Thread: Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics II.

Not XE mirrors so XF

Originally Posted by 4bee

Is it made of Butter?

The spreadable kind.

XE or F definitely, S Packs had a badge on the guard just in front of the door.

Originally Posted by pop058

Not XE mirrors so XF

Resurecting my memory.

Correct,XE were similar to XD.

Early XF,or later unleaded model?

Originally Posted by scarry

No alloy head badge?I thought all XE had them,and maybe early XF, not the update unleaded model?

S pack ran slotted steel wheels,some models, chrome wheel trims, both XE and F.

A view of the front bumper would give it all away.

I know XFs had alloy heads that were prone to corrosion. Ex wifey had a wagon to cart large paintings around in............ wouldn't fit in any other wagon.

Full reco head (welded, new valves, etc) was 180 wholesale. Must have been a production line somewhere doing the work.

Got sold for a slab.

DL

Originally Posted by scarry

Reminds me of the last apprentice we had, always tried to look like he was doing something, but did F all...

And spent half his time trying to work out the easiest and laziest way to do things.

Apprentices with time on their hands are a total waste of Employers time & money. In my day, as soon as I got into the workshop at 0800hrs & had hung up my cycle clips I had a 60cm yard Broom shoved into my hands. It was on an old bituminous Floor where saw dust had been spread to soak up yesterday's oil patches & by 'eck it did take some sweeping. Then it was time for the Dunny clean.
The above was not all sweeping but picking up waste off cuts under the Guillotine & crap under the two Lathes & Shaper. Every other day the external Paint shop had to be cleaned & hosed down.

Oh yeah, before the floor near the Benches was swept, any crap from the day before had to be binned, Rags, old bits of gasket Material, Oil & misc crap also including the Solvent parts wash down bench of crap.


Then it was brew time, thank Christ.



Oh yes I have done the hard yards make no mistake.


Ah Happy Days.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Apprentices with time on their hands are a total waste of Employers time & money as you know. In my day, as soon as I got into the workshop at 0800hrs & had hung up my cycle clips I had a 60cm yard Broom shoved into my hands. It was on an old bituminous Floor where saw dust had been spread at close of work the day before, to soak up yesterday's oil patches & by 'eck it did take some sweeping. Then it was time for the Dunny clean.
The above was not all sweeping but picking up waste off cuts under the Guillotine & crap under the two Lathes & Shaper. Every other day the external Paint shop had to be cleaned & hosed down.

Oh yeah, before the floor near the Benches was swept, any crap from the day before had to be binned, Rags, old bits of gasket Material, Oil & misc crap also including the Solvent Parts Wash down bench of crap.

Somewhere I found time to oil all the machines or ensure the Lubricators were filled.


Then it was brew time, thank Christ.



Oh yes I have done the hard yards make no mistake.


Ah Happy Days.

If they did that to apprentices these days, they would only last a week, at the most.

The reason I mentioned A pillar rust is because the panels and more for XDs were stamped in Ford's plant in NW Melby and transported down the Geelong Rd for assembly on open B triples............ the first anyone had seen.

Apparently the lack of (any?) metal treatment and the open journey led to a few issues later on.

I had an XD with a few mods done by the PO who was a motor mech and it was a great car, till it really started to oxidise.
DL