luke and kimmy's ek special - colour done, onto reassembly

[Aussie Bob]

Argosy Turquoise / Snowcrest White

[Thommo]

It looks as though it was an automatic car originaly,
that was changed to a manual at some stage,
now its back to an auto

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yes it was auto then it had an aussie four speed, then put back to auto but still has the manual pedals and i'm putting an aussie 4 speed back in it as i have a hot 186 and i love manuals (stops the other half driving it)

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thanks steve, was that a common colour combo? how can i find out what year it was made?

[Aussie Bob]

Not very Common. I think Ratbox's wagon is the same colour.

Does it have the original boot mat?

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nope, no boot mat or interior matts/ carpet. but it does have a nasco emblemed steering column lock. it came with nearly a whole other car of parts. i got two front fb guards, 4 fron doors, 2 rear doors, a spare boot lid, spare bonnet, spare straight front bumper with overriders, and a whole heap of stainless mouldings. all i need to do what i'd like to is get the drivers side flash moulding off an fb that goes on the top of the rear fin.

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heres a pic of the interior after a good vaccuum, and some pics of parts

[Aussie Bob]

You can see a glimpse of the original colour on the inside door pillar in that last pic.

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ahh okay thanks steve, that explains why the dash is that colour too, quite nice isn't it? i'm thining of a full respray in winefire candy red with a gloss black roof to go with the nice interior and a nice burgundy/ red wine carpet

[lulu]

Excellent pics and glad you liked the name Zippo!

Keep us updated with all your plans
Congrats again L&K

Lulu

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sunnytim, i found a sticker on it while cleaning it up and its made by ARVEE products in vic, and it has got a patent number on the perspex/ plastic. thanks for the ideas with it though. i hadn't seen one before so i thought i'd ask if anyone else had.

[Finny]

Congrats on the new arrival.

Should keep you busy for a while. Different interior trim effect on seats and doors. Looks like you got the normal mixture of lots of good stuff and lots of things still to do. But it's all good fun.

Look forward to seeing more progress pics as she comes along.

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thanks finny, yeah got soo much stuff with it i've taken over two of dads small sheds . yeah theres a bit of work but i love it, and the 'ball and chain' (shouldn't call her that, she encouraged me to get and lets me spend money on it), loves seeing me with the enthusiasm about it too.
we will keep photo's coming whenever anything interesting raises its head.
L&K

[Finny]

Luke, looks like your ahead already. And if your supported and given money to spend on it even better.

As my wife said, as long as my spare time is taken up with my new girl (the car), I won't be looking for any other girls. She has a higher opinion of me then I think others would.

Just balance out the time with both your ladies and you'll be ahead. If she loves seeing your enthusiasm, she might even like to watch.

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well we just found out that she's pregnant so i will definately be spending time with her too (kimmy that is), and because i lost my license for 12 months i don't have any need to rush in and spend heaps in one go to get it done quickly. yeah kimmy's great! she's loving restoring my old teardrop/ caravanette while i modify the car so it's a good even balance. thanks for the opinion, thats what this forum is for after all. (if you didn't want other peoples opinions on what your doing, don't post or ask for it. thats what i always say).
luka and kimmy.