Rusty EK,s Ute

[tm 50]

Really enjoying this build, chassis and the floor look fantastic, as is the custom body work

[Rusty EK]

Scotty , A perfectionist , don't know where you got that from but thank you

Confucius says you funny man

Thanks EKfanPaul , no side windows going like to keep passengers in the dark

tm50 , funny thing is I am enjoying this as well , but you ask me to do maintenance on one of our daily,s and I grumble and groan .

Had to put a new timing belt in the wife's Hyundai tonight , grumble ,grumble , and she came down when I was making the extractors for my Ute and said my 253 doesn't fit ,too tight , Christ , they must have little fingers to get all that crap jammed in so tight into an Hyundai

Oh , and it is a six pack job to put a timing belt kit in

[Sputzwagon]

Oh , and it is a six pack job to put a timing belt kit in

I'd ask for at least a dozen for workin' on a HYUN-DIE!

Scotty.

[Rusty EK]

Got a few more hours in on the Ute , got the rear exhaust mocked up ,all stainless steel needed a change from the sanding .

Mufflers turned up today , so can join them on and then pull it all back off , tig them up and polish .




Also went and picked up all my engine bits today from the re conditioner

Block Bored 40 thou and honed, all acid dipped
Block de burred inside and out
Heads and block surfaced
All internals balanced
10.1 compression ACL race pistons fitted to con rods
Custom grind Clive cam
New double row timing chain
ACL race bearings and gaskets
New powerbond harmonic balancer


New powerbond harmonic balancer

[shmeagain]

ITS SHMEAGAIN looking good rusty your macking good progress

[Rusty EK]

Slowly , Slowly , is starting to cost money now though , gee things have gone up , cant believe how much paint is , and chrome

How are you progressing with yours SHME??

[vintageholden]

i like the sign in the background
put tools back

where are they....

[BILLY BLACKARROW]

There on the back

BILLY

[Rusty EK]

Was waiting for someone to jump on that , my son put that up for me a couple of years back ,funny little bugger, because I have a habit of hanging stuff on the ground .

My wife brought me a tool trolley , draw thingy for Christmas , to try and alter my ways , so most tools have been transferred to that .

Is sort of working well most of the time

[shmeagain]

ITS SHMEAGAIN My ute is siting in the corner to busy fixing other peoples cars working on a hr holden and charger at the moment

[stillute-ed]

rumble rumble rumble lump lump lump rumble rumble rumble

[Rusty EK]

C,mon Shme , so close , get on to it

rumble rumble rumble lump lump lump rumble rumble rumble

I hope so

[Rusty EK]

Finally got a few more hours in on the Ute this week , made a start on the motor , got the bottom end together , crank ,pistons ,cam etc in .
Got the heads back together , so should finish getting it all together this week .



Spent the weekend on the wire brush cleaning up the rear suspension parts and got my first bit of colour on some bits , ready to start putting stuff back on .

[NoMAD]

Looking sweet Rusty... coming along nicely... looking forward to the bits going back on pics!

is the body going to be that red?

cheers
Nathan

[Rusty EK]

Yeah that's the body colour , is more orange than red .

Base colour is a red with a purple tinge to it , and it has a gold pearl over it .

Bugger to paint , these pieces have , etch primer , then 2pac primer , then base coat , then clear with pearl , then clear over that .

Spend all day cleaning your gun out