FE 1957 - Breton Blue/Teal Blue - 327, T700, modified chassis - original body

[fe350chev]

Got sills yesterday...check, got all floor pans...check got front crossmembers...check...and heaps of other crap...check, let the fun begin!

[fe350chev]

It's too hot to do this stuff in 36 degree heat!

[fe350chev]

Sorry haven't put many pics up lately. Flipped over, took diff out, the inners look deceptively good, but im too stuffed now to bother with the screwdriver/bash test.   

Have been doing a lot of planning.......






As you can see the FE is pretty bad country car. The town it came from only has 1 sealed road in and out, all other directions is dirt!

[TTV6FC]

I've seen worse Deano.Just get it blasted then start cutting!!!My FC was also a dirt road country car in similar condition.I chipped about 30 kilos of dirt ,mud and crud off the bottom of the car.Most importantly,stay focused.After the repairs I have done,I wouldn't consider that to be a big deal but then I'm not easily deterred....

[fe350chev]

Na i can't wait to get going. but I am not a fabricator but that doesn't matter, ill give it a go and use the forum as always. Im not sure whether to use the mobile guy or take it into the proper place where they do a good epoxy coating with all the proper booth etc. I think at such a crucial stage Ill do the latter as the mobile guy would just use a cheaper etch primer or want me to etch it, but I should stick to the dude that did the subframe as the work was good and thorough.

[fe350chev]

Still going, getting the diff sorted. Shortening a vn-vr LSD diff. Doing some other body work. Busy with new house stuff etc.

[fe350chev]

Slab is down, LSD Diff is shortened.

[Old_Mt_Isa_Boy]

Diff looks great, the shed looks enormous.

Great Stuff.

Regards

Wayne b

[fe350chev]

That slab is for our new house. If it was a 260sqm shed I'd be buying more cars lol.

[TTV6FC]

ahhh the memories.....

[fe350chev]

Yeah Jamie. It's like I'm living in your footsteps with the car and the house. But I'm silly enough to build a house a second time lol

[TTV6FC]

yeah,this is our second also... Crazy isn't it?

[fe350chev]

At least getting both done from scratch u get what u want though.

[fe350chev]

Hi all. I'm actually not dead, although some days I feel like I am with all that's been going on. I have been working on little bits and pieces, but we have built the shed .....ah sorry Wayne, the house....almost! May be ready end of next month....and guess what, no shed! OOOOh dear  . It will happen trust me, but considering I only live next door, I will wait til I sell the other house or get a contract on it, then start doing my first shed then. The second big shed can go up after that, hopefully with some proceeds from the sale of the current joint.

This is starting to look like a life blog like some of youze guys, so why should I be any different! 

Oh and I keep changing my mind still. My plan is to get some things done that are out of my league when we do move so both cars are away for a month when I build the sheds.

[fe350chev]

More pics. When we have moved into the house, I will still have plenty of excuses not to have the cars done.

[fe350chev]

Where the truck is parked is where the big shed will be, small one on left of that. See Ive done power there already, 2 more separate long power runs for possible hay shed later and other is in centre of yard, one for small pump shed (see small slab near house) and power to roundabout now too!

[fe350chev]

Still getting some progress done. Waiting on new shed to go up. I keep looking at it but it is still in pieces.

[fe350chev]

Well I am pleased to say that some progress has been made. Despite having pretty much completed the landscaping and fencing on the new place, I have been busy sorting stuff out and have taken some pics of progress on my less than average body. This car has been truly saved cos most probably would have got rid of it!

[fe350chev]

I have ordered my turbo 700 trans mount kit from v6 conversions. I have the HR front scalloped and strengthened inside by a reputable engineer. I'm after a rear rack setup for it, to suit the chevy engine and turbo 700. If anyone has anything worth telling me about the mid section of this conversion, pls go ahead. I know I will need to cut extra to fit a modified ek auto tunnel and perhaps make minor firewall adjustment for the big box. The whole floor is shagged. I wasn't even game to get it grit blasted cos there wouldn't be much left of it, so complete floor going in, chassis kit is also ready.

[fe350chev]

Forgot to say, my shed is all laid out about to be installed. It is 18.3m Long by 7.6m wide and just over 3m high, designed for wind cat 2. Trenching slab, 500cm deep. cant wait for that to go up.