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EK JAY'S FB WAGON PROJECT (some color)

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:36 pm
by EK JAY
:) Well i started on the old girl today
after sorting parts into boxes i did
some rubbing down of the dash and
sprayed on some grey undercoat its
good to see something other then orange

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:) jay

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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:47 pm
by Malcolm
Got to admit its good to see paint going on the project hey.

What primer and top coat are you planning to use

Cheers

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:03 pm
by EK JAY
Hi Malcom
i will be painting it in acrylic
i dont like using 2k at home just to
risky health wise :oops: still tossing up colours
though im pretty much settled on the original
colours lilac grey +cathay grey flash but open to sugestions :?

jay :)

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:28 pm
by Finny
Hey Jey, nice to see a new project started. :D
Keep up lots of pics as it progresses.

After looking at your dash, it makes me realise how much more I still need to remove from mine :cry: :cry:

Does look better in the grey already.

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:57 am
by ek_mad
You ended up with the red anti rust car was goin to buy that,how is it much rust or you havnt looked that much yet.

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:47 am
by mattymartin
hey jay,


looks good, love seeing progress its very motivating...


keep the pics coming
matty martin

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:48 am
by EK JAY
Hi ek mad
yeah ended up winning the auction on my
final bid :D anyway you can see
more pics such as rust on FB 4 ME on here
jay :)

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:41 am
by NoMAD
Nice start there Jay,

that red primer must be awesome to look at on the car..... :wink:

Cheers
NoMAD

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:59 pm
by EK JAY
Hi
started cutting rust out and found
some interesting repairs that had been
done before :roll: the old fly screen + Plastic bag
+ bog trick :roll: some people are shonky

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nice work :shock:

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:08 pm
by FB MAD
I knew a bloke that would use a loaf of bread as "filler" in sills and then bog over that :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:29 pm
by Malcolm
Hey Jay,

They look like the sills on my EK :shock:

Maybe the same repairer, repaired both our cars at some stage :lol: :lol:

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:32 pm
by Craig
FB MAD wrote:I knew a bloke that would use a loaf of bread as "filler" in sills and then bog over that :shock: :shock: :shock:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :shock: :shock:

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:01 pm
by mrs ratbox
ohh ohh sounds like malcom's on to me doing back yard repairs

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:26 pm
by Grimbo
Going off your last effort Jay it'll turn out tops :D , gotta love those sill rust repairs. :shock:

ratbox wrote
ohh ohh sounds like malcom's on to me doing back yard repairs
Not a real flash sales pitch for your wagon ratbox :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Keep up the good work Jay.

Sam :)

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:33 pm
by EK JAY
:wink: thanks Sam :) hopefully :wink: