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You're a very lucky man to have this. This car is just awesome. My dad was going to buy it, but by the time I showed my Dad the ad, it was already sold !! ;) Josh :cool:

What? A new '55 to rack at Pinch-a-Part Campbellfield? :dance:

More work done today. We had the Panelbeater up the road come up and inspect our progress, and told what's needed for this to look pretty good when HE applys the Base and Clear Coat. :dance: So we put on a "Guide Coat" as a guide of how far we have to sand her back so she's pretty straight for a First Car. Dad sanded back the Bonnet and Parts of the Roof, while I did all the Fidley stuff, like Sanding the Door Corners, Tailgate Edges, "Windowless" Panel Edges, and the Guard Edges till they were as smooth as a Highly Polished Timber Office Desk. ;) Here are the Photo's of Today's Work, again on a N97 Mini. The Bonnet, and the Guide Coat. The Roof. We WILL be working on Ollie Everyday this week, straight after Dad gets home from Work, and do each bit a day, so then it's ready for the Primer Undercoat. The guy up the road said he'll do it THIS WEEKEND if we finish the Work and Priming by then. If not, then the Next Weekend. :dance: Woz & Josh :cool:

Thanks Matt. Edit 3.36pm: Sanded her back and Applied a "Guide Coat" using a Blue and a Red Spray can as a Guide for Sanding so it's ready for Undercoat Primer. Josh :cool:

Thanks Ryan. Came off no sweat. Well, when we say "no sweat", we mean it was Piece a Piss. But humidity was an absolute arse yesterday. Josh :cool:

Woke up this morning, looked at last night's efforts, and got straight to it. We rubbed her back using a Scouring Pad, and Air-Gunned it, Pushed her back into the Garage, and layed the 2nd Coat. Photo's again, taken on a N97 Mini. Couldn't find the Camera. :( Rubbed Back and Air-Gunned. The 2nd Coat. Just waiting for the 2nd Coat to dry, then we'll lay on whatever is left in the Putty Can. :) Woz & Josh :cool:

It will also require widening the Trans Tunnel, and I think on these, 80 or 100mm wider. And if you're gonna throw in a Powerglide, you may as well drop in a 186 / 202, or if you're serious, a 307 Chev. :D

Quoted for Truth. :yes:

Tarp or Cover her up so she doesn't Rust out or do any more damage. :yes: No, not really. Depends on what type of foot the driver has (I'm guessing Leaded having a VL Turbo), which in that case, take the Powe.. Sorry, Toyoglide, to a place to Trick it up, so then it CAN handle the 20-30 odd kW's of Lead-Footed Power. :)

Looks Good mate! :thumbsup: I betcha those Stains on the Driver's Seat is just from driving it, yeah? :lolcry: Josh :cool:

Hey fellas, It's the Long Weekend for us Victorian's, and usually on Long Weekends, there's always something to do. So we decided to Start the 1st Stage of Painting Ollie. :dance: We started Today, Straight after Church, and after going to Autobarn's, Supers**t, and The Reject Shop for some Goodies. Then came home and started work. We started Prepping for Paint. We sanded back that Crappy Yellow Primer / Undercoat, we made Temporary Windows for the Sunroof, Windscreen and the Back Window out of Cardboard, then got out 3 Packets of 3.6x2.7m Drop Sheets, and covered the Dash, the Seats, the Engine Bay and Rad-Support, and used an Old Bed Sheet for the stuff in the Back. Pics: Photo's taken on a Nokia N97 Mini. :) Before the Putty, after Prepping. And... Wolla! Now she's Creamy-Pink. :D The Man responsible for this: :lol: Tomorrow, we're gonna give this Coat of Putty a Light Sand, then put on another Coat, and let that dry to finish off the Weekend. We'll put up Pics from the Camera tomorrow as well. Apologies for the Crap Camera Quality. :) Woz & Josh :cool:

Wow! Congrats on the 7 Second Pass. :dance: Sad news about the Engine blowin' up on ya. :( Josh :cool:

RCOTY 2011? Second time lucky? :jamie: I really do love this thing. Just leave it the way it is. Maybe EFI 5K and 5-speed? :yes: Josh :cool:

Update for Poppa. Got a KE11 Front Apron off the Nobbler on Sunday Arvo. Was a nice drive up to Bacchus Marsh, seeing that he'd haven't been up there in 40 years. (Thanks Jarrad) ;) Now he just needs to change over the Apron Parker / Indicator Lights, and then he'll start working on this little rocket. :) Josh :cool:

Bump. :bounce:

No updates thus far yet. Went to the Ballarat Swap Meet on Sat'day and walked out empty handed, Sunburnt and Sore. :( Dad's now selling his VS SS Ute to fund for putting The Smurf back on the Road and use that as his Daily. >> For Sale Link to the Ute << Josh :cool:

32/36s are probably the most common Carby Conversions on 3K/4K Engines, but one problem I've found, is that the 32/36 FLOODS the engine out, therefore losing and lacking your Precious K-Engine'd Power. :) Your best option is to just 3/4 Throttle it for maximum power. OR, get yourself a 28/32, or if you've got a Big Wallet to waste on Petrol, a 28/36 from a Cortina. :)

It's about a 3-4 hour conversion, depends on your movement rate of converting. :) Paint the engine like my 4K, but Paint the Rocker Cover Red. If you paint it up, that adds another Half Hour or so to the Conversion. ;) Josh :cool:

price dropped for the last time

Wow. Looks good Tez. :y: Josh :cool:

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What He Said ^^^^^ open to offers as wanna get the ol smurf on the road woz

Door Cards look good Ryan. :y: Now you just need to get onto the Front Wheels. :) Josh :cool:

The only thing you WILL be breaking are a lot of 5K's. :D

Sweet! Gonna be an awesome Project to watch. I'm nearly 16 myself and currently doing up a KE36 Pano. ;) Josh :cool: