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work continues

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:12 pm
by ekdave1962
Well guys .. a little bit more done .. she getting close to been back on all 4s ..

The roof done ,,,

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a little rust hidding under the paint ..

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inside roof had a bit of rust too .. most likely from the old visor holes ..

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Sub frame and front end back from sand blasters ..

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i noticed the replacement sub had this added looks like some sort of strengthener .. any ideas ?

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a little rust in in frame after blasting ..

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i noticed the dif in quality on the stamping the replacement frame was a melb fb and the orginal was a sydney ek .. the sydney stamp is rough and upside down ?

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well there all etched and undercoated now .. just have to re assemble front end and weld in seat belt plates and that about it for the rack ..

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poor old 1/4 still need more work .. as i can still see some waves in the filling ... oh well ..

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:28 pm
by mrs ratbox
those plates are part of a hadfeild chassis kit

work continues

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:49 pm
by Malcolm
Mate, she's looking good. Looking at a couple of those pickies bought back memories of mine at that stage, sent a fukcen chill up my spine.
Keep up the good work, it all gets exciting when you start putting colour on.

Cheers

mal