NosFEratu

[NosFEratu]

Taygan and Emily looked at the shots later and suddenly realised why I insisted she stand in a certain spot - NosFEratu was getting a real "eye full"  ;D It is a male car after all!  ;) 

We also did some of her stroking his phallic symbol - but - being a family oriented forum you won't being seeing them here! :o :D

[TTV6FC]

OH yeah...what I'd give to be a FE headlight right now...... ;D ;D ;D...

[DN2168]

Hi Kathi,

Hows the heart transplant coming along?? looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

Dean.

[pedro]

Seaking of updates ??? ??? ???
      Pedro

[FC427]

Seaking of updates ??? ??? ???
      Pedro

I will second that motion  :o :o :o come on Kathi let us see let us see ......FC427......

[jack_fc]

Kathi, there's NO WAY you can get up Pedro for progress reports without doing the same yourself, is there?  ;) ;D

see you both next weekend  :)

[NosFEratu]

OK OK long time between updates.  A lot of things have happened in the last year.  My suspension components were, after 12 years, finally replaced.  A lot of pre and post replacement preparation has now got the ride feeling almost normal.  They’re getting better the more they’re used but I don’t think the passenger side will ever feel quite as smooth and solid as the driver side so, the decision to convert the FE to an automatic was definitely a wise choice.  :) Again, enough about my knees……

Before anything else I want to acknowledge the wonderful support John has given me, especially leading up to and since my replacements.  :-* :-* :-* On top of all this he’s making sure my car ends up exactly how I’ve always wanted it â€" and, boy, do I like to give him challenges! Now........

John swears this is a red motor and it would fit in my engine bay without too much trouble! 

I dunno, but I think he might have been fibbing to me!  ??? ???

[weddo]

Trust the butler , its a lovely red colour and every one knows anything red goes faster ;)

Well done Kathi

regards

Weddo

[jack_fc]

Weddo, somehow I doubt the lovely red colour was chosen because 'red goes faster...'

More likely it was in the interests of correct colour co-ordination.

(you know how fussy some females can be with the 'does this look good with this' business. Grey obviously didn't match well, and I suspect that the only motor the poor Butler had laying around gathering dust in the shed that was the correct match colour-wise was the one pictured above. The fact that it will produce about 5 times the HP of the tired old Grey is entirely coincidental...  ;D ;D ;D)

[DN2168]

That looks purdy  ;D & great to here the knees are getting better as well Kathi.

Dean.

[NosFEratu]

Well..... it does fit and it is red so maybe I should trust him  :D 
And yeah, I reckon it's pretty too!  ;D

Couple more shots of progress to date.









And I've still got my original steering column and gear shift so I've still got 3 on the tree (do I have to count the other 1?) :D





And he even reckoned a '56 GM radiator would still fit nicely....... and again, he was right! :D And the bonus is that cos we can use the original hose I can afford to buy the rattle can of black paint for the radiator! :)

[Old_Mt_Isa_Boy]

Very cool Kathi.

Looks fabulous.

Regards

Wayne b

[Stash]

lookin mighty cool Kathi.  :o

[jack_fc]

Pedro; I reckon you're fair game now...   ;) ;D

[jack_fc]

That looks purdy
 Dean.

Sure does; but just wait til you get a good pic of the exhaust manifolds - them's REAL purdy!!

[TTV6FC]

That looks,real sweet Kathi (and John).Have you set a date to have it finished.I'll be looking for it at next years Cruise On in the Barossa.Hopefully I'll be parked next to it (or at least parked in the main street somewhere)!!.Was good to see you guys the other day.How did you go with the windscreen?

[pedro]

Pedro; I reckon you're fair game now...

No way I could top that Jack, that's one sweet looking "engine" 8) 8), the butlers outdone himself this time.
               Pedro

[NosFEratu]

thanks guys  :D 

Jamie, as much as we have a "would be nice" date in mind, we both know it'll be done when it's done!  :)

I distinctly remember my last cruise in it on the eve of destruction, the day before the 21st century St Valentine's Day Massacre...... I'll admit it - it was a tad emotional drive home listening to American Grafitti (the first ever tape I played in my FE).  The waterworks really started when the last official cruising track was "Green Onions" (my all time favourite FE cruise music)...... and when I was waiting for John to move the cars it went onto "Only You" which made it worse and then as I was driving it into the "den of iniquity/work area" it started onto "Goodnight Sweetheart"   :'( :'(   I mean, seriously, how can a reasonably rational female be so fricking emotional over a chunk of metal?   ???

Anyway, pulling into the garage it was nice to have my little rocket red motor sitting there with its late 50's cal custom rocker covers and retro air cleaner and (yes Jack) my gorgeous exhaust manifolds.  Seeing it again the next day when everything started to get ripped out actually made the emotions of the previous day fade cos I knew it was time for a new beginning.  :) 

[pedro]

"My My those green onions are hanging all over the studio" One of my all time favourite songs from one of my all time favourite movies 8) 8), Don't stress over your build Kathi it's in capable hands and once you get to drive NosFEratu with the new "RED" engine you'll never look back, and think how much easier it'll be on your knees :)
                Pedro

[jack_fc]

Yep, Pedro - it'll be a hell of a lot easier on her knees, but her rear tyres will wonder WTF has happened to their lives! ;D ;D

(and I trust the Butler has included a strengthened radio aerial in the modifications list...  ;))