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How about you post some pictures of it elsewhere on the forum.
Or will you wait till its finished?

Cos no one here likes late model stuff like HRs....

And now its back to Bennys wagon...

Time for tonights updates
Because of the nature of the original direction the work was headed on the wagon, you will have noticed that I have kept all the prep and refurbishing work to the edges of the underbody and firewall.
Not wanting or needing to go outside these areas.
In a rebuild where the car requires all the mechanicals and sub structure to be removed and repaired, it is the time to attend to places that will be later covered with all manner of pieces either mechanical or panel that later will be a time consuming and expensive exercise to go back to.
The corosion and rust on the underbody components was extensive. All brake and fuel lines were rusted or perished, requiring new parts to be made. The fuel tank had barnicles growing inside it, a similar coating was on the outside of the diff and tailshaft. Major motor and gearbox oil leaks had preserved these parts but presented major cleaning before they could be rebuilt.
Scraping and parts washing, acid dipping and sand blasting hundreds of pieces before replating or painting
I will not be covering evey part that had to be either cleaned repaired and repainted or plated, or in the other approach of finding replacements.
Once the body was returned to its horisontal position and placed on large body stands the firewall was stripped of its old paint and the none original holes that had been cut over the years were welded up and new paint was applied.
The repaired/blasted and painted sub frames were then refitted and the task of assembling all the engine bay and under body began.

Sorry Paul the way I read it I thought you were retiring. Enjoy slowing down a bit

wot179 wrote:Cos no one here likes late model stuff like HRs....

And now its back to Bennys wagon...

Mate you are wrong there, I have a HR hiding under a cover in the carport waiting its turn in the shed. You just don't see old holdens (pre 70) being driven around like you used to, I know of a couple of HD sedans and an EH wagon in town here that come out once a week to go shopping with what looks like the original owners driving them

Mick

In your retirement Scotty will be cracking the whip on you to get his new shell done! Retirement my ass .

Love your work Paul .

choppedfan wrote:

wot179 wrote:Cos no one here likes late model stuff like HRs....


Mate you are wrong there, I have a HR hiding under a cover in the carport waiting its turn in the shed. Mick

I too love the HR ,have had quite a few,and make GOOD $$ out of them
i wreck about 6 to 8 HD HR's a year

Rob

OK,a couple of pics of The Tri-centennial Project...

1985

1988


1991 or 92(cant remember... )


Anyone recognise this bloke?


2 days later


As it is today.


It was painted about 1996 and not much has happened since then...

That is all.
Sorry for the thread steal.

I keep telling people I use to have hair, and it was dark.
Now there is a picture to prove it

Still have blue overalls

No pictures tonight, computer not working!!!
was allowed to use another family memmbers to make this post

Thats one cool HR

Subtle chop and glad you did away with the pop up sunroof (Boy I remember seeing those sunroofs EVERYWHERE)

Ok I confess I had one as well That was when I used to follow what the fashion of the day was, now at 53 I don't give a rats arse about fashion and drive/build what I want

Mick

Hey Paul, sent PM last night. Graham

Wow! Am enjoying the pics of the rebuild. Top stuff

Stewart