Too Blue

[Fast_Eddie]

Picked up this little gem the other day as an "unfinished project".

Upon casual inspection, it looked a little rough, parts were strewn everywhere and it looked like a lot of hard work.

However after a little bit of elbow grease, it came up a treat. In fact, 95% of the paint is amazing, with only a few touch ups and a minor repair required to a sill.

[Fast_Eddie]

A couple more images:

[Fast_Eddie]

The car has a CRS chassis kit fitted including the subframe strengthening, a CRS front end with rack and pinion steering, CRS dropped stub axles, a CRS modified Ford 9" LSD rear end with Holden axle tubes and axles, four wheel disc brakes with new master cylinder/booster, Koni shocks, Selby sway bars, and 15" Hotwires.

In addition, it came with a reconditioned 305 Chev, a reconditioned TH350 Auto, unopened VDO gauges, new rubbers throughout including bailey channels, new 1/4 vent windows, rechromed bumpers and door handles etc etc.

I couldn't believe my luck!

Until I read the firewall plate.......

Aaaaaaagh..... It's an FE!

[Phantom]

Quick dont tell anyone and disguise it as an FC .
                                        Cheers Rusty

[Fast_Eddie]

With a significant amount of help, the reassembly has already begun, starting at the back and working forward. (Gives me a chance to prepare myself for whether I'll run an FE or FC front  )

[Fast_Eddie]

Looks like the decision has already been made though. Especially when those NOS badges look soooo good, and it would be a real shame to start welding up trim holes in the bootlid.



Still some concessions have to be made to finish the car properly. (FC strips below the tail lights )

[craiga]

Gives me a chance to prepare myself for whether I'll run an FE or FC front

What, you need to think about that?

[Fast_Eddie]

Rusty,

Seriously thought of it, however the paint is that good that it would just be a waste of money to start welding up holes for FE trim etc.

I don't know FEs that well, however I am perplexed by the fact that whoever was previously building/painting it:

a) Chose "Formula Blue"
b) Welded up most trim holes but kept the FE trim below the rear window and holes for a Special guard and door spear on one side only!
c) Drilled FE guards to fit FC indicator housings

Notwithstanding the above, I am erring towards an FE grille and indicators.

Also, I am in the process of procuring a NOS Detroit flash kit to fit to break up the blue, which is pretty full on.

[Fast_Eddie]

Craig,

What's with the photo on the left hand side of the screen? You haven't been spending good money on glamour photography have you?

You certainly don't present that well in person  

Ed

[fccool59]

nice score, it amazes me how people get that far with a car and dont finnish it, If I am that close within the last couple of days before the nationals I'll be cheering, nice list of goodies, I bet he lost some money on it.

[FC-V8]

Ed
   Welcome to the V8 FE/FC sub branch. Great to see its found a good home, so how many does that make now?
Now you can use that gearbox casing to help set it up, Is 305 a Tune port Injected engine or normal Carby?
Cheers
Glenn

[TorqueFC]

Eddie,  
        looks like a bloody nice pick up, was this the car that Slim posted up for sale?. it looks pretty nice-are you going to keep it that color?

i also hear you bought Streetneats Fc ute. any chance of some pics of it???

keep those pictures comin'

[Fast_Eddie]

Glenn,

I don't know. It's blue with silver bits on top...



I gather a big carburettor has to go where the tape is?

[Fast_Eddie]

Darcey,

Yes, it was that car.

Streetneat's ute??? I don't know who would have told you that  

[craiga]

Yes Edward, I should have been spending money on glamour photography instead of expending elbow grease on an FE.  

It does look pretty nice though, even if it is 'too blue'.

Darcy is right, that does looks like Streetneat's old ute in the background of one of those pics. Why have you pulled the windows out of it? Confusing?

Cheers,

Craig.

[DagsFC]

Eddie,

Great pick up, looks real good cant wait to see the finished product.

Keep us posted on the progress.
Dags

[FC-V8]

Ed
    Jezz they liked that blue, I bet you feel like painting it grey. It should be interesting fun at the future nostalgic drags.
Cheers
Glenn

[nicko]

for some reason the photos are not loading on my computer

[craiga]

Nicko, special design feature for people who don't use enough smilies ;-)

Try to refresh your browser, press F5 in internet explorer.

Cheers,

Craig.

[nicko]

thank you,
for some strange reason they would not load in Mozzila operating system,tried my Internet Explorer and they loaded fast.yet i look at photos all the time with Mozzila normally.
cheers Nicko