Holden FB 225 Special Sedan Desert Glow / Corana Grey Nitro

[EffCee]

Steve,

Love the paint work, pink is not my colour, but that looks great. I am looking forward to seeing this one finished!

Keith

[Aussie Bob]

Thanks Keith, just waiting on all the chrome to come back from our friend Shane / Electro-Plating Technology in Queanbeyan

Steve

[Dakam]

Any progress Steve ????
I am hanging to see how it comes up.

Dave.

[Aussie Bob]

Oh thank you D. Very timely post from you.

Chrome should arrive in the shop today. Looks like a shinny weekend, weather permitting.

[Dakam]

Good to hear Steve. Will look sweet with fresh chrome...hmmmmmm

Dave.

[Aussie Bob]

Chrome is back !

[Aussie Bob]

[Aussie Bob]

Had a bent pushrod when we pulled the rocker cover. I pulled the side plate off yesterday and lucky the piece of lifter didn't drop in the sump

Thanks,

Steve

[steved57]

Steve

May I be so bold as to enquire what all that chrome work cost - given that you appear to have at least two (if not three) sets of everything chromed?

Cheers, Steve D

[Aussie Bob]

Hi Steve

Add two more tail lights and eight door handles to the bunch, and that lot was $7,000


That equals one whole FB chrome.

2 complete taillights,

1 front and back complete bumpers,

3 badges,

4 hubcaps,

1 bonnet bar

1 bird,

2 eyebrows,

4 door handles + Buttons,

4 headlight surrounds


.... with the extras being

4 complete taillights,

4 door handles + Buttons

2 extra bonnet birds

2 EK Special badges.

Steve

[Dakam]

Love it !!!!!!!

Dave.

[Stygian]

Looks great Steve Proves you're not just a buyer, but a builder too

[Aussie Bob]

Love it !!!!!!!

Dave.

Thanks Dave, hopefully will have the car finished next week.

Steve

[Aussie Bob]

Looks great Steve Proves you're not just a buyer, but a builder too

thanks Andrew. I was a builder before I was a buyer

Steve

[Aussie Bob]

Wayne and myself got the engine running smoothly after 25 years Once the brakes and clutch and done we can take it for a cruise!

Steve