fe ute

[kalfe]

back end

[kalfe]

check out that tow bar in the previous pic i got new steering wheel and horn button and all interior ready to go in

[nicko]

by the look of those white patches showing through,the roof needed to be redone anyway,or is that warpage from repair?as dents are  spread over a big area .
not been smartarse,just my ute has roof eriel fitted but roof looks clean and id hate to warp it fixing hole as im only a back yarder so the less damage the better for my limited skills,any advice gratefully accepted.
cheers Nicko

[robbzfc58]

looks good  dale..getting close now!
cheers trev

[kalfe]

no we did alot of work on roof it has been painted now it came up perfect
it had been taken back in after the panel beater wasnt happy so im glad we fixed it up
this ute was just going to be a run around and then we decided to make it look a bit flash and give her a good restoration nicko im pretty happy the panel has 5 fe so hes a bit of a gun at them
kalfe

[kalfe]

thanks trev
nearly needed u last night with pics
floormat has arrived so we r just doing rims at the moment and putting all outside stuff on then its back to my place for interior and finishing off
hopefully be ready in feb
it has come up alot better than i thought
gee trev ill need a cold beer out of that huge boxser when im finished i hope its full

[robbzfc58]

got a few ppl coming round tonite so ill check it for ya ;D

im sure you now understand that its not unusual for a quick tidy up to to turn into a full on restoration...
the 1st drive will make it all worth while ;D

[kalfe]

yeah its been great
i cant wait to cruise down the road
great to see an old ute left in a shed to rot and then we come along and restore it back to its beauty
that god there is guys like us around

[kalfe]

its a honour to have trevs encouraging words on here
thats was the bloke he was he helped me put my pics on here thanku so much trev everytime i get in this old girl ill think of u
RIP
kalfe

[kalfe]

finally got the ute back from the panel beaters
ill be posting some new pics
about 3 weeks away from finishing
just adding all the little bits and pieces at the moment
this ute has given me the greatest thrill from the shed in bruce rock covered in dust to looking in showroom condition .when you see old restored cars on the road you dont realise how much work goes into bringing these old classics back .the best thing i did was joining this site everyone has been so helpful
ill have all the pics up this weekend

[Shayne]

Getting closer Kalfe.  Very well done.  Good that you took some 'before' shots when you found the old dear too.  Are you going to cut loose with the spray can.  Didn't it have trick flames on it when you found the ute? ;)
Trev would be happy for you too.  He's probably watching.
can't wait to see the photos when you post them here.

[kalfe]

ok finally looks like im getting a Christmas present
ute should be finished before Christmas ill put some updated pics shortly
kalfe

[kalfe]

back of the ute

[kalfe]

taken in the shade again i dont think the sun shines in kambalda

[IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums

[kalfe]

ok im going to try again

[kalfe]

work on the back end these pics were taken last month all work now had been completed just waiting for final pics

[kalfe]

nice to see the sandman shaggin wagon in the distance

[nicko]

gee's mate you have been busy.that Sandman looks like you've worn out the springs
lol ;)

[kalfe]

hehehehe yeah  by the look the previous owner liked big girls

[kalfe]

got the shock of my life yesterday my fe ute has left the panel beaters after 2 long years or more and has headed to the trimmers for the final piece of work
the panel parked it outside of my work on a car trailer
she looked beautiful i will post some final pics soon
i have never seen so many new commodores utes drive past then do a u turn for a second look they must have been amazed with real metal and chrome
kalfe