D-MAN's FB sedan

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Lots of work to fix it all up properly Damien. Worth while if you intend to hang on to it long term.


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not nice :( some people shouldn't be allowed to have nice things :evil: :evil: :evil:
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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Some people should have their nuts removed with a rusty razor blade !
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Yuk. Jay will get it sorted it out.
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More rust... more bog....

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Getting there bit by bit.

Originally the car was full of the good stuff .... but they were all pulled off and sold

It did have radio, warmaride heater, wind spears and scratch plates

In the process of adding them back on - have sourced a heater, spears, scratch plates and even a taxi rail.

Got reproduction rubber mats (after a 10 month wait) and some nice new seatbelt from seatbelt solutions in WA.

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Warmaride heater turned up today and courtesy of Australia post the switch assembly was broken.... :(

I have ordered a replacement switch from rare spares

Hopefully soon something starts going right!

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We've all gone down your road Damian
You might find there's more when Jay pulls it apart.

When the subframe comes off there's probably gonna be two holes in the firewall.
Probably the top back of the guards, the peaks above the headlights and the bottom rear of the guards.
Mostly the fuel tank has holes in it?
The rear quarter panels are probably rusted as well.

Check the Pelham chamber and see if it's gone too.

All fixable, as I've said we've all done it at some time. :thumbsup:

You should have seen what "Old Timer" looked like when Stewart brought her home.. :shock:
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And before you start spending heaps on ebay ring me I have stuff here.
Or might know were to get it.
All here to help, that's what the club is for mate.. :wink:
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Thanks Wayne - appreciate it!
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Bummer about the heater switch D. Lotta work to do on the screen surround. If the plenum chamber is rusted you may consider a cut and shut if you can find a suitable donor.


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Belts look good mate :thumbsup:
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All here to help, that's what the club is for mate.. :wink:
Goodonya Wayne :thumbsup:
You should have seen what "Old Timer" looked like when Stewart brought her home.. :shock:
True it was bad but nothing had been hidden by bodgy repairs by a 'panel beater'... :gasp:

Hang in there Damian...I could tell you about the time I glued in all the door rubbers the wrong way and had to rip them all out that took off fresh paint, or when I dropped and smashed a perfect original wiper escutcheon or when I got taken for a ride and completely ripped off by a metal polisher or when the windscreen wouldn't fit or when we began to prep for paint and discovered two huge whoofs in the roof from the sandblaster... :shock: :lol:

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Sorry to see the old girl has some serious cancer mate - the prick that sold that to you should be hung drawn and qtr'd - I'd be leaving the old dog turd in the brown paper bag on fire on his doorstep every sunday for the next 10 years.
At least by going to bare metal you will find it all and preserve her for the next 50 years.
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More rust and real dodgy repairs - the rear wheel arch drivers side was not even close to the right shape even with an inch of bog :cry:

Jay has his work cut out :lol: but he is getting there bit by bit :thumbsup:

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my favourite repair to date.....

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I wonder is what under this bit of tin

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