Frank

[Ol_Girl_58]

The chassis kit photo didn't work, for some reason. Take 2 (remember, the kit has four parts - the fourth bit is somewhere else in this photo):

[Ol_Girl_58]

Perth Nationals are out, I think. Aiming for Hobart 2014. Lack of time and money are a killer

For what it's worth, the colour will be XP Falcon Kurrajong Green.

Ol_Girl_58

[Paul In Ireland]

Pity - would have been a good drive!! 

[GMB-58FC]

Perth Nationals are out, I think. Aiming for Hobart 2014. Lack of time and money are a killer

For what it's worth, the colour will be XP Falcon Kurrajong Green.

Ol_Girl_58

Nice colour, going two tone?

[GMVAN]

           Hobart will be a better drive     

[Ol_Girl_58]

Nice colour, going two tone?

Yep! Kurrajong Green with white roof/boot/side flash.

I hope the FC won't be in the 'Vehicles Under Construction' section for too long. I have a feeling will be - I recently bought a turbo Volvo for a bit of fun  it's a cracker to drive

Ol_Girl_58

[Ol_Girl_58]

Progress!!! (Sort of)

Ordered a fuel tank from Marty Dean today (2 month wait!) and also ordered a set of HM Headers HM9C extractors. Slowly slowly.

Ol_Girl_58

[pajman1824]

hi there great job your doing.i was wondering what that guy charges for the chassis kit.cheers

[Ol_Girl_58]

Pajman,

PM sent.

[Ol_Girl_58]

Hi all,

Some more progress. The front end has been assembled and dummied up. The front rack is in, drop stubs and twin piston brakes are on; motor has been dummied up. There have been a few problems along the way, such as the steering arm fouling on the high volume oil pump, then the engine mount; extractors that wouldn't fit; etc, etc. Rust has been found under where the radiator sits, so a panel will need to be fabricated. The flared guards will be folded under, too. Corvette seats are in, but they look slightly awkward, as they sit up too high, so thinking caps will need to be utilised.






It does look pretty tough with drop stubs and 2" lowered springs, but the standard springs will probably go back in, as there is just no movement. The wheels and tyres are $60 specials so the car can be moved around the shed. Perhaps if there would be more movement if I swapped from a 225 to 205 profile on the front tyre. Anyway, enjoy the photos - I really enjoy seeing this car progress. See you at the Hobart Nationals! 

Kind regards,

Josh

[Ol_Girl_58]

Oops - I doubled up on a photo... Insert this one instead



Cheers,

Josh

[NickZ]

there are two offsets for those wheels, you seem to have the larger of them on there, if you get yourself the smaller offset P43 i think, you will have much better guard clearance.
Im using the smaller offset on the front and larger on the rear and run 195x50x15.

[Ol_Girl_58]

Hey Nick,

I'm running Falcon PCD all round - I wasn't aware there was more then one offset for EF - EL Falcons. Regardless, these wheels are just a temporary remedy until I get my 'real' wheels.

[NickZ]

ah, my fault for not reading through the thread again, i was thinking holden commodore stud pattern. The wheels look the same.

[Ol_Girl_58]

Hi all,

Work on Frank is going very slowly at the moment - the car has been relocated to larger shed with more room to move. The front tyres were swapped for ease of moving the car around. The steering column will be in shortly, and the wiring and brakes will be done soon. The rears will be swapped for Ford units in the near future, too. It looks pretty tough with dropped stubs and super low springs, but it's just not practical 

Not much progress, but again, any progress is good progress. I'm eager to take the car for a spin 

Thanks for looking. Kind regards,

Josh

[Ol_Girl_58]

Progress   

Cheers,

Josh

[Ol_Girl_58]

[Ol_Girl_58]

The white is a Toyota pearl white. The bloke at the paint shop did a good job matching the paint from my bonnet with 20-something year old paint on it.

The chassis and floors have been painted flat black/slagstien and the chassis kit has been sprayed gloss black. Next up is cleaning/assembling the front end, repaint the motor and box, then start putting the car back together. It came to my attention that I've been a member of this forum for 10 years as of February 2013.

I'm pretty sure I never want to do a resto again. In saying that, I'm really proud of what has been achieved so far, learning so much from very talented people in the process. Not only that, but an average car is on the way to being turned into a tough, safe, soundly engineered streeter.

Cheers,

Josh

[Old_Mt_Isa_Boy]

The pearl white does look period. Nice work Josh.

It came to my attention that I've been a member of this forum for 10 years as of February 2013.

You get less for murder by the way 


Regards

Wayne b

[Ole]

It's looking really good Josh. Ten years is a drop in the ocean for some builds. My car has been off the road since 1984 but I'm still at it. Like you, once I've finished that and my sons wagon, I don't think I would do another one. Take comfort in the fact that you have kept another classic on the road in one form or another. Good luck with the rest of the build.

Ole.