My 'new' FC!

[SRVLIVES]

Here's some pics of my new purchase, HR front end, 202 & trimatic... couple of small rust repairs and retrimming of the front door trims and seat and she'll be ready for rego.  ;D

[Sarge]

Now thats one very nice looking car you have. I hope you get it on the road soon. Thanks for shareing the pics with us all.

Cheers
Sarge

[SRVLIVES]

Thanks Sarge, it's going (fingers x'ed) in the panel shop on monday and then home.

Did I mention I'm going for an eye op sometime in June which will allow me to get my licence for the first time (at 34!)

So 6 months on my L's then my P's... how many times am I gonna be picked up by the cops for not taking my son's L's off the car before driving?

[SEB]

Nice colour. Any idea what it is? Goes well with the standard chrome on the sides.

Best regards,

Steve.

[SRVLIVES]

Um, it's green? Dunno if it's original or not. I'll post the numbers up when I get them.

[oldgmh]

Mate,
 
I just love an auto transmission so your car must be great.  My days of manuals are well gone gone, unless of course I am racing around Willowbank which I do occasionally.  
Looks a great car - thanks for sharing (I feel touchy/feely when I say that)

earlee

[ACE]

Hi SRVLIVES,
I went and had a look at your new FC when it was for sale about 18 months ago on this forum and i'm pretty sure the colour is Dover Green ;)
Regards ACE  8)

[normd]

Hey  SRVLIVES
     Mate ,   you'll have it over the rest of us , We all had a huge smile/grin when we were able to drive our FE/FC's  for the first time.
    But you'll have double that , "Your "first" drive in your "first" FC.        Can anyone better that ?

    (Good things come to them who wait)

    Norm  :)

[SRVLIVES]

thanks Ace, what did you think when you looked at it? and why didn't you buy?

[Sarge]

Good luck with the op, If you need somebody to drive the around till then just send it up I will take good care of it. :) ;) :D ;D

Cheers
Sarge

[SRVLIVES]

Update: The op is scheduled for the 16th September

[SRVLIVES]

Just went and fitted the spacers to my front end (thanks stinky :) ) and got the whitewalls fitted to the rear



Disregard the flat front tyre, but I think it looks much better, the 14" wheels really fill out the guards. Will get some ww's for the front soon.

[customFC]

Looking good.
Are you going to retain the black wheels?
I see the panel shop is poking and proding the panels.
Regards
Alex

[SRVLIVES]

hey Alex, few options for the wheels, black with chrome nuts and centre caps, HK caps, or some custom full wheel caps, not MOON's though! :P

Poking and prodding?.... that's about all they've done! :(

What with this NRMA crap with repairers at the moment there should be plenty of time to get stuck into it.... seeing as they've told the NRMA to stick their new quoting scheme in their freckle....... work sure has dried up.

[HARKO]

I see you have posted on here a day after your operation so I guess it was a success ,Congrats and great stuff.

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

Looking good! The uncluttered "standard" style is a refreshing change.

[Spinner]

Stinky, it sure is.  Almost looks like an FE, doesn't it?  ;D


Spinner

[SRVLIVES]

I see you have posted on here a day after your operation so I guess it was a success ,Congrats and great stuff.

Um, not quite....

Should have mentioned, few weeks after the first post in this thread, the doc pushed me back.

Due to go back and see hime on the 10th Oct... though I won't be wasting my time going down there if he has no good news.

Car will be nosed and decked, will leave the rear guard spears and the ones on the front guards, all else will be gone.... even the boot lock is destined for the parts box.

For those interested, I finally decoded the ID plate:

ID:     FC-215-3396-S
TRIM:   353-642
PAINT:  256-2038
         -
RPO:    
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Chassis No: FC-40498-S
Engine No: XXXXXX


--DETAILS-----------------------------------------

FC-215-3396-S:
  Vehicle is an FC Standard Sedan, the 3,396th manufactured in Sydney, NSW.

353-642
  The Exterior Trim Code (353) describes this car as Single-Tone: Duchess Green.
  The Interior Trim Code (642) refers to: Dravo Green.

256-2038
  The paint colour is Duchess Green (in DUCO Lacquer)

FC-40498-S
  The vehicle was assembled during 1959, and was the
  39,498th FC (in any bodystyle) assembled in Sydney, NSW.

XXXXXX
  Manufacture date (based on engine number) is Unknown (Not a valid grey motor engine number)

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Brett, I haven't forgotten about the visor brackets.......

[customFC]

I dig the idea of black wheels with chrome nuts.
Are you going to paint the roof Metalflake Lime?
Regards
Alex

[HARKO]

Now your talking Alex