FB 215 ... For the crusher ..... or rebuild?

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:22 pm

also something talked about elsewhere if done yorself you know what you have, buying one you have no idea, jako knows this especially if i mention a certain name

some of the cars this guy shonked up and sold for big money

i don't know how he slept at knight
if he wants to spend $20,000

give it to me he'll get back a car that will knock his socks off and i'll be quite happy aswell

waight a minute i want the front seat and door trims no need to talk him into keeping it

minifb · Post by **minifb** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:35 pm

That was just my opinion......

Cheers Mark

Aussie Bob · Post by **Aussie Bob** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:31 pm

Thanks guys, hey I love the car, I have owned it for seventeen years! I don't want to see it scrapped, though, it needs a lot of work.

If anyone wants to do it then I will pay (Within reason) good dollars to keep it, otherwise, I will put the $$$ into buying another nice original FB.

I shouldn't have taken my eye off it & let it be left in the weather in the first place.

Retro, one of the worse parts is the back section where one would make a seat.

Ratbox, would prefer to keep the trim together as a set, with is the front seat re-stitched, it would be a great asset for another standard. Or someone that had a fleet of Honey Beige FB's & needed spares

Anyway, Wayne wants to buy your van!!!

Harko, Retro, Ratbox give me a time frame on the work!

Ratbox, yes, I remember him!!!

petrolhead · Post by **petrolhead** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:16 pm

DO NOT SCRAP this car. Either sell it to somebody that can use it or learn to weld. Check out Petrolheads FB(members rides) as that was in about the same condition. I spent 5 years rebuilding this car and put a whole sheet of steel back into the car.I went to tech to learn to weld and after finishing the FB I am now a "tallented" fabricator which I am proud of and in the process another FB is back on the road. If you have to pay somebody to do all the panel work then sell it to the highest bidder as it will cost you too much.
Regards
Petrolhead

Aussie Bob · Post by **Aussie Bob** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:56 am

Thanks for your advice Petrolhead, much appreciated. Would love to have the time to learn to weld, it's about the only thing I didn't do in the first fifteen years of building cars. I moved away from Mechanics, panel/spray twenty years ago.

Happy to pay someone to do it!

I have the guards, looking for the doors & boot.

Steve

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 9:51 am

are they the ebay guards?
i'll get out to that wreckers sooner or later i'm in sydney ATM till atleast sunday

have the van with me too
had another guy interested in buying it yesterday at the $10,000 price

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:02 am

Steve,

I may be able to help out with a rust and dent free boot.I have some doors here at home,none are perfect however needing some repairs but I could have a go at them for you if you want( gotta get my FB ready for Yamba first!!).

If your interested, give me a call next time your travelling through my way again and I'll show them to you.

Terry.

Aussie Bob · Post by **Aussie Bob** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:09 am

Yes they are Mick!

Thanks Terry, will give you a call. Do you have a Glade Green R/H Front Guard FB Ute?

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:40 am

Can't buy better guards than NOS ones 'eh Steve

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Saw them on Evilbay.

FB guards are hard to come by in this neck of the woods although I have a few EK guards in various conditions ( as you saw last time you were here ).

Terry.

Aussie Bob · Post by **Aussie Bob** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:10 am

Thanks Terry, I need a guard for this! Glade Green. rest of the car is great!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:10 pm

wow. looks like that guard was acting as a sacrificial anode for the rest of the car.

Aussie Bob · Post by **Aussie Bob** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:20 pm

Lol Dave. The guard starting showing signs of Rust very early on. That is why the new guards were acquired (back in the '60's) by the owner, though, as you can see never fitted.

Here are some more pics

Aussie Bob · Post by **Aussie Bob** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:49 pm

Can you believe this! How close, I want original finish glade Green guard & this one is Seaforth Green ...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/EK-Holden-Ute_W0 ... otohosting

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:04 pm

so you bought the ute off the same guy that had the guards?
was it advertised or did you just ask him?
i may have found a job, travelling all over australia picking up jacko's purchases

what do ya reckon steve

Aussie Bob · Post by **Aussie Bob** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:10 pm

Hi Mick, that's right, I found the Ute via the guy (Pete) selling the two new FB NOS guards on ebay. (I purchased them). I asked Pete how he got the guards .... then enter the UTE into the conversation. The original owner (MR McNAB) purchased the guards "new" a few years after purchasing the Ute, (as mentioned earlier in the thread) the original guard had rusted up early on.

I asked Pete did he want to sell the Ute .... "I've only had it two weeks" he said ... it's on it's way to Sydney!!!