ratbox's X FB van windowless here'e'comes orange legal 308

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:00 am

finally here's the pictures of the van i bought, like i said at the moment it's nothing pretty, shame i lowered it before i took the photos

Sammy · Post by **Sammy** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:15 pm

plenty of potential there!

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:26 pm

Sammy wrote:plenty of potential there!

Took the word right outta my mouth....

Can't wait to see what you do with this one Ratbox.

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:06 pm

It's like a white blank canvas waiting for the artist, what's your plan for it ratbox?
Trev

smooth · Post by **smooth** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:23 pm

axeman · Post by **axeman** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:50 pm

Nice looking van Ratbox .FB/EK Vans look wild with a roof chop .are you restoring or customizing?

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:54 pm

not much, probably flat purple or flat black, bullet centre caps and nuts on the wheels, put on my $50 louvered bonnet

, it's already got a 202 and 4 speed disc brake front. and when i get brave enough the windows are gooonne.
went to a wreckers today and got some bits, a pretty good FB bonnet chrome, FB dash alluminium, FB standard dash face (unchromed), some knobs, and an external sunvisor. i have a question are coolaride the only external sunvisor available as the one i got came off an FB wagon it fit perfectly but was definately not a coolaride. oh by the way all that stuff $120

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:38 pm

ratbox, I have an external sun visor with plain attachments so I don't know what brand it is, but you can buy the coolaride stainless bits on e-bay right now,
Trev

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:41 pm

Pleantly of Potenial there mate,

can't wait to see what you do with it!

Cheers
NoMAD

classic_62 · Post by **classic_62** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:47 pm

congrats on your fine looking pano. Hope to see that side window gone. the flat purple i reckon would look a treat. Top score on the parts by the way

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:24 pm

trev it's not a coolaride one it's different at the sides where the stainless goes, and doesn't have two roof mounts only one small one in the centre.
may be proper visor for a van considering the different roof to sedan,wagon,ute?

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:42 am

ratbox wrote:trev it's not a coolaride one it's different at the sides where the stainless goes, and doesn't have two roof mounts only one small one in the centre.
may be proper visor for a van considering the different roof to sedan,wagon,ute?

Thanks, now I know

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mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:27 pm

yeah i was just curious as it is such a good fit. smooth any input re: the visor?

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:56 pm

hopefully the windows will be gone this weekend or early next week

i've done a bit painted the dash, all you resorers will die when i say that i painted over the dash moulds that were in good condition, done most of the body work, bare metaled the 1/4 panels they're pretty good bit of bog here and there just in dents, another good thing the van has been bare metaled before cause it only has white paint primer and metal

HEY SMOOTH, any info on the sun visor i mentioned earlier came off an FB wagon fit very well but it's not coolaride only has one small centre tab instead of the 2 roof tabs and the sides are a bit different could it be a van visor?

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:25 pm

Gday Ratbox

This photo from the Vic Archives, Clearly shows a double support on this original looking van.
I hope it helps.

http://www.fbekholden.com/gallery/album ... n_panelvan

ratbox's X FB van windowless here'e'comes orange legal 308

ratbox's X FB van windowless here'e'comes orange legal 308

Ratvan