D-MAN's FB sedan
D-MAN's FB sedan
I finally pulled the pin and bought this FB.... he even threw in the fox tail so I couldn't say no
Hopefully will have it by the weekend as it needs to be transported up from Melbourne to Sydney.
Currently it is not running but hopefully it is an easy fix (famous last words) and only the coil needs replacing
Plans are to keep it stock and bring it back to its former glory - not after a show car but something that I can put on full rego and drive and enjoy it
It has some rust but not too bad.... will also need a respray which I will get done at the same time as rust repairs.
Which brings me to my next question - who in Sydney do you guys recommend for the rust and respray?
Hopefully will have it by the weekend as it needs to be transported up from Melbourne to Sydney.
Currently it is not running but hopefully it is an easy fix (famous last words) and only the coil needs replacing
Plans are to keep it stock and bring it back to its former glory - not after a show car but something that I can put on full rego and drive and enjoy it
It has some rust but not too bad.... will also need a respray which I will get done at the same time as rust repairs.
Which brings me to my next question - who in Sydney do you guys recommend for the rust and respray?
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nice looking FB , as they all are , paint looks nice in the photo ?
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
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Looks like it will be a great daily driver.
Did it take a bit to get it started ?
Did it take a bit to get it started ?
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Hasn't arrived yet.... Should be up in Sydney on Saturday....fingers crossed its nothing major!
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Very nice Bootlegger on the Forum can do rust repairs, body work and paint.
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Thanks but it looks like both Dave and Russell are not taking on anymore new work
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G'day D Man,
Good lookin set of wheels you grabbed there. The sun visors can get a bit of a wobble up particularly on the open road. Yours may not have helped it was missing the outer brackets and a couple of fixings.
What's with the baseball bat in the back seat? Is that the security system?
Regards
Stephen
Good lookin set of wheels you grabbed there. The sun visors can get a bit of a wobble up particularly on the open road. Yours may not have helped it was missing the outer brackets and a couple of fixings.
What's with the baseball bat in the back seat? Is that the security system?
Regards
Stephen
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Hey D-MAN, by the look of the sunvisor is there any chance the brackets don't sit flush with your roof line??? You may have the wrong centre roof brackets fitted, sedan, wagon and ute are all different (you may already know this)
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What Joe said !
The brackets don't look flat enough
Dave Mac
The brackets don't look flat enough
Dave Mac
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Apparently the visor was fitted from new - seems to have worked loose and it has been reattached on 2 seperate occasions as there are multiple holes in the roof and side panels.
If I can't find any cools ride brackets at a decent price I may not refit it.
If I can't find any cools ride brackets at a decent price I may not refit it.
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Hi D-Man
I've been keeping an eye out for a pair of Coolaride brackets and a few have popped up. They seem to go for around $150 a pair. In the end I made a pair.
See http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... 11&t=17288
Regards
Stephen
I've been keeping an eye out for a pair of Coolaride brackets and a few have popped up. They seem to go for around $150 a pair. In the end I made a pair.
See http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... 11&t=17288
Regards
Stephen
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Those brackets look good! There are a couple of brackets on eBay but $$$$$
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Hi Joe_FB do you have any photos of the sun visor brackets for the various models.
I didn't know they were different and have recently picked an FB station wagon one that I wanted to use on my Ute so now it seems that I need to find some ute brackets
Regards
Neil H
I didn't know they were different and have recently picked an FB station wagon one that I wanted to use on my Ute so now it seems that I need to find some ute brackets
Regards
Neil H
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Hi Neil, i don't have photos for all models only sedan and ute. Will post in a while.
As i believe, the roof line (angle) is slightly different in all models. I recently sized up a friends EK ute with my spare brackets and it fit perfectly. Sized them up on a sedan and big difference was noticed.
Even when the brackets aren't tightened, the brackets should still sit flat.
As i believe, the roof line (angle) is slightly different in all models. I recently sized up a friends EK ute with my spare brackets and it fit perfectly. Sized them up on a sedan and big difference was noticed.
Even when the brackets aren't tightened, the brackets should still sit flat.