Rusty EK,s Ute

[Rusty EK]

G,day Greg ,thanks but still got a way to go yet

Bushes haven't turned up yet , will probably be one of the bits that put a spanner in the works , wont need them for a couple of weeks yet though .

Rain buggered up my work plans today so I got another couple of hours on the Ute this arvo , got her back down off the spit and on to the ground .

Hoping to get the front clip back on this week and get it ready to paint by the weekend.

Think I over done the tubs ,now that they are finished and welded to the outside edge , the 235 tyres are lost under there , have 50mm either side of the tyres clearance , need some big arse tyres .

[kiid61]

Awesome work Rusty

[Rusty EK]

Thanks Kiid , must be time for an update on yours

[shmeagain]

ITS SHMEAGAIN Looks cool rusty you need sum big wheels to fill the gards out

[Rusty EK]

Would love some bigger wheels Shme , but the budget is almost gone , they will have to wait awhile .

Has been bloody cold down here this week so have to give up on my goal of getting the engine bay painted , cant get spot putty to dry and its been to cold in the shed of a night ,(sook ,sook) been giving it away early , have to put my heater back in .

But got a couple more parts of the jigsaw done

[shmeagain]

ITS SHMEAGAIN You need a 44 gallon drum for a fire place and a rum or 10

[Molly]

Hey Rusty, niiiiice work.

What blows me away with the builds on this site, is that there is a huge ammount of work with photos and posts to let the eager followers know what is happening.

I have just finished my ute (a few minor details to sort over the next few weeks) and had it ready for my wedding in February and now have had some time to check out the latest projects.

Great work!

[Rusty EK]

Earth leads and regulators , cant seem to keep up with them Dont know which one I have busted more Tim.
My welders get a good work out , they are used and abused everyday .

G,day Molly , there is a wealth of info on here , is great for people tying to fix up their own cars , nearly everything has been covered with photos to show you how its done , its great.

[Rusty EK]

G,day All
The weather has gone back to normal down here this week and with Today's forecast for 5 knot winds and 18 degrees , I decided to have a RDO
and to get some paint on the front end of the Ute .

Was a perfect day , not even a breeze , here is the results .

[Mick Jagger]

looking real good

[Mai Ki-Ki]

Looking awesome....!

M

[shmeagain]

ITS SHMEAGAIN you can paint to your gust bragging now

[WesternWagon]

That looks wild, I cant wait to get some colour on 2 pack I take it?

Visitors gone, kids jam studio all but finished, mmmm EK time


Gazza

[Stygian]

Each time I see progress on this car it gets harder to believe it was a wreck with chicken wire reinforced concrete floors... Looks great rusty

[Rusty EK]

Thanks Guys yep 2 pack , first time painting 2 pac , and first time with pearl , has taken some getting use too .

All this measuring paint out in millilitres and weighing pearl in grams sucks ,done quite a few sample panels trying to get the right amount of pearl to put in per litre .

Had real trouble getting the pearl even at the start , but I think I have just about sussed it , gets better every time now , so I am hoping by the time I get to the outside of the car I will know what I am doing

Stygian ,Was so close to scraping this thing when I first pulled it apart and found out how bad it was , glad I didn't , but it has taken a few hours out of my life to get it back to being a car A bit more Botox on the old girl and she will be good