i have hit 40 so it it time to get a good car,got an fc wagon,dad have on when i was 6-7(30 odd years ago).
so give me a few years and see how it turns out.
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body 0229-19226-a
trim 311-659
paint 253-9741
insert 256-7770
top 253-9741
Welcome to the board and congrats on the purchase, you are obviously not in SA as the weather has been very wintery lately.
Stock or Modified?
going to be stock,as far as i can tell i got every thing,except for the wheel rims. :)
Just40
Looks like you got yourself a good body to start with. Welcome to the forum and the FE/FC Family enjoy the forum there are a lot of great people on here who are all willing to give advice if required.
There are also an equal amount of shit stirrers, but it is all tongue in cheek. Enjoy your time here and do yourself a favour and join the FE FC club in your state.
Cheers Jim
G'day Just40,
Congrats on a great purchase!!
You can't go wrong with FC Wagons!!
Welcome to the forum.
Be sure to post some pics throughout its resto.
Cheers,
Jake
(Poo Wagon Bloke)
Welcome to the forum.
Your wagon has that good ol' Aussie sunburnt look.
Good luck with the resto.
Regards
Alex
QuoteThere are also an equal amount of shit stirrers, but it is all tongue in cheek. Enjoy your time here and do yourself a favour and join the FE FC club in your state.
Cheers Jim
Especially some who live in Qld :o ::)
Effie C
i will be asking a lot of questions,rust is not too bad in her.
the chrome is in a bad way,but over all i am happy. :)
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Hey.....that floor looks pretty sound for an FC. Should make the resto job a bit easier.
Thanks for the update.
Regards
Alex
Great job on getting that floor cleaned up.
Poor Rare Spares,missing out on floor rust repair sections .
Have fun restoring the wagon,and keep us up to date cheers
2brite
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floor done,time to start on the body.
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got my rims and tyres.
the wife,s new car.
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got to finnish the wagon first but.
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A 2 car family.
Congrats to Mrs just40 on the new addition.
Regards
Alex
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i will put some more photos up soon.
hi Just40
wagon is looking NICE...
what color are ya gunna do it?
also, did you take the body back to baremetal?
regards
Darcy
yes,back to baremetal,what a fight that old paint puts up.
colour will be Fountain Blue and India Ivory.
the body had alot of pitting so it took a fair while to get it looking half ok,but all being well the painter should be in the next two weeks to do the deed.
mate, you are way ahead of me and ive been working on mine every weekend ( when its not raining) since easter.
will you be taking it to phillip island?
Just 40 welcome & keep going at this rate you should make it to Phillip Island.
Oh & I am from QLD but I am not one of those Sh#@ stirer's. ;) Where are you located.
Cheers
Sarge
marsden in brisbane,i have had the car for about 4 months and only not worked on it 3 day out of that time.
Hey Just 40 what are the details on the FE is that Gypsie red over Cabot Grey.Can you post the id details.I am restoring an FE to this colour.
Cheers,
Graham
fe numbers
fe 225 28838-a
trim 245-703
paint 207-745
rpo 256-7698
body no. 6.3514.b
first motor no.L303886.
just40, Graham,
That ID plate suggests the car was originally Castle Grey over Etna Maroon, which the Paint numbers bear out as well. (The boot-lid looks like the original body colour, and that paint number should be 207-7457).
Are you sure about that Body ID number? Both the engine and chassis numbers suggest the car was manufactured October 1956, but that ID belongs to a much later vehicle. Perhaps it's FE-225-8838-A ?
Here's a link (http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=fnhdg6) to a pic of a car that's the mirror reverse (Etna Maroon over Castle Grey) - don't want to hijack your thread with photos of other people's cars...
cheers
RET
Thanks Ret.
Cheers,
Graham
the body number is very faint to read,but that looks right to me.
anyway back to the wagon,this car was so badly pitted.
when it was washed after 20 years it tore the cloth to bits.but it is coming up ok as a daily driver.(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/just40/DCP_0936.jpg)
should all be done by the end of this week.
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i ordered the rubber kit 3 weeks ago,so hope it will be here this friday.
one rear door to go.
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but still waiting for my rubber kit.
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Just40
The wagon is coming up a treat, love the colours they look great. keep up the good work.
Glenn
still no rubber kit,so just tacked a few things on to see how it,s going to look.
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i think it look a bit better then when i first started.
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now im really getting pissed of with how long my car is taking, obviously I am doing something wrong.
Nice work just40.
The car is progressing quickly......looking good.
Regards
Alex
Your wagon looks great. Keep up the pics.
Cheers,
Graham
fccool59 i just am not right in the head,i work min 10hrs a day 6 days a week then spend 3-4 hrs on the car,but i get home most days at midday so i have all afternoon to work on it.and i have a few mates who are helping when they can,which is just great.
You and your mates have done a fantastic job in so little time.
I love the before and after shot LH side
cheers Nunzio ;)
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this is the sun visor,as you can see the pitting is starting to get bad.
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put the 3 back windows in and tail lights.
Your wagon is progressing beautifully, Just40.
Like others, I am astounded at the pace with which you are working.
Top effort.
Ol_Girl_58
nice work on the wagon... very very fast.
were the rear windows easy to put in?
do they require sealant as well?
Cheers
Ed
we hade the 3 windows in about 30 mins flat,steve one of my mate was in the glass game for 35 years so he had them in quick as,have not put any sealant in yet and i dont think we will have too.
Just 40, well done on the rebuild....looking real nice. I'm also at the point of putting my car back together and am getting more impatient the closer I get.
The only advice I can say, is that you have done a beautiful job so far, the car is near on 50 years old, just a couple more months or weeks or days or whatever it takes you won;t matter in the scheme of things as long as you get it right.
There would be nothing worse than rushing now, and stuffing something up, like that beautiful paint work !
When something won;t fit after 10 goes.....give up, clsoe the shed door, and go inside and have a beer !
Come back tomorrow night !
Well done....it's a credit to you !
Mark
thanks for the peep talk Blown_FC,i am happy so far,but like i said it,s just a daily driver,the body was just to pitted.
it looks ok but not so good up close,and it has not cost all that much so far.and at some time it has also been in a hail storm with a lot of small dints showing up when we buffed it.but like i say,i am ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
by the way what do you think of my number plates i have for the 2 cars, 59-hfc for the wagon and 57-hfe for the fe sedan.
very kool!! come one, any more pics???
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for some reason the grill looks dull in the photos.
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grey for the top of the dash.
now that is looking good!, will you be joing us at the nationals next year at phillip island?
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windscreen in,took abit to set up before putting in.
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the door are put on but only to line the door catches up,next we have to take them back off to do the rubbers.
hi,
nice wagon,
what type of visor is that you have fitted?
cheers
just the single type the one that came with the car.
ok been flat out at work,but done a few things all the rubber kit is on.(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/just40/DCP_1054.jpg)
been awhile since the old girl has had rego.
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just had to see what the plates are going to looked like.
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just waiting for the holden letters for the bonnet to turn up,and put seats and door trim back on and wind lacing.
Congratulations, the car is looking excellent, and a very nice colour combo.
Another one about to be saved ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers,
Craig.
g'day,
speachless,simply speachless. :o.
You deserve the heartiest congratulations on such a great job the color combo is the same as our next door neighbours when i was a kid it looks great and all done so quick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a fellow stock FC Wagon owner welcome and again well done on preserving a now quite rare car.
Brett
the sound of music.......... ;D
just put the old radio back in and it works ;D ;D ;D ;D
well this is the last post for this thread,did registration yesterday and all went well,100% pass.
i have done over 100 miles already, ;D.
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thanks for the comments i have had. ;)
very nicely done mate. im sure the first 100 k's is but a very small percentage of whats to come.
well done now's the time to enjoy it ;D ;D
dean
Quotewell this is the last post for this thread
.. not quite the last.. Congratulations!
Cheers
Ed
Well done I can admire both stock and modified,
Ill keep it going a bit longer any interior pics?
cheers
Scott
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buggered up the rear seal on the tail gate,new one due in monday,put it on upside down ::) ::) :P
Very nice,
love the insurance fixed to the left kick panel.
cheers
Scott