New Toy - EK

fb4655 · Post by **fb4655** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:51 pm

Gardens don't grow in winter, so you don't need to do it just now, wait till it's spring time. Hows that for an excuse.

rosco · Post by **rosco** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:03 pm

take a leaf from MiniFB - more sheds..........

Still think he doesn't like mowing lawns..............

If that's the worst of you new toy Malcolm - it's probably coming to Bendigo....

Great work - and excellent approach for others to follow..... no patch ups - do it once.....

frats,
Rosco

t950cat · Post by **t950cat** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:50 pm

Hi Mal
Great to see your back with another project.I am in the middle of paint stripping the rear quarters and roof then off to the sandblasters for the rest.I will let them do the doors and guards but i will strip the boot and bonnet.Boy you got some work in that subframe.I have a good mate who is a fitter who is making me up a new battery box section to be welded back in.will post photos soon as i get a new camera(thats another story).
Cheers
Tony.
ps want a way out of doing the gardens mal? CONCRETE works for some

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:46 pm

Well, today I got the last of the sill cuts off the parts car

and am starting to think maybe I shouldn't
have cut that car up as it was in better condition than both the FB and EK.
But then again thats why they made wagons wasn't it for parts cars,

just joking.

Anyway both sides inner and outer sills are near perfect with the right one having only one small rust
hole the size of a pin head.

Not much left of the old girl now.

The subframes I used the front off for the FB and were hoping to use the rear section for the EK
but they weren't as good as I had hoped but with the bits I have, I should be able to do something with it.

EK still 1 gardens nil. (sounds like another QLD origin win

)

ben · Post by **ben** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:00 pm

Could of been easier to chop/swap the roofs and boot, and turn the wagon into a sedan. Looks like a wast of a nice wagon

matchew · Post by **matchew** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:24 pm

i agree, it looks like it had a good body

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:58 pm

Mal,

haven't got round to checking if the 13 fits the volvo but dont know if you have seen it or not, however this post triggered my memory

http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... highlight=

appears theres a volvo sitting in the rear on 13's....

cheers
NoMAD

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 5:31 pm

No problems Nomad,

I've been too busy to play in the shed anyway, frigen gardening.

I haven't even had time to catch up on the forum, frigen gardening

But I did read the post, thanks. frigen gardening

t950cat · Post by **t950cat** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:13 pm

mal dont stress you are ot the only one...............F!@##$$$$%%^&^&&***n backyard

karsten · Post by **karsten** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:00 pm

your right nomad

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:09 pm

Hey Tim,

Yes it would have been a pretty good car to do up, I think the only thing it would have really needed was 4 floor pans and a passenger rear quater repair where it had been rolled onto its side, but I needed the parts for the FB.

I ended up using 3 doors & 1 front guard, rear quater cut, a vent cut and a subframe cut in my FB.

And finally it gave up its (as pictured) sills to be used in the EK prior to going to that big FB grave yard in the sky.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:33 pm

yor sposed to say it was a total wreck, or it'll be paddy whack the drum stick for you young fella

don't you know yor not alowd to wreck out a car that has any signs of life

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:41 pm

Havent heard that saying since I was a kid. Who used to say that? ........Joffa boy or ????????? Just gave your age away.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:46 pm

Well I won't tell you about the other 2 I'm wrecking out for parts for the EK then.

Just kidin, they are stuffed.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:00 pm

i'm old, i don't know where it came from i think i got it from comedy company's uncle arthur
mal parts have to come from somewhere they don't make 'em anymore