1961 EK Holden Build....

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GM_1961
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Re: 1961 EK Holden Build....

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bootlegger wrote:You should go onto grand designs.
Ummmm no... hehee

Thanks guys, The lounge gets painted today. Have to also go speak to the guys I want to get the shed built by.
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Ok. Day 1 of painting the lounge room....

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Will be more tomorrow...
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Ok... Painting finished.

The pic's don't do the work justice....

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So on the 25 Nov we get the floor put down and blinds put up. Then all that is left is the Jarrah skirting boards and door frame.
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Re: 1961 EK Holden Build....

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You should share these pics on a building forum, they are great work.
Now, hows the car going :ewink: .
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Re: 1961 EK Holden Build....

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Will be checking out the car on Tuesday. So should have a heaps of pic's up that night.

Will get pic's of the bad bits...
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Re: 1961 EK Holden Build....

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aircond is nice but it spoils you when you have to go to bed
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unless you have a really hot wife

ive found that the more u spend on plaster the better it is ,its so smooth in thost patch up tubes
I should know ,from all the teenage knuckles,and in the past from mine,
kmawic
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i scrolled through those pics looking for the garage door :huhhh: wtf
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Harko wrote:i scrolled through those pics looking for the garage door :huhhh: wtf
GM_1961 wrote:LOL LOL you'd think but I have a great missus...

Here are some non car related Reno's. This is our Caravan.


Next week the lounge gets painted.
:thumbsup:
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Dropped into check how the car is going....

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So quite a bit of work to go. ATM, they are taking out all the old repairs and fixing them. Then it will be onto the rust...
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Re: 1961 EK Holden Build....

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That's better, who's doing the panel work ???
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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Malaga Rust Repairs. They have quite a few cars in at the moment their doing...
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noice , ...
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GM_1961 wrote:Malaga Rust Repairs. They have quite a few cars in at the moment their doing...
My mates Plymouth is in there .....
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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For those that are interested.

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The stairs get done Monday, then on Thursday the Jarrah skirting boards go in and finished the lounge...
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Ok last update till after Xmas.

Front window sills done and firewall...

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