Late notice but we are meeting at the Entertainment centre at 1045 before heading to the Lefevre Community Centre at 541 Victoria Rd Osborne for the Show and Shine and a great roast lunch!

Now that I have my full sized posted I have realised that Iain Burns is secretly a WA club member. Sad really as we have just elected him the SA president. May explain why WA keep winning the sport challenges though.

Nice poster. I found my 3 cars and me.

Robin

Zulu,

The FE Standard is not currently running as it only seems to use 5 out of 6 and the front guards have been removed for repairs. Has only done around 56,000 miles though but the dirt underneath was shocking.

I agree that painting the roof Maise Cream would look best but I would like to represent the car the way the original owners had it so it will probably be painted green again, just to make it look (like a) Special.
 
Robin

Ken,

I have a Maize Cream Standard FE sedan but it has a red interior and the roof was painted a pale green by the dealer. Two sisters owned it from new until they died, and their nephew said the roof was always green. Looks a bit weird with the red interior.






Robin

Dazz,

Why not just put the pictures on the web site and save all the hassle of emailing them to 17 people? If you are not sure how to do it there are others that are willing to do it for you. eg Stinky. Then we all get to have a look as soon as we open your thread.

Robin

Just a hint. It is actually the 3rd vehicle under sale number 70554.

The first trailer has a tailgate skin only in the front and it is held on by a single bolt and wing nut that goes through into the tray area. The original bulk head is still there but there is an outer skin around it and the tailgate skin is part of that, There is only about 50mm gap behind it.

Robin

I can, but I am not sure that I may. Something I will have to check on. I suspect that there will at least be a need for brakes on the trailers.

Robin

[CAJERRIDOC FREIGHTERS FC BIG RIG]

CAJERRIDOC FREIGHTERS

FC BIG RIG





                                                 





                                                 

Just a little something I've have wanted to do for a while.

Robin

Vent-ed

I have an FB wagon one if that is any use.

Robin

Yes the main thing was to get rego and then refine them later. The other set of springs we tried looked more Toyota Hilux and they could barely close the wishbones.

Robin

[Here it is now with South Oz rego!]

Here it is now with South Oz rego!

I had to change a few things to get it through the rego check but it got through 1st time which is a testament to the good work Ed did in building it.

The ride height was lifted and the exhaust modified at the rear.

The klaxon horn was replaced with air horns although the inspector told me I could but it back but not as the primary horn.

The louvers are out (not because I had to) and the small amount of cancer was removed from under the radiator.

The heights may still need some adjusting.

We also had to provide more space in the rear wells as the tyres were scrubbing.

I even managed a interesting number plate for now, S057 AAH or as my friend Ian said

'So 57 aaaahh'.

But most important is the SA club sticker.



                                       



                                       

Robin

It's been a while but there is something new in the side yard. When I say new I mean old.



I saw this one for sale at Old Oldens and by time I decided I would like it it had sold. That was around April / May this year I guess.



But then it turned up on ebay. Turns out it had had two owners since it was at Old Oldens in about 6 months.



I now have 2 ute trailers but this one has had a lot more work done to the front to round it off and they have even used a tailgate skin which can be removed.  The 2 trailers are 15 apart in rego numbers. I registered one of them but the other was done by someone else, probably the same day at the same rego office.

I do have something else new to the yard but it is not quite ready to show yet.

Robin

Rob,

Welcome back from the dark side. Sorry nothing to sell at this stage.

Robin

Ebay Item #180296440892

Have a look at the black and white picture. Another one for the accessories list. I can just see the safe work instruction for this little beauty.

Robin

Those trim and paint/insert numbers don't match too well. I'm guessing the paint is 7770, India Ivory but the trim code says single colour Ice Green.

Nice car though. I had not seen the black and white interior in anything other than the Terraglow cars.

Robin

[They don't have too.]

I have to admit that TRAX have not flooded us with FC or even FE models.

I was surprised when they started do Commodores and had barely scratched the surface of a lot of the earlier models, but they are a business and I am sure if something sells well and there is a good demand they will be a lot more interested in making it.

Voice your views to TRAX by buying their models, or telling them what you need, or even that you want all the letters in HOLDEN on the bonnet of your FC not just some of them. The old squeaky wheel trick.

If you show them you have cash to spend and want their product, it is up to them to work out how to get it.

They may never make an FC or FE Station Sedan, Ute or Panel van let alone a Business sedan. They don't have too. We need to make them want too.

I've ordered my red and white model. If it sells out before delivery they will be much keener to do the next one. The Terraglow one took ages to sell.

If we are discussing schemes, there is always the second one to try.

Robin

This car is now on ebay.

Ebay Item #190239656852

I think we can lock this topic.