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FB army ute
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 2:20 pm
by fbarmy
G,day, restoring my fb ute (originally built for the army) and just after some photos or any info on specs.. cheers.
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:23 pm
by Harv
Some threads to tickle your interest:
http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... hilit=army
http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... hilit=army
http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... hilit=army
Post some photos of your ute and we will convince MeFB to reload the old photos from Aussie Bob's army ute thread (sorry Al, but everyone loves an Army ute)
Cheers,
Harv
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:07 pm
by NoMAD
Would love to see photos... cant get enough old army vehicles personally.
Cheers
Nathan
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 6:26 pm
by fbarmy
Cheers. yep will post photo's just gotta figure out how. might have to call on the wife..!!
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 6:45 pm
by NoMAD
If you can figure it out let me know and you can email or text them to me and I'll throw them up for you...
Cheers
Nathan
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:41 pm
by Harv
Nice.
Are you going back to original army spec and colour, or keeping the red?
Cheers,
Harv
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:22 pm
by NoMAD
nice man... yes what are the plans...
im not one for original but in this case i would love to see it in original paint... few extra cylinders under wouldn't bother me haha,
your ute... so what ever you do only you have to be happy with it
Cheers
Nathan
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:50 pm
by fbarmy
Yep, back to original colour, bumpers and everything thats chrome, interior which i think was black originally, canvas cover for the ute but only at roof height (don't want a sailboat) got a HR diff with a 3.36 lsd, trimatic behind a 202, not sure how much I'm going to warm it up!! HR disc front end, but thinking of an ifs front from great southern chassis works, on 14" stock steely's.
Am open to any suggestions or good idea's. got some more photo's soon.
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:31 pm
by NoMAD
Are you saying your painting all the shinny stuff? I believe all that stuff was originally painted army green as well... But hard to go past chrome bumpers... Personal I would paint all the bright original but the bumpers I would chrome... It's hard not too
Have a look at Samprinci's ute for canopy sakes
http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... =11&t=9707
I would love to see and original seat in the back but good luck finding one
Again do to it what you want... It's not often I'm happy to stay stock original stuff but I think anything on an army ute I would only do bolt in and out modifications as to not destroy a rare option
Cheers
Nathan
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:21 am
by bootlegger
Ive got a mate with an fx army ute. Ill see if he will let me take some pics of it.
I saw at one of the hawkesbury swap meets a fb ek metal mesh rear window screen.
John brow was selling it. He died a few weeks ago so no way of fnding out where it went.
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 10:26 am
by Harv
bootlegger wrote:I saw at one of the hawkesbury swap meets a fb ek metal mesh rear window screen.
John brow was selling it. He died a few weeks ago so no way of fnding out where it went.
Just the screen Dave, or anything else hanging off it (rubber etc)?
Cheers,
Harv
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:10 pm
by bootlegger
It was a metal frame with mesh weldd to it. I guess it was designed to protect the back window. It just screwed to the body.
Re: FB army ute
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:50 pm
by bootlegger
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Re: FB army ute
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:53 pm
by bootlegger
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:56 pm
by bootlegger
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