Stash's FC Sedan

[Stash]

Hi all,

Introduce myself and my FC.
I have had this car since my 20's (now in my 40's) and I can say it. looked much better back in 1988.
It sat and did not much through late 90s and has pretty much sat in a shed rusting for the last 10 years.
(I actually lost it, but managed to locate it again .. a long story).  




Anyway I have arranged for it to be moved to be fully stripped and the body to be worked on.

Some other photos:














I hope to keep everyone posted on its progress.

Cheers

John

[Old_Mt_Isa_Boy]

Good luck with your project. Will it be stock or modified?

Hope it all goes to plan.

Regards

Wayne B

[Stash]

Well last Saturday was the day to start the project and get everything out of the body.
Everything was covered in 10 years of body workshop dust. I grabbed a trailer and took everything home.



with a good clean, some things didn't look as bad after first glances






We did find 3 of these on the floor and a lot droppings to boot. Send in the fumigators!



Nicely packed away in a box was the original manual and workshop manuals:



And that's where i found a weird coincidence. The original delivery date of the this FC was 8 Oct 1959 and I started the restoration project exactly 52 years later.
That must be an omen!

Cheers

John

[Stash]

Cheers Wayne, thanks for the well wishes.

I am thinking i will keep it pretty close to stock.
Though I am considering putting a red motor init and thinking an auto trans on the tree might be nice.
Visually though pretty much stock.

Cheers

John

[Stash]

minor update.
cleaned out the inside and looks like it has minor rust in the floor






and thanks to this site, got hold off 4 clean doors:




Cheers

John

[Not Happy Jan]

Nice clean doors John
Keep the pictures coming, its w
always a good method of keeping a record of the rebuild and I like looking at other people's build
Nick

[Stash]

cheers Nick.
Exactly the way I see it.
A good online record with dates and potentially somewhere to ask questions.
The other stories here are amazing.

John

[Old_Mt_Isa_Boy]

Your's is looking the part John. The doors look straight.

Im like you some of the builds are amazing.

Regards

Wayne b

[Stash]

bit more of an update for you

beginning to teardown the front end




rubber coming off:



old doors off:




the stuff is beginning to pile up




dash pretty bare:



next y frame off and engine out.

[Stash]

took the day off work last Thursday to get the engine out and get the body down to its shell under the leadership of Dave Pullman.
I seriously would be in lost with out his help, guidance and of course hard work.

Will be ready to send off to get media blasted shortly.

Engine about to come out:



One grey motor and gear box that will be up for sale soon enough:




Y-frames coming off:




Front end off and Y frames.





Final empty shell (Boot lid came off as well)




Dave is welding up a frame for sand blasting and repairs.

that all up to date for now

Cheers

John

[FCV08]

John

Thanks for the update . Keep em coming.

Cheers

Craig D

[fcwrangler]

Hi John, looks like your at about the same stage as mine (my fc rebuild) are you still keeping it stock apart from the red motor & auto.
All the best with it, Jim

[Stash]

Cheers Craig.

Jim, yeah much standard. Hopefully convinced Stinky to do my trim.
and will keep interior stock standard.

I am thinking of lowering it maybe an 1" - 1.5" just to give a bit more "mean-ness" 

hope you are going well with yours!

Cheers

John

[Stash]

minor update
frame made to move around and roll on its side - well done Dave!
Rust in the front. Parts on order!
Off to Blaster in a week or so.






Rust in the front.

[Old_Mt_Isa_Boy]

The car mover looks nifty. I'm glad I'm almost past the rust stage. Although I have learnt when it is stripped everything is repairable.

Hope it goes well, and the blast does not find any surprises.

Regards

Wayne b

[Stash]

Yeah Wayne looking to get passed this bit ASAP 

Though while there is a bit of rust to content with, overall the body is pretty neat, original paint and every bolt seemed to undo easily.

Cheers

John

[JOX515]

"I have had this car since my 20's (now in my 40's) and I can say it. looked much better back in 1988."

And the above is the other reason why you are getting the dash surround - your ownership of the car reminds me so much of me and my wagon 

Cheers, Graeme

[Stash]

Graeme , you are a gentleman and a scholar!

[Stash]

I am away at the moment on holiday in Paris (looking for rare Holden parts - no luck yet).
I did learn that citron actually means "lemon", but I could have told you that before I went 

Word back home is "Bess" has been blasted and came up ok.

Pictures to follow as soon as I get back.

Cheers

John

[JOX515]

G'day John,

Hope you are enjoying your travels. 

While you are in Paris, can have a look around for the wedding proposal my daughters partner was supposed to do when they were there in May.... I am sure he lost it there somewhere :-)

Cheers, Graeme