FCRB30 Wagon

[TTV6FC]

You have been flat out!Nice work Pedro,that looks fantastic.

[smithy]

looky very sweet there pedro
whats the final colour called.

top job mate well done.

[pedro]

It's a bit darker in real life my camera tends to make it look a bit light, went to the Holden mob and found out the colour of the new dunnydoors, It's called red hot but when i took the numbers back to the paint shop they said it's sting red, apparently they are using the same colour just re-naming it for different models.
               Pedro

[FC427]

Pedro Sting Red  looks  Red Hot now let's see some colour on the body shell in the next few weeks ........Nice work ...FC427.....

[pedro]

now let's see some colour on the body shell in the next few weeks

I think you may have missed my earlier comments re-moving Mark, unfortunately this will be my last progress update for a while  , I have to re-paint the interior of the house after our rental experience, do some touch ups on the outside and finish off a few little jobs so we can put this place on the market and move back to the Gold coast hinterland, today I'm packing boxes so I'm managing to sneak a bit of time on here .
             






the extractors almost fit they will just need bending slightly.

                                  Pedro

[EffCee]

Pedro,

How good does that motor look in there!!!! Looks like it was made for it

I bet you can't wait to get back into it

Keith

[FCV08]

Hey Pedro

Looks great. Great colour and it looks like all is coming together very nicely.

Keep up the posts as milestones such as this keep us all going.

All the best with the move.

Cheers

Craig

[pedro]

Nearly ready for the market then i can get back to work on the wagon, just spent the last couple of days shoveling and raking 60 tons of gravel, certainly puts things in perspective I've got my motivation back and am now looking foreward to getting back to the FC.











I used the landing piece that i had to put on the bottom of the stairs to pass council for a verandah on the cubby.

                Pedro

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

ever heard of a Bobcat? 

[pedro]

Bobcats take money from FC's , actually I'd better clarify what i said, I got the truck drivers to drive along and dump it as they went so i just had to spread it around evenly and level it, It's a good way to keep fit and burn off a few rum calories.
                             Pedro

[FC0058]

Roller & water truck is all you need now to finish the job.

I have not had a look at the El cheapo rebuild for awhile. lo and behold you have made great progress and it looks great.

Cheers Jim

[pedro]

Thanks Jim, although i think i should change the title to "not so el-cheapo rebuild" now,
Well we didn't sell the house, so we are staying another year or until the market picks up again, which  on the negative side means we've had to unpack again for the third time , but on the positive side means i can get back to work on the wagon this week .
                           Pedro

[pedro]

Finally met someone else in the bay who is into FC's and would you believe he only lives just down the road from us, Ray is almost finished doing his FC panelvan and was chasing a few bits to finish it, luckily we met up as he had a HD/HR front end he didn't want so I swapped him what he needed for his car for it, we both got what we wanted and now i can finally get back to working on the old girl, I'll get the outrigger from Rod's racks but am short all the steering linkages if anyone out there has some they don't need, I'll pay cash or exchange for parts if I've got anything someone needs.





                  Pedro

[EffCee]

Pedro,

Great score on the front end, you did real well there.

Keith.

[pedro]

Thanks Keith, I'm just stoked to have something to get stuck into, I can now do the engine mounts and once i get the brake adaptors i can work out the wheelbase so i can cut down the diff etc, the front end was the starting point for a lot of other jobs.
how's your project going, been able to sneak in any days lately.
                  Pedro 

[jwk87]

Hi, Ray is a nice bloke.

I'm currently visiting my family in Maryborough and popped over and saw Ray the other week. Did Ray show you his other cars?

Since I own fxfjholden.com I was very interested in his 2 door FX Coupe.

Cheers

Jason

[pedro]

G'day Jason, I've only met Ray a couple of times so far but he strikes me as being a genuine up front sort of bloke, being the only FC owners in this area i think we'll be seeing a bit more of each other too, yes he showed me his collection, all classics but the hot rod and the 2 door FX were the stand outs.
                                                   Pedro

[DN2168]

Good to hear the bug has bitten Pedro, still kicking myself I never got around when I was up there.

Dean.

[gwuthie]

Hi Pedro.
I've got some steering linkages that I don't require.
I am in WA though so postage may cost a little?
PM me maybe if you're interested.

[pedro]

pm sent
   Pedro