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I thought I would post some pics of the FC Ute in paint









Cheers Turns

This is the crush tube piece that I have cut out for the repair - this is a structural area remember. I am sure there are lots of cars out there getting around with these sort of rust issues



New parts were fabricated to repair the area - the crush tubes have been discussed elsewhere



There was still rust in some sheet metal situated below the radiator



A cardboard template was made



A panel was fabricated and shaped to fit



Always a crap photo but this shows the insides of this repair getting a squirt of super etch to minimise future issues



Another piece was made that had some bead detail. The OEM 'nutserts' were reused and spot welded to the new panel repair



And all fizzed in









These pics don't show the work to the subframe after these repairs were made. Lots of small dents were fixed

On the rear of the quarter panels there are some metal strips that hold a splash gasket between the quarter and the bumper bar. This is the good side before it was tidied up



The passenger side needed replacing and would be fiddly  ::). The quarter needed some attention before the new piece was fitted



A simple 90 degree fold was made and the angle was shaped to match he quarter in the shrinker/stretcher



Made oversize to be cut down



The edge was tipped over and spot welded to the quarter panel for another lifetime of duty





The front subframe needed some attention due to rust





Replacement parts needed to be fabricated



There is a lot going on in this part that insists on accuracy ie bumper bar mounts, sway bar mounts etc



It can be hard to assess what is what on 50 year old cars due to rust  :o



One of the subframes' lower legs needed some attention also due to rust

We don't often work on FC Holdens and seeming as Waynos owns one, he thought he would post some pics for all of you FE/FC enthusiasts. As a team, we hope that the pics and sharing of knowledge will help some person building a car at home in some way.


I have a few pics in my phone that I thought might give Wayno's thread a bit more content - I will try not to repeat stuff.


After the rear floor graft from the panel van the rear of the ute needed to be addressed. This is where I started





I cut the panels off that bookend the spare wheel door under the tailgate and they were crud










First job was to rebuild the inner sheet metal - layer by layer 








The outer panels that were cut off were fairly rusty and had to be remade





The inners were coated in super etch and the outer panels were welded back in. The spare wheel door was mocked up to ensure good panel gaps / fit of the new pieces







The spare wheel door needed some repairs to the lower edge due to rust and also the client requested that a stainless hinge be fitted. I got the repairs ready and Waynos TIG welded the new piece in. The stainless hinge and reinforcement pieces for the door were spot welded.



This pic of the TIG weld and small HAZ