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Jens "8th Year" Silver Supporting Member Posts 5951 
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02-26-12 07:24 AM - Post#2195352
Hey guys... This must be the year for getting 59 SDLs done. Jim Vanarey asked me to share a few pics of his newly finished RHD with you guys. Nice to see the guys -down under- doing such fine craftsmanship. Keep up the good work Jim. She's looking great!      
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Hobart "5th Year" Silver Supporting Member Posts 1502 
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02-26-12 07:59 AM - Post#2195377
Nice!
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cool59belair Very Senior Member Posts 2452 |
02-26-12 08:39 AM - Post#2195387
FANTASTIC JOB !!!!
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Jerry Acheson "10th Year" Platinum Supporting Member Posts 4933 
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02-26-12 10:03 AM - Post#2195420
Wow! That's beautiful.
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Blue Bomber Contributor Posts 398 
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02-26-12 01:02 PM - Post#2195479
Beee-you-ti-ful! I usually don't care for painted bumpers, but I really like the way these turned out. I think it's the use of chrome accents and trim elsewhere. Very nice.
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
02-26-12 02:11 PM - Post#2195506
Thanks for posting the pics Jens, it has been a long time coming but i,m happy with the out come. |
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Bruces 57 Frequent Contributor Posts 1663 |
02-26-12 03:10 PM - Post#2195524
Hello; Looks SUPER! Somehow, I'm just not comfortable with the steering wheel placement. Bruce |
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Jens "8th Year" Silver Supporting Member Posts 5951
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02-26-12 04:28 PM - Post#2195569
You're welcome Jim. Totally amazing transformation. Doesn't even look like the same car anymore. Btw... tell us what happened to the old girl again, for the benefit of the new guys here. 
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Black SD "9th Year" Silver Supporting Member Posts 892 |
02-26-12 06:12 PM - Post#2195609
Hey jens what kind of wheels are one the grey and black one? |
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
02-26-12 06:42 PM - Post#2195624
Bruce here in Australia we drive on the right side so i had to convert it to right hand drive. |
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
02-26-12 06:44 PM - Post#2195626
The wheels on the black and silver one which by the way is the same car as the gold one where Show wheels which i hated. |
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
02-26-12 06:50 PM - Post#2195630
Well i had the sdl nearly complete and decided to take it for a drive, whilst out driving i was t boned by a learner driver which necesitated a rebuild and what i have finished up with i,m glad it happened, i had to replace the left hand quarter panel plus quite a bit of other work also and i think you will agree with me that it does look a lot better now. |
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Gav73 Forum Newbie Posts 35 |
02-26-12 11:43 PM - Post#2195731
Great work Jim, so where's the unveil, Munchies on Friday??
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
02-27-12 01:38 AM - Post#2195743
No i wont take it there Gav, but maybe Harrys old school night. |
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crownsapphire59 Contributor Posts 106 
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02-27-12 02:12 AM - Post#2195746
 Oz59 great job youve done there my Aussie buddy good to see another 59 in the country job well done.
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
02-27-12 02:42 AM - Post#2195748
I have owned it for over 16 years, and built it twice, this is it now no more as i,m retired from doing body and paint work. |
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
03-02-12 02:26 PM - Post#2197594
30 miles and already have to pull gear box, no top gear, dam cars. |
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VintageCarryall Member Posts 1565 |
03-12-12 07:49 PM - Post#2201777
Factory right hooker or a conversion?
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
03-15-12 04:01 AM - Post#2202821
I converted it to right hand drive. |
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alexm900 "2nd Year" Silver Supporting Member Posts 51 
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03-15-12 07:15 AM - Post#2202876
wow, I am nearly speechless, what a beautiful and tasteful restoration, hat's off oz59. when you have a minute or more I would really appreciate if you could share some tips about the RHD conversion, in particular the dash (a modification I am considering for a 59 Elky). cheers. |
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Tony Founder & Grand PoohBah Posts 15436 
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03-15-12 08:09 AM - Post#2202917
Shared on CT facebook page.
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1960_Guy "2nd Year" Gold Supporting Member Posts 66 
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03-15-12 08:23 AM - Post#2202923
This gets a double WOW. Nice job. |
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
03-15-12 01:29 PM - Post#2203029
Alex, the conversion was quite simple, i used an Australian delivered 59 steering box and all the components from a doner car and also used the right hand drive dash from the same car, I believe that back in the day Canadian cars were also right hand drive so you might be able to find one of them as a doner, by the way thank you for your kind words about my SDL, cheers Jim. |
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
03-15-12 02:56 PM - Post#2203077
What is CT face book page? and how do i get to it. |
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
03-15-12 03:04 PM - Post#2203080
A little trick guys, I was never happy with the way the rear wheels tucked in behind the front of the wheel arch, so when making the brackets for the 9 inch diff i made the brackets 50 mm longer so it now centralised the wheel in the centre of the wheel arch and i think it looks much better. |
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alexm900 "2nd Year" Silver Supporting Member Posts 51
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03-17-12 05:49 AM - Post#2203694
Alex, the conversion was quite simple, i used an Australian delivered 59 steering box and all the components from a doner car and also used the right hand drive dash from the same car, I believe that back in the day Canadian cars were also right hand drive so you might be able to find one of them as a doner, by the way thank you for your kind words about my SDL, cheers Jim. Jim, thank you for the explanation. Indeed a small number of Oshawa cars CKD RHD, mostly or only sedans, were exported to Australia. I have owned such CKD RHD cars over the years, in particular a 1958 Biscayne. Was your donor car a sedan? I have also owned later years CKD RHD cars (65 Impala sedan and 65 Pontiac sedan) but those had a fiberglass dash. Do you or anyone knows on this subject if the LHD ones (65, 66) had a fiberglass or stamped steel dash? Over the years I have seen a few RHD 59/60 coupes, deliveries, wagons and utes but I was unable to assess if they were genuine RHD DOM imports (and there would be so few of them) or indeed converted like you have done with yours. cheers. |
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DonSSDD Silver Supporting Member Posts 4662 
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03-17-12 08:19 AM - Post#2203735
The 58 to 60's were easily convertible to RHD by GM, 61 and up RHD from Canada had a 61 Pontiac metal dash instead of the Chev dash, up to 63 or 64. After that, were they built in Aus by Holden? Seems to me a fiberglass dash would have been aftermarket, not factory? Don
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
03-17-12 03:19 PM - Post#2203855
Alex, the doner car was a sedan which had all the gear i needed for the conversion, a few years ago i also had a Canadian 61 4 door impala pillarless which as Don said had a Pontiac dash, the later model chevs that i have seen here all had Pontiac dashes which i think were quite plain compared to the American Chevys. |
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alexm900 "2nd Year" Silver Supporting Member Posts 51
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03-17-12 05:28 PM - Post#2203900
hey Jim, thanks for that, and sorry to bug you again. I have a couple more questions: I gather you had to modify (cut out) the firewall for the steering column? how did you mount the steering box on the other side of the frame (on other years i have heard instances of cracked chassis rail near the steering box for lack of bosses)? cheers. alex. |
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oz59 Contributor Posts 138 |
03-17-12 05:54 PM - Post#2203915
Alex i actually used the front part of the doner chassis rail, i pie cut the rail and welded it onto the existing rail and it looks like it was factory, as for the fire wall i cut the whole thing out and folded up a new one and welded it in, and dont worry about bugging me i,m pleased to help in any way that i can. |
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