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by Blacky
Sun Jan 05, 2025 9:29 am
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Eddie
Replies: 54
Views: 3451

Re: Eddie

WOW - that's not the first time Mrs S has used a paintbrush by the look of that ??? Nice work 8)
by Blacky
Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:35 am
Forum: What's happening in W.A?
Topic: Club run January 2025
Replies: 20
Views: 435

Re: Club run January 2025

Errol62 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 9:24 pm Also the blue/blue EK. Nice Sampsons, they look like.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
one of our female members, Ann has owned it for years - is red powered with a trimatic. Wheels are new , they are 13" - did Sampson do a 13" wheel ??? Has stainless sill moulds too 8)
by Blacky
Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:32 am
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: There’s nothing worse
Replies: 57
Views: 1932

Re: There’s nothing worse

Errol62 wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2025 9:26 pm Very tricky work mate. Not hard to make waves.

Bog will fix it :lol: :lol: :lol:
by Blacky
Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:49 pm
Forum: What's happening in W.A?
Topic: Club run January 2025
Replies: 20
Views: 435

Re: Club run January 2025

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Had to test out the beer shed
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by Blacky
Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:49 pm
Forum: What's happening in W.A?
Topic: Club run January 2025
Replies: 20
Views: 435

Re: Club run January 2025

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by Blacky
Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:48 pm
Forum: What's happening in W.A?
Topic: Club run January 2025
Replies: 20
Views: 435

Re: Club run January 2025

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by Blacky
Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:48 pm
Forum: What's happening in W.A?
Topic: Club run January 2025
Replies: 20
Views: 435

Re: Club run January 2025

Big turnout for a January run - 15 cars in total [emoji41][emoji106]
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by Blacky
Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:46 pm
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: There’s nothing worse
Replies: 57
Views: 1932

Re: There’s nothing worse

Got there - had a few goes at getting the first crease right with the bead roller
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Then folded the rain gutter pressing
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by Blacky
Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:48 pm
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: There’s nothing worse
Replies: 57
Views: 1932

There’s nothing worse

What a horrible fiddly prick of a job this is …….
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Had to remake the drip rail using a thin sliver of the original as I can’t press the shape with the gear I have here - it has taken all afternoon to make a piece of ...
by Blacky
Fri Jan 03, 2025 11:49 am
Forum: Body, Paint and Panel
Topic: Boot / tailgate badge.
Replies: 14
Views: 411

Re: Boot / tailgate badge.

oz_ek wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2025 11:00 am

Sounds promising, is the "bloke in Perth" on this forum?
No he isn't
by Blacky
Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:30 am
Forum: Body, Paint and Panel
Topic: Boot / tailgate badge.
Replies: 14
Views: 411

Re: Boot / tailgate badge.

Sort of ..... one of our forum members was making them out of resin and getting them chromed - they were indistinguishable from a die cast one but i am not sure he is doing them ant more ?
There is a bloke in Perth who is in the process of having these and EK front guard Special scripts remade - I ...
by Blacky
Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:53 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Probably Just Another FB ??
Replies: 43
Views: 6060

Re: Probably Just Another FB ??

There's times that I think the Gall brothers are the smartest people I know , they leave everything pretty much stock - must save them a HEAP of pain .............
by Blacky
Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:42 pm
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: There’s nothing worse
Replies: 57
Views: 1932

Re: There’s nothing worse

And figured I would do the roof next [emoji849][emoji849][emoji849]

What a bastard….chopped out a section
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Only to find lots more
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by Blacky
Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:40 pm
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: There’s nothing worse
Replies: 57
Views: 1932

Re: There’s nothing worse

You are not wrong- and it keeps on giving….

Finished off the drivers side plenum repair this morning
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by Blacky
Wed Jan 01, 2025 10:40 pm
Forum: Other cars of interest
Topic: There’s nothing worse
Replies: 57
Views: 1932

Re: There’s nothing worse




i nearly just fiberglassed the rusty rear floors on the current EK, dynamat on top underbody paint underneath good for another 10 years :lol:


I bought a 1 tonner years ago , when I checked it out prior to purchase I lifted the carpets up to check the floors out, they looked fine - months ...