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well guys progress has slowed a little as i know it wont be ready for the nationals so taken it a bit easier ..

car is off the rack now .. a few small bit to of rust to attack then its onto other items ..

here the 1/4 all repaired and ready for blocking and paint


and the last bits have started

rear beaver rust



bit fabricated to fit ..


all weld in pic a bit crappy .. and still needs a tidy up with grinder and a coat of filler ..



just the fire wall and boot seal area to takle ..



hmm got this universal boot section from rare spares ... a waste of time its a dif profile for the ek

Hi Dave,
been wonderin' what you've been up to - last I heard, you had other matters arising.............

Pity you don't think it will be ready for the nats - hope you are still hoping to join us with the Magna?

There's a chap on the other side of the bay who is doing much the same as yourself with a like-coloured EK.............

Keep up the good work - but enjoy what you do ........... it's our passion and hobby.

frats,
Rosco (still the raccoon)

it can be a butt pain fixing rust but its best to not rush and youll get a better job for the next nationals ,,, ive made the same dicision but i will be close,,lookin good mate somtimes you need a break youll get there

ah not i have loved the challange of all the rust .. i cant wait to get a coat of paint on it to see it finished .. but will leave it undercoated 4 a while and work in the mechanical stuff soon and let body settle into its new skin .. before givin her the top coats ..

yeah rosco still planning to make the trip in the magna with cruise and climate control .. he he ..

still thinking of getting a wrecked commadore to transfer some of the modern day goodies into the EK or is it a FB now .. or a Fk

D

Hey Dave.

The car is coming along a treat. If you do decide to go with the late crummydore running gear, do your self a favour and buy a complete car as a donor.
Once you start getting colour on it, you won't be able to finish it quick enough

Keep up the good work and keep us up to date with the progress shots

Mal

Looking good Dave...

So you found some "useless boot repair section" too?

I bought some once and so far haven't found a use for it... wound up making a press die to replicate the original size profile in 100mm sections instead

Keep up the good work,

Matt

hopefully trev or blacky can just move it ..

any way was not looking forward to attacking the firewall rush ..but it was a easy job in end a bout 3 hrs all up for both sides ..







on another topic my daughter was bored yesterday so told her she could make a seat out the front clip i got off ebay 4 $10 bucks ..


son even joined it the fun





found a use for that cedar spa .. lol
even let her loose with the spray gun .. and some old acrylic i had ..
sadly it annoying me now cos it really need a bit more attention so will end up stripping panel and repainting it .. lol

yeah they should not make it as fb or ek cos it just aint anywhere near it .. luckly its only the lower part that rusted so i should be able to just cut a straight section .. and weld it in ..

This is a great treat, Dave - bet they got a real rush out of the result - they've done a better job of it than I have of mine...............

Love your firewall refurb - you've gotta be happy with that!

frats,
Rosco (still the raccoon)

ps guess you;ll be leading a lot on the Yamba trip - easier to follow someone with cruise control...............