I was given a sandblasting cabinet for Xmas, and finally got it setup, built a dust cyclone system for it, and a few mods to improve operation. I'm so happy with it, quick, easy and dust free. I went to town on the bonnet hinges, stripped both in 10 minutes, undercoated now. Not sure what I will do with them yet, most likely paint them or get them powder coated.

Slow and steady wins the race. Bonnet is finished, stripped and coated. I welded up the "Holden" letter holes, haven't decided yet on the bonnet bird holes.

Driver's door all stripped inside and out and undercoated. My original door was completely stuffed, so sourced a replacement in way better condition (thanks Pete!).  A very small patch is required on the bottom corner and that's it.

That's been on eBay for about 6 weeks.

Well done mate, been on the same journey. Over 2 years to get all rust out of just the shell. Onto bodywork now. Keep pics coming.

Looks good Rob. I can't tell in the pic, but I hope you put a drain channel at the bottom.

Hi all,

Looking for a decent set of front indicators for FC. Prefer good usable ones with decent chrome and little to no pitting. Newcastle but happy to pay post from wherever.

Thanks.

Nice looking wiper setup.
Which model Commodores and Falcons have that motor?
What switch are you using?
Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Alex

Hi Alex,

BA Falcon, Territory and some commodores. I have a VS one, but it has a larger sized cylinder, the smaller ones are better.
I'm using the same switch as the commodore conversion thread on this forum.

Looking good art. You going to weld captive nuts on the cabin side like EK?


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Thanks. No, I have nuts and washers to go on.

thanks to all the rain, I'm confined to inside jobs.  I took the opportunity to test fit the wiper setup. Thanks to Pete Mallaby for one of his awesome adaptor kits, the thing bolts straight up to original holes, no issues whatsoever with clearance at the back, original fittings fit perfectly. The motor is a Trico, found in commodores, falcons and territories.  NOTE: I am aware in the pic that the armature bracket at the back is upside down, but you get the idea.

Next up, bonnet. Once again, no rust issues, dents or dings on the inside. Waiting for weather to get to the outside. I'm using a combination of 5" poly strip discs, wire wheels and a small hand held sand blaster with garnet media.

Finished boot, inside and out, no rust repairs needed. A lick of rust converter, a good wipe down and a coat of rust reformer, ready for epoxy.

Man, you're a busy beaver Cam!

Onto the boot. No panel work or rust repair required here!

Grabbing an hour after work, making use of daylight savings to get out on the back lawn and do some stripping.

Driver's guard, not the original from the car, which was cactus.  Nice to see the main rust areas have been previously repaired with Rare Spares panels.
Just a few small spots to fix.

Strewth, you've been busy Cam. Nice work

Last job for Sunday. Engine bay in epoxy. Nice.

Congratulations Vern, she is beautiful and a testament to you. In the same time, I've managed to get mine welded and in primer! Lol.

The final part of a big weekend. After 2 years of welding, grinding and stripping, finally got the shell into epoxy primer.  I'm using Rustbuster Custom Epoxy 421, goes on great, easy to sand, 80 year rust guarantee. We started the filler work. As you can imagine, after 60 years, this old paddock racer had it's share of dings and flat spots. The roof was surprisingly good, with only a few low spots. The rear quarters were a mess thanks to makeshift tubs done with a big hammer.  They have come up nice and straight for now, once doors are stripped and mounted, we will finalise the quarters properly.  These pics are after application of Evercoat Black Gold filler and a swipe with a Melomotive spline. They are not yet sanded.  For anyone contemplating doing their own bodywork, I cannot recommend the use of splines highly enough, they will reduce the amount of filler you use and the time required for sanding.  Grey looks so much cleaner than black.

Did the B pillar seatbelt bolt mounts. I bought a set of plates off ebay. A lot of people came in from the sides of the pillar, we decided to come in from the top. That way we could stay within the lip of the pillar, on the flat, drop it down, then seal it up. A bit of bog and you won't know.\