FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

g'day,
         into day three of my resto,
here some shot's i thought i'd share.
found a couple of pin holes in headlight
peak's,other than that so far so good
touch wood. ;)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/leftguard1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/leftguard2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/rguardbonnet1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/rightguard1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/bonnet1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/bonnet3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/bonnet2.jpg)
just a little concerned about these
black stain mark's in the metal,will
they effect final paint work
(come back through).i couldn't seem
to sand it out,as it's only in etch prime
for now.easy to work with while still
mounted,any idea's would be great.
                                       cheer's col.

I think a once over with Deoxidine would do it.
Ken

Great pics Col....I have sent you a pm about this... ;)

Nick

Hi Col,
Did you use paint stripper to get to this point?
Cheers,
Graham

Pretty much the question I asked via a PM - I thought it was too much of a 'noob' question to ask in the 'open'.....

 :o ;D Same....lol ;D ;D

Nice going on 3 days work Col..

...how did you strip the paint?

Cheers

Ed

And with the panels still on the car?

thank's fella's,
                    cheer's ken thank's again
for your info.as for the stripper i chose
not to use it this time,i used a linish
pad on a 4 inch grinder, then a wire
wheel on a hand drill and then some
hard hand sanding to smooth it all off.
it was amazingly pretty fast too as i
stated three day's and that was between
beer's. cost so far f/a.  ;)
                                         cheer's col.

very very good stuff there col.
good progress, day three already and youve done all that :O:O:O

keep up the good work

regards
Darcy

I see the fats on the back have made an apearance - theres a good start :) .

Is a linish pad a rust and paint remover pad ? If so they are highly recomended ,Dusty but no mess of stripper and just be weary of using them on late model stuff as it warps panels - not a prob on FE FCs even with the gooey laquer

g'day,
        this is what i got done on the week end.
this time it took two day's as the red lead was
heap's harder and thicker to get off,but i won
in the end.                                                    
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/bonnet-a.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/bonnet-b.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/roof1.jpg)

cheer's col. ;)

g'day,
        starting to do the back 1/4er's
and boot lid this week end,i'll post
pic's  sunday arvo.roof is etched up
ready for improvement.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/paintedroof.jpg)
                               cheer's col.

Col, don't tell me you are doing a Mr Bean on us now ?

What's with the chain on the Left Rear Door....is that a new type of Nasco Rear door lock  ?  ( ha ha ).

Cheers

Mark

G'day,
The chain is a security device for my son's quad, if they want the quad they have to take the FE as well, or atleast the door.
Cheer's Col  ;D

G'day again,
                 here some pic's of my effort's
to date,the rear end took two week end's
as there was a lot of hand sanding around
the tail-light's.in the end my finger's felt like
the day i first got the cane at school (sore),
but well worth the pain.sorry i didn't take
any bare shot's this time,i came across a
little bit of rust too in this round.but getting
there,should i weld up or replace the headlight peak's.until next round cheer's col. ;)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/RHFPEAK.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/LHFPEAK.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/NOSHEADLIGHTPEAKS.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/RUSTREARWINDOW.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/LFAPILLARRUST.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/RREARQUARTER.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/LREARQUARTER.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/etchedrearfe.jpg)

HEy Col,

clean car you've got there. zap the holes up with a MIG then give the underside a coat with some rust proof paint.

Cheers

Ed

 ;)Good to see another good old clean fe thats going to hit the road!!!i wouldnt be using those headlight peaks for that amount of rust in those gaurds,id be mig weld filling them and putting those rust repair sections back on the shelf,maybe for the next project??must say you have got it looking real sweet ;) ;)jamie

Looking really good there Col, you are showing some of us the way  ;)
Keep those pics and updates flowing
Nick

thank's fellas,
no worries look's like the mig a go then,
by the way has anyone got a good piece
for that left front A-pillar rust hole as it's
a bit to big  to fill with weld i think.anyway
back to it.
              col. ;)

Just pop down your local metal merchant and pickup a piece of zinc annealed. Shouldn't be too much trouble to shape up, cut a rough size, make the shape, lay over the hole and trace. Cut the marked section out and weld in your new piece.

If you can, watch the Junkyard Dog 2 episode of American Hot Rod. There is a bloke doing the exact same repair on a '56 Chev, although the hole is much bigger. If you can't get hold of the episode, give us a yell and I'll burn off a DVD for you.

hi stinky,
             is this junkyard dog a dvd
at the movie hire stores,or tv type
movie.if so yes please for a copy on
this and any or all there episodes,
C.O.D if you want.
                                cheer's col. ;)

hi stinky,
             is this junkyard dog a dvd
at the movie hire stores,or tv type
movie.if so yes please for a copy on
this and any or all there episodes,
C.O.D if you want.thank's for the
info too.
                                cheer's col. ;)

It's on Foxtel, I missed the first ep but managed to record the 2nd, the third is on tonight.
It's a "hot-rod" take on the American Chopper reality theme, following life at Boyd Coddington's rod shop.
PM me you address and I'll send you a DVD.
The actual tech part I am refering to is only 1-2 mins tops, but you see enough to know what to do.

I think I might get foxtel.

I'm not allowed to get Foxtel, she says i spend too much time watching tele and on the puter already.
                           Rusty
                                           

g'day,
        well outter rh/f door done,ready
for minor dent repaire's (no-rust ;D).
been a bit slack due to chrisie shopping,
may you all have a MERRY CHRISTMAS too.
more to follow next season.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/rfdoorbear.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/rfdoorpainted.jpg)
                                           cheer's col.

g'day,
        now here's another flame'n door,
there starting to getting to me so i'll stop
post them for now.until i go onto
something else (door jam's) ;D.anyway cheer's.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/lhrbaredoor1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/lhrbaredoor3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/lhrbaredoor.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/lhretcheddoor1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/lhretcheddoor2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/lhretcheddoorRotated.jpg)

g'day,
        work got rained out today
so i was back at it again,what a
headache this was to do. dam
thing took 7hr's and 9vb's to get
like this,the hardest bit was getting
the masinite out from between the
skin & the skeleton and i still have
the other side to do too yet anyway ::),
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/bootbottomhalfbare.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/bootbottombare.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/col58fe/bootbotttometched.jpg)
cheer's col. ;)

Keep up the hard work Col. It will spur us all on to greater things.
Cheers,
Graham

hey Col,

How'd the wire wheel go on your panels?

The rush is on down at the shop, they're in the middle of replacing the driver's side sill and want me to come down and clean up the floor with the wire wheel... thought I might attack some panels while I'm there!

SRVLIVES,
              they seem fine as long as you
don't let the panel get to hot.on the outside
skin i used a linsish disc then the wire wheel
to get the rid of any left over's and hand
sanded them to smooth it all up like NEW again.
                                                   cheer's col. ;)

hey Col,
Thanks for the reply.

Went down to the shop this morning and cleaned up the floor with the wire brush, pretty clean. Driver's side front floorpan needs replacing (I already have a new one to go in) rear needs no repairs at all.

Sill has been taken off, there is a small amount of rust at the bottom of the A pillar, but the inner sills are bewdiful! :)

Used the wire brush in the drill to attack the front of the bonnet where the letters were, more out of curiosity than anything else, had almost no effect at all!... The paint on this thing must be 3mm thick!

Time for Plan B......

SRV if you wanna see the paint come off in a hurry, get a cup brush for your angle grinder  :o. Start slowly though.

You mean one of these...
(http://www.cn-whitehorse.com/pro/pattern1.jpg)
... tried that. Maybe it needed some edges to 'bite' into?

SRV,
      ya have to use a linish/sanding disc first mate then the wire wheel is in it's glory.
                                     cheer's col. ;)