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haha ah was going to say .. man doing ya own exhaust bends .. but now u have pointed it out i see i should be wearing my glasses more often .. haha

Dude has the mad skills.........
I wish i could fab.....

EKK001 wrote: I wish i could fab.....

Its a piece a pissss - just get a bit of steel and cut off all the bits you dont need

Cheers on the posts Fellow FBer's & Eker's.

Thommo, thanks mate ....... starting to feel more confident about getting to S.A. to cruise to Bendigo with your Club as planned , still a lonnnnngggg way to go but there is a dim (very dim) light at the end of the tunnel

Body is going into paint this coming week, so have a few quick bits to finish off, Rick (the gun painter) is coming over Sunday to check it over (and probably add to the list ) before it is delivered to him to wave his magic over it. Guards, doors, boot, bonnet, scuttle panel etc... are with Rick already and basically ready for topcoat.


I cut out the section for the Ducted A/C unit, used a different one to Mal so I could retain the original wiper motor under the bonnet (just something I wanted to do ).




Old and new sections:




Also welded up all the holes I don't need:




The 2 pack has been applied underneath, I went with a Charcoal/Gunmetal Grey colour, hoping this will contrast well with the Gloss black Torana frontend, tailshaft, trans mount etc.... Looks a lot darker in this pic

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

I have finished the rear seat mods prior to upholstery (to get around the tubs):



I moved the handbrake pulley about 20mm (in the engine bay) to give another poofteenth clearance on the "new exhaust manifolds":





Ducted A/C facia mounting plates done:





Seat belt mounts finished - this is the top mount for the rear, recoil is snuggled under the modified rear seat back rest:



Went back in the shed and the EK's GONE!!WTF!!!!


Still looking for this truck........................

getting so close now you can smell it.

You sure had a better weekend than me! But anything would have been better than mine was a bit rough.....

So it's off for paint, woo hoo!!! looking good.

Doors, bonnet & boot primed, one more rub down and prime then the topcoat goes on..............



Roof back to bare metal, GO RICK!!:

gettin close...gettin real close....

gonna be kind of sad to see this finish...this has been a fun build to watch

but good to see it done also...

you'll just have to build something else V8EK4us...

aidan...

Daily updates. I like very much.

(AUST)Mod wrote:Daily updates. I like very much.

agreed!

i want an update for every clear coat he puts on

Cheers for the posts!!

Paint progress ................ This is after body repairs, smoothing fire wall but still retaining "original" pressings, sanding, more sanding, then applying De-oxidante by brush and removing with metho, applying etch and light rub back a 2-pack epoxy primer over, will be double baked then blocked back and have next primer stage with guide coat, blocked again ...... if all good then Colour next week!!

was it byo rotissrie....lol

looking good

aidan...

yeah i was gonna say they must love you bringing it in on the spit

bloody hell V8EK4US - the rate this project is moving you must be an insomniac - or do you do it in your sleep , but like others I follow the updates with amazement.