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here is the pics of my FE i bought the other day from my local wreckers for the sum total of $700 good thing i know the guy well he was gonna sell it for $900. i have high hopes for this car and i sold my old EJ about 6months ago and regreted it ever sence so when i was at the wreckers i said yep that is mine!! so here are the first few pics sorry they are so small but all i had was my phone ut as i say bad pics are better than no pics aye!

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more pics in the next few weeks     

Geez, it's not even on blocks!

Good luck with it!
 8)

Great find, it looks as though it has had a Tilly's three tone kit fitted at some stage.
Cheers Scott

Scotts correct, a Victoria single or twin line by the look of it, HAMFIST, ask the wrecker if he knows where the stripe kit is, front seat looks pretty good, bit of elbow grease.

Good luck with it

From what I can see the body doesn't look too bad, most of the important stuff seems to be there, having no wheels makes it look worse than it really is, welcome aboard.
          Pedro

cheers for the comments but id like to know more about the stripe or whatever it is you guys are talking about bare in mind iam new to the FE-FC scene

It was a Victoria twinline kit - you can tell it is a twinline because of the small piece behind the rear door on the rear quarter. The single line didn't have this. The downside is the body has about 100 holes in it now where the stripes were and the kit is almost impossible to find. I know of less than 10 cars existing with this stripe kit.
Did I mention my car is one of the 10 ;D

Ken

does you have a pics of this strip on a nice FE so i know what it looked like please.

It is the twin line kit as Ken describes and when being fitted you could either fit the twin lines or a single line which in your case it looks as if they may have gone for the latter.



Cheers Scott

This car is also exactly the same as the FE my Dad had when he was 18. It started as a 3 tone, light green bonet gaurds and doors, darker green roof and white boot. My Grand father bought it new and had this done, the Dad got hold of it and it was repainted all one color. British racing green.
  Sadly this car is now somewhere at the bottom of the Clayton tip (Victoria). I might be able to russle up a photo of before and after if i pester the old man.


Cheers Scott

Here are a couple Hamfist, it gives you lots of options with the paint

(http://s1.postimage.org/63plr.jpg) ($2)

(http://s1.postimage.org/63OhS.jpg) ($2)

(http://s1.postimage.org/63Th9.jpg) ($2)

You could easily recreate the strip/s with stick on chrome protecta strips and you have the holes as a guide

took some better pics today!!!
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a few more pics
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ID tag reads

FE-225-37778-A

trim 266-707

paint 253-7475

RPO 253-7446 TOP

if someone could tell me what all this means and what RPO stands for.

Your car is an FE special sedan (225), and is the 37,778th made at the Adelaide (A) plant.
The trim is Peacock Green & Dolphin Green (226-707) - note your plate should say 226 not 266
The bottom paint colour is Shannon Green (253-7475)
The top paint colour is Biscay Green (253-7446)
RPO stands for Regular Production Options - in the case of the Fe special, 2 tone paint was available as an option at no extra cost.
Later the RPO was dropped as 2 tone paint became standard procedure.

You should also find a chassis number near where the washer bottle is.

Regards Ken

You will have your work cut out for you, at least it is all together, so you know what you have got in front of you.

Good luck with it.

What are your plans for it?

Keith

Hamfist i think you got a good buy there  ;D but i think you need to invest in a leaf blower mate ;) good luck with it

                        Cheers Damo58

well heres a pic of my ej i sold proberly 8months ago mayby longer i carnt really remember but i also bought it from a wreckers way back on 06 for $300 and it was a shell but after having it for nearly 3and a half years i had to sell it and ive been waiting for the right holden to come along and this one did. and the plan is to restore to original or as best as i can do.
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Great find, lucky the red thing above it had'nt fallen on it.
Cheers
Deano.

yer iam scared about that FORD probe falling on it i dont want my FE getting probed but i have to wait about 3weeks b4 i can pick it up witch is irratating me somthing ferce!

i want to start on my FE really badly!!! still 2weeks of!!!! i did make this however

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If I could only convince the wife...... ::)

 

well fellas ive got something to update finerly first of i get to pick up FE this monday!!! and second i took my list of missing bits to the big wreckers at nurioopta and got everything i needed including a near mint rear seat in the correct colour and pattern with only a couple tiny tears in it!!!!

Hi, did you see any wagons fe/fc at this big wreckers at Nuriootpa ? Cheers Stewy

yep sure did!!!

Hi, is that the old Heintz wrecking yard??.....

yep! ill put up soon some pics of my goodies i got from there!!

alrighty fellas the FE is in our shed at tailem bend and my goodness that was an ordeal the wrecker said yer ill put some wheels on it they wernt wheels they were rims with abit of crusty rubber attached and made it impossible to move as we had to use the tow rope and tie the car to the shed and drive the trailer out from under it after and hour we got the car of the trailer now the fun begins heres the pics:
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more to come in the following weeks!!!

Thats a really nice shed , you could put lots of Holdens in there!
Now the fun Begins (glad the shed was strong enough, we know the front end of an FE is)
Good luck and cheers Jeff.

An empty shed to begin a project with... WOW

You have a lot of room in that shed, just what you will need when you get into it!

Good luck with it and keep us posted of your progess :)

Keith

just a small update got the hose out and some rags and gave it a good clean amazingly it did clean quite well and took a few pics:
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You've got heaps of room to work Hamfist!

let the fun begin.

Cheers

Ed

Definately looks better in the shed than it did in the wrecking yard.
                                          Pedro

Love the framed print
cheers
Scott

Is there such a thing as shed-envy?, If so, I got it bad.

yes there is Rabbitoh.. Ive got it too... we've done the show us your shed post haven't we?.. or have we? .. and did Robin win for best stocked?

well guys ive just spend some more money on tyres i got kuhomos or something like that and they have white walls on them and i bought a car battery and some terminal clamps cos my goal is to get it running and possibly drivable b4 the resto to get an idea on what needs doing ive got high hopes for the motor and iam planing on trying to get it to turn over tonight so fingers crossed!! but because of the heat i havent been going to tailem bend to do any work on the car till night time cos evan at night the shed temp doesnt get lower than about 25 degress and of course i dont live in tailem bend so its an hours drive to get up there to do work on it so work might go abit slower than id like but it will get there!!

cleaned up my rims and had the new kuhmos put on they now look amazing!!!
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ENJOY!!!!

What paint - rattle can special?
 8)

oh yes  ;) but i think it looks better than it did

good news the motors runs and runs well!!!! and while sifting thru the stuff that came with the car i found some of the bits of the trim that runs the side i also had to remove 3 drums so now it can be easily moved!!

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and the rear seat i got from the wreckers the other day!!!!!

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every bit of progress counts... those Kuhmo's look good.

Those Kuhmos do look good,what size are they?I think the car is finished,just get it safe and reliable and drive it like that... ;D No,not really.When I got mine home I got it running and drove it around the estate a couple times.It drove beautifully but when I stripped it down I realised how lucky I was that it didn't fall in half! :o

BTW,what's the deal with the Ford flags in the background?Are you finally coming out... ;D

Somewhere there is someone cursing that they didn't get 2 little pieces of flash trim.

But what good luck on your part to get a matching rear seat.

Keep the updates coming - it will be interesting to see what else you find and how it all goes along.

Cheers
David

ford flags are my bros he is a ford nut!

well i plan of getting it drivable and fixing the rust and id love to leave the paint like that but i see my self going back to bare metal and giving it a nice paint job but we will just have to wait and see

and does anybody in SA have a decent set of Y frames i can buy? as these ones are repairable but for safety id love to replace them
cheers Graham

Hamfist, did you ask the wrecker where you got the car, the rest of the strpes may be in his stainless steel scrap bin ?

Good luck with it.

G'day Hamfist, just let your brother know that being a ford nut is a disease, which can be cured  ;D. Obviously not genetic or contageous as you seem to be unaffected  ;) :D.
Good luck with your resto.   FC Mikey

PS - I've got shed envy too

i will be going back for a little chat about the chrome and to look on the ground cos i mean it was in the wreckers for well over a year god knows where b4 that

a quick vid of the motor coming to life just to let you guys know after this vid we did get the motor running for alot longer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc4m79bOnhE

This car was actually owned by a mate of mine several years ago and unfortunately the stripe kit was already missing then.This was before it made it to the wreckers...Bugger..

WELL i have now driven the car was interesting with no brakes but was still fun!!! vid coming soon!!

heres proof!!!
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heres the vid!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pbeYE18OnA

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hahahaha yer people say that to me alot. some of it has to do with the hot weather carnt do anything during the day so have work at night and iam a fairly determined person 8)

The progress you are making is incredible. Looking good. Cant wait for the next instalment of photos.
I have shed envy bigtime but hopefully I will have something like that soon.

Cheers
Paul

http://gallery.oldholden.com/hr-hearse/

Hey Hamfist here's a twin for your car

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Ken

That video is Gold!Just get it registered....But fix the brakes first... ;D

WOW! keep up the pace i just love it when cars like youre's get a second chance.
Also a shot of the shed in twelve months should be interesting,i bet it wont be that empty but hopefully full of fe bits and pieces.
keep the photo's coming.
Cheers
Deano.

well yet another late night saw me repair the hole in the side bare metal and prime the bonnet and start repairing the drivers floor and heres the pics:
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fast work there.

now.... did you get up early at 5.18am, or did you just not sleep?

Cheers

Ed

Holy Spacious Shed Batman.    Thats some great progress you're making. Are you planning a full rebuild before christmas?  :P

Shame those newly painted rims and white walls are getting so dirty. lol.

Jase

http://gallery.oldholden.com/hrpremier/

P.S.   Looks like that new clean shed is quickly becoming used.

P.P.S.   There is no real reason to to have a PS on a computer where you can go back up to previous lines and add in additional text.

no sleep ;D

no pics tonight but did get my new clutch slave and master cylinders in and the front brake slaves in and the master just gotta do the rear brakes and she'll be able to stop and took it for another little spin gotta put some effort into an exhaust as there aint much and shes a touch loud!!

yet another good day of progress got an exhaust on the fe used some old exhaust i had that was still very good and now the FE has side pipes ;D and sorted out the junk that came with the car and if any of you guys see somthing in the pile that you want send me a PM but of the bat the mudflaps and old school bonnet lock downs are spoken for already
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also took these pics with my phone today thort why not take some pics ;D
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and the vid ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8qAifCqduI

I like the idea of the pipes, however they are illegal if you are going to keep them for rego... has to be a cetain distance from the rear welded seam and not allowed to be on the pavement side of the street...

For mine i like the side look as wekk but am going to use a dummy set for rego...

Cheers
JB

Think the exhaust has to be 100mm past the last door opening......FC427......

i know side pipes are illegal but in the short term thats what its getting as at the time i only had enough good exhaust to get to the end of the muffler and b4 it gets rego ill go get the last section  :D

got into the rust today as i carnt ignore it any longer and wasnt happy i had to cut the rust free guard of at all >:( but ill just have to add it to the list of things to do anywho here are the pics from today:
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and the steel iam using is alot thicker that the original stuff

Hey Hamfist, at this rate it will be finished by christmas . Keep up the good work.

Dean.

didnt get as much as i would have liked done but at least its something and in need of a left rear door!!! anywho here are the pics!!!
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I like the fastback in the background too.

Coming along nicely Hamfist, you are making some good progress!

Keith

Just love to see a rescue in progress,keep up the good work.
Cheers
Deano

 Fastback, its an XB GT coupe not a stang  :o


 Shed envy indeed, you know what they about the size of a mans shed and the size of his...workshop  ;D

i did say my bro was a ford nut ;)

i got more done but the heat over the last few days is slowing progress but i did get some done.
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Shit Hamfist :o, i don't get on the site for a few days and when i do you've got your car half finished, hard to believe it's the same one that was in the early pics and the way you're going you'll be on the road way before all us other slackarses, better watch out Keith i think you've already overtaken ;) ;D ;D
                     Pedro

Pedro,

You think  ??? ??? ???

I Bl@*dy know he has overtaken me.(Not that its a race)  At the rate Hamfist is going he will have the car finished by Christmas

Great Progress hamfist

Keith

well i got yet more done today i did quite abit pulling apart got the front bumper and panel below the grille of and constructed myself a new battery tray as old one well umm wasnt there and did alot more rust repair and will be back into it at some point over the week end but i forgot to take many pics tonight

the only pic taken from tonight and i was unaware at the time
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well fellahs after a few nightmares about the rust in the Y frames evan after trying to repair them iam still not happy with them so iam going to be taking of the old ones and looking for another pair and itll give me a chance to clean the motor properly and do a few important things aswell so it all comes down to if i can get another better set of Y frames if itll get done by Christmas :P

What sections do you need?  I have the inner & outer legs which attach to the chassis under the front floor up to where they join together and I have the front sections where the bumper bar bolts on, plus the tie member that joins these 2 pieces together.

Ken

i should be right iam getting a set of y frames from glenn

and cheers to Glenn for the dam good door ;D

Cheers for the beers!  ;D

a pic of the door i got today ;D
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/Picture1339.jpg)

well it wasnt planned but i ended up doing work on the FE today so ill let you guys figure out what i got done
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well i got the front of and started cleaning the firewall i have plans to get the car done for the nationals HOPEFULLY so thatll be my goal
i took a far few pics over the day to show progress and to show why i decided to remove the Yframes and replace them
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Hamfist, I love your work. The mobile aircon-fan the red vinyl settee, you'd be in the shit by now for steal'n the furniture.Keep it up! Gary C

Hamfist. 

Re my previous comment I know a guy in Adelaide, who's named Greg Newbury, and I think a previous post said you lived approx 1hr away from the car, where you shed is in, Tailem Bend, so Adelaide was an obvious location.

Looks like you're making great progess.  Wish I had the time and funds to commit to my car like you have done, except the wife keeps sending  my 2yr old apprentice out to help but somehow that jsut seems to slow if not stop my work. Keep up the good work and keep all the posts coming.  Do me a favour and take those Ford flags down in the background before they start making your shed rust. lol.

Jase

http://gallery.oldholden.com/hrpremier/

hahahahahaha!!!

What an inspiration, i hope you get to the nationals.
Cheers
Deano.

well thats the plan anyway. i didnt get anything done on the FE today as i had to take a mate and his date to his formal in the yellow coupe in the other pic but ill get back into it tomorrow ;D

this week i carnt work on the fe as ive got other cars that i have todo for people as my fe dont pay the bills currently iam doing an xc coupe for a bloke and ive gotta get and xe v8 fairmont going for my bro so dont expect any updates this week but iam gonna try and do something on it ;D

Great progress so far, you have achieved such a lot in such a short time, keep up the great work! ;)

I look forward to your updates

Keith

ALLRIGHTY finerly an update for you people!!! i got some Yframes from glenn so i can finerly proced with the FE
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very insperational Hamfist you are very good at what you do

alrighty got the Yframes of took quite a while!!
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i got something done!! ;D got up the courage and did the lower left corner where the Y frames bolt onto i did ALOT of cutting and ALOT of making new bits it took along time but ive finerly got the corner to a point where iam happy with it and when i get a new welder i will get back into it again!!
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i know what your all thinking havent i done this before and the answer is yes but i wasnt happy with it so ive done it again and i will be redoing my floor pans again aswell :)

Sorry Hamfist,you got it done before I could get a chance to find the photos I had.It looks like your on the right track anyway though.Keep up the good work.Cheers,Jamie.

Hamfist, you said that your brother is into Fords.  Were you driving the EJ? :o

Hamfist.

What material are you using for your rust replacement panel repairs. IE Thickness, and if I was to walk in off the street what do I need to ask for.  Last time i went to the local steel barn they asked me all sorts of questions I did not know the answer too so I walked out again. lol

hrpremier

Jase

http://gallery.oldholden.com/hrpremier/

If I am doing panel  work I use 1mm cold rolled steel mild steel  and 1.2 mm cold rolled mild steel for floor repairs when the whole floor panel is not being replaced .......FC427.....

for structual repairs iam using 1.2 its very easy to get you can ushally get a sizable piece for about 10 buks

my bro has the yellow xb coupe an xc gxl and an xe fairmont ghia v8 . i had that ej and i regret selling it but ill get another one ;D

OK peoples ive got myself a big industrial welder and i can now get back into it ;D

i really hate getting distracted but this engine change is just one of many reasons why my great progress has been slowed and ive just bought an EH but iam not touching it till the FE is done
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Are ye putting that engine in the FE??
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Why wast time pulling the engine out of that f-f-f thing i'd just call in sims metal. ;)

its not mine its my bros but iam the one getting the job of changing the motor the new motor is in just needs to be hooked up. i have plans to do some work on the FE tonight

ok i actully made some progress i salvaged a floor pan from the front i had and trimed and welded it in and the cross brace aswell
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got my eh today from ebay turn out to be much better in real life than in the one pic car has rust in doors and guards but body a y frames are perfect and motor runs quite well also
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So, when do you put the extension onto the shed - you're running out of room very fast!!


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thats a pretty tidy eh mate!
hahahaha as my old man is always telling me "One project at a time"???? hahaha hey how'd u do the floor pans and stuff? cos my passenger side front floor apn is shagged and im trying to fix it, do i just weld in a flat piece?

You need to purchase a repro floor pan which is pressed up to the right shape. Using a piece of flat steel will end up as a very poor result.

Ken

yep deff go and buy a floor section i tryed putting in a flat peace it didnt work that well so i cut it out again and put in a good floor pan from the spare front i had ;D and i dont know what todo about the eh i really want to keep it but a grandpa tasic ZH fairlane came out of left field that i bought
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yes yes i know wat your all saying its just another rusty ford but its not! theres no rust and it drives beautiful best car ive driven and its all original never been muck around with spotles interior, power window, power seats, cold air con i mean just couldnt turn it down for 2grand

the eh has toyota 4 speed 161 red that runs very well spotless y frames body is pritty good just the doors and guards letting it down its got a near new exhuast and sounds good and there is no rust in the boot and the car when new was an auto so its got the big tunnel all its missing is a radiator and tail shaft if it had them it would drive. so thats why iam in a pickle at the moment

and its got eh prem seats witch are worth big money to

Good score on the Ford..

needs a set of airbags and wire wheels and thin whites.. cool!!

yeah love the ford!
hahaahh a bloke selling car parts outta the boot of one at the ballarat market had one just like it! they look tough when theyre lowered with some nice wheels!

Gee, another one for the collection. The Ford would look great pimped.

Cheers
Paul

BIG DECISION TIME!!! most people on here wont like it but its time for one to go and the one that is to go is the FE sorry guys but shes to much for me at the moment as i have 4 cars and only one of them is going at the moment and its the fairlane i don't have the money or time to fix them all and i really don't want to sell the EH because its in such good condition iam not selling the fairlane and my daliy is broken and needs more money spent on it to get it back on the road and then iam restoring an XC coupe for another bloke so its chewing up all my time and the shed is very full and its very hard to work on anything so ive decided and been thinking about this for about 4weeks the FE must go so b4 i chuck it on fleebay i thort id give one of you guys a chance to buy her and fix it up but do remember i did drive it so the motor gearbox and diff are in all good order and it is complete but it wont be going with the white wall wheels but i will put some wheels on it so it can be moved iam hoping to get $1500-$2000 but if you think thats to much then make me an offer but i will NOT accept anything under $1200 as its actually cost me a fare bit so far. and its got AMZING!!! condition front guards that have never been fixed and are almost rust free the doors are very good chrome near perfect and i personally think worth every peny so there you go. 

Don't do it.  We all enjoyed your pics and story so far.

At the very least, just park it in the corner until you have the funds and time again.

Even if you sell it, $1200 - $1500 won't go that far, and you know you won't get a replacement in the same condition.

have been folowing your thread and will miss your input i hope you reconsider and keep the old girl

I too, have been watching this thread with keen interest and it would be a shame to sell now. At the very least have a think over a couple of weeks and perhaps things may change. However as many have said at other times if you have to sell, then so be it. Decisions have to be made.

Good luck.

Regards Wayne

Ditto the above comments. When I first saw the photos of the car in the wrecking yard I thought what a job you had in front of you, then in no time flat, you had it up on wheels and progress was beng made. I followed your progress with interest, which helped keep me motivated on my car. I do hope that you reconsider the sale and do finish the car.

Best of luck with your decision, whichever way you go I know you will have some hard choices to make

Keith

i knew when i wrote that i would upset a few but as you guys have said hard decisions have to be made i really didnt want to and ive have been trying to talk myself out of it alot and but my current circumstance i just can't keep them all :-[ it lost and only because the fairlane is regoed and a goer and currently my only means of transport and the EH has FAR less rust almost none anywhere and the shed is full and theres no more space not evan to work on any of the cars witch has to happen if iam to earn money

As all the guys above said. I too have been in awe with the progress that you have made on the FE and followed it with much interest. It is a shame that you have to get rid of the FE, but I gather it wasnt a decision that was made lightly.
Best of luck with the EH resto.

Cheers
Paul

Hamfist.  I know where you're at.  I went through a similar thought process not to long ago as it looks like im moving interstate this year, and Cairns is a long way from anywhere to move from.  Luckily my financial advisor was quick to point out it would be best to get it rolling again and ready for transport and ship it home rather than find another dry clean example and start again. 

I knew I married her for more than her good looks.

Sorry to hear the news as you thread has given me the incentive to attack things I would normally ponder over with out any real progression.

It may not be an FE/FC but knowing your dedication and passion I for one would still be keen to see any progress on the EH posted, even if in another thread.

hrpremier

http://gallery.oldholden.com/hrpremier/

dont do it, but, sometimes ya gotta cut the cord i spose...i did the same thing recently after hurting myself and not being able to fund a project, i got a fair price, but now, 6 mths down the track, im in the same position as before, the only difference being i no longer have that car that i sold, so if you can, Hamfist, try and do it some other way

The ford will never appreciate whereas the EH and FE will- i know what my choice would be.
 I have been tempted many times to sell my FC but luckily i kept it and soon will get the benefits of keeping it.

I wouldn't speak too soon, there was a time people chucked old holdens on the tip when they stopped going.

XA/B/C sedans utes coupes vans yes but an ugly boxy unfairlane i doubt it, only certain body types and special vehicles become collectable - ok maybe when there is nothing left to restore they maybe worth more than scrap value.

alrighty people and after an apsalute tonne of pondering and wondering wat i have todo to keep it ive been able to work somthing out so that i can keep it iam very happy about that so people no more worrying

I am pleased that you have found a corner to store the FE until circumstances change for yourself.

Cheers
Paul

im not sure if i'd go that far ...
when was the last time you saw a 351 ZH Fairlane for sale? for years they have been used as donor cars and now they are somewhat scarcer that an EH, i'd even go close to say its easier to get an FC in fair, restorable condition that it is to get any "K" Coded Fairlane form 1969-1977.
all you have to do is look at past and current sales and availability, years ago ZC & ZD Fairlanes could not be given away, now, $30k is medium level for a good one, excellent ones are fetching more and rugged ones are $12k-15k, i reckon you get a rippa FC for that sort of money...
granted, the ZH is not the most popular, but when they are in as good condition as the one "hamfist" has, you can do nothing but appreciate the car for what it is, because if you have driven a good one, you wount want to get back into a GM product of the same era, i will and can asurre you of that, and thats coming from me, and staunch GM man!

i think thats true my fairlane is amazing to drive and inside its so comfy the arm chair electric seats are awesome but i still prefer old holdens and yesterday ive got myself 4 rust free doors for the EH and a mint radiator so its coming along well ;D

Are you gunna stick up a few pics of the EH resto as well?

yes yes ill proberly make it my FE and EH thread. and did some paint removel and the drivers quarter panel and it has no rust at all very happy with the EH will put up some pics of the progress of the EH on friday!!

Another early night to bed I see Hamfist.   :P

hrpremier

http://gallery.oldholden.com/hrpremier/

yes always in bed early!! but yer when its stupidly hot here in adelaide i ushally go up to the shed and work at night and dont tend to get back till quite late hahhaha

all righty i can finerlly show some pics of how the EH is going ive got more pics but so far ive taking the 2mm think paint of the rear quarters to discover no saprises  ;D and did the drivers quarter i thort there was some rust but nope nothing and got the 2 left doors fitted and when my gaurds come in from rarespares itll have a face again!! and yes iam going fibreglass gaurds cos to get crappy gaurds fixed to only rust out again it is about the same as a fibreglass gaurd that will never rust!! and tommorrow iam out getting the 2 right doors for it as i couldnt fit them in the car in one go :-\ and that weird green thing is sort of the colour iam thinking of doing the EH!!! mayby with a touch less flake in it
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That green with a pearl white roof could be interesting....

yet another late night at the shed!!! test fitted the tailshaft to check for length to see how much it needs to be shortend and ground of all the paint on the sill and door and started on straightening the edge that has been crushed but good news the door is rust free!!
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and thort id take a pic of the muffler lol!!
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mate,

i wish i had even an 1/8 of your enthusiasm..

got my fiberglass guard today i have to wait till early feb cos they didn't have any left guards in stock but for $425 its money well spent they look GREAT!!!!!!!! and iam still struggling to come to terms with how little rust is in this EH!!!

I've always wondered about the fibreglass panels and how they would fail to help in the event of an accident ???

On another note I glad to see you have opened a shed on another site im sure most of us are members of, to keep us up todate on the eh progress.

Jase

http://gallery.oldholden.com/hrpremier/

fitted up the fiberglass guard and it actually to my surprise fitted really quite well and changed the 2 left doors and ground of all the surface rust and etch primed them and ground of all the paint on the sill while i was at it aswell
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i hope iam allowed to show progress of my EH and after its done witch should be soon ill be straight back into the FE again iam hoping to send the Y frames to the sandblasters soon so some progress can be made ;D

Who am I? Well, nobody - buts it ok by me!!  ;D

HAMFIST!
you are an inspiration to us all! hahaha ive been tryin to get my 58 holden lookin straight for about 7 moinths, and i reckon youve done the same 8if not more in the same time as ive struggle thru it! i need get my ass into gear and hit the shed i reckon!

cheers for all the positive comments ;D and i didnt get that much done tonight becos i was helping my bro work on his falcon but i still managed to get the front and rear windows out and pulled some other stuff apart and found some rust hiding under the rear window witch i knew was there but ill fix that when its not over 40 each day
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I cant believe the progress you have made already on the EH. Well done. As many people before me have commented on, I dont know how you do it.
The rust in the rear window is a bit of a surprise considering how the rest of the car is rust free. Knowing you by the time I finish writing this post you would have already achieved it.
Cheers
paul

That rear window area is nasty , i had an 66 XR fairmont 289 toploader and i got the same surprise when i pulled the rear screen.

yer well considering how the rest of the car is iam amazed its that bad but ive restored falcon coupes before so that bit on the EH doesn't concern me in the slightest :D

One set of pics I would like to see - how you fix it so easily around a window...

when i do ill be sure to take some pics!!!!

alrighty did some more work up in the shed!! paint stripped the bonnet and etch primed it just to discover the can had water in it so i have to sand it smooth again and reprime and the other day did some more repairs to the passenger rear door that had been bent in a crash the car it came from had been in but the doors rust free!!! and ill be heading up to the local wreckers tomorow to get a grille for it aswell!!! ;D AND best of all i did some work on the FE test fitted the grille so it can hold it together while i repair it!!
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and ive decided on a colour for the EH its going to be copper red metalic that you'll find on the new mazdas
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bit of an update ive bought another EH for $700 and its in better condition then my current one and i pick up on friday!!! ;D

You will need a bigger shed if you dont stop buying cars, but then again I think there is a lot of us with that habit.  :P

Cheers
Paul

its like that  ;D but the eh i got the doors of looked to be in better condition then my current so asked how much got it for 700 with a car load of spares that come with it ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sounds like you have got yourself another bargain. Well done.
I do like the colour that you have picked out to paint the EH.
Cheers
Paul

Let me guess, either you aren't married or have a wife that is really understanding and into cars.....

Good luck with the score, I hope all works out well for you.

Keith

not married and getting all my car stuff out of the way b4 any wife comes along and makes them disapere ;D

a bargin is something you dont need but is to good you carnt turn it down

alrighty i got my second EH and it has NO rust a few dents but NO rust and hasnt been regoed sence 1985 and has a HP motor and it runs and got a huge pile of spares but these are it next to my other EH!!! ;D
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oh and i know i should know this but i dont but what is a HP motor and whats so good about them???

Early EH's had HP motors for the 179 and no casting on the side of the block for the 149, later EH's had 149 and 179 cast onto the side of the block.

Essentially there is no diffence in the blocks. I must admit it always looks nicer to have HP rather than the engine size.

Keith

well i got to drive the second EH i picked up on friday and it drives well  ;D and i had to replace the clutch slave i have no idea why lol!!
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but i do hope to get this one on the road very soon as its all aligning of panels and getting them straight

and i little clip of me moving the EH ;D
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Geez Hamfist.  Those whitewalls will have done more miles switching between cars than they will have from driving.  

Jase

http://gallery.oldholden.com/hrpremier/

Just needs a kit put though it......... and a sleeve and a piston too

i carnt seem to make up my mind witch car they look the best on ???

got a tonne of work done on the EH tonight starting to make some serious progress ;D
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great work, but you forgot to take the windows out!

iam getting to it lol!!!

did some more on the EH tonight fitted it with an alternator and did some panel work ;D
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Hamfist,

At the rate you are going you will have it sorted in no time and be able to get back into the FE ;)

Keith

that's the goal ;D however ::) i may have gone and bought yet another project
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but it was another to good to pass up ;D
but iam gonna get the EH done first as its mighty close atm!

i am actually trying to sell the other EH so i can put some money into the FE so if any of you guys out there want an EH project for $1000 let me know

Another project  :o :o :o lol

Cheers
Paul

you people might be happy to know i did something on my FE ;D and i get to bring the EH home tomorrow WOOO for me!!!
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 ;D ;D

Hamfist,

I know the car those wheels lool good on. My ute.

Rusty

not much of an update as ive havent got any pics to show you guys but i now have the EH at home and iam now starting the mind numbing boring job of chasing dents for the paint job ;D

thort id show some pics of my latest project i bought. i sold my ZH fairlane for 3grand ;D and bought.........


THIS!!!!!
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(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00207.jpg)
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00208.jpg)
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00210.jpg)
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00211.jpg)
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its a 12/73 xb fairmont coupe and i got it for $3600 not to bad i think considering its got bugger all rust for a coupe ;D

*shakes head in disbelief*
Congrats on your new purchase. Now leave it sitting in the corner until you get the EH on the road.  ;D  :D

Cheers
Paul

that is exactly what is going to happen because the EH is so close to being done oh and i drove the EH up and down the street yesterday a few times and i gotta say no wonder when EHs came out no one wanted EJs the EH has got a heap more power and is so smooth

took a few pics of how the EH is going i cleaned up the dash and iam very happy with how it cleaned up considering what it looked like b4 and a couple of pics to show how the body work is going i havent really done much as its quite warm today
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/Picture1953.jpg)
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/Picture1954.jpg)
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/Picture1955.jpg)

i did some wheelin and dealin and traded my EH parts for an XB sedan out of wreckers gives me just about everything iam missing for my coupe

RIGHT for all of you who thort i was gone calm down iam still here
ive just been heaps busy working and getting cars out of the way
and i no longer have any EHs good one was sold for a quite nice 2grand and the other one was payment for some xb parts
and yes i still have the FE she wont be ever sold now for some pics
my XB currently looks like this
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00249.jpg)
and the shed currently looks like this
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00264.jpg)
also got the motor for the coupe cleaned up and ready to go in
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00265.jpg)
we had alot of rain recently but it didn't rain enough that dam parts XB is still there lol!!
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00259.jpg)

The EH build photos were bearable, but I don't want to see any F*** projects :o

Ken

lol yeah yeah yer ill get back to the FE soon ;D

Love the water feature looks good are you going to put a waterfall in it....Falling... Over... Rusty.... Doors
hopefully we will see some progress on the FE.

Regards

Julius

well its been i LOOOONNNNNGGGGGG time sence i worked on the FE but i did 2hours on it tonight i got the front end back in and off the axle stands
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Great to see some progress on the FE, well done, all you have to do is keep at it,

Keith

oh ive gotten heaps done on it over the last month ive just forgotten to take pics ill post some new pics soon ;D

here it is took some pics tonight for you guys ;D
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(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00323.jpg)
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/DSC00325.jpg)

Well as most of you guys know or may not i did infact sell the FE for a rather large loss cos no one wanted it really!! but anywho you might be interested in my coupe that i have focused on for the last year looks like now i warn you it may turn a few of you to what you guys clam in "the darkside" but this is my coupe currently
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/Picture135-1.jpg)
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/Picture136-1.jpg)
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt259/xccoupe302/IMG_3512.jpg)

just to calm you guys down i will be buying another old holden when i have money again

that's a great build Graham, I've enjoyed watching it on Facebook.

well done.

Cheers

Ed

So what if it's a Ford - looks shit-hot to me!  8)

Great effort Graham  :)

A classic is a classic - and that car is classic!  ;)

Graham,

Well done, that really loooks the goods. I wouldn't mind having that parked in my driveway!

Keith

Looks great mate, I have a soft spot for coupes so will let it slide :P

cheers guys!! not bad for a 21year old (me) i will get another old Holden, when i can build up some money again.

Hey hamfist I had a XB Fairmont GS 4 door with 351 - white with blackouts (auto and manual) bare metal reespray in the early 90's (my first proper non bomb car). I really want to get a coupe now as well but one already driveable.

See this beauty that is being built for the touring car masters for 2011.

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x448/fewithrb40/Email0032.jpg)