FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

here is a pic of my fe ute.
i brought it 3 weeks ago from bruce rock
it is rust free and was garaged for the last year before that it was a farm ute.his kids took great pleasure in hand painting it as u can see.
well this weekend i start my mission and ill keep the pics posted as i go along
the bloke i brought it from had a ek sedan fb ute and ford custom line all in his shed as well,it was great
special thanks to gary stevens our pres from wa for tracking the ute down for me

it looks like a good starting point,even has the flames for inspiration of that hot streeter look

hehehe
yeah the flames were no charge
its has the best bodies ive seen
came with heaps of parts
i cant wait to start

the bloke i brought it from got a battery out of another car and put it in the fe and it click over and purred
we drove it out of the shed and onto the trailer

Kalfe......congrats on picking up a ute !    Should have bought the dog aswell, that way you'd have an instant entry to the DOG & UTE show !

Mark H

hey mark
yeah got my kelpie already and ill be there hehehe
i know at the moment it looks a bit scary but i love it and i cant wait to start work this weekend
thanks mark
dale kalfe

Dale
     Glad to see another old Holden being saved And an FE at that. Good luck with it.

Regards
Mark

thanks mark
i think this is the great thing about these clubs
ill get alot of pleasure in restoring the old girl
i wonder how many fe are actually been saved
thanks dale kalfe

here is an update of the ute

Looking good there Dale...the drivers side looks pretty sound in the photo , hows the the rest looking rustwise

If its as good as the photo I reken you have a great base to start with

Cheers Gary

hi dale   as gary said       what we can see looks pretty good...hope other side is as good.   i went out to check the ute i mentioned for spare wheel gate...the utes gone but no one seems to know where
         cheers trev

Looks like your making good progress.
Is that a Chevy in the background?
Is it yours?
Regards
Alex

  :okalfe,must admit it's looking healthier now mate,i know how you feel with that bare metal sanding is bloody dusty and hard work.i'll keep an eye on the progress. ;)COL58FE.

Hey Dale, do you live on Wittenoom Street, I swear that is my old shed!

Mike

hi all
no burnsy that is in kambalda at warrens panel and paint,he is one guy i know loves old cars
he has 3 fe and 2 fc sedans in his yard
yeah the old bus in the back ground was left by a customer about 3 years ago
the uts has come up a treat
rh sill has been replaced rh fender has a dent which he is knocking out
he doesnt believe in using 8 inches of bog and so far
his work has been great
colour time is approaching
wontn be long trev and gary and ill be down to see you all
im actually thinking of doing terraglow red
something a bit different

.

nasty dent on the top rh fender
thought i show the last bit of the flames before it went hehehe

went out to kambalda and saw the ute
it goes in the paint booth on wednesday
im going to paint it frankston cream
ill have some more pics up this week

dales ute    looking good ;D

 ;D and again

thanks trev your a legend
yeah i went a had a look
they replaced the rh sill and front floor pan
the rest od the ute was amazing
the dent in the rh fender has been knocked out
warrens panel and paint have done a great job
ill put more pics on when it gets painted tomorrow
looks like u have to stock the bowser for summer
cause we will be coming your way
and finally go on one of the club runs
kalfe

ok after sleepless nights of picking a colour
i went for the original ocean mist green
i just couldnt decide so the panel beater gave me the original colour,its in getting painted now so ill have a pic up tomorrow
thanks to ace and slim for the parts
many thanks to our wa pres gary who found the ute for me

Oceanmist is a nice colour, my (daughter's) FE Sedan looks good in it.  Be good to see the ute when painted.


Spinner

thanks spinner
yeah he bought the spare wheel door
in and it looked great
kalfe

kalfe    sounds like its coming along nicely.
i think youve found something even rarer than a stock fe ute....a panel beater who has his act together!! :o

thanks trev
yes WARRENS PANEL AND PAINT in KAMBALDA
he is the best
never met a bloke who is more excited about the ute
than me
the panel shop got broken into last night
they rammed the front fences and ute was stolen lucky it wasnt the fe

progress pic of dale's ute

looking great

thanks trev again for your help
the ute is going better than i thought
the colour is a little lighter than the picture
basically now we start to put it back together
hopefully we are about 8 weeks away from driving
cant wait
kalfe

Hey Dale,

its looking good......get those guards on and I'll update the pic on your little patch of the WA website ...

cheers....Brad

posting another pic for kalfe
its coming together at a huge rate of knots    
  no doubt about it...aussies can show kiwi how its done
;D ;D
dale   have you already done the mechanical side of it?

Looking good Kalfe,

I love the colour, it's very similar to my oldies FB standard.  Very nice

Nige

...well Dale, I was thinking a pic that wasn't in the shade...... :D

Looking very nice.
I think your spraypainter did you a favour with that colour choice...BEAUTIFUL
Regards
Alex

yes the pic was in the shade and he blamed his office girl hehehe.he informs me that a new pic in  the sun will be posted today.trev the mechanical has been done
we left the motor due to is running like a dream so we decided not to touch it ,all tests have shown motor is in good nick.i had a worn out clutch
i have done the brakes and interior is next
thanks everyone for your support
thanks trev u legend
someone asked me the other day if im going to put it in a shed and drive it once and month .no this ute which is named FAITH,she will be a daily driver ,she spent the last 20 years in a shed and about time she did some got out and got some sunlight
kalfe

Kalfe,
I am always envious when i see people with the know how and skills to restore an FE / FC like you are doing "Especially a UTE", I want one !
Well done on the finish i am sure it will bring you many days of happy motoring and pride
Rgds
Mick

thanks mick
yeah im pretty excited hey
im waiting for new pic to come through
ive always wanted a ute

Good onya, Kalfe.  Nice finish on the paint job.

I'm like Mick - envious of you blokes who tackle these jobs - I shudder when I think about the day I lay the paint stripper on my car.

So what do you reckon - you started this thread on 3 October last year - will you have it up and running inside 12 months?  3rd October's got to be your target.

Martin

yeah 3rd ocober would be nice
we are starting to put grille in and all outside bits today
im still waiting for a good pic to put on
kalfe

gee it would be nice to see it out in the sun hehehehe
kalfe

dale   it looks better every time i see it ;D
YOU POSTED A PIC :o...does this mean im fired ???

hehehe
listen trev dont take it hard mate
but YOUR FIRED hehehehe
thanks again mate
kalfe

progress on ute is going well
found out my seat is cactus so im searching around
ace sent me the bonnet badge and it was in perfect nick so thanks ace
also a big thanks to slim the taillights were spot on
should have more pics up next week
we are sandblasting rims this weekend
kalfe

ute is going well
got a mat from the east and slim has helped out again with some parts i was chasing so thanks mate
the seat got redone in perth and the bloke did a great job.we are at the moment we are doing the little things
i got to admit everytime i go out there i get a big smile on my face it looks great
hope to have some pics up shortly
hey trev hope that bowsers full

looking forward to it kalfe.   you need to lift ya game with ya pics.....youve been pretty slack with them since you sacked me >:( :D

Is your ute in Kal or is it still in Kambalda ? I`d love to come and have a squizz .........

its still i kambalda at the moment blacky
im going to keep it there till its finished as he is a licence
station as well
where do i get that ute from blacky
not in wilson street was it

Yes it was in wilson street in that house that looks like two brown soccer balls cut in half.I pulled the seat and door trims etc out of it last nite, the floors are like new all the way from firewall to rear bumper except for a bit around the spare wheel door.

heheheh
that house is funny looking
sounds like u got a great buy there blacky
cant wait to see it

got my parts from slim today and like usual they were perfect thanks heaps big fella
ute has gone from paint shop back into panel shop due to a ariel hole in the roof which wasnt picked up so its put us back but at the end of the day i want it done right
like usual wazza from warrens panel and paint has been great hope to have pics up again shortly
kalfe

Kalfe
      Just a suggestion, but may-be you should consider reinstating Trev as the pic's a getting few and far between. ;D

Cheers
Sarge

good point sarge.........
lift ya game  kalfe
cheers trev

ok i made a mistake sacking trev
but hey wanted too much this was his list of demands

life membership to langtrees
assortment of toys from sex shop
a keg of beer that never runs out
blonde and 2 brunettes

he is a very hard man but hey if u want the best

hey dale...that agreement was suposed to be confidential....im no longer that cheap
you know the souveneers sold at langtrees...the "lord trev" range..well guess who they're named after :o
& you better chuck in a red head..dont want carrots getting jealous................
so ..what about some progress pics

ok update
ok got a digital camera so im heading this week for update pics ok trev i might be emailing u to post them
waiting om floormat which is arriving tuesday then interior will be finished
got bumperettes back from perth and they look great
just putting little touches now
gee i can wait to have it on the road
im heading straight to trevs place
kalfe

kalfe   sounds good to me..does this mean youll have the ute at the gm day?
cheers trev

Photos WE wont Photos  ;D

Cheers
Sarge

ok update we werent happy and the old girl has been pushed back in the workshop should be ready mid jan then home for final work then ready for wa boys trip over east want to drive down to southern cross and meet them

heres another

fixing ariel hole in roof

back end

check out that tow bar in the previous pic i got new steering wheel and horn button and all interior ready to go in

by the look of those white patches showing through,the roof needed to be redone anyway,or is that warpage from repair?as dents are  spread over a big area .
not been smartarse,just my ute has roof eriel fitted but roof looks clean and id hate to warp it fixing hole as im only a back yarder so the less damage the better for my limited skills,any advice gratefully accepted.
cheers Nicko

looks good  dale..getting close now!
cheers trev

no we did alot of work on roof it has been painted now it came up perfect
it had been taken back in after the panel beater wasnt happy so im glad we fixed it up
this ute was just going to be a run around and then we decided to make it look a bit flash and give her a good restoration nicko im pretty happy the panel has 5 fe so hes a bit of a gun at them
kalfe

thanks trev
nearly needed u last night with pics
floormat has arrived so we r just doing rims at the moment and putting all outside stuff on then its back to my place for interior and finishing off
hopefully be ready in feb
it has come up alot better than i thought
gee trev ill need a cold beer out of that huge boxser when im finished i hope its full

got a few ppl coming round tonite so ill check it for ya ;D

im sure you now understand that its not unusual for a quick tidy up to to turn into a full on restoration...
the 1st drive will make it all worth while ;D

yeah its been great
i cant wait to cruise down the road
great to see an old ute left in a shed to rot and then we come along and restore it back to its beauty
that god there is guys like us around

its a honour to have trevs encouraging words on here
thats was the bloke he was he helped me put my pics on here thanku so much trev everytime i get in this old girl ill think of u
RIP
kalfe

finally got the ute back from the panel beaters
ill be posting some new pics
about 3 weeks away from finishing
just adding all the little bits and pieces at the moment
this ute has given me the greatest thrill from the shed in bruce rock covered in dust to looking in showroom condition .when you see old restored cars on the road you dont realise how much work goes into bringing these old classics back .the best thing i did was joining this site everyone has been so helpful
ill have all the pics up this weekend

Getting closer Kalfe.  Very well done.  Good that you took some 'before' shots when you found the old dear too.  Are you going to cut loose with the spray can.  Didn't it have trick flames on it when you found the ute? ;)
Trev would be happy for you too.  He's probably watching.
can't wait to see the photos when you post them here.

ok finally looks like im getting a Christmas present
ute should be finished before Christmas ill put some updated pics shortly
kalfe

back of the ute

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taken in the shade again i dont think the sun shines in kambalda

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ok im going to try again


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work on the back end these pics were taken last month all work now had been completed just waiting for final pics

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nice to see the sandman shaggin wagon in the distance

gee's mate you have been busy.that Sandman looks like you've worn out the springs
lol ;)

hehehehe yeah  by the look the previous owner liked big girls

got the shock of my life yesterday my fe ute has left the panel beaters after 2 long years or more and has headed to the trimmers for the final piece of work
the panel parked it outside of my work on a car trailer
she looked beautiful i will post some final pics soon
i have never seen so many new commodores utes drive past then do a u turn for a second look they must have been amazed with real metal and chrome
kalfe

That's great news: it has been a while, hasn't it?

So, have you got it entered in the Nats?  No pressure, only 4 weeks to finish it and get it east ;D

cheers
RET

more pics kalfe!

Cheers

Ed

here you go seb

kalfe utes on ebay sad to see you have to sell it :'(