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Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 23
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Hi All,
Well this has been a (very) long time in the making. My XB that I bought as a 2nd year apprentice mechanic, drove as a daily driver for 2 years and then put in dry storage for the last 15 years has finally made it's way back into my garage and it's now time to embark on a restoration to get it back on the road. image.jpg For those that are interested I got a little excited a week ago and contacted Ford to find out about the car: SIDO 359983 Model Code 18313 - Falcon 500 2 door hardtop Engine Code Y - 302 CID V8 2V Transmission Code B - Auto Cruisomatic T-bar floor Paint H - Tropic Gold Trim B2 - Black cloth trim Options 03 - Seat belts, mandatory 06 - Power steering 16 - Black vinyl roof 32 - Sports console 39 - Carpets 48 - Rallye Pack 56 - Driving lights 71 - 11 Transistor pb radio Date of Manufacture April 1975 Selling Dealer: Cooper Ford I started collecting parts for this thing back in the late 90's early 00's and managed to hang on to it all that time including during a 12 month stint overseas where it and all the parts almost went to the tip. Work is pretty full on these days and severely limits my time to work on the car, so I have pretty much all but decided to outsource the body and paint. However reading through a few project threads off and on here for a while and seeing many people having dramas and spending vast amounts of money only to have to get it redone, doesn't fill me with a lot of confidence. If any of you who have been down the panel and paint road are able to give me some advice on a good panel beater / painter and any pitfalls in getting this type of work done I would greatly appreciate it. Im in Melbourne but will trailer the car anywhere to get it done right. I'll post some more pics of it shortly. Cheers, Mark P.s how do I resize images? |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 10,838
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Welcome to AFF
I am using Preston Panels this time around for my other coupe Their work speaks for itself https://www.facebook.com/PrestonPanels Cheers George |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: NQ
Posts: 1,781
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Great to see you hung on to it for so long, you won't regret it! Looking forward to seeing your car restored.
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Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 124
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I was once told "If you have a budget, double it. If you have a time frame, triple it" But at the end of the day, Don't compromise on what you want and you will be happy.
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Regular Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Perth
Posts: 114
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Good to see you have dragged the old girl out of storage and making a start.
An old Frankston car, check the boot for guns & drugs!! Good luck with the build and post more pics. Cheers Tony |
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FPV Shockwave
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 139
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Best of luck with your resto. I bought a John Goss XB from Clancy Motors Bathurst brand new. The one that got away!
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 23
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Thanks George, I'll chat to them next week now that the gt nationals are done.
Sorry Tony those Frankston spec dealer options were unsurprisingly missing when I got it. Not much has happened this weekend as I was busy over the Easter period, but I unpacked all the collection of bits and cleaned up the shed, needs another day or 2 to finish it off next weekend as I've got a few local panel beaters kind enough to come over the week after next to give a rough estimate on the body and paint. Here's a couple of pics: ![]() Shed half cleaned up What I already knew. Oh dear... [IMG] ![]() [IMG] ![]() [IMG] ![]() Probably gonna need this to fix that poor 70's style repair... [IMG] ![]() Back in the day I thought these were all the rage in a hardtop, but now I am going to go with the original trim [IMG] ![]() These are now for sale if anyone wants them including the passengers seat. Also got the drivers seat and console that's in need of a retrim as they r in average nick. Forgot I had these... [IMG] ![]() NOS units oh yeah 👍 And all the stainless trim was all there still 😎. Post more when I come back from my Brisbane hop next week. Cheers, Mark |
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Za Dom spremni
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 1,759
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wow those NOS scoops would be worth a fortune..nice
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Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
Posts: 15,633
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Nice collection there and coupe, welcome aboard, it’s a good starting point that you have a complete car to begin with.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 10,838
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Complete Landau rear interior would pull around $600-$1000 when resold.
Will cover the cost of sourcing correct rear seats at least. |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 23
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Thanks George, I haven't got much of an idea of what these bits are worth now. They used to be worth nothing, then it went crazy and everything coupe or Landau related was worth a fortune, now it's settled back down a little.
Oh I forgot to ask, what coupe have you got now George? I read your build thread on your Landau and it looks awesome. Luckily I kept the original front and rear black cloth seats although they do need a retrim as they have a few rips. Cheers Mark. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 10,838
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Still have the Landau Mark.
My XA GT coupe is going in to Preston Panels within next month or so. |
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