FJ HOLDEN

dv8v8 that's one great FJ u built mine is built if I still own one and what I would have do to it.

I do still own mine!  

Purchased new in '1955, I was driven to my first day of school in it, learned to drive in it, used it as a paddock bomb and later put it back on the road as my daily driver. If it could talk, the stories it would tell.

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When I eventually get 'round to building the model, it'll be a serious kustom. That way I might be able to live with it without doing a bunch of work to fix the annoying wheelarches. Considering how good the rest is, I could never understand how they got that part so wrong.

WOW carp's great to see u still got your FJ,it looks great sitting next to the 34 ford.Went looking for my old FJ found it in half's and it been run over and flaten that was back in '82 engine,gearbox,diff, were all gone.still have not talked to the uncle since.

Awesome pics Carps - if only to see you as a young hot rod hooligan! Were you born with a beard? LOL

Got any more old car pics? I sure would love to see them.

Are you gonna bring that cool FJ down to the island in January?

Yes,

Yes,

and Yes.

Allan the Ford is a 1933 model, much better looking than a '34.

carps it had to be one or the other,most the I have seen built up are 34's,don't see many 33,s built up.

the colour had been bugen me evey time I looked at it found a colour that says OLD FJ HOLDEN got to get some more to finish it,

have chanced my mind on colour of FJ repainted it black then clear coated it the same colour as the 57 chevy,here she is.

Hey allan, the J is looking nice, will be keeping an eye on this one, I am about to get a HK ute resin body from andy as well, so keen to see how you go, I also like the old skool wheels, maybe white walls would suit?

Thanks knackers,will be putting on moon cap wheels,with the HK ute that u are getting these a lot of work with them good luck with it,thinking of getting the 57 mainline ute.

Looking great Allan nice paint.
Adam

Thanks Adam,I am happy with the out come on it,have put a clear coat on it waiting for paint to harden.

thats a gret colour allan, looks perfect!

wow and i thought i changed my mind on colours mate but with all due respect i think that final colour is magic mate and will look awsome but may i sugest a slightly dished rear rim for that original tuff look otherwise love it and cant wait to see her finshed

I'm likin' the new colour much better.

Here's my take on wheels and tyres.

thanks slowlylearing and boothy,happy with the out come of the colour this time around, Ya boothy have changed my mind on a lot of colours on builds with wheels there is not a lot of room to put wide wheels under it as it has a large flat floor pan. the FJ is a curbside.

craps would like a set of them for my FJ like your FJ too are they caddy caps.

carps just found that I can get a set of them caps from The Parts Box,they have plain resin ones.

Hey Allan,gotta love those ol'e humpy's.a mate of mine had one painted in vn hsv racing met green very simular to the one your building.i like the way yours is looking so far,i will be watching this one. Geoff

Thank's Geoff, yesturday seen a FJ ute with almost the same green,

Ya beat me to it Allan.

The Parts Box caps are a neat fit inside AMT steelies, which take a few different tyres, but maybe The Partsbox can supply as wheels, caps, tyres all ready to slide under.

The caps were originally found on mid fifties Dodge Lancer and Royal Lancer models, hence they are known by 1/1 enthusiasts simply as 'Lancers'.  

Mine are aftermarket repros as the originals are 15" and my humpy has 14s

carps,thought they were caddy spinners.that will look cool on her

the paint work on this cracked the same as the 57 chevy nomad but not as bad ,was able to sand the cracks out of it,repainted it gloss black,but to my shock me did not clean the airbrush very well some flat aluminum paint was still in the nozzle ended up with a metalic black colour so after it dried I looked at it and said Oh well good stuff up so put some clear red on top of it,got the best metalic red paint that I have ever seen here is photo in sunlight.not bad

Gees Al, you musta done something to piss off the paint gods!! looks kool now though

well for a stuff up looks great funny how that happens some times