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Slapped the wheels on today to check ride height and I think I will leave at this. Still to load in the fuel tank, tail gate and hard cover so may go a little lower. The flex brake line off of the calipers, is close the the chassis so may need to move the brake lines inbound. Final ride height.JPG C...

There was around 120 people on site on Saturday and maybe 40 to 50 on Sunday. A hand full of people were bidding on most lots and when home with trailers loaded. I bid on some EK tail lights but all 6 lots sold to the same bidder. Prices were $75 to $150 a pair. Blacky - I would have thought the sta...

I agree the " The sedan looks quite a bargain at that price " was a good buy as it was complete with all of the interior there. There were 2 utes with extensive rust on the back, well into the frame with little of the floors left. Any cheap guards were garden art, bend and rusted but they ...

I did the drive from Adelaide to Molong in NSW for the Burns & Co auction. 1,335 lots in total over the 2 days. 9 hours on Saturday to sell 850 lots. There was a FB ute on a rotisserie the sold for $6,000 which seemed reasonable but not front clip or bonnet but the rotisserie was worth around $1...

I mixed the paint colour from blue and silver enamel. I wanted a colour that will contrast with the body colour.
Need to paint the brake lines black and straighten them a little. Cheers,
Roger

Checked out Clays sway bar mount on his ute then made a set from 50 mm angle with a couple of gussets on the sides. sway mount 2.JPG Sway bar installed with brake lines. sawy bar.JPG I got a flex hose made at Power Brakes to connect the metric VN brake lines to the imperial EK lines. I was going to ...

Sedan springs still too high so I grabbed a set from Mike and had these re-set 65 mm lower. Now I need install, firstly without an lowering block and hopefully it will sit where I want it. I did get a quote from someone else here in Adelaide and they were more than double to price. If any one is int...

This is the mob at the start of the cruise. The batch of dirt at the end of the carpark will be our new club room the the Model T club and the council will be building shortly. start 3.JPG start 2.JPG Start 1.JPG Lunch for the hungary mob at the North Haven Surf life Saving club. Lunch 1.JPG Lunch 2...

I pinched the springs off of the sedan, in the hope it would be both a softer ride and a little lower.
Maybe a bag or 2 of cement in the back a a cheap lowering tool.
Cheers,
Roger

First up, I fail at aluminum welding so the grill slats on hold. :thumbsdown: But I finished the diff and with Mitch's help put in under the ute. I may need to move the flex brake bracket. Diff in.JPG The lowering block will be painted black after I sort out the ride height. Too high for me even wit...

We have our confirmation letter, thank to Greg.
Luck 13 for the Beale family
Cheers,
Roger

OMG, give me steel anyday. I have little luck using the filler wire as it either did not melt on the plate or it contaminated the electrode when I touched it. Good old U Tube, show the removal of any anodising or oxidising then clean with acetone. Did this and my fusion welds look good but still not...

Thanks guys for your comments on the shifter. I like the Lokar as it has a clean simple look. Picked up the top section from VH Commodore centre console today so will continue to nut it out. On the welding front, I have had some success with simple fusion weld but a fail when adding filler wire. :oo...

I have a Quck Silver in HJ ute, that Ammo did drive so she aware of how they work. As this is cruise car for her, we need only to select drive and go. On a new subject, I have the TIG welder up and running. Ran into Gary Q from Mildura at the All Holden Day and he was able to impart some of his alum...

Diff all welded, ground and painted. Waiting on one axle to be shorten by Rod Tech, hopefully by the end of next week. I purchased a B&M Quicksilver shifter way back but I'm sure if I will use it. Too big and ugly. BM shifter.JPG . I was keen of a Lokar shifter but at nearly a grand, too much co...