Leroy the EK Ute

[59wagon]

Please don't hold it against him but he is a bass player LOL

If he can play bass like Gene Simmons on his t-shirt, then he’s doing alright. A Kiss concert in Perth in the early 80’s was one of my most memorable, especially Simmons doing “God of Thunder”

[Patrick_R]

Ohhhhhhhhh Yeaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

He is a big Kiss fan, and a huge Red Hot Chilly Peppers fan.
He comes home from gigs with blisters on his fingers sometimes.

My ears are still not right from the Kiss concert him & I went to at the Homebush Dome a few years ago

[ardiesse]

. . . and a five-string at that, too.

(drool)

Rob

[Patrick_R]

Rob,

He has a few basses, 4 & 5 string.
The green one is a Spector.

I bought him a nice 70's jazz bass for his 21st. He has slightly reworked the pick up & bridge to suit his needs, but he still loves it.
He does want a Modulus Flea bass though.

I will post where his next gig is at.

[thebrotherj]

I’m back.



After nearly 2 months away from the shed, I’m stoked to be back in overalls, rolling around in flakes of rust and dust again under the Ute (lol)
Also pleased to find that my new tyres and rag-tag collection of original rims have held air pressure, they haven’t dropped, not even 1 PSI

The to-do list is full of fiddly tasks I that I reckon will be needed to get this jalopy over the line, so I can drive it with a degree of confidence to a wheel alignment shop then hopefully blue slip it the same day.



First up is the worst of it: welding in some good metal along the RH inner sill which was previously covered by a plate screwed in with self tappers



More soon.
Cheers, Joe


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[Errol62]

Ooh! Bugger of a spot to work on joe. So the outer was replaced previously?


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[thebrotherj]

Ooh! Bugger of a spot to work on joe. So the outer was replaced previously?


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Sure was, outer sills on both sides have been done previously. While not brilliant, they’re holding up well enough.

Cheers, J


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[Patrick_R]

Your on the home stretch Joe.

I can hear the EK on the roads now

Ric

[EK283]

Nothing like repairing rust, it can be fun but when there's heaps it just gives you the shits !

Keeping cranking at it mate, Looking good Joe !

Regards Greg

[thebrotherj]

Nothing like repairing rust, it can be fun but when there's heaps it just gives you the shits !

Keeping cranking at it mate, Looking good Joe !

Regards Greg

Thanks Greg
I just keep repeating to myself:

-I’d never have chosen this car, it came my way for next to nothing
-I’m spending next to nothing doing it this way
-I never wanted a pristine perfect show car that I’d be too afraid to put to work.

That mantra is working so far, but only just. Really wanna drive it!

J


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[In the Shed]

Howdy Joe,
Good to hear your back on the job. For the bumper rubber stops I grabbed some from Bunnings (door stops). I think the next size down might be more suitable but these do the job.

Regards
Stephen

[thebrotherj]

Howdy Joe,
Good to hear your back on the job. For the bumper rubber stops I grabbed some from Bunnings (door stops). I think the next size down might be more suitable but these do the job.

Regards
Stephen

Sweet! Yes I think those stoppers are the ones that Harv mentioned as well.

My biggest dilemma is finding the right chrome, dome-top bumper bolts round the side of the bumperettes. I currently have hex head bolts and I’ve whacked my shins on them more than once... they are longer than most I have seen on Rare Spares’ website as there are rubber blocks between bumper and body. Same as the front bumper.



Does anyone know if there are bolts from another Holden model, available through Rares, or elsewhere, that will do this job?



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[gpi]

why would those ones be different from a sedan?

[Harv]

why would those ones be different from a sedan?

The ute ones for the bumperettes are longer. From memory, sedan are 1.5" and ute are 2". I couldn't get a "pack" from Rares, so ended up mixing and matching. I think the bumperette bolts were from a &*#@ pack.

I've got two 1.5" bolts (one rough, one pretty good) and one 2" (new) here. Can throw them in the mail if it helps.

Cheers,
Harv

[Errol62]

Yes you can use front or rear sedan wagon. They tend to get bent from front rear bingles. Pretty sure rares have them and the bump rubbers as well.


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