Cameo Beige EK (Rust Repairs done)

VS355 · Post by **VS355** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:18 pm

ratbox wrote:carcoar is just up the road from me
is it as solid as it looks?

Yeah It's not to bad in the rust department. The passanger front floor needs replacementing and there is a little on the passanger side in the boot but there isn't any in the chassis rail or anything like that. There is a lot of surface rust tho!

ratbox wrote:what are you doing to it body and paint wise? if it were me i'de leave it the way it is and put a V8 or stinking hot red in it drop it a few inches (canberra has good roads so about 5" ) and a set of white walls

Most likely it will get a quick respray in the same pink and slip a red motor in it just to get it driving. Once its past rego i will dump it in the weeds! With the plan of updating the engine to a toyota turbo straight six but leaving it looking like Grandma's Standard sedan. The perfect sleeper

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:30 pm

VS355 wrote: Most likely it will get a quick respray in the same pink and slip a red motor in it just to get it driving. Once its past rego i will dump it in the weeds! With the plan of updating the engine to a toyota turbo straight six but leaving it looking like Grandma's Standard sedan. The perfect sleeper

Now that does sound like a great plan

VS355 · Post by **VS355** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:31 am

Hi guys,

Little bit of a progress report for you all.

Not to much has been happening since my last post just dug out a HR frontend and put it in the boot (so it doesn't go walkies) and a look at what isn't in the engine bay LOL

Also got a shot of the inside.

I'm hopefull that i can get it driving by the end of the year but i just bought an apartment so that might hurt my chances of that happening

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:35 am

i can just see all the restorers cringeing seeing all that heavy sharp metal stuff laying all over what looks to be a near perfect boot mat

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:42 am

ratbox wrote:i can just see all the restorers cringeing seeing all that heavy sharp metal stuff laying all over what looks to be a near perfect boot mat

Im no restorer but my first thought was get that out of there

VS355 · Post by **VS355** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:08 pm

LOL it's only a mat surely there not that hard replace?

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:12 pm

if it's the original and in good nik they're very hard to get
only thing is i don't know if it's worth alot of money

VS355 · Post by **VS355** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:52 pm

SunnyTim wrote:Being the owner of a standard cameo beige standard (the same as this car) I'd just like to point out that it might be worth finding another car to modify? This car is rare as "bat s&^% that doesn't remove paint" in it's current shape.
Yes - you can get anotherr boot mat - for 300 clams.....
Anyway -don't want to get too heavy, it's your car
Guess I'm one of those restorers

Sadly i don't have another EK that i can get regoed

I would love to keep it standard but i'm thinking that a red motor would be more reliable for a everyday car.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:23 pm

VS355 wrote:
SunnyTim wrote:Being the owner of a standard cameo beige standard (the same as this car) I'd just like to point out that it might be worth finding another car to modify? This car is rare as "bat s&^% that doesn't remove paint" in it's current shape.
Yes - you can get anotherr boot mat - for 300 clams.....
Anyway -don't want to get too heavy, it's your car
Guess I'm one of those restorers
Sadly i don't have another EK that i can get regoed

I would love to keep it standard but i'm thinking that a red motor would be more reliable for a everyday car.

grey motors are as reliable as any red just a bit less power

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:57 pm

Yep with a bit of care a grey will keep going and going and going....

My old EK ran a grey, driven daily it never ran hot and din't miss a beat, even after I sold it to a mate who made it to Queensland fully loaded with all his wordly belongings...

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:27 pm

yep you can't shoot, root or electrocute the old grey, just don't be in a hurry to get anywhere

if you don't do much open road driving there ok just

Aussie Bob · Post by **Aussie Bob** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:14 am

Hope you keep it stock VS, as Tim said, that's a rare car!

Plenty out there that you could mod up!!!

VS355 · Post by **VS355** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:09 am

Steve Jackson wrote:Hope you keep it stock VS, as Tim said, that's a rare car!

Plenty out there that you could mod up!!!

Yeah after looking at the pics you took of all those Original EK at the Nationals i'm battling with the idea of keeping it standard

I'm going to give the old girl a respray soon (standard Colour) no matter which way i go and then make my mind up. Hopefully in the mean time a EK/FB will come up so i don't have to butcher this one.

My main issue is finding a replacement that has as little amount of rust as this one

Aussie Bob · Post by **Aussie Bob** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:22 am

Sent you a PM VS.

paroharo · Post by **paroharo** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:57 am

ratbox wrote:i can just see all the restorers cringeing seeing all that heavy sharp metal stuff laying all over what looks to be a near perfect boot mat

Mine was near perfect after having nothing in the boot for 16 years until I started driving it and fuel leaked out the sender into the boot, perishing the mat