FB Special project

[FireKraka]

Wow mate that is looking really nice will be good to see it on the road and it looks like you are not that far from it with a good push.

Regards
Neil

[rosco]

I have definitely tried to use anti seize on just about everything, time consuming but I think worth the effort, if god forbid, I should ever have to pull anything apart . I didn't specifically use Loctite but hopefully the MolyTec stuff will do the trick.

Should do the trick - stainless can be funny about bare steel and alloy... I haven't ever had issues with using different grades of stainless on each other...

Very glad you know about this and have applied it.
I don't know if you have re-visited anything that you have used it on, but I have found it does "bind" removal of bolts from nuts.... to the point that you they are difficult to undo by hand..... this is a fair trade-off for not being able to remove them without shearing the bolt off..... as can easily be the case if an anti-seize is not applied to the thread.

Good work, keep going..

frats,
Rosco

[Harv]

Love that colour. It looks so clean against the components fitted to it.

Cheers,
Harv

[EffBee]

Was pretty proud of myself at the end of today, standing there admiring my handy work. Then I was like, "what are all those holes on the stone tray" ??
Turns out it's an EK stone tray (rookie error). So now there's the dilemma, do I just leave it in there (the grill was an absolute F#*&ker to fit) and fill the holes with some buffed stainless steel dome/bullet head bolts, or replace it with original??

Anyway it looked good after I finished, I will admit though that front chrome bar on the bonnet was a bugger to fit, even had the Mrs out there giving me a hand

[Errol62]

You know you are going to take it off and either fill the holes or get an FB one Effbee.


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[Errol62]

The uncluttered sheet metal, like a jet engine intake, is one of the classic things that makes an fb stand apart from its duded up younger sibling eks.


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[EK283]

Great looking car I must admit, well done on the rebuild !!!

The stone tray with bolts will look ok although because your car is original looking it may look out of place. Boils down to weather it annoys you or not !!

Greg

[Harv]

Those are "speed holes" to lighten the beast

Always amazes me how much colours can vary in photos. In some, the stone tray looks a soft buttery yellow. In others it is a pale cream. Scared the hell out of me when I saw the first photos of my wagon after Dave laid down colour... it looked like Chev engine block orange rather than Apache Red.

Cheers,
Harv

[FJWALLY]

If you do take it out and replace I would be interested in buying but I'm in Melbourne so freight may be an issue.
Probably just easier to pull the grill out - fill the holes and re-spray in the car?

[rosco]

Love the cleanness of that chrome - and I note the artisan convention of positioning the bolt heads - well done, not many see this - but to those who look for it, it is indeed refreshing to see that it still exists.

Stone tray - mongrel of a thing to replace once the bumpers are fitted... the bumpers being the hardest part of it without damaging paintwork...
For mine - if you can find an FB one.... they are an easy job to bring up to a finish.... it will haunt you, your passion for originality would probably bring you to make the right call.

If an FB tray can't be found - if you have a MIG or TIG... a flat block of either brass or copper underneath will allow you to build those holes - and grind them flat.... I did this with two holes in my stone tray - they were drilled to fit fog lamps... crap ones which the chrome rusted... you have 8 holes to fill... and only you will know that it has been done... but, the car is all about what "you" want - not what you think others might...

Your call - I've put my position..

frats,
Rosco

[EffBee]

Yes I think for originality sake it will be easier and cheaper just to rip this one out, weld the holes up, high fill prime, sand and re-paint

[rosco]

I like your plan, effbee,

frats,
Rosco

[EffBee]

Slow going lately but really trying to have it on the road by Xmas

[Errol62]

Attention to detail is outstanding


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[Blacky]

Looks like you got the quarter glass sorted mate ????