1997 Ford Falcon station wagon

I forgot to add that all of the exterior stickers and bagdes are gone except for the ford badge on the grill

 

Yep, details tell the tale. Your project is interesting because of your ingenuity. Keep it up.

 

Well another distraction has hampered progress on the EL. Before I get to that, a quick update on the EL. The mirrors and LED indicators have been wired in and work great as does the aftermarket central locking that is now in and working. While the interior was out 4 LED strips were installed under the dash and under the front seats and come one when the doors are opened. The interior is now being put but together but focus has now turned to the distraction.
The distraction comes in the form of a 1995 EF gli white 4.0L auto wagon which my partners brother just picked up with rego until late December for a grand. My job is to tidy it up so it can be used as a work vehicle. The car has just over 250,000kms on it but runs awesome and the gearbox is freakishly smooth. Only the tailpipe and drivers side tail light needed replacing and the drivers side rear wheel arch needed some attention but he has splashed out on a few things like seat covers and my old engine bay plastics.
Here are a few pictures of both wagons. Note the EF was just washed prior to the pictures and the wheel arch is still in the paint process





Here is a picture to give an idea of how the rear quaters look on the EL compared to stock
Stock

EL

Also the EF will be getting the mags from the EL and will be getting a nudge or bull bar and some big spot lights on the front

 

Nice distraction. Good work too.

 

Its kinda nice to see my wagon next to a stock wagon even if it isnt the same model. In reality there isnt allot of differences between the 2 models with most of it being the different headlights and grill area. The EF wagon has for the time being left my possenion but I know that it will be back in the near future for a new exhaust to be fitted.

 

Well finally there has been some good news and progress of sorts on the wagon. I now have all the stuff to respray the entire car which will remain white. My partners father has been given a quick sketch of a small picture that I want dont on the C-pillar trim. The BBS 3 piece alloy wheels similar to those pictured recently in this thread have been purchased and could be in my hands as early as the end of next week. I have also recieved 2 large oval style tips for the car along with enough 2.5 inch pipe to fabricate the passengers side tail pipe.
Also I have been working on tiding the engine bay but not hiding the wires as such. I have also painted the shaker setup and installed a pair of red LEDS under is which when turned on light up the entire engine bay including the repainted tappet cover. So hopefully this weekend will be the beinging of the end of the project until after the birth of my 3rd child.
Pictures


Not picture in the above picture are the BBS rims and a new overflow bottle

 

A 3rd child. Well dad's baby buggy will be rarin' to tear.

 

I keep telling my partner that she shouldnt worry about not getting to the hospital on time if the wagon is finished. hopefully it souldnt be long now although the painting process will take 6-8 weeks total from the time the filler/ primer is sprayed on to the time its given its final buff

 

Mobile delivery room?

 

Atleast with the vinyl/ leather seats and floor it wouldnt be hard to clean up any mess

 

You could see if the Truck body suppliers carry the vinyl flooring that can be molded/shaped with a heat gun. The stuff's around, the question is who sells it.

 

just a quick update. Spent some time on the wagon yesterday and fitted the new over flow bottle as well as sorting out mot pieces for the exhaust and trying the do something different on the front end after removing the grille

 

That's a mean looking shark mouth on your wagon.

 

The thing taped to the front bar is a metal ford logo which will be moulded in and once the car is painted will just have the raised logo remain but entirely in white. I have also been working on the ideas again for some air brushing which I am thinking of putting on the C-pillar trims. I have done a drawing on the car and made it a little cartoonish but I think it looks rather good.



Using the above sketch my idea is to have a mean or crazy (eg: Mad Hatter or The Joker looking) person either leaning againt the car or interactiong with the car in some way. Unfortunately with my limited drawing skills all I have come up with is this

 

If I don't use a ruler, I'm screwed. Heck sometimes I can't even read my own signature. Couldn't draw my way into or out of a paper bag. Those are just fine, heck even darn good.