Rusty EK,s Ute

[Devilrod]

, but it has taken a few hours out of my life to get it back to being a car

Don't they all...

[Mick Jagger]

its not a car.
its a holden!
and an early one at that

[arty64]

This is a great build,its a credit to you,congrats on your success

[Rusty EK]

Devilrod , never a more true word has been spoken.

Mick , spot on and hoping she will be here for another 50 years , and my son looks after it

Arty , thank you

[Sputzwagon]

Glad to hear someone else has hassles muckin' around with pearls, Rusty.
This car is a credit to you..and will be eye-candy to anyone that it passes on the road. (or should that read you pass on the road!) .
I gotta hand it to you ...this little ute is a wonder of modern engineering!

Scotty.

[parisian62]

Went back to page 1 and reread through to page 21... Amazing! You must be stoked getting colour on.

Stewart

[Stygian]

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

It's an admirable effort that's for sure... you're going to have to display the concrete when you show the car... IMHO you've redefined the meaning of "too far gone".
Andrew

[Rusty EK]

Scotty , think I have way stepped over the limits of my painting ability's but you will never know if you don't have a go .

Stewart , way happy with some colour going on , cant wait to do the whole thing .

Andrew , got a couple of nice pieces of concrete put aside .

[EK283]

Hey Rusty,

No need to rush now, it will all come together nicely in the end !!

I must agree with the comment about the car taking some of your life but hey I'm sure it will give back some as well.

Have you got those bushes yet ??

Regards Greg

[Rusty EK]

G,day Greg , nah rang them yesterday , another 3 weeks they reckon, was hoping to get the front wheels back on , oh well , sure I can find something else to do until then

[OldMan's Lacky]

Hey Rusty,

Been meaning to comment on your project. That colour is just brilliant!!! So much so that I keep going back over the photos each time I login just in admiration.

Well done mate.

Danny.

[Rusty EK]

G,day Danny ,Thanks for that , you and your Dad are doing a great job on your project also , looks good .

Got the motor and gearbox back in today , took a bit of shuffling about , amazing how much things can change when you pull them apart and put them back together .
Had to trim a little bit off the drivers side engine mount and had to cut the drivers side extractors and change a couple of pipes .

But she is in and everything clears now , looks like I will even be able to get the steering through without much drama


Got back on to the steering column also , made up a cone piece to go on to it to try and tidy it up , welded it on and sanded it up , bit of filler on it and paint it ,it should look OK


Also my adjustable bushes for the front end turned up Friday ,so I will be able to start putting that back together

[EK283]

Looking good rusty !!!

Hey can you get your top control arms on like that ?????

Mate you will be finished in no time.

Regards Greg

[Rusty EK]

Um no , ha ,ha, ha lol , bugger , that's what happens when you try and jump a step , that's your fault Greg for stealing the last bushes well spotted

Geez , haven't even had a beer this weekend so I cant blame that , have had that front end in and out of position a dozen times I knew they had to go in first , have to blame old age I guess .

Just went down and had a look , should be able to slide the bracket over the top , if I let the 4- front bolts holding the Torrie front in go and let the body hinge up off the back 2 , should have just enough room , I hope .

Am off to give myself a stern talking to now

[John]

Wow. Just wow.

I love this thing.

Great work Rusty.

Awesome infact