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Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 25/5/10)

Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 8:31 pm
by Sputzwagon
Go the Tasmans!! Hav'nt seen a wagon with Tasman's on since...er...mine! 8) :wink: :lol: :lol:
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Scotty.

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 25/5/10)

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 5:56 am
by parisian62
:lol: 8) I wish your wagon was still around Scotty...

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 25/5/10)

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:50 am
by samprinci
keep up the great work Stewart.... a true credit to your commitment.. Going to be amazing once ya done.
Sam

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 25/5/10)

Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:49 pm
by oldnek
parisian62 wrote::lol: 8) I wish your wagon was still around Scotty...
It is still around Stew, Sprinkled in all the lands along the East Coast. In fact it came back to haunt everyone last year (DUST STORM) :lol: :lol:
There was so must rust in that old girl, you could see what shorts Scotty was wearing , when he drove past. :D

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 25/5/10)

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:05 am
by Sputzwagon
oldnek wrote:
parisian62 wrote::lol: 8) I wish your wagon was still around Scotty...
It is still around Stew, Sprinkled in all the lands along the East Coast. In fact it came back to haunt everyone last year (DUST STORM) :lol: :lol:
There was so must rust in that old girl, you could see what shorts Scotty was wearing , when he drove past. :D
Laugh it up, John...at least I drive mine!! :roll: :lol: :lol:
Now get back to work or you'll still have jobs to do on your holidays.! :lol:

Scotty.

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 25/5/10)

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 11:23 am
by Ed
nice work Stewart,

I've been thinking about getting one of those reciprocating saws... so they're good?

Cheers

Ed

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 25/5/10)

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:16 pm
by parisian62
actually it belongs to Luis... and yep it's come in handy Ed...when you can't get angle grinder access and esp good for curve cuts...

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 25/5/10)

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:48 pm
by parisian62
another update...what's been happening since the last one... :)

drivers rears quarter...

say 'cheese'...
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messy
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more messy
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tack tack
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fully welded
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nearly fully grinded
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inside...gee that was a crappy job to get clean
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Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 27/7/10)

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:05 pm
by parisian62
the drivers side was a bit worse...more holes but had also had a ding underneath the quarter.

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looking much better...still needs to be pulled out a bit at the bottom and we had some warpage that needs to be pushed out.
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Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 27/7/10)

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:07 pm
by Cal
Right at this point I'd have been mixing the bog......... :mrgreen:

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Top work by Luis 8)

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 27/7/10)

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:08 pm
by parisian62
:lol: me too Cal! with a great big spatula :lol:

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 27/7/10)

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:15 pm
by samprinci
getting there Stewart....

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 27/7/10)

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:19 pm
by parisian62
a couple of weeks back the covers came off this old thing and it went for its longest drive for a while :D :D

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along with some other friends :D
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exciting times!

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 27/7/10)

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:20 pm
by parisian62
too right Sam!...the pin hole of light at the end of the rust tunnel is becoming much much brighter :D :D :D Luis and I are thinking maybe 4 weeks to go till the end of the rust...I'll have to check but I think we started this 2 and half years ago... :shock: :roll: :o

Re: Rebuilding of Old Timer (EK wagon) (Updated 27/7/10)

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:26 pm
by Sputzwagon
New pistons & steel timing gear...yum yum.. :D
By the way Stuart...do you need my welding helmet?? :roll: :lol: :lol:
But seriously, nice job on the 'ol timer...think you'll make 2011 Nat's in it? Hope so 8)

Scotty