Re: Now for something completely different. Mark's "Hulk"

Post by **ozbilt** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 6:04 pm

hybrid wrote:
ozbilt wrote:
Ausjacko wrote:After the Holdon I thought an E car was the natural regression
3 Holdon's HK, HT (yours), HG & a HX in the past couple of years
And some minor work on a HQ.

Oh yes, forgot about that one, Pontiac powered too was it not?

I also forgot the EJ front end I did a while back.

Ausjacko · Post by **Ausjacko** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:26 pm

Right, now I get what is going on here. You are actually filming an episode of 'Graveyard Carz, featuring a guest appearance of Big Mc, the Metal Master.

This realisation came to me while watching my first episode of 'Graveyard Carz' when the 'owner' mentioned something about taking cars left in the bottom of swamps, junk heaps and ravines (I think he means a gully) and bringing them back to new. When does this double episode air?

BTW, 'Chrysler on Murray' this weekend.

Nuts · Post by **Nuts** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:44 pm

I think we've been watching an episode of Chrysler in the Pacific!

MustangMedic · Post by **MustangMedic** » Sat Jun 30, 2018 5:04 pm

So fellas, any progress on Marks beast?

Post by **ozbilt** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 9:34 am

MustangMedic wrote:So fellas, any progress on Marks beast?

If I can get my act together, there will be an update in the next week or so. Call this a "teaser" if you like.

There has been progress on the car, but a lot of hand forming of sections that are not available (or not here anyway).

Maybe that will also see me update a couple of other threads that I have neglected.

Been a tough year.

Nuts · Post by **Nuts** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:04 pm

Can't wait. Be good to see it with the barnacles off it!

C5ZZHIPO · Post by **C5ZZHIPO** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 7:53 pm

Nuts, next time I see you I'm going to hit you so hard, your DNA will be rearranged.

So there !

Nuts · Post by **Nuts** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 7:56 pm

Mark it wasn't me that dragged this poor car out of the Pacific..?

nassi · Post by **nassi** » Thu Nov 22, 2018 7:45 am

C5ZZHIPO wrote:Nuts, next time I see you I'm going to hit you so hard, your DNA will be rearranged.

So there !

Will that make him Dough Nuts, Ay.

Post by **hybrid** » Thu Nov 22, 2018 11:32 am

nassi wrote:
C5ZZHIPO wrote:Nuts, next time I see you I'm going to hit you so hard, your DNA will be rearranged.

So there !
Will that make him Dough Nuts, Ay.

Post by **ozbilt** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:33 am

It looks like the metal work will be finished in the next two weeks. Hopefully I can get some pictures up.

Then it can go away and have the bondo work done and it will need a lot as the "replacement panels" were terrible. They will go down as the worst I have ever had to deal with.

It is quite disheartening to think that I can have over 50 years in a trade I love and finish with a disaster. It is the only way I can describe it. Every panel had to be cut and changed to get it to fit. Major changes where stuff was anything from 10mm to 25mm out of spec.

Car will look decent, but still a long way to go before paint gets applied. Anyway, no one will be happier to see it go than me.

Next update and pictures when it is done.

Dwayne · Post by **Dwayne** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:48 am

Are there limited suppliers of replacement sheetmetal?

We're pretty spoilt for choice with mustangs.

Nuts · Post by **Nuts** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:59 am

Oz probably made the structure Too straight so the poorly made repo's haven't a chance.

Post by **ozbilt** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 10:04 pm

The panels are what repo Mustang panels were 30 years ago before they got access to original dies. These outer panels are really poor in fit and finish.

You can see the pie cut I made in the roof skin to make it fit .....

Post by **ozbilt** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 10:08 pm

Everything you see surrounding the back "skin" has been hand formed including parts of the quarter panel top section.

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