How do you remove an engine if you don't have a lifting bracket.
I have had to remove extractors which were one piece from the engine to the tail pipe and the carby mainfiold too.
Do I just put a sling around the engine or is there an attachment point to use a hook??
Nick

ATM there is an NOS tailgate skin going for 95 bucks....  item no 180486658260
I looked at it for a bit but mine is OK
hope this helps
Nick

The front harness. The rear is OK except for some modification for tow bar lights!
That website looks pretty good Stapla
Will look into that one.
Just being lazy but if I rewired it myself what gauge wire is used?
Nick

Thanks Martin

Hit the wrong button
I have Jack, and If the car was in Sydney than I would definitely go down that path, but not knowing the tradespeople up on the north coast and not having help to lift etc I thought that it would be easier doing it this way. Just little bits at a time! That idea may change as I try and strip the paint but I sort of like the idea of taking it back myself. Its therapy! Doors and tailgate first!
Nick

. Also have you thought of having the panels soda blasted?

Ok I have decided on a course of action after all you posts my reading and talking to a few panel beater mates.
I am going to use stripper and discs and do it myself. I am going to do bit by bit and fix up all rust in little sections as I go. I'm going to but a tig welder 150 to fix up the rust issues. Once I get a rotisserie that will be a snack.
I'm confident of using acrylic and will do it in that. and do it original colours. India Ivory and Panama red.Great combo!!!!
Keep it original as possible!
My major concern is the welding but worse comes to worse  I can get an retired mate to weld it for me, but i think i can do a good job. Can only try.  Can't wait to geet stuck into it now.. my plan is evolving. Not till easter .. Wish i was in orange though! next nationals!

Hey everyone
Are there seals available for the fixed window in the back door???
Have not seen any around!
Nick

Its been a while now??? has the smoke cleared???
They are going for a motza on ebay at the moment.
Nick

Anybody out there got a wiring harness for a station sedan?
Nick

I need one! and I need 1
Any help appreciated!

Thanks for the input.
Which leads me to another question. How quickly do you need to get a coat of primer on after taking back to bare metal??? I have read that it will oxidise almost immediatley?? and it should be covered as quick as possible. Also primers absorb moisture too so It shouldn't stay on long  without a bit of a top coat
Trying to work out the order in which to do things and the timings
I might look around for a Tig welder. Are there major differences between models/ brands etc???
Bunnings had a few in the last time I looked and I don't think that they were too expensive.
I don't have that much rust... may pay to get someone to do that ? Just like the idea of doing it myself.... but I 'm dead set have to do a good job if I post my progress!!!!!

Pedro.... around the tail gate where the lip is to secure the seal... what did you do to fix up the lip where you cut that section out???

My problem is I think about it too much and by the time I get home I get lost on what I'm trying to do!!!!

I also noted Pedro that you left the steering column in! Was going to pull mine out this weekend

Just read all of Pedro's journey... Very Nice too Pedro!
I rang an panel shop in Wauchope today that has a blasting business too and he said that he could fit me in a couple of weeks to strip the paint off. Now I'm not so sure that that is the way to go due to panel warping etc. It is a panel shop so I may have to go and take a look at his operation first. Its just hard organising things on the phone when your in Sydney during the week.
There is a mob in Taree that say they specialise in just doing old cars! Otherwise stripper and gladwrap followed by a plastic remover disc!??? At least i can keep the costs down. He said about $800 to do the whole car.

Would you recommend I try the rust repairs myself being a novice welder??? I have a CIG tradesman's arc welder! which I think may be too powerful? What are the recommendations /suggestions
Andy... haven't had a chance to call but am still definitely interested in the rotisserie!!!!

Anyone in the Sydney area got an engine stand thay don't use anymore???
Nick

Thanks Guys
Car is in Port Macquarie  ( moved up three months ago)and I work in Sydney during the week so progress will be a bit slow especially with trying to organise the sandblasting etc.
There is one in town and one in Wauchope. I'm going to give them a ring. The Wauchope mob offers pick up and drop off... Not literally I hope.
In the vast experience that this site has what is the go with transporting the chassis. Ideally wheels off engine out etc. Just the bare frame.
Next purchase item will probably be an engine stand and a rotisserie???
I'll keep the pictures coming. Bit bigger next time.... Bigger pictures generates bigger replies. LOL 
Just for interest this is my other child



hmmmm won't go bigger

Hi Everyone.
Last weekend I had an epihany. There were just too many little things that needed fixing so I decided to pull the whole thing apart and start anew. It has had a previous restoration and I was not sure of the quality of that job so the best thing to do was do it myself. Well most of it I hope. There were too many things covered up that would come back to haunt me
I started pulling it apart this weekend and got a bit of the way through.
My idea at this stage is to get it sandblasted back to bare metal and then take if form there.



This is the car when I bought it last year some time.



Looks good on the outside. Not much rust really.

Day one of the strip down


Took out the headling and was quite clean underneath.



worst bit of rust that I've found so far



old repair job.



More to come. And no doubt plenty of questions!!!!?
Nick

Hi Everyone
Took my old core to get the leak in it fixed and besides taking 5 months it has come back as unfixable???
Has anyone else had a similar problem with their heater core ??
Does anyone make up repo's???
Nick

Thanks Gary

Hi All
I got a new bush kit from rares and the main bush which sits at the front and is held on by the steel attachment does not appear to have a split in it to get it over the bar???
Could someone give me the heads up on installation?
Regards
Nick

Thank you all very much for your input!
I think that I'm going to stick with my original front end at the moment. I have just replaced all pivot arms and the drag link assembly , tie rod end and new shocks etc anyway.
But I think that I'll keep my eye out for a HR front end and fix that up in the future!
Thanks again.
Nick