hey ed,

what about a nice bone/ivory colour to go with the maroon?

also on a paint issue. my old green paint was acrylic, and th panel beater said he used 2 pac high fill. i will most likely paint the car in acrylic, so should i give the entire car a coat of sealer, and then another thinned down coat of acrylic high fill, followed by my top coats? or do you think i don't have to worry abou thte sealer if using acrylic.....?

me too!  

very valuable info as mine will cop an in and out spray..... in a month or two or three when i finish rubbing it back and prepping it in between driving it!

what colour ed?

i'd be very nterested in this also.... since mine is due for paint soon

i bought a $7.00 puller with many different sized bolts from an auto accessories store, and it works great. i also had my wheel re-conditioned and thought better of using the ol' hammer on the shaft trick.

for that price it's not worth the hassles of trying any other way i think

i am looking on behalf of a friend who needs a bench seat to fit his EK ute. blue would be a preferable colour.

you can email me or contact me on

02 9662 3219
0401 038 567

i am in sydney

thanks  

i have a good rust free and straight bonnet and a left hand rear door. will take $50 each

i am in kingsford sydney

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at least it only took 2 weeks!

mine was gone for over 6 months and half the stuff wasn't done properly!  

i fitted clear blinkers and i use clear bulbs, and they seem to flash orange anyway!

just thought i'd share that wonderful piece of useless trivia as i haven't posted in ages

thanks edward, but ed has already said he'd fix me up with a pair. thank you though  

hi guys.

just wondering if anyone has a couple of cheap headlight surrounds for the fc. chrome doesn't have to be good because i will be painting them (one day over the rainbow).

i am in sydney in the kingsford area

thanks.

gree@iprimus.com.au
0401 038 567

harko:
i will be driving it like this for a fair while. no choice really until i get two or three secnds to breathe let alone work on the car.

got to do a few things before i can drive it again.
• get a new battery because the last one died from not being used for so long
• put in all my central locking again (notice no locks on doors )
• tune up the engine - wouldn't idle on the way home
• work out the hidden boot release mechanism - the panel beater got the shits with it and didn't end up doing it - he gave me money for this though because he had promised to do it

fc_ute:
the kits are from smooth cruisin, paul kelly makes and sells them for around $45 each i think (been a long time). he's a nice guy and doesn't mind taking the time to give advice. i can't find his number right now. but he does visit this site, and probably wouldn't mind givng you more details...

COL58fe:
i do usually run full hubcaps and rear skirts as you can see in the first photo - so the red wheel thing is a minimal ring around the outside of the hubcap....

the rear windshield area contained no rust at all, but i had an old arial hole filled there... thanks for the concern though

alex:
thanks! a lot to do though - i think i won't get time for another month and a half to even touch it.

fc_ute:
the door handles are a kit; pricey for what they are but i guess you are paying for the thinking behind them. they drove my panel beater absolutely nuts as they are VERY FIDDLY to install, you have to get the angles and the length of pushrods exactly right or nothing will work. ed told me how difficult they were to install after he put them in his wagon, so i got the panel beater to do it. he agreed, and installed them for me, but said that if anyone ever asked him to do it again, he'd charge them $1000 a door!! to his credit though, he did not charge me a cent more for all the extra work though i bet he wanted to! and they work well

got my car back FINALLY!!!!  

good to have a rust free car, but i have to try to build up some enthusiasm again. don't seem to have any after the 6 months it has been gone. as i swapped the price of paint for rust work, i have a lot to do to tidy up the car and get it ready for paint. (hopefully by christmas)

i am sure i'll get back into it again now i finally have it back. i did not photograph the side that was damaged by the crazy old lady (because it was against the garage wall), but both doors are fully in high fill.

got push buttons for doors, new sills, shaved boot lock, all rust reapaired in rear beaver, front guards and where ever else it was hiding, guard seams filled, and other bits and bobs....

before......


currently

hey chuck, haven't talked to you for a while. sorry to hear about this latest drama - bugger eh? does this all mean the ute is getting closer?

no sorry i don't  

i have the following for sale....

perfect bonnet $50

good rear left door $40

good bootlid $40

i'm in kingsford (sydney)

gree@iprimus.com.au
0401 038 567

hey slim, thought you might like to know - when you preview an image in your scanning software, you can draw a box around just the area you want to scan, then hit the scan button. then won't get all that white on the outside. keeps the file small and speeds up scan time too..  

got the quarter sorted. thanks very much guys for your responses.

seeing someone tonight guys. will let you know if that doesn't work out. thanks for the replies

some bastard smashed mine the same time he "borrowed" my stereo.

anyone have a spare?

simon

9662 3219
0401 038 567
sydney