van) I'll get a proper one asap!
U bolts are certainly replacements and I do plan on cutting them off after I get hold of some bolts to act at lock nuts.
Ken: I'm guessing you're referring to the bolts on the handbrake assembly?? I'll turn them around if they are in the way.
**Another question**
I was about to put the brake shoes back on but they are original, which have asbestos in them correct?? They still have plenty of tread on them but would you recommend I get new ones and avoid giving the old ones any more use?
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If your brake linings are riveted onto the shoes, there's a good chance they'll contain asbestos.
But then - my FX, which is pretty much my daily drive, still has riveted brake linings.
As long as your old linings aren't soaked in brake fluid, then I reckon you'd be fine re-using them. It's not like you're going to be driving the car a lot.
If you're really concerned about asbestos dust, don't use compressed air to blow out brake dust. Wash the shoes in water, then leave outside to dry. And if you need to give the linings a light touch with sandpaper to get rid of rust and dirt, do so outside. Don't breathe the dust.
Rob
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locknuts 👍🏻
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Quote from: ardiesse on February 12, 2018, 11:24:09 AMIf your brake linings are riveted onto the shoes, there's a good chance they'll contain asbestos.
But then - my FX, which is pretty much my daily drive, still has riveted brake linings.
As long as your old linings aren't soaked in brake fluid, then I reckon you'd be fine re-using them. It's not like you're going to be driving the car a lot.
If you're really concerned about asbestos dust, don't use compressed air to blow out brake dust. Wash the shoes in water, then leave outside to dry. And if you need to give the linings a light touch with sandpaper to get rid of rust and dirt, do so outside. Don't breathe the dust.
Rob
Yeah they are riveted ones, 3 are good,
And one that is soaked in fluid 👎🏻
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All is not lost. Get an old saucepan, and about half a cup of (front-loader) laundry powder or dishwasher detergent. Put the brake shoe in the saucepan, cover with water, add the powder, bring to the boil. Bubble it up for half an hour or so, then rinse well with water and let dry.
If it's a rear brake shoe that's been fluid-soaked, you'll have no trouble at all. If it's a front, particularly the primary shoe (that's the one with the two links), it may be a bit grabby for a while before it settles down.
Rob
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Put the brake shoe in the saucepan, cover with water, add the powder, bring to the boil. Bubble it up for half an hour or so, then rinse well with water and let dry.
I just knew there'd be fire involved somehow...
Quote from: ardiesse on February 12, 2018, 03:59:40 PMAll is not lost. Get an old saucepan, and about half a cup of (front-loader) laundry powder or dishwasher detergent. Put the brake shoe in the saucepan, cover with water, add the powder, bring to the boil. Bubble it up for half an hour or so, then rinse well with water and let dry.
If it's a rear brake shoe that's been fluid-soaked, you'll have no trouble at all. If it's a front, particularly the primary shoe (that's the one with the two links), it may be a bit grabby for a while before it settles down.
Rob
Cool! Thanks again. I will get to this in a couple weeks 👍🏻
It's the rear drivers side
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You may want to buy the cook some flowers when you start marinating car parts in the kitchen
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Drum brake soup this morning. I live by myself so I didn’t buy myself any flowers haha
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Pulled the water pump off this evening.. unfortunately the radiator never got drained so there’s a heap of rust.
I want to flush this out before fitting the new water pump, any tips on how I do this?
I’ll get more pics tomorrow.
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When I got my old FC van back in the 80's it had been parked for decades [only 20k on the clock] ,and when I started to pull the old motor out I noticed the toe of a women's stocking clamped between the top hose and the radiator inlet. In amongst all the rust scale was the remnants of one of those old blue [copper sulphate I think] bombs in the gauze pouch that women would use to get washing white . If it were me I would put an old pump on there and use something like Barrs Buff in the water and run the engine for a few minutes and then put the garden hose in the bottom radiator hose and a few extra hoses on the top to divert the water away from the car and start and run the car until the water runs clean.
Gurney is a good start. Then put the old pump back on and plug the outlet. There is an acid solution you can get at most parts outlets that will dissolve the scale and rust. Flush with the gurney again. Fit a radiator sock filter in the bottom hose to collect loose bits that will continue to appear and run an anti rust coolant additive.
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Or if you want to go to a huge amount of effort, pull the motor out of the car, take the gearbox and flywheel off, remove the welch plugs at the rear (1), left (3), right (2, inside the pushrod cover) of the block and get stuck in with a Gerni.
I'm only half-joking. The welch plug at the back of the block is usually the first one to rust through, and it's a nightmare to replace with the motor in the car.
And since you've got the motor out of the car, it's an ideal time to check for badly seating valves. And then you can do a really good job of cleaning the scale out of the block with the head off, if the head needs a service.
And then, because the motor's out of the car and the head's off, you'd do it a great favour by giving it a hone and rings and bearings. And a replacement timing gear too.
See how easily things get out of hand? I speak from experience here . . .
Rob
Well hello there good people!
I've certainly had a while away from this forum and I've got plenty to share of where my car is at. We've come a long way so ill start from the start..
After plenty of advice this has turned into a nut & bolt restoration.. first step was motor out thanks to help from my friend Vic.
Then a big clean up thanks to my jetter.
More pics tomorrow!
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G'Day Dawgy 57 ..I have just picked up your thread ..Great story so far ,I love it ,and can relate to it ,so pleased a young fella has followed his grand pa's passion..great original car with close family history ..i'll follow your progress ,cheers Vern .
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G'Day Dawgy 57 ..I have just picked up your thread ..Great story so far ,I love it ,and can relate to it ,so pleased a young fella has followed his grand pa's passion..great original car with close family history ..i'll follow your progress ,cheers Vern .
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Quote from: ardiesse on July 03, 2018, 10:14:19 AMAnd then, because the motor's out of the car and the head's off, you'd do it a great favour by giving it a hone and rings and bearings. And a replacement timing gear too.
See how easily things get out of hand? I speak from experience here . . .
Rob
It's safe to say it got out of hand like you said.. we pulled the motor out, gave it a hone, 2 cylinders were cracked and had to get re- sleeved.
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I just noticed - the absence of ribs on the crankcase left hand side says to me that you have an FX-FJ motor. Does the engine number have a letter prefix, or is it all numerals?
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I just noticed - the absence of ribs on the crankcase left hand side says to me that you have an FX-FJ motor. Does the engine number have a letter prefix, or is it all numerals?
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Etch Primer.. certainly looking like a different car now.
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18/3/20 new pistons going in the motor, and some more photos of where the body is at.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200319/13a1e4789a3f048454e1a7d6aa21dd5f.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200319/d25e61b4e3d5b8848d48d53343133d1b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200319/76dbe173f4d04300b559f8b0d0204ce0.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200319/dbedbf1259ad296f7194b5d147f918cd.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200319/8029c102e4ccce54163f2d38b9ed857d.jpg)
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Not too many surprises rust and filler wise dawg, that’s good. You saved yourself some work getting it dipped. 2k etch I suppose? What sort of cost if it’s not too rude?
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Quote from: Errol62 on March 20, 2020, 05:47:57 PM
Not too many surprises rust and filler wise dawg, that’s good. You saved yourself some work getting it dipped. 2k etch I suppose? What sort of cost if it’s not too rude?
Cheers
Clay
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Overall the condition was pretty good, the floor plans had a few holes and a few more than i expected but not nearly as bad as what it could have been. The dip process costed me a couple arms and legs. Around $4800. Glad I've been saving for years. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200320/6528f21d0cbdc3c0f816d54efdfb7c7c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200320/9cee7d39ee5a2298ae8a53d7121ba6c3.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200320/adfaef83145d1f07c775ccc6156be9b9.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200320/303d1928aa845ac7ef5f6dd577ad4635.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200320/b36c7e102e5823a974e0150b1eaf9f0f.jpg)
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A few of you may remember the 'just married' sign I found in the boot (17/717).
I got it framed and gave to my Grandparents for Xmas a year ago 👍🏻.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200320/df5a593f2553a8b30dc3df7d221638c9.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200321/634aed7f991ee93607051747cf35e17f.jpg)
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Thanks dawg. Looks like may have done some spotlighting duty, referring to the holes in the roof.
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Quote from: Gropedawg57 on March 21, 2020, 11:00:10 AM
A few of you may remember the 'just married' sign I found in the boot (17/717).
I got it framed and gave to my Grandparents for Xmas a year ago 👍🏻.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200320/df5a593f2553a8b30dc3df7d221638c9.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200321/634aed7f991ee93607051747cf35e17f.jpg)
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I remember. Great to see it here again with your grandparents.
Those holes in the roof are the sunvisor bracket holes. If you are going to put one back on, make sure you reinforce those spots. Inserting nutserts seems to be a good way of doing it but still needs reinforcing. refer to pictures of Surferboys roof.
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Cheers Stewy 8)
Quote from: Stewy on March 21, 2020, 04:17:42 PM
Those holes in the roof are the sunvisor bracket holes. If you are going to put one back on, make sure you reinforce those spots. Inserting nutserts seems to be a good way of doing it but still needs reinforcing. refer to pictures of Surferboys roof.
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Cheers Stewy 8)
Thanks mate I'll keep it in mind although I don't think ill have a sunvisor
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A few bits ready for painting 😎(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200416/67f56f4818519940c81dfd2d731cb7ae.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200416/4a7ecff9884731e5e8ec63a8b0a76411.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200416/09c8f6440ddd4c9cd7adc473eb2c8c4f.jpg)
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Exciting. We love new paint.
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looks very good ,just the way it should ,when you get to this stage ,its really visible reward for effort..Vern
Very nice, can't wait to get to this point myself.
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Looks great.
Another milestone reached!
Your photos are very good.
Nicely detailed engine, well done
Are you putting the oil filter back on?
Ken
wow looking really nice.. The motor looks very neat I like it ..
That is great ,shaping up to be a really first class resto ,and considering the link with your family ,that is just great ,I will follow your progress ..stay well ..Vern ..
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Nicely detailed engine, well done
Are you putting the oil filter back on?
Ken
Cheers Vic has bern doing a great job.
Im Not sure about putting it back on 🤔
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July update! The body returned to the painters a week ago, now sporting 2k primers. I have sourced 2 x front mudguards and they are currently going through the dipping process, trying to catch up to the body! Exciting times(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200801/2fea0148581dbf035118a3f4554da3bb.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200801/fbeab374761620e7dafec1da39d28a60.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200801/ebd27a6774916c227dfb7c136292fe89.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200801/a64d71b9bab54a45fc8ba98051f7e41f.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200801/cbd92645f363447ff650f8a6b3e6203d.jpg)
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Epotec green grey 👍
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Exciting times indeed.
Looking forward to this :)
It's been a while between posting but plenty of progress is happening! Thanks Luke, Vic, and Andrew
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Wuz wunderin were ya got to , looks great , looks like attention to detail quality work ,look forward to progress ..keep well Vern .
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And then the exciting stuff! Paint 😍(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210920/cbe1e04888fff104ea7f3c9a8e58e68c.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210920/3fd0fb700abd956b567e3936020df4e4.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210920/5bad00606e60451acd00941406163c99.jpg)
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Looking Fantastic, the finish line is in sight.
Keep up the great work.
Cheers Stewy 8)
Great colour scheme as,e as mine. Resto looks fantastic.
Cheers
Graham
a lot of work gone into that,looks fantastic
great stuff ,it looks great ,quality work , and your neat and tidy ,will be a head turner for sure ...neat and tidy ??? , Mum forgot to train me , I always look like i've been in greasy pig chase just 5 minutes after being in the shed ..any of you Canberra blokes remember the greasy pig chase for the kids before race starts at the old Tralee Speedway on the Cooma road back in the 1970's ?..I was there ...cheers Vern ,
Good news everyone! The FE has made it back home a few weeks ago 👍🏼 we got the front & rear end on and got it rolling enough to get on a trailer and back home.
For now I've had surgery on my shoulder so I'm couch ridden by for a while and we will get stuck into it in the new year.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.
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Oh that looks good . . .
Now for the interior trim and fixed glass, and suddenly it'll look like a car again.
Rob
Looks fantastic!
Very nice dawg. 8 ) 8 )
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Looking fantastic Adam, Merry Christmas to you and look forward to seeing the FE some time next year. :)
Broken’ill?
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You have another year. Broken Hill's 2023.
Rob
Thanks guys, yeah I'll probably need a year to be ready for Broken Hill! So my Grandma and rellies for to see it for the first time on Sunday, the reactions were pretty priceless. Sad that Grandpa couldn't see it 😥
Merry Christmas all!
Adam
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Howdy all, hope you're all well.
Dear me it's been a while since the last update.
Since my shoulder reconstruction in December I've returned to work and of course things have been really busy since.
So we've been busy with the car (mainly Vic 😂) but everything is back together including Pingjin sound deadener, a cheeky head unit, some speakers. It made its maiden voyage to the upholsterer around the corner a couple days ago for hood lining then onto the next. We're close!
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Love it, great job, would fit in my garage ;D. Would love to have your reconstructed shoulder also >:(. AL.
Well done. What do you reckon your chances are of getting to Broken Hill next Easter?
(Better than mine, I must admit . . . )
Rob
Love that colour scheme. Lovely FE dawg.
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Wow looking amazing .. great work.
The car looks great , huge satisfaction for you , congratulations , I went into my tyre guys a while ago , and they brought out some Rema Tip Top ( they make tubeless tyre valves and stuff ) tyre cleaner and cleaned my white walls , just brilliant , you cant buy it , they are going to decant some into a spray bottle for me from their bulk stock ..Vern ..
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Well done. What do you reckon your chances are of getting to Broken Hill next Easter?
(Better than mine, I must admit . . . )
Rob
Thanks! busy times ahead but I will try 👍🏼
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Quote from: grey nomad on August 17, 2022, 02:02:47 PM
Love it, great job, would fit in my garage ;D. Would love to have your reconstructed shoulder also >:(. AL.
Thanks haha it's not all the way there show Recovery but we're getting there!
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Quote from: Errol62 on August 17, 2022, 09:03:20 PM
Love that colour scheme. Lovely FE dawg.
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Windscreens in and carpet floor
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Looking Fantastic Adam.
Keep up the good work. The finish line is getting real close.
Cheers Stewy 8)
Wow that is impressive
Where's the carpet from?
It looks like a really good fit.
Adam ..You have proven robots cannot replace man ...Top job ...Vern ..
Beautiful car mate great work, same colours as mine.
Cheers
Graham
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Sweeeet! It's registered and on the road.
Please, please, please drive it to Broken Hill for Easter.
Rob
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She looks just fantastic Adam ..You have every right to be proud , and Pa must be really chuffed ..well done , hope to see it one day ...keep well Vern .
Thanks mate that means a lot. I wish I could have been at Nats this weekend! I hope you all are having a ball
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