FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

 ;)was up the bush the other week and i found a 53 desoto, and about 3 fc,s and two fe,s which we raped of any good bits,managed to swindle the grill out of the desoto, at a very small cost ,thought it would look kool in my fe!!as it is turning into a bit more of a custom,USA style!!this pic of it is just a trial fit before i make up some components to fit it in for good!!cheers jamie ;)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/fe_hotrod/DSC00129.jpg)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/fe_hotrod/DSC00127.jpg)

That looks awesome HOTROD, Im jealous as!!!!!!!! 8) 8) 8)
         Fits perfect!!                                                  Tayz

gee after seeing these new grills i think i might have to go out and start on my grill made from kitchen hardware.

You found a Desoto... in the bush... with THAT grille still in it!!!

Didn't find Peter Falconio while you were out there did you? ;)

Actually....found the beaumont kids ;D ;D  (dont ask him how much he paid for it!!)

Looks COOL.
Should have dragged the whole car home.
Regards
Alex

hotrod, looks spot on - same comment as to Tayz - try the look without the overiders.

Ken

I've removed the overiders while you wern't looking:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/sgomachen/CAR%20PICS/fcgrill.jpg)

no overiders, definately none  ;) ;D
sets off the caps and spats i think

very shiny upfront indeed, i like it ;D ;D ;D

very sweet ride jamie.

and now,

happy car ;D ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/smithy59/fcgrill.jpg)
of course everything fits in photoshop ;) :)

 :o :o :o :o :o NO OVERIDERS JAMIE  :o :o :o :o :o :o

Called in on the HOTROD this arvo and i must say, the ol desoto grill is GOLD!!!  looks like it should have been there.  Wait till you see the other mods hes got going on.....!!!!!  We will have a couple a individual mild kustom Ol Holdens to put on show real soon, cant bloody wait, but need some more cassshhhh!!!!! Cheers all

                                                              tayz

yep,that grill looks real cool

Ahhhh  JAmes James James,  how long am I going to have to nag you to take the overriders off.

Love the overriderless look  :D :D :D

Ken

Is overriderless a word?

Jamie,

Ignore all this noise, if you want overiders, leave em on  8)

The grille is great - yours is too Tayz ;D

Cheers
John

Heh Jamie for what it is worth i think the overriders look great and match well with the grille!
Cheers
Brett

Jamie
Modify the overriders and make them easily detachable that way you can change the look when ever you feel like it.

I like it either way.

Cheers Jim

Hey Jamie.
Ditch the overriders along with the whole front bumper.
Go with a rolled pan instead.
That's what they did back then.
Regards
Alex

yeah, make them magnetic, if you are bad at parking or road rage you can keep some spare in the boot.

rolled pans would be cool but tricky on a FE-C, you have enough chrome, you could loose a bit in a few areas, maybe add some in the form of lakes pipes but loose the door handles and scratch plates and mirror, loose that chunky ariel or french it or stick it under the car or under the dash, anyone got a minute to photochop that stuff in (or out)

oops, dont forget to take off the rear quarter badge too

here ya go, plus i took the liberty of knocking 1-2 inches out of the roof and a couple more out of the height.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/smithy59/fcgrill2.jpg)


geez if only it was this simple in real life ::)

but then where would all the fun be ;D ;D
c'mon whats next ;D ;D ;D ;D

cheers
dean

yeah thats looking better,
apart from the chop and getting that low it would be easier for me becuase i dont have photoshop, you forgot the mirror, maybe take of the seatbelt bolt in the b pillar too.
its ammazing the difference the rear quarter badge and door handles make and now that flash is looking real cool on a nice clean handle and badgeless side.

nice chrome look there man it reminds me of the evil Jaws from the James Bond movie

 ;)GEEZ Dean you have done a grouse job, but your making my fe look like the next one im planning to build!!my fe is only going to be a mild custom the blue and white fc you can see in the background is going to look a bit wilder than you have made the fe allready....as for the one piece bumper,it would take a bit of welding and a trip to the chromers,but quite an easy job to do as i am not a big fan of having the bolts showing in between the bumper ends,this may happen in the near future!!but would i have to lose the overiders on the rear too??cheers jamie ;)

hey sorry there jamie ;)
im getting more work done chopping and channeling other peoples cars than my own, even if it is just digitally
but i truly do love the look of it with the grill.

if you need a great chromer then i can reccomend electroplating technologies in Queanbeyan ( the lesser discussed suburb of canberra ;D )

if there is anything else i can attck your car with please let me know. my mouse is just itching for some custom body work ;D ;D ;D and  i can be descrete ;)

Looks really good and brings back memories of FX's and FJ's with their bonnets filled in and sporting FE grilles with the De Soto set up. That looked very smooth in every sense of the word. Good find, good result.
Laurie

 ;)hey Dean your work is grouse man!!and very inspiring,if you get a few minutes could you chop the roof a few more inches,loose the mirror and front blinkers,maybe even change the body color to black or something like that!!see how you go!! i have saved the last pic to my screensaver as it looks so kool....cheers jamie ;)

JAMIE, ive got to tell you the truth....................................
the grill looks shit mate..... looks terrible on your car mate......... really looks crap.... SOOOOOOOOOOO i think  you should sell it to me   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

ok jamie, sorry for the delay but training took longer than expected, i just hope you werent sitting here waiting for me to post. ok lets start with something simple i know you said if the black looks sh*t then try something else ( i wont say what colour ;)  )
but black does look pretty f****** neat  but it was quite a challange to try and get something to look like a satin black ( hell call it artistic freedom but this is the way i would go)
so first we have the basic
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/smithy59/black-white.jpg)

next we have a pastel yellow ? not too fussed about this
but different strokes, i did try and get something like a metal flake gold but working with a very small file size made things quite a challange i ended up giving up on the flake but with a larger file i now know how i could do it!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/smithy59/black-yellow.jpg)


but this one does get me kinda squishy inside, but then again i am a fan of this colour, even think of it as a satin or matt

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/smithy59/black-purple.jpg)

if you would like to send me the original file smithy59@gmail.com  in as high res as possible then i can do some better work but with a very small file @ 72 dpi i was working at times pixel by pixel ( true as) so the edges arent as smooth as i would like. and there are a few areas like reflections and wheels which i missed but hey!

hope you can get some sort of inspiration from this
but the only thing i do have to say is that i agree 100% with mark that grill does look crap.

can i have it please when you get rid of it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :P

let me know if there is anything else i can do for ya.
thanks for the fun i did enjoy it

dean

ps. the best bit is i never got burnt by the hot axe once,  just a cramp in my fingers :) :) :)
and slightly pissed waiting for my bloody computer to sort itself out

Hmm gotta love the "PHANTOM" wild custom edition.

Cheers Jim

im hearin ya Jim.

go the suede brigade ;D

now just where did i put my oxy torch, im inspired ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Did someone mention "PHANTOM", just love that purple colour.
                                 Cheers Rusty

he he he i was waiting for you to jump in there mate.

go the purple brigade ;D ;D

 ;)Thanks again dean great job but im thinking that the original color looks best!!but it is good to see some different shades on my FE...photoshop is a great tool that can be used to modify your car before it has been built,cheers jamie

hey jamie, no problem at all mate my pleasure.
as i said if you want to send me a larger file i could knock something up for you to keep and work from.

i do like the black suede look but always have had a soft spot for that style, but i think with all the 'extras' taken off i too do like the original colour.

cheers
dean

(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s128/benjifch/bens%20fc%20photos/fc2.jpg)(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s128/benjifch/bens%20fc%20photos/fc2.jpg)

 8) 8) 8)

hey cool, away for 2 weeks and a cool grille pops up!

lookin' good hotrod.

love all the photochops too.

ditch the bonnet mascot, badge and pancake the bonnet.

amazing how a few minor mods changes the look of the car.

Cheers

Ed

very very very nice ;D

roof off looks neat, ive never seen a convertible with the roof chopped.