advice for custom ek needed

[gus92]

hey guys im new to this forum but i figure you guys are who i need to be talking to about a project im looking at under taking. i would like to get an fb/ek sedan and turn it into a coupe, chop the top, fit a supercharged v6 and possibly some suicide doors and a few other custom tricks. i work as a panel beater so i will be doing the body work myself and as much of everything else as possible. what i would like to know is if anyone there has done something similar and what kind of engineering/expense was envolved. any tips to do with that or the chop would be greatly appreciated because i want to know what im in for before i undertake this big project.
cheers

[Trev]

Welcome, check this link http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... 495#p26495

And there are a couple of chopped vans with good info on here too.
Good luck and post pic's of your progress , Trev .

[Mick]

which state are you in ? i've done an EK convertable, made a delivery out of a wagon, a chopped pillarless 2 doored sedan and am just about to primer a 2 door sedan (when the weather clears )

[oldnek]

hey guys im new to this forum but i figure you guys are who i need to be talking to about a project im looking at under taking. i would like to get an fb/ek sedan and turn it into a coupe, chop the top, fit a supercharged v6 and possibly some suicide doors and a few other custom tricks. i work as a panel beater so i will be doing the body work myself and as much of everything else as possible. what i would like to know is if anyone there has done something similar and what kind of engineering/expense was envolved. any tips to do with that or the chop would be greatly appreciated because i want to know what im in for before i undertake this big project.
cheers

Sweet,

you'll have to be a piccy poster, when you start.

[Devilrod]

Sounds good. One of you're biggest expense will be a chopped screen. Best to talk to MiniFB or Mez about theirs.

[Harko]

+The screen cost depends on which way you go about it , you can cut a laminated screen down with success ,sink one into the apperture or make one from scratch ...
Good to see another welder onboard welcome.

[gus92]

thatnks for the responses guys, the link for the green ek 2 door is awesome. ive been looking at this for a while and ive just got to get rid of my commodore then ill be getting right into it. does anyone know of a good engineer in W.A?

[Mick]

if yor in WA have a talk with vintageholden off here he had an unfinished body that was chopped and 2 doored that he was trying to get rid of, this was a while ago so it may be gone

[Blacky]

Gus , are you North or South of the river ? I use Dan Pitic for engineering stuff, he is in Kingsley or thereabouts.
Theres a bloke in Lesmurdie who is pretty good as well apparently.

[gus92]

cheers blacky, im about 150 kilometers north east of perth so ill have chat with the north of the river guy hes probably the way to go to save a little bit of travelling