My EK project

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:30 pm

Looks sick as dude! really coming along now... aiming for the nats?

what mods do you have left to do?

Cheers
NoMAD

Sputzwagon · Post by **Sputzwagon** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:51 pm

How 'bout this for your grill MJ??
just two chrome tubes top 'n' bottom..It's simple, cheap and finishes off the extra 'hole' nicely.

Scotty.

Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:48 am

Yeah,I wont make it to the nats,Im just ploding away at it
still have another skin to go on ,rust work in the lh doors
push button handles to make along wiyh some home made
spats/skirts,also wouldnt mind a third brake light and an
aerial somewhere,Yeah Scott the tubes look kinda neat,
am having trouble getting hubcaps to fit,might just run spidercaps with trims also want whitewall tyres but will settle for those portowalls.
I was also thinking about running the stock side trim but
about 80 mm higher might look stupid though
Cheers Jase

Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:31 pm

Got some stainless today for the handles,looks so good mirror finish
that I may get 3 metres and make a new grill $100
(will keep the old one to confuse the locals)
bent in the middle to match the bonnet and each one stepped
back from the top one if you get my drift.
Started on the door handles today,I was wanting to use the original
button but it might stick out to far,it will unless i modify the latch,
but its not the look im after ,I want the buttons to dissapear
,do you like the way I make my hole,learnt that back in NZ
putting speackers In the back of a Valiant
really hard when you have to drill upside down with nice hot shavings
dropping on your face

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:20 pm

Grill sounds good.

The original button does look too small, as-well as sticking out too far. You should be able to get some tubing that would slide neatly inside the housing that you made and make your own flush fitting buttons, Trev

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mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:39 pm

are you going to leave the lump in the door around the handle

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:26 pm

Years ago i did a full "How To" article on flush fitting buttons, that was published in one of the Graffiti magazines.
Street Machine did a similar piece.

These were done for the guys who thought my kits were to expensive and could make up the bits themselves.
Its always easier to do something, if someone who has done a similar thing many times shows you what is involved
Many have used this information and made their own, and others bought my kits after having a go.

Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:17 am

Yeah the lumps around the buttons will stay ,the front ones will go,
I did see that article, I think streetneat did one in a street machine mag,
I did these on my last ek but have kinda forgotten how I did it,
just the tolerences and crap,I hope they turn out as nice as yours
Cheers Jase

Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:42 am

Different?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HOLDEN-EK-TAIL-L ... 53df3c647d

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:41 am

was gunna say paul did a how to on these a while back but didn't want to make it sound like "ohh yor just coppying someone elses idea"

paul do you still do the kit

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:16 am

Jace you can still use the original buttons just trimmed down a bit like I did on mine. Will draw you a pic n post it later.
Lookin good.

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:06 pm

Mick Jagger wrote:Different?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HOLDEN-EK-TAIL-L ... 53df3c647d

Trev are you getting any royalties?

Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:25 pm

Drivers side done,those crayola twisty pen things make it sooo good
hard to explain but the outer of the pen created less drag on the spring,
even the kids can open them

I like to copy other peoples ideas and Id LOVE for someone to copy mine

Today was a day that just clicked ,
a nice day at work ,72 posts in,and 2 buttons

Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:34 pm

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:01 pm

Devilrod wrote:
Mick Jagger wrote:Different?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HOLDEN-EK-TAIL-L ... 53df3c647d
Trev are you getting any royalties?

$149

, For the record I did mine about a year ago