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hi guys, iv been reading about all your cars and thought id post some pics of my fb, she's far from finished but im in no rush.
this is how i bought it in 1996.


this is the most recent pic i can find but ill hav another look later because so much more has been done since

its got a repco grey engine with twin carbs and extractors and hr front.

geez mate looks like shes close to being on the road, and you've done a great job!

You've done a heap of work on what looked like a pretty rough start, well done mate another one saved from the wreckers!

Welcome to the forum. Good stuff with the FB. Didn't catch your name?

Regards
Stewart

thanks, it was ruff when i got it, it was being used as a dog kennel it needed all the usual rust repairs so i bought a mig and never looked back its still not rego'd but in goes around the block every now and then here's a more recent pic but its not real clear because its off my phone

its been pushed aside for the moment due to my ek, its going to be a 5l auto, iv spent hours under it workin on the chassis rails. its also got a lj diff, hr front. its also in no rush but if its done in time for the nationals i will be real happy

the day i bought it

this is how low id like it 16inch wheels with 215/50 tyres, just about to scrape
cheers mark (westy)

wow found this in page 10 well i said i wasnt in a rush
time for an update
not long after i started this thread i moved to sunny QLD and left my fb & ek behind
i spent a couple of years up there but theres no place like home
worst part, the ol fb spent that time under a gum tree that was full of sap
I got sick of it looking sad so its time to give it a new lease on life

im undecided un the front lower apron/spoiler, its something i did years ago thats grown on me what do you guys think?

years ago i replaced all 4 floors, sill's are good but i knew the subframe was a bit iffy, so bugger it, i pulled it off, only pin holes but they soon got bigger when i started tappin round with a screw driver.


the front part where the outrigger bolts on had pin holes all along (im thinkin because of the bolt access holes ) so i replaced the whole lot

that away to find some motorvation buddy!

i'll be honest i don't like the custom front apron but each to there own!

cheers
NoMAD

one of the stabliser bar mounts was cactus, tag was rusted off and the bolt snaped off
the patch peice i made out of a thick flat black plate, drilled two holes and welded nuts on the inside now hq ones bolt up.

no point doin one side and not the other

I gave the firewall a coat of black whie i was there

there was no rust between the subframe and firewall
i painted the outside of the subframe in stoneguard and gloss black, and just gloss black on the inside

yea Nomad, im not to sure either, it needs more work to keep it(tidy up) but you wont see another one like it

thats all i can do with the subframe till i get a helper smurf to help put it back on, iv tryed by my self but im a couple of arms short

motor runs good! took it for a squirt before i pulled it out, so just a paint and polish will do.

in between doin the subframe i also stripped the roof back to bare metal, i used a grafetie (spelt wrong) remover on the grinder, there a fiber/fiberglass lookin thing, they were mentioned somewhere on this site a few days back. while i was on a roll with it i did left rear 1/4 and in and around the boot, found some rusty spots in the 1/4 so did a repair, dont let the bog scare you, most of it will be sanded off by hand anyhow heres how she looks

tell me about the sap and leaves i didn't think there'de be anything left of the car i'de loose the spoiler if it were mine but it's not they don't call them spoilers for nothing they spoil the look of a car if you need some extra hands give us a yell

as me and my mates say, just a skim haha

Great work Westy

Interesting old rocker cover on your motor,
what brand does it have on it?

Cheers
Jeff

Great work Westy, nice progress.......... IMO can the spoiler/apron