You're car's looking great Marc well done... have you painted your wheel arches and interior metal in the red?

Boot Spare Wheel Section Before



Boot Spare Wheel Section After



Roof Before



Roof Repaired Bare Metal After

Week 3 update...

Hoota paint stripped most of the roof and I finished it off.  I sanded back the roof so Hoota could metal file and repair the dints.  As it turned out the roof didn’t need any bog work mainly because of my talented and perfectionist husband and he got out all the weird dints put in the roof by a dodgey roof rack from the first owner who used it as a painter’s work vehicle.  It’s in spray poly now.

Oh and we picked up some new guards from Melbourne.  

I’ve felt pretty slack this week so I’m aiming to pick up the pace this week.  We want to finish off the boot and guard repairs and get them into undercoat so that we can rearrange the shed and fit in yet another vehicle for repair, Dodge Charger.  It’s a friend of ours so the FC will be getting repaired in unison with this house crasher but the only reason I’m not spewing is because in return for work done to the Charger I’m getting complete free interior trim and seats etc from the best motor trimmer in Bendigo.  I just have to stop the snide remarks about American junk versus Aussie Cool…  

Anyway a friend dropped around a whole heap of old Holden parts, doors and boot that I’m off to see if anything useful for the FC so I’ll bid you all farewell.

Cheers,
Smiley

PS should post some progress pics since this is a Photo Album page shouldn't I?!!!!

he he it's all in the camera angle Alex all in the camera angle...

Arriving home 2 weeks ago - the colour's a bit deceiving it's Seminole Brown and Adobe Beige

The Grey

Week 2: This week we managed to get a fair bit done.  I tried paint stripping for the first time managing to do a good effort on the left hand quarter panel.  Even getting the thumbs up from the professional, my husband.  I tell you what 48 year old paint is a cow to get off!  A few days later I stripped the right hand quarter panel and it was exciting to see that besides the rust on the bottom they were in pretty good condition.  Hoota paint stripped most of the roof and it too was pretty good and then I came into possession of a new power tool – the disc grinder with a fibre glass stripped disc.  Awesome – no messy paint stripper just grind off that Seminole Brown and Adobe Beige paint work.  I love it.  The grinder was a brand new purchase as Hoota’s old one (15 year old mind you) was getting fixed and I think he was a little put out because to date I’ve gotten to use it more than him!  A little more rust was cut out of the boot seal and replaced and that was about it for week 2.  So from behind she’s all bare metal.

I’ve really enjoyed getting in and doing stuff on the FC and the kids are getting used to Mum being in the shed all the time however my son did make the comment when picking him up for kinder and my shower and clothes change didn’t completely hide the smell of paint stripper and thinners, that I’m ‘turning into Dad’.  We had a discussion and came to the conclusion that as long as Dad didn’t start wearing dresses and painting his nails, me working on cars was not as bad as Dad turning into Mum!

And photo's are coming I promise... I'm photobucketing as we speak!!!

Cheers
Smiley

Hi Smiley here, I'm a 32 year old wife and mother of 3 kids under 6 and I love my FC.

On Saturday 3rd March, 2007 I finally took possession of my very own 1959 Holden FC Special Sedan.  We bought it off a bloke in Melbourne with a familiar story, too many projects, not enough space or time.  Putting up with three kids on a long trip to collect it, ok.  Towing a heavy trailer with a struggling VN, managable.  Negotiating our way through Caroline Springs to find the people we bought the car off – a nightmare!  What a rabbit warren Melbourne has become (or maybe we’re just spoilt for space in the country).

Though married to the most talented of panel beaters, Hoota, I thought my FC was going to sit in the shed until other projects got finished first.  My vision that she’d be complete by her 50th birthday in 2009 but my husband became very motivated.  The Monday night he and a mate got the old grey motor working.  The next day our 5 year old son was in the boot vacuuming out all the dirt and our 6 and 2 year old girls washed its windows.  I removed the chrome mouldings off the quarter panels and rear, and took out the tail lights.  I removed all the body deadener and sealer from the boot and that night Hoota paint stripped and wire wheeled to bring the boot back to bare metal to reveal a perfect shiny behind!!!   Happy to report no rust in the floor pan at all.

I’ve been very impressed with how accommodating Hoota has been at having his wife working on a car in his shed.  He works his day job from there as a sole trader Panel Beater.  So far the Holden has been welcome sitting beside a Mustang and Chevy ute he’s doing up for work though I wonder if it’s a little distracting as he keeps wanting to come over and work on the Holden.  But then maybe he’s just happy to have us there for my policy of encouraging sexual harassment in the workplace!

I had a first attempt at using the sandblaster but it wasn’t as successful at getting off stray boot paint as it was making sand castles in my hair (t-shirt, shorts, socks, oh bloody everywhere).

By the end of week rust was cut from the bottom of the quarter panels and rust from the boot seal was replaced with new steel and welded in.  Hoota was also quite proud of his engineering efforts to replace the lower tail light panel.

So we’ve started off very eager in our first week considering the only time we get to work on her is after hours or when I can get clear off my pre-schooler children.  But with this type of enthusiasm she may very well be finished this year sometime!!!

Thanks for reading my post

Cheers,
Smiley  

PS  I will post some pics as soon as I work out how to do it (and peel myself away from my car!)

Hi NES138  - I have just PMed you with a couple of questions.

Hi TAYZ - Feel free to PM me with info on those possible guards....

Hi SLIM - Thanks for the option...

Thanks guys
Smiley

but will travel if needed...

Bendigo...

Both LH & RH Guards needed [as well as other parts]

Any points in the right direction would be appreciated.

Thank you
Smiley

I think the one I have is actually an ek accessory - I tried to link pic but couldn't...

no mind...

thanks for the link Craig

Smiley with an FC

My 1959 FC Sedan Special has a spear shaped hood ornament but I have seen a lot of square shaped ones - which one is authentic?

Smiley

Happy to inform all that I have purchased an FC.  It's a beautiful combination of rust and baby poo coloured paint job but finally I have one!!!!

I am so excited - and just in time for my birthday tomorrow - yee ha!

I pick it up this weekend.  Now to find some shed space....

Cool thanks.

mmmm Seminole Brown - nice!!!! It's more like baby poo brown in the state it is now.  he he he.  But hey that's what paint is for...  a long long way down the track!

After first logging on to register my interest in getting an fc back in 2005, I can proudly say I'm only days away from picking up that car of my dreams.

I'm calling on all you experts out there for any information you could give me on the history of my baby.  I only have a few details at this stage - they are:

BODY NO: FC-225-9309-A

TRIM NO: 263-635

PAINT NO: 253-2049

Any help would be greatly appreciated - I own an FC woo hoo!

Thanks
Smiley

As above and where is the car located?

Cheers, Smiley

I am still on the look out for an FC  - don't forget about me!!!!!!  

Any chance of selling them seperate - only interested in the second listed?

Cheers
Smiley

I sure am still in the market - are you my new best friend?  What have you got for me?  

I can be contacted directly on tigergirl11@hotkey.net.au