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[GMB-58FC]

LOVE the colours surferboy, looking forward to seeing the finished product.

[Hotlips]

    WOWEEE WOW WOW!!!!  What a little beauty.  Tell me - is the Surfboard getting a paintjob as well? I luuuuvvvvv the colour and pin stripe.  Well done. I just hope that with all that overtime, you don't fall asleep during the wedding!!!  Catch you in Perth. 
Love Hotlips

[surferboy]

Heres that panel in place




and in colour
it looks like this






Some of the other stuff in the workshop
Flames told me what the tailfins were off ( but als alzim elzeim forgettful thingy has kicked in)


More stuff being ripped off the UGLY duckling to go onto the wagon
the 2'' tacho in this case


The wiring is being done


It did look like this

now

the dash is looking much healthier


and under the bonnet

The grey motor is in
and
all the wiring is going in



 

[fe350chev]

Whooo hoo exciting times. Looks cool. Are ya gunna do some retro roof racks for ya surfboards.

[Hewart]

Awesome work Surferboy...! Love the colours!!

[surferboy]

I knew it was a stupid thing to do 

but I went ahead and did it anyway 



I added up the receipts for the rebuild 

I am now officially WAY over budget
and way behind schedule

But work continues


The dashboard with the tacho gauge we pinched from the 'Ugly Duckling"


stereo speakers tucked out of sight under the dash


stereo and fusebox all tuck away and are hidden by the speaker grille


the roof lining and the glass are all going back in as the photos are being taken


grille bits from the wagon and stolen bits from the Ugly Duckling give me a straight shiny grille


gearlever placement will be sorted when we fit the bench back in


the old grey motor just needs a couple of final touches and its complete


and one of the extra bits we're adding as it goes back together


and the answer to your question is YES (i'm almost positively sure  )

 

[weddo]

Now....Graham....it might be painted grey... but grey it ain't


regards



weddo

[TTV6FC]

Hey Weddo you just beat me to it.I was too lazy to go back and see if it had always been a "redddgrey" motor.Still looks very cool.Keep up the great photos Suferboy.

[surferboy]

Now you boys are assuming that when I said GREY motor ...
that I meant an Australian grey motor.

I was going to post details of the motor at a later date

and

settle the "Canadian" grey motor debate once and for all !
( and it goes a little way to explain how I blew the budget )

But at the moment it's all top secret until after the Nats and the article appears in print in an upcoming edition of Gasoline mag

 

[surferboy]

And the beat build goes on

Ticking off some jobs
Windows are all in, rooflining/visors are in, light fitting is fitted, rear view mirror polished and in
It's all polished and the trim is going back on

















and then some more bits got ripped of the "Ugly Duckling"

Plan A   pull off the front bumper and swap the good bits for the bad bits

It was 40+ Celsius (in the shade) and Flames couldn't get under the car on the trolley and ended up lying on the bitumen. (this is why I don't do these things.. I do lots of overtime !)

BUT... one rusty, round nut and bolt and doing the job during my lunch break meant going to
Plan B

Just pull off the piece needed and cable tie the remainder to the body so it doesn't drag on the ground !

The steering wheel is at the shop being turned into a "sports" steering wheel
seats are being trimmed as I type, and the door panels are being done.

Just a drive shaft to go back on, paint the wheels, fit a bit more trim put interior back together, put some carpet on the floor

AND
IT'S DONE          (nearly)

 

[weddo]

Will it be...
........and welcome to the Nationals ladies and Gentlemen........DONT TOUCH THE BLOODY CAR  ..YOU KIDS... THE PAINT'S STILL WET!!!.....I hope you have a wonderfull time here in Perth...... THAT KID'S STUCK TO THE WAGON KATHY!!........ and enjoy your stay in our lovely city......SOMEONE GET SOMETHING TO PRISE THAT KID OF THE CAR!!!!!!........................


Regards

Weddo

[FantaC]

Looking good , Flames has a nack for making cool cars 

[surferboy]

It's neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrlllllllyy   finished   (?)

The new "original style sports type" steering wheel gets a trial fit





and the new front seat gets a trial fit, so the gearshift for the 3spd gearbox can be located properley



AND
you guessed it

more bits got pulled off the "ugly duckling"


Coupla days and it'll be finished 

 

[colt]

Surferboy, aren't you scared of it getting DIRTY? I reckon you'll be too paranoid to drive it.

Colin.

[surferboy]

I was thinking of finding a long dusty gravel road that runs alongside a swamp and driving through there at full speed with the headlights on to attract lots of bugs 

and then turning up to the Nats with the wagon in its usual condition (minus the rusty bits and the gaffa tape holding it together)

 

Does the rebuild now mean I have to park in the far corners of the Coles carpark and WALK  to the shop ?
Can I still throw bags of manure in the back like I used to ?

And can I put my saltwater soaked longboard on the roof after one of my early morning surfing sessions ?

 

[freddyc]

its your car surferboy, you can do all of those things. It would be a shame though, you probably will again in 10 years or so.

[FCRB26]

Surfboards maybe but that nice white seat might not like a bag of manure..

[surferboy]

11 months of blood sweat and tears (for Flames..... not me  )
For me its 11 months of overtime (and LOTS more still to come  ) to pay for it.

But it's NEARLY finished

It's back on the road 

Flames drove it over to the upholsterers (No 2) last week to finish the interior



and work begins
 

got the call yesterday to check it out
first time in 11 months I've seen it in the sun... and the blue bits in the shade 


added the touch of blue to the two tone grey panels to brighten them up and tie it together with the exterior. It continues the flow from the dashboard and is the reverse of the exterior stripe



plain simple black carpet and boot over the "unique prototype" 1959 3spd manual floor shift


some new paint and scuff plates look much better


really looks like a car again at last


still deciding what to do here

as rooflining got fitted earlier with windows but windlacing didn't get fitted
do I take the easy pinchweld option to trim the rooflining
Has anybody else trimmed their FC with pinchweld ? (does it look OK ?)
(see discussion in modifications post)

Back to Flames this week for last bits to be fitted

And I'll be cruising at the Nats