FC Ute

[FCRB26]

Well said JB at least we know your not a snag. (sensetive new age guy)  :D

[fe350chev]

Its hard to get the right balance btw gaylordyness, style, function and something that doesn't resemble bananas ey........Gees, i think Ill stick to the coolness of the 60's era and be done with it with the stroked 327 block.

[NES304]

Bananas are cool I tell ya !!!
At least he's not a caring understanding nineties type.....

[FCRB26]

No more bannanas


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[Ol_Girl_58]

Too cool  8) 8) 8)

[FCRB26]

Lucky a matching crank is coming  ;D

[NES304]

RIP bananas. I still think they're cool

[FCRB26]

I got 3hrs solid in the shed this morning one rail finished quick primer job
Crush tubes fitted to car and rails.
1 more rail welded just needs clean up when I get 5.



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[FCRB26]

machining crush tubes since 6am trying not to wake anyone.
welding since 7am

Grinding all done and some cheap primer to stop em rusting sprayed on.
Another job finished.
All crush tubes fitted and final niggly bits welded and cleaned up on the rails.





Sorry for all the pics of the rails but it keeps me motivated started lising momentum doing them I wanted to bin them a few times :D

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[NES304]

Looking pretty sweet to me

[FCRB26]

Exhaust next nice X just behind the crossmember then handbrake assembly.

[DJ]

Neat work.

[hsv-001]

Mate , those rails are beautiful ,seriously .I spent 15 years putting many dozens of rails under mostly FX-HR .Some were cut to profile the floor and others went level through the way you have done but none I have seen are as neat or look as easy to fit as yours . I know that they were a lot of work to get to this ,but if I was looking for a set of chassis rails I'd be asking you to make them or at least stealing your design . Joking ? Cheers Haydn

[Crumpsnr]

Don't apologise for putting up pics that show great ideas and workmanship. Glad you spend the time to share with everyone else. It's much appreciated. Regards, Martyn

[FCRB26]

Cheers guys.
That means a lot Haydn.
Really enjoying designing stuff atm.
I was tossing up weather to get someone to do the exhaust  but i might give it a go i allready cut all the flanges on the waterjet and i did part of the exhaust on the FB on the cover of street machine.
Maybe steel headers HPC coated so they dont crack and the rest in stainless dunno havent really thought about it.

[ACE]

Nice work Pete ;)
Regards ACE  8)

[Old_Mt_Isa_Boy]

Iagree with Haydn, great stuff.

Regards Wayne b

[hsv-001]

When we did extractors we got the engine plates CNC and just bought the bends at our local exhaust shop and made them on an old engine block on the engine stand with the heads bolted on , but we had spare subframes ,crossmembers and could dummy up all of the engine bay . With the Vauxhalls I just bought complete second hand sports exhaust systems off ebay and modified them myself. The first was V8 commodore and the second was Nissan skyline . I think you could handle something like an exhaust no probs. Cheers Haydn

[FireKraka]

Hi Pete
Mate that chassis is the sexiest looking chassis I have seen for our old girls are you sure you dont want to give up the sheetmetal stuff and just go into business making cool FE FC bits for all of us  ::) ;D
Regards
Neil H

[FCRB26]

You pay as much as the coal industry and ill do it.



plan is to retire at 40 put a waterjet and router in my shed and cut from home .

Hopefully