the rebirth of fc 219

[coolaride]

well.. it was about time that i started working on my
standard wagon .

its currently at the panel shop getting some body work
done and a nice paint job.. .

heres a couple of pics while it was being stripped .






and some bits and peices that were used



i`l post some more pics when i get it back...

coolaride  :)

[DagsFC]

Well done Coolaride,

Great to see some progress :)

Carnt wait to see the pics when she gets back all painted up.

Cheers Dags.

[greyone]

good to see your getting stuck into the wagon gotta love those nos inner sills getting hard to get, what color are you going
regards mal

[customFC]

Nice start coolaride.
Gotta love NOS panels.
Regards
Alex

[Ed]

good one Coolaride!

keep them pics rolling

Cheers

Ed

[coolaride]

hey there

here are some pics of the repairs..

not a pretty sight seeing a B pillar flapping in the wind ....

enjoy... btw .. Mal .. i`m painting it Adobe Beige

coolaride  :D









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[Hewart]

Nice work Richi...

Great to see at least one of us is progressing with his standard wagon project ;)

Looks like some great repairs there mate! I hope you don't discover too many major problems...!!

I will follow this post with interest... keep those updates coming...!

Cheers
Les... ;)

[coolaride]

hey there

fc 219 - 44 m is all painted up... sweet !

enjoy !









 :D

[Ed]

far out coolaride...

nice! quick turnaround.

Cheers

Ed

[zulu]

Looks good Coolaride, whats the colour, our 219 is Ascot Grey originally, not sure yet what colour to do it.
Cheers, Gary

[RET]

From the ID tag, paint code is 351 = Adobe Beige.

Looking good, Rich.  At the current rate you might make Phillip Island yet! ;D

cheers
RET

[coolaride]

hey there

its been a while so i`d thought i`d add some pics of my front end...

it looks like i dragged it out of my local creek..



it took me hours to dig out that broken spring   ::)



some of the parts i used .. a few nos bits and even nos wagon springs  :o




i had all control arms blasted and powder coated .
the cross member was 2 packed..
had some nuts and bolts zinced too !











some other bits ..





the rear end is nearly finished , just waiting on my fuel tank to be repaired so i`l post some pics of that in the near future..

headlining`s half in with the windlacing and thats about
where i`m up to .

hopefully the interior will be all in by the end of the year .

talk soon

coolaride  :)

[minifcvan]

looks good .... cheers mark

[mcl1959]

Richie, well done - yours is going to be a seriously good car when finished.  Keep up the great work

Ken

[Hewart]

Awesome work Richi....

That looks great!!

Cheers
Les... 8)

[customFC]

Just like new.
Beautiful work.
Regards
Alex

[TTV6FC]

Stop it Coolaride!All those new bits and pieces are making me drool!....  :D

[collecta]

  Concourse comes to mind,
  very nice resto.

cheers
Scott

[Johns]

So that's what's under the underseal :-/

Great job Coolaride

Cheers
John

[coolaride]

hey there

time for a few pics and a quick update.

side and rear glass are in . it took two of us to do it right .
i used rares rubbers . not a bad fit but nos would have been much better !







i had the fuel tank restored which i`m very happy with the way it turned out .
i`l show some underneath pics of it next time .





made the rear boards up with freshly cad plated wear strips .
the rear boards on a standard are the same color as the body .







i was lucky to still have the original door trims which were given new boards .





finally finshed putting the headling in



i`m still waiting on the seats from my trimmer . he told me 2 weeks way back
in the first week of september  ::)

anyway when the interior is complete i will post some more pics

talk soon

coolaride