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hi guys just picked up my new fb wagon yesterday.(well not so new but new for me) awsome body just had the whizzer out taking off the surface rust from the roof bare metaling it. not an ounce of bad in it anywhere even the quarters all the way to the bottom are smicko as is around the windows and pillars ect(ive already bare metaled them too). really happy with the purchase . got it from canberra had a long drive but was worth it.needs complete running gear but ive already organised a red 179 aussie 4 speed for it. even the guards doors chrome ect are in good nick. even better was that its already been stripped of every conceivable part except the sub frame. so saves me heaps of time there. and most of the parts it didnt come with i didnt really want anyway ie running gear.lol hope to get some pics up asap ive got some just they are on my phone and ive gotta work out how to download them into my computer glad i saved it when i did cause the guy was gonna use it to cut the floor out of for his ute but he wasnt sure wether to or not coz it was in such good cond. he was a great bloke tho very helpful and nice .not sure if hes from this site or not i forgot to ask him. his names james if anyone knows him.anyway hope you guys enjoy the pics when i get them up and will keep them comming for the entire build cheers wayne

Sound Good. Can't wait to see the progress

canberra cars never have rust or very little,,as the water is usally frozen so its solid and not rusting yes im a canberra boy ,,or 40ks out of there in the snow anyhow,,but most things survive there like western cars,,,ive got a book for a fb from there that has numbers wonder if any one still have the car that it came from

a couple of pics taken on way home at lake george rest area and a few in the garage at home baremetaling process. sanding and sanding and sanding and sanding and sanding,lol




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looks like a good'n, how did you get on to it
wagons seem very popular of late

hey ratbox yeah was a fluke really ive been after one for ages and the guy was selling parts on ebay and said he took them off of a wagon so i messaged him to see if he still had it and what the shell was like and a phone call and a few pics later i made him an offer he said sounds fair and organised to pick it up. really didnt expect it to be in such good cond but. for $700 with all the doors, guards, chrome, tailgates ,glass, seats im stoked.cost me $250 in fuel and $75 for the trailer .so all up around $1050. still need quite a few parts ie bumpers dash ect but they can come later just want to get the body and running gear done first. cheers wayne

i love fluke buys
the amount of people looking for wagons sounds like a good buy

Sure does sound and looks like a real good start! Looking forward to seeing some more progress.

Great looking find there fat62! Keep us posted with ur progress...I'm a bit of a sucker for the wagons myself, and you cant go past an FB
Cheers and good luck with it..looks like you're no time waster!
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just finished etching and priming the roof just gotta matt blak it now to stop the rust comming bak. then do the rest of the body.