FB ute

Post by **Blacky** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:47 am

Started sorting out the wiring last night - I love this part of the build , its like its coming back to life when things start to work again after years of neglect

Got the dash in and the wiring for the stereo in the glovebox finished off - fitted my Moon gearknob , thanks to Austmod who donated it

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 1:04 am

geez someone actually gave you a part Blacky? was the parts shed out of kustom bits?

i though you might have put the bright work on the rear to finish it off... are you going to put a cover on the back of the ute at all?

looking good mate, bet you cant wait for the plates... going for anything fancy there?

cheers
NoMAD

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:42 am

kool, i'll see if i can beet you to the finish line with one of the utes i just bought

or show how it's done in 31 days

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:49 pm

ratbox wrote:kool, i'll see if i can beet you to the finish line with one of the utes i just bought or show how it's done in 31 days

To the same standard as-well?

Post by **Blacky** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:06 pm

NoMAD wrote:i though you might have put the bright work on the rear to finish it off... are you going to put a cover on the back of the ute at all?

looking good mate, bet you cant wait for the plates... going for anything fancy there?

The bumpers are still at the chrome platers , I will not be running a tonneau for now , dont want to drill holes for the press studs, and the original setup looks pox IMHO.
I am going to try and get the original plates reissued , if that cant happen then the CROOZING plates will go on it.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:58 pm

Trev wrote:
ratbox wrote:kool, i'll see if i can beet you to the finish line with one of the utes i just bought or show how it's done in 31 days
To the same standard as-well?

no he has a head start

bet it would get just as much attention though

no i'm not doing it, don't even know if i'm keeping them yet, atleast 1 will be for sale

Post by **Blacky** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:50 am

Spent 2 hours last night stripping down the headlight switch , cleaning all the parts and repairing the dimmer rheostat , got the rest of the wiring finished off , now everything works as it should.
Bloody 12 volts

give me 11000 to play with , its heaps easier than this fiddly stuff

Need fuel lines , vacuum lines and a tailshaft and shes drivable

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:30 am

just don't touch the wrong thing with 11000 volts

at this rate you'll have it finished and near worn out by the nationals

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:39 pm

Looking very neat Blacky..........job very well done.

Post by **Blacky** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:36 pm

Been away working for the last 3 weeks

got back friday night and went to the chrome platers on Saturday morning to pick up some goodies

Me mate Drew from Northside Motor Trimming came over last night and fitted the headliner and drank all my Bourbon ( except for the bits I drank

)

of course - every job requires the use of a hammer

I got the door handles and scratch plates fitted , and got my door trims out of storage - they aren't nearly as good as I thought they were

Post by **Blacky** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:26 am

Couple more bits done , got the rear bumpers on ...

and the floor mats in , bloody accelerator pedal nearly had me ready to reach for the matches and a gallon of petrol

Headliner is in

screens are supposed to be getting done on Wednesday

Got some soapy pillows of goodness and cleaned up some old chromies that I had lying around - these will do until the skogs/herberts are ready to roll

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:59 am

Looking good Blacky, don't forget to follow the "soapy pillows of goodness" with some "benevolent tyre blacking goodness"

, Trev

.

Post by **Blacky** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:29 am

All those tyres are knackered Trev , they are off to tyre heaven

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:42 pm

Gettin there Blacky.

Post by **Blacky** » Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:20 pm

I take great pleasure in announcing the birth of a Banff Blue FB ute - at 8:15 pm on Saturday April 10 she fired into life for the first time since 1987

Ute is fine , but my head hurts

I have the same drama as discussed on the forum the other day though - the front carb seems to be doing bugger all and the back one is doing all the work - you put your hand over the front carb and it keeps running pretty much as it was but if you put your hand over the back one it just about pulls your hand down the carb

suggestions ????