FC Ute

[FCRB26]

All mine will have grommets in them under the kick plates to fish oil it.
The only place they missed on this car was the sills.

Bought a  EH yesterday been in a shed for 30yrs  been thru 2 people since original owner
A bloke bought it from the old fella stored it and didnt touch it then the bloke i bought it off got it off him
was stripped and painted underneath no rust 24 thousand genuine miles the cleanest body i have ever seen rear beaver sills rear 1/4s like brand new
interior very clean
Still has original paint just underneath re done.
Auto body 179hp hydromatic special grey and cream roof.
Will need painting he threw in disc front end and HR diff.
So god knows when it will get done couldnt leave it there tho.

[fe350chev]

That's cool. I like the 179 motor out of the reds if I had to choose one. Sometimes a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do and grab it while he can.

[DJ]

We found dirt build up .......

Ditto, found bucket loads of the same stuff, nearly choked me under the car when I found it & started digging around.

The EH sounds like a great find.

[zulu]

I spotted a lovely original Special grey Hydra-matic EH with white roof this arvo, on the Campbelltown turn off

there must be 2 of them running around, couldn't get the camera to work in time

The utes looking good

[FCRB26]

Ho ho ho merry christmas to me ..

got a phone call my chrome is done then 5 min later i get a call my diff is ready for pickup.. So all i need is a call to say my stainless is finished (7 months later)

[DJ]

Big Christmas for you!

I got a call from Rares to say my new bonnet catch spring was in.

[fe350chev]

I'm feeling a bit left out with no calls 😖. But I've been getting a lot done and am cleaning up the 327 and all the oily bits from the 2 cars. It's progress but not of the blingy type. Opening newly chromed stuff could become an addiction.

[FCRB26]

Well it got the better of us the last of the cutting I dont want any surprises coming out from under the paint.
Blast at 9am tomorrow then seal it and start repairs.
Sand and fish oil yum what a mess the shit is everywhere gladly its the last of it.




I wish that was cocaine in the sills might of helped pay for the chrome , windows, diff.

[FCRB26]

Didnt make it to the blaster due to the rain.
So I spent an hr trying to nock the seat over.
Finished the top hat to clear the adjustment rod from side to side and the front section.
Cleaned up and weld thru primer under where I welded.
Hope to get last bit done tonight.

[CraigFC]

hmmm, photos of the EH Pete, now you heve us curious........

[FCRB26]

You will have to wait..

[NES304]

You will have to wait..

Hey Craig- Pete is busy on his new project. He has the die for the whole floor with auto tunnel and is busy pressing them out.
Hahahahaha

[GM]

Hope to have an EH ute very soon............. pics will come
p.s. merry christmas

[FCRB26]

Hope to have an EH ute very soon............. pics will come
p.s. merry christmas

I am chasing an elusive EH ute in a shed near home original owner im going round in circles keep hearing about it just trying to track down the son..
Also theres a shed choka block full of FC bits 2 minutes from home i have been putting in the ground work for 3yrs.
Stopped in yesterday to see him it all went last week so after fifteen phone calls im going to meet with the young fella that bought it all...
also got a HR sedan to pickup tommorow and a land rover with a 179HP they were both freebies disc front and all.


Got my new diff hat today to suit commodore very happy looks so much better than whats avalaible..

[fe350chev]

That is pretty flash. Is it a one off ? Has the restraining order turned up in the mail yet 😂

[FCRB26]

Chrome arrived
Few little bubbles or blisters in a couple of pieces very small but to scared to un wrapp the rest.


Blaster re did inners few little holes.

[fe350chev]

Hey Pete. When it's like that with only small holes, would you drill them till thick then weld the holes or plate it behind and then fill. Sorta sucks when it's a catch 22. What's your advice in that situation.

[FCRB26]

Dunno

work out a plan today...

[fe350chev]

The reason I ask is I'm in this predicament with the taxi but I wanna retain it the way it is, so let me know what you decide to do on the small holes. Thanks.

[DJ]

I did a lot a small holes with a mig down low & 0.6 wire. It was a smaller area in the floor & the stop/start to control the heat was quite tedious, but it cleaned up very well. If you need to pump a lot of heat into areas that are very thin, a piece of 10mm brass plate pushed flat behind the weld side helps. It acts as heat sink & forms a solid backing that weld doesn't fuse to.