teza40

Was BI-LO now COLES, Dawn fill 2am til 9am in the morning. stacking shelves at 30 hours per week, take home around the $450 mark. this job is easy, have been doing it around 7 years now. I'm goin to 43 years of age this year,roll on the long service etc.and i have all the day to do what i please...work on projects or sleep or be lazy...lol cheers Teza

Ok heres sundays effort 13-1-2008, left side done and fitted with 6x9 panasonic speakers fitted in both side panels, and tailgate panel remade and covered also a pair of 4x6 speakers fitted. I have monday off and plan on doing the false floor,raised around 25mm or more with places cut out for the tool box and trolley jack.So as too stop them from sliding around in the cargo area,then covered in black- charcol marine carpet. Here`s a couple more pics,say tuned for more later Cheers Teza

Hey Dougy, Yep the seats bolted straight in with no problems at all,thanks mate trying to tidy the ol girl up a bit this year. Hey i have seen that your collection is growing strong of rolla`s.yup can't beat a wagon or van for versiatility. Cheers

HI 2 all, Well its now 2008, i started this thread on the ke38 van like back in sept 2006. Not much work has been done since i put the later model seats in,but recently got around to putting in an old school black spoke and leather bound saas sports steering wheel and a panasonic cheapie CD radio unit (yeah gone is the tape deck,lol). This week end 12 -1- 2008, i thought it was about time too get rid of the shag carpet that has adourned the back of this van for around 18 years.So no more shag in the wag,well thats the intention. have gone for a grey vinyl for the rear passanger-cargo area as i will still use the van too carry crap around etc.So not looking at doing an A class pro job on it, a little rough is ok by me. The floor will get black carpet and the door trims will be a combination of the same grey vinyl and a purple crushed velvet (yes sounds 70`s tacky,but it is a late 70`s van after all and velvet was the rage back in the day) done in a design i have in mind to match the outside of the van when i eventually get around too painting it.Will get the left side done on sunday and the tailgate board and all fitted with four speakers in the rear. enjoy the pics Cheers Teza

HI 2 all, Ok so work has been slow on the ol vauxhall ute of late,had the chance too work on it twice in the last two weeks. The results are in the pics, tho the story more interesting. I had not been able to find where the seat unbolted,due to the amount of rust etc in the floor.So bugger it i took the seat and the floor out in one,few cuts with a grinder and cutting disc (mmm should have brought more disc`s) and with the help of a garden tool mainly a pick axe to hack the floor when i ran out of cutting disc. the tailgate would budge either on one side,the lock pin was jammed solid.so with the leverage of the matock i at last got it free and was able to get the tailgate off. The next trip out was rust repair making time,and we just had an old washing machine blow up. Kept the stainless bowl for a friend and the metal cabinet of the machine to use as repair metal, being zinc annealed.What better for replacement of the rusted out sill panel.The white parts you see were hand formed using only hammers, cold chisel ,blocks of wood and some the home made front tube bar that was on the ute. pic of how the twin headlight surround from s series valiant looks, quick mock up shot. Yes it is in rough form, but once welded in i will be able to smooth things out and make pretty.so a long slow process has begun,i reckon 90% of the lower half of the car needs to be remade and replaced.but the fun and enjoyment of being a metal fabrictor and the result in the end is what its about for me. cheers Terry

HI,ok guys kewl.no probs on those 2 cars up this way...yes I'm still around but the ke38 isnt on the road as much..still the exhaust prob..extractors leak and it sounds like a truck..fix it one day soon i hope. teza

they are like what is on the ke38 panel van i have. look better than the later ones for sure,although i wish i had money to put tires on the kidney alloys i have for it...lol

matt if you want to buy old cars i reckon come to adelaide.they don't take them off the road as much as queensland

good find but crazy..check out the drift gone bad...madness

ok so as i said I'm in adelaide,went for a drive around my old haunts yesterday.Moana-Christies beach-Noarlunga etc. on beach road i spotted this neat old corona then when i got back too the car this old lady in her late 70`s she looked was leaving in this total granny spec ke30 sedan with roof rack.in sad condition but still on the road just the same. have seen so many rollas down here,at the end of my parents st is a ke30 in mustard colour and a brown ke70 sedan.and of all things a tercel.lol cheers teza

hey matt,would be a good idea and a few valiants thrown in also,adelaide is the home of old cars still on the road it seems. cheers teza40

well yep, sounds the go. is time for sure for another cruise,hope i get the exhaust/manifold sorted out an quiet before then. cheers

ummm sorry Jon.rear tailgate glass is already gone.its in my van after a stone from mowing the lawn shattered the original one.. ummm arm rests..ugly.. i am not sure but i think they look like ones i have from a ke38-55.if not i can supply you with a set as they are not a good look or do they suit the longer door panels of the van. cheers

yes phatke20s, I'm so glad to have a panel van which is fitted with a wagon back seat.i can do swap meets, with my stuff or go and take my duaghters out for the day in the one vehicle. mmm the ease and simplicity of it all.lol

i have the outside vents if you are looking for them,on a ke38 wagon.I'm in adelaide until the 2nd of september tho Jon.

so some trades in this country still come with a truck load of perks.nice goin

Wow Jon, only a ke30 2 door and a panel van to go,then u will have the full house.lol. No my ke38 van is not for sale..... teza40

spotted heaps of rolla`s (mainly ke30-55, ke70) around the southern area of adelaide in the last two days,LOL..yes my Brisbane friends I'm in Adelaide for a week visiting my parents etc... rolla`s are alive and well in south australia for sure.. cheers Teza40

Kung Fu (david carradine),the partridge family,the adams family,the munsters,H R Puff n Stuff,HEY hey were the MONKEYS and we just love to monkey around..lol.. casey jones.speed racer, whacky races (that mutley cracked me up with his laugh), hong kong fuey (cartoons). steptoe and son, love thy neighbour (jacko,i`ll have half), weasel, welcome back kotter,happy days (the fonz), cop shop,E street. Funny how now i don't watch much tv at all....lol

LOL oh yes those t v shows also, and what about gilligans island,the original batman both in black and white at the time.Beverley hillbillies,petty coat junction,rin tin tin.roger ramjet the t v cartoon show.sigmond the sea monster.oh i better stop now i realise just how old i really am..hehehehehehe..

Knight Rider yes i remember watching it,mmm i think i was around 15years old..read now 42 years old.my memory may not be as good lately,but didnt the very first episode open with john cougar mellancamp song i need a lover ( who wont drive me crazy ) or was it hurt so good.either way it was entertaining along with bj and the bear,dukes of hazzard,the a team etc etc..all the while oh so corny at times..ahhh the good old days of television. cheers Terry

Thankyou kind sir,as i say long way to go yet.but slowly it will come together ( 5 year or more project...lol). cheers Terry

HI Jon,thank you sir...long way to go yet..hope you are feeling better n getting over the glandular fever. cheers terry

AHHHHHH back to bare, yes that is right the only way to do it.Take the old lady naked,back to her metal skin and find all the things that need to be fixed. some onelse has done a respray over at one time in its life and little bog repairs here and there,not for this fella (to be done as good as possible) use the least amount of bog. heaps of lead in this ute,the good old days of covering up panel joins with heaps of lead. so far the roof and right rear gaurd taken back and etch primered. many hours of hammer and dolly to be done on the roof and new rust sections to be made and welded into the rear gaurd. soldier on brave crazy man. enjoy the pics

ok so here are some more drawings of the vauxhall ute custom look i hope too achieve in the long term future.one day,one day.lol cheers Teza