teza40 Posted June 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 Frenched EVERYTHING dude... do it DO IT Hey 7 shades, Thankyou for the encouragement on frenching evrything.yes i agree it looks the boss on an old car...Seems the way too go. cheers Teza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeys toy[RL] Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 You owe me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted June 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) HEY Mikey, like wow man ,very nice job on the drawing..good too see it has some peoples creative juices flowing.love the lakes pipes under the sill panel. Yes i owe you..although I'm sure going for a more custom look,not too radical but would like to take some of the original vauxhall design out of the look of the car.. cheers and once again, nice job! Teza Edited June 26, 2007 by teza40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7shades Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 May I present, your new headlights. Circa Y2K Mercedes E-Class Sorta like this work of art... same lights, just without the inner spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeys toy[RL] Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) revision.....scanner sucks so the detail has been lost, but.....meh Edited June 26, 2007 by mikeys toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7shades Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 oooh dodge-styleee twin uprights... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted June 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 WOW guys,I'm impressed. hey 7 shades yep i like that old plymouth custom (troy trepainer custom, wasnt it).and yes a smooth look with mercedes head lights.. Mikey now you`re talking my style.twin upright head lights work well also i think. i am currently watching on e bay.valiant s series front head lights complete (surrounds,lamps and backing plates) should do nicely. cheers Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Hi 2 all, well last week end i went out on the friday to the ute in ipswich and did a little bit more work on the old girl. i say a little bit cos friday was the only day out of four that i worked on her.saturday and sunday were spent in the middle of nowhere around 120 kilometres from warwick on a mates property.man its nice to get away from the rat race,you could hear a pin drop. bloody cold at night though sleeping in the 4x4..but a good time away just the same..anyhow`s back to the ute,i now have the front sheet meatal stripped off and the front and rear screens out. the rubber was so hard i used my 4 inch grinder to cut just under the glass and then picked the rubber overlaping the glass off (don't want broken screens) will be hard to replace. that daggy old roof linning hanging down was hidding a nice suprise,there sits still in place the original interior light base and non cracked lens.fantastic for a 50 year old car i reckon. next trip out i hope to get the body off the chassis,well whats left of it at the moment. i also won on e bay a set of S series valiant headlight surrounds that along with RA40 celica twin round headlight s and mounts will be frenched into the fron gaurds of the ute. enjoy the pics cheers teza40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 HI 2 ALL, well a short update on very slow progress,havent done much since last post other than some small and quick resto work on interior parts. oh and yep buying stuff for the ute,i have the taillights and front indicators i will french into the body and the s series surrounds... just need to get out there and get into it. enjoy the pics Teza40 original rusty parts pillar trims back to bare metal all nice again in primer top four lenses on the rear to be frenched in the rear. lower two lenses on the front to be frenched in the front. the white one in the middle is the original 50 year old interior light assembly in great condition. valiant s series surrounds for the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 OMG, your coming a long quite nicely. Can't wait to see the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 HI Jon,thank you sir...long way to go yet..hope you are feeling better n getting over the glandular fever. cheers terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiP Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Yeah, I spend my days looking out the window at my cars. I want to go out and work on them but don't have the energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitephyre Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 WOW, that is frigging amazing work you've done there mate... can't believe it :n: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 WOW, that is frigging amazing work you've done there mate... can't believe it :n: 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.