Fair enough. How long term are you looking? eg: timeframe.

 

Either way i know it will be quality (seeing as how you spent $2000 on shocks for your rolla, it would want to be quality)

pfft, $2000 grand, thats not even half of what i spent all up getting that suspension under there.

 

And timeframe depends on money, if i get fulltime work then i can get more done, if i stay unemployed then i can't do much to it. It wont be as high dollar as the rolla as its gonna be a cruiser but i want as much as possible to be new, I'm sick of dealing with 2nd hand shit that fails.

 

Either way, I'll b sure to let u know when I'm starting on it coz I'm gonna need a fair bit of help 2 lift the body off.

 

1st things first tho, i gotta get the wags running and go from there.

Note i said shocks...i didnt mention all the rest of the stuff :dance:

 

Give me a yell when u need a hand with anything. I got the next few weekends free. I guessed it wont cost as much as the rolla though.

It'll prolly cost more than Ive spent on the rolla up to this point, the rolla will eventually have cost more tho

pics, whilst it looks rough, this is the good 1

and this is the crap one altho it looks good in the pic. Pretty much every panel is rusty as hell and it is full of bog. it does have the front end i want tho (which is in good nick), a good chassis, disk brakes and a heap of good parts

Man this is awesome!

 

Keep us updated, i have a wagz in the same shape (MS57), with the later model front on it.

 

I also have too many cars though, so it gets no attention yet.....

Nice, is that the one with the dicky seat in the rear? If so, awesome :)

 

I'm hoping that in the next few weeks i can get into these crowns and start restoring all the little bits and pieces, i havent got the space, time or money to do much else as yet unfortunately.

 

I am in negotiations with the olds about getting my own garage on there property tho which could work out well :P

Looking good mate, id love to see this thing on 20inch billet rims and bags. Oh yeah :P But thats just me so what are the plans for this beast.

Whilst the massive wheels do seem like a good idea, its really not as big a car as it looks, its only a little bigger than an xt130 corona so the 20"s are a little over kill.

 

The main plan is to have it looking as period (read: not stock but from the right era) so, stock looking interior (bench seat, column shifted auto etc) stock looking exterior (nice plain colour, all the factory chromework) but modify the f*%k out of the chassis so it handles a little better, stops a whole bunch better, and sits as low as is possible. Engine wise, as ststed above, will be a 350 chev and auto.

Plans sound great, i think low is the main requirement :y:

 

Nah, mine missed out on the little seat, it only came with the earlier ones like your blue one, such a shame.

damn, those dicky seats are way cool, i always thought that one of those wagons, with the later model front, a dickie seat, dumped with a v8 and some nice paint would make a wicked summernats cruiser

Ha Ha,

The ol crowns i had one of these with a 307 chev and two speed glide in it

have fun mine went like shit outa shanghai ill have to watch ya progress on this one

 

cheers

woz

Lol, thanks man, i actually drove a crown ute with a 307 and a 4 speed, yeah it went pretty well :y:

 

I'm hoping to at least get thru some of the parts soon, just organise everything and start restoring little bits and pieces since i have no moneys

 

Also, does anybody know where i can get 2 ute bodies soda blasted cheap? i only want the 2 bodies done, and the better of the 2 coated in a rust preventitive.

 

in nsw? prefferebly central west but i'll travel 2 sydney if the price is right

Edited July 26, 200917 yr by Fat Bastard Customs

Ok, i went thru all the spares today and i found some cool stuff and some let downs, firstly tho...

 

Kids, if u are taking the tailgate off a ute that has been obviously pulled apart at some point, make sure that you check that the hinges are connected :wink: my foot now hurts a fair bit

 

Now, the pros:

 

i have a decent set of tail lights

a heap of cool trim spares

a few pieces of chrome and stainless trim that i really needed

a decent rear view mirror

rego papers

an interior light that looks nearly brand new

2 good doors

a spare tailgate

a heap of spare vents and the like that i can use to fill all the blocked off holes

 

the cons

 

i have no decent front beaver

no headlights

no grill

no dash pad

 

Now coz I'm pretty much unemployed atm an have no money, I'm gonna start restoring all the little bits and pieces and putting them away for when i have the cash to properly start on this thing.

 

Hopefully i'll get a few pics of the rust and dents on the good ute in the next few days