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« Reply #100 on: November 30, 2009, 08:33:02 AM »
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Great progress so far, you have achieved such a lot in such a short time, keep up the great work! Wink

I look forward to your updates

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« Reply #101 on: December 05, 2009, 04:57:05 PM »
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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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« Reply #102 on: December 05, 2009, 08:41:31 PM »
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very insperational Hamfist you are very good at what you do
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« Reply #103 on: December 06, 2009, 01:12:09 AM »
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alrighty got the Yframes of took quite a while!!


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« Reply #104 on: December 08, 2009, 02:41:43 PM »
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i got something done!! Grin 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!!










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 Smiley
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« Reply #105 on: December 08, 2009, 07:30:46 PM »
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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.
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« Reply #106 on: December 08, 2009, 07:48:08 PM »
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Hamfist, you said that your brother is into Fords.  Were you driving the EJ? Shocked
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« Reply #107 on: December 08, 2009, 10:47:37 PM »
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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

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« Reply #108 on: December 08, 2009, 11:04:31 PM »
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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.....
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« Reply #109 on: December 08, 2009, 11:12:30 PM »
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for structual repairs iam using 1.2 its very easy to get you can ushally get a sizable piece for about 10 buks
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« Reply #110 on: December 08, 2009, 11:16:52 PM »
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Hamfist, you said that your brother is into Fords.  Were you driving the EJ? Shocked
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 Grin
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« Reply #111 on: December 15, 2009, 11:10:55 PM »
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OK peoples ive got myself a big industrial welder and i can now get back into it Grin
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« Reply #112 on: December 17, 2009, 02:25:47 AM »
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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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« Reply #113 on: December 17, 2009, 04:42:06 AM »
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Are ye putting that engine in the FE??
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« Reply #114 on: December 17, 2009, 12:58:16 PM »
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Why wast time pulling the engine out of that f-f-f thing i'd just call in sims metal. Wink
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« Reply #115 on: December 17, 2009, 02:00:49 PM »
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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
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« Reply #116 on: December 18, 2009, 02:15:51 AM »
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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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« Reply #117 on: December 22, 2009, 03:45:42 AM »
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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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« Reply #118 on: December 22, 2009, 05:01:07 AM »
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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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« Reply #119 on: December 22, 2009, 12:55:16 PM »
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thats a pretty tidy eh mate!
hahahaha as my old man is always telling me "One project at a time"Huh? 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?
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