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Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:21 pm
by Trev
fb cruzn wrote:Image
I like this one a bit more than the rounded off door, but maybe with a ute/panel van corner on top.
Less banging your head :wink: , Trev 8) .

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:08 pm
by BAT 62
NICE TREV .LOWER THAT, BIG SET OF US INDIES ,,,PERFECT :D :D :D :D :D

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:35 am
by ekute62
I'm with the majority go the first one, can't wait to see it complete..

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:28 am
by Aussie Bob
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Hi FB cruzn, I like my wagon just the way it is ... :D :D :D


Love to see some pics of your Wagon! ..... Pre photoshopped as well ... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Steve

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Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:54 am
by thropzed
Arwh come on steve, Thats a perfect car to cut up :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Cheers Theo Z..................

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:01 pm
by Aussie Bob
thropzed wrote:Arwh come on steve, Thats a perfect car to cut up :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Cheers Theo Z..................

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Hey I saw an EK Standard Wagon up your way on Car Point !

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:11 pm
by fb cruzn
thanks for the photos steve :D :D i went in search of a ek wagon pic, a side on pic, :D your pics are the only ones i could find :oops:

got pics of my ek ere but iv got a new computer and havnt set up the cord and disc thingo for the camera :roll:

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:40 pm
by fb cruzn
found some photos on my phone. when i got the wagon it was complete, iv taken all the chrome off and put some different front guards on, when i got it it had a bent front bar, which pulled the guards in :(

here we are taking it from my place to my shed :D

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i think the briggs and stratton goes better than the grey :shock: :lol:

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:55 pm
by petrolhead
You guy's are onto me BIG time, I don't have photo shop and was going to do it the old fashioned way buy printing out a pic then cutting it up 'till it looked "right", I was also going to try '57 Chev trim, bits of FB trim inverted and Buick trim, giving it a real Nomad look. Next was to go the Sedan Delivery look, then I thought about a two stage stepped roof like Invader 2001 a Panel Van that appeared in Custom Vans & Trucks in the '70's remember that one? O.K. Photoshop guys put my ideas into reality
Regards
Petrolhead

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:28 am
by Trev
I'm in the same boat as you, no photo chop skills :roll: .

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:12 pm
by t950cat
i love the country you can drive a wagon around the streets in that condition and no one blinks an eye.Do in the illawarra and your sharing a cell with a bloke called chopper. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:36 pm
by fb cruzn
Petrolhead, i dont know how to use photo shop, i just paste the pics into paint and use that. i think the 57 trim would look ok. ill have a go at it later.

I started playing around with the doors today, took the skins off two front doors, tomorrow ill join them together :twisted:

I thought it would be easyer if i built the door frames then joined the skins and fit the skin back on the door frame.

how much does everyone lengthen there doors with a two door conversion??? by my measurements i need to lenghten it 300mm, but it makes the door look really long :? ill join it all together tomorrow and see how it looks :|

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:21 am
by Thommo
fb cruzn wrote:how much does everyone lengthen there doors with a two door conversion??? by my measurements i need to lenghten it 300mm, but it makes the door look really long :? ill join it all together tomorrow and see how it looks :|
About 150mm should do the trick.
enough to look longer than stock,
but not too long.
Really its up to you, as to the look your after.
Cheers
Jeff

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:45 pm
by fb cruzn
thanx for the advice thommo, :D . i went with 150mm. i cut 150mm off and added 300mm.

I have never done anything like this before, its a huge learning curve :D

took the skins off

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cut 150mm off :shock:

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added 300mm from the other door and ended up with this :D

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now i have to add the curve of the back door top 8)

Re: fb cruzn's next project

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:09 pm
by fb cruzn
iv been playing with these doors every now and then, 150mm was not enuff :evil:

its got to be at least 250-300mm longer, i went and saw a mate who extended his eh pannel van doors and converted it to 6 seater, he extended his 260mm, and they look in proportion, he mentioned there is a formular for working out how much to extend by. my formular is cut weld cut weld :twisted: iv got plenty of doors.

ill keep playing with them, im having fun and its costing me bugger all. 8)