Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon)

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:59 pm

parisian62 wrote: The thing I have learnt with the rebuild is even though you can cut the identical piece out of another EK...it will be different...in this case there was a 5 mil width difference in the dogleg section

I have herd about the Friday arvo cars

Finny · Post by **Finny** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:57 pm

If the top and middle lines up then it's probably the bend in the door.

I would probably think bend it the other way back into the correct shape.

The best way to do that ??????

Apart from wrench and muscle.

Stygian · Post by **Stygian** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:07 pm

Any updates Stew? You said on Tuesday night you had some pics to put up.

See you Saturday

Andrew

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:50 pm

ha ha...Old Timer might have been a very late Friday arvo EK Trev.. Finny am going to borrow a rear door from Brown Bear to see if I can get a better fit.

Hey Andrew...yep more progress and more pics to post...will get onto it. Also if you are driving from Sandringham to Guildford on Sat you're welcom to go via my place to check out Old Timer...I'll PM you...

Stygian · Post by **Stygian** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:48 pm

PM sent Stew

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:28 pm

Hey Andrew I'm glad you were able to come over and check out Old Timer. One day Edna and Old Timer will cruise again...

This is what's been happening over the past 2 months...

Tidy up bottom of A pillar on passenger side

This section from a donor rear passenger side was pretty close to what we needed

All in.

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:33 pm

next we moved onto the firewall...drivers side...all new steel sections courtesy of local steel suppliers scrap bin.

Yuk

All prepped

Inner section welded in

and tidied up

outer section welded in

and tidied up

Thats better...

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:40 pm

now do the other side...

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:51 pm

Now the subframe - which was is suprisingly good nick

. The apron sections were the worst and a few other holes. Not bad considering a lot of these subframes rust from the inside out due to the built in rust promoting drain holes...

right side...

left side...

the high tech tools of the trade Luis uses...

the subframe was mounted back on to help weld in the new section. Right side...

left side...

get the grinder and we're done

Done

Definitely on the down hill run now. A few little bits n pieces to tidy up and then Old Timer will be rolled out and turned around so we can start on the rear end...

EK JAY · Post by **EK JAY** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:04 pm

great stuff stewart definetly some major progress

gets me keen to get back to my wagon
havent touched it for a while

Stygian · Post by **Stygian** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:17 pm

Hey Stewart, Victoria and I enjoyed visiting your shed and seeing the progress on Old Timer. The work you and Louie have done on the body is as impressive in the metal as the pics on this thread suggest. Good stuff. I loved the rusty bits pile! Since little Henry arrived I haven't had anytime at all to work on Edna - going on holidays next week and I will get a couple of days in then.

Andrew

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:45 pm

Great progress Stewart, hope you are taking notes so you can tackle the next project alone

, Trev

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(AUST)Mod · Post by **(AUST)Mod** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:52 pm

AMAZING WELDING SKILLS!

A skill I could only ever dream of possessing!

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:17 pm

Thanks fellas.

Jay - get back into it! We all want to see your wagon finished

and its got to be finished before mine...

Andrew - Thanks mate. I'm sure Henry in the long run will appreciate you having a few days work on Edna...
Trev - next project...do you know something I don't? have always fancied a '30 or '31 Tudor...but don't tell her indoors...

Austmod - ditto that. but hey what about my grinding skills...

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:30 pm

Good stuff Stewart, good to see its taking shape.

Good call on the tudor, unlike you my problem would be her indoors would swipe it if I built one!!!