Life & death of a Custom

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:10 pm

After thr rear ender had been repaired it was time for another paint job.
I had wanted to do a purple flake job (like on that EK bike I built) but i figured with its track record of smash hits, I would rather not spend the time nor money. This prooved to be quiet profetic.
So into the shed she went for a jam job.

Thats my brother Pete doing the masking. Yes, he works for Toyota but this comes in handy especially since I wan to get one of those Aurion supercharges for my flattie. Oops.
Pete has an FB sedan that won top modified at the 1st FBEK nats. Car hasen't changed since then although the amount of times he drives it, I think it still has leaded fuel in the tank.

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:20 pm

A satin purple was the go with black flash & pinstriped flames.
I use to be in the Kustom Kroozers club & in this pic,on one of their runs, is my freshly painted crate next to Darryl Millers FC panel. This car had a custom grille & inverted tail lights.

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:22 pm

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:24 pm

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:27 pm

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:31 pm

This is one of my fave pics, it has a real 60's postcard feel to it.
We stayed in this dive at Coolangatta on one of the Kustom Kroozer gigs.
1997.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:55 am

the guy that owned the van is on here MEZ with the chopped 2 door
there's a guy out orange NSW way who'll be sending you nasty messages if he sees yor car in purple, he thinks he invented the colour

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:09 am

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:03 pm

Rob

How about the Bike?

There is a lot of people that have never seen it.

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:19 pm

Hi Paul, I'll do a story on the bike after this one.
We'll have to catch up again soon. Current project, 46 Fword buisness coupe.

Sunnymick · Post by **Sunnymick** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:58 pm

If theres ever been a person that I have been proud to mates with so long it would be Sunny Rob. Been cool re living NUP497 or eek. The forum needs this realism. Proud to be a Sunny.

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:13 pm

Thanks sunnybros, I recon a trip to Neils farm is in order. Havent seen this old heap in 10 years.
Still more pics to come in this story.

DeadSled · Post by **DeadSled** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:03 pm

About 5 mins in to meeting Rob last Saturday.. i found out the wreck at Neils that i've seen a few times was infact THIS car.. Ahh.. No front end / subframe left on it.. and Neil wouldn't let me buy the doors.

Real pity but unless Rob grafts a roof off another EK (And after seein some of the stuff hes capable of.. both here and at his place.. no doubt it wouldn't be hard for him.. The car will remain at Neils.

Apparently it went up there.. and a Gum tree fell on top of it. Although its been moved around a few times.. shit gets moved around up there and i really have no idea how.. between Robs car and a few others.. they get shifted.. but still appear as if they've been in the same spot for years.

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:44 pm

Just found this detail pic of the fender skirt scoop, when the car was bergundy. Its amazing how many people thought they were air intakes for a rear engine, especially after a bit of encouragement from me.
My favorite question was "how do you change a flat tyre"? My favorite answer to this was, that the tyres were solid rubber and when the tread wore out I had this grid that plugged in with an old jug chord (you know the ones) and when it heated up you just drove the car over it & presto, instant tread. (This was a nasco part of course).

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:13 pm

Then came that fatefull day, a day just the same as every other day, driving to work, OH SH......... a 4x4 ute with bullbar came through a give way at full noise then turned right at me.
Ive never been able to work out a morons thought process, you know the ones, they see you in your car & just have to put on a display of wheel spinning heroism, (they are usually "no necks in commodors") or the ones that have to overtake you at all costs then to stop & make a right hand turn.
Well this moron left me a shattered mess in the middle of the road. He even had the hide to have the same birth date as me.
I can remember turning off the ignition and opening the passenger door because someone was coming to help (god bless him) & thought they may have a problem with the shaved handles. I was calm & shock had set in, there was no pain.