Allan Smith finishing off the carpets ,door trims for us after Nick fitted the hood lining He has done the seat. Can fit it tomorrow Hope this one will be home for Chrissie. Allan Smith helped us out with the trim Neat hey?
FJ floors fitted Front chrome back from platers and quarter vent windows going in
FJ Tray boards carefully clear coated by Nigel
FJ coming together. Waiting for some chrome and trim to complete the assembly
Fuel tank in. Rear axle in ,brake and fuel lines fitted , brakes bled , recond steering box fitted, recond gearchange mechanism in and working, front end and steering all hooked up , Team has really focused this week and made great progress.
FJ Engine snoozing in its proper place. New brake lines and fuel lines going in. Pedals are in the front end was fitted with the engine as a unit from underneath.
FJ Ute I all painted and going back together. The sound /heat mat in. Next loom and tail lamps. Electrical bits and tail lamps, rear springs in and won't be long the rest.
FJUTE Colour on the insides and firewall
Satin black on the Y Frames
FJ front suspension ready to fit. New bushes King pins inner and outer pivots bearings brakes mounting rubbers. Good as new And gear box ready to paint with much the same treatment
FJ Holden Shultz under in rubberized underbody sealerThen sealed with 2K satin finish black.
The FJ Ute body shell repaired extensive rust problems fixed with new panels much of which was made in house Including chassis rails and Exterior skins and the front of tray bulkhead
Jimmy and Marko have worked hard to bring it up to paint stage Like all great work when finished it looks like no work has been done. Or it's been done with little effort Very soon the great effort by all the staff will bear fruitFJ new door skin Nice gaps Nice rear quarter ?Nice seat belt mountings ?
FJ Holden Setting up for inertia reel seat belt fitting in the ute.
Some special design work and engineering involved to enable concealment of the units appropriately.