charl

just the progress ive made today. started putting the outside back together again. I'm very happy with the way its turning out. its really got that "hand made" feel to it!! I love the mirrors ive put on it!! theyre heaps retro. the left headlight has a thicker ring around it so I'm looking for one the same for the other side because ive decided I'm not goin to put the square plastic chrome things on due to the updated front end. so if anyone knows where i can get one please let me know!

thats a nice example right there! love the red interior, looks awesome!! hopefully mine will end up at least half as good as that!

my point exactly!! oneday when i have the cash i can make it better. i spoke to my mate tonight and he told me he used to be a spraypainter so now i will have the paint done properly!! WOO HOO. thanks Smeetsy1, ill take it onboard. anyway, ive got some work to do...

and so this is where I'm up to as of right now! yeah i did paint it outside, and yeah i did use cans. but so what! i didnt intend for it to be perfect anymore anyway! besides the photos don't do the paint justice anyway. years of graphitti practice finally paid off!! anyway, now that the outside is nearly finished, i can start working on the interior which my partner is quite interested in helping me with. which is good cause i can't sew for shit! so whats next? funky interior... custom roof lining, retrim door trims, recover seats, and i might have a bit of a play around with the dash, I'm thinking something a little more custom... cheers charl

just some progress....

The day i got it...

The inspiration.....

hi all, ive been hunting parts for a while here on rollaclub and have had heaps of help from alot of you for which i am very greatfull, i thought it was about time i put a little bit about my project on here for you guys and girls to read about. it started off as me wanting to have a cool little granny spec rolla, nothing special, just really schmik! but finding one like that is hard nowadays as I'm sure you all know.... so i looked around and found myself a four hundred dollar "unfinished project". little did i know just how "unfinished" i was!! rust everywhere that i could not see when i looked at it initially, and plenty of little bits missing here and there. all the bits were in a box that came with the car, but i didnt know what i was looking for! anyway, i tried to do the body work myself and have had a fair bit of success using the only thing i know how to do, fibreglass... but to get that "schmikness" i was after would take either alot of time or money, time meant angry girlfriend because of the "heap of junk that doesnt even go anywhere" sitting in the yard for too long and lets face it, i don't have the money to pay someone to do the bodywork for me. then today it dawned on me... i love hotrods, most of all ratrods and dodgy looking matte rods and the like so.... now ive ammended my project to be a matte rod themed ke20 with uh.... interesting interior, whitewalls a must and definitely some hotrod styled pinstriping on the bonnet and boot!! so stay tuned as i will be updating this thread with pics and the like. and also a list of the people who helped me with parts etc!! I'm excited, :( i hope you are too! Charl ps. if you think the body is rough, or the paint looks crap or anything like that ill just tell you its meant to be that way, hence "ratrod inspired"!!