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by Blacky
Sun May 05, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Neil's FB Station Wagon
Replies: 296
Views: 17727

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Harv wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 1:31 pm 8) 8) It has happiness inside it

A bigger pulley would be bad feng shui.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :clap: :clap: He's right you know Neil :ebiggrin:
by Blacky
Sun May 05, 2024 10:17 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Ammo's Ute
Replies: 535
Views: 33672

Re: Ammo's Ute

Nice work mate :thumbsup:
by Blacky
Sun May 05, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: What's happening in W.A?
Topic: Spanner Day May 5
Replies: 6
Views: 264

Re: Spanner Day May 5

Spanner day has been postponed anyway Melly 😟
by Blacky
Sat May 04, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: 2024 afterparty is go !!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 595

Re: 2024 afterparty is go !!!!

briby wrote: Sat May 04, 2024 12:14 am Once again Blacky, good work, appreciated, Nice & cosy numbers, should be able to keep up with each other.
We also have from outside the forum -

Lindsay and Janessa

Drew and Sally - Monday and Tuesday only

Sam and Leonie

Joe and Irene and their son Riley

Geoff and Anne - Monday only
by Blacky
Sat May 04, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Neil's FB Station Wagon
Replies: 296
Views: 17727

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Yeah its a bit ridiculous - according to the Guvvimint you can't fit an LS because its 5665cc and the cutoff is as you say 5647...................... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
by Blacky
Sat May 04, 2024 9:49 am
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Chev EK
Replies: 1144
Views: 134918

Re: Chev EK

From memory you are using an LX front end ??? I have one here and was considering it for the 2 door. One of the guys over here has a Jag front in his car - I plan on going right over it at the nationals to see how much work is in that swap - he reckons it rides beautifully. I don't suppose they make...
by Blacky
Fri May 03, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Neil's FB Station Wagon
Replies: 296
Views: 17727

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Have you spoken to your engineer about an L67 conversion ? There was a bloke - BAT53 on the forum - who used to do heaps of them but then VSB14 put a stop to it ......
by Blacky
Fri May 03, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: What's happening in W.A?
Topic: Spanner Day May 5
Replies: 6
Views: 264

Re: Spanner Day May 5

PFFFTTT , is that even still a thing ?????
by Blacky
Fri May 03, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: 2024 afterparty is go !!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 595

Re: 2024 afterparty is go !!!!

OK kids, I am trying to firm up numbers for the afterparty tour, booking restaurants etc - please reply here if you are in - I can assume

Clay and Elle

Brian and Kerrie

Trev and Karen

Blacky and Shahni

Greg and Anne

anyone else from here ???
by Blacky
Thu May 02, 2024 5:31 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Replies: 4396
Views: 199214

Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

about the longest you would NEED to go between fuel stops is 250km so I think you might just scrape in ......
by Blacky
Thu May 02, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: What's happening in W.A?
Topic: Spanner Day May 5
Replies: 6
Views: 264

Spanner Day May 5

Reminder for both of you WA members that are on here - Spanner day THIS Sunday May 5 , plus we are making trophies for the nats so even if you don't have car stuff to do , come and try your hand at being a wood butcher .........
by Blacky
Wed May 01, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: 2024 33rd Annual FB/EK Nationals
Replies: 20
Views: 1314

Re: 2024 33rd Annual FB/EK Nationals

OK - entries closed last night , final numbers are -

63 entries
121 adults
3 kids - not including Clay and me :lol:
58 cars

QLD - 7
NSW - 5
VIC - 6
SA - 5
WA - 40
by Blacky
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: Angry grey
Replies: 9
Views: 216

Re: Angry grey

gledge wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:23 am Yeah drove it there took swags and was going to camp there but ended up coming home Saturday night


You should drive it to Bunbury in June then ........ :ewink: :ewink:
by Blacky
Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Red Rattler Revamp
Replies: 800
Views: 41075

Re: Red Rattler Revamp

Found the issue - top ball joints are binding on full droop, the LHS bump stop had collapsed - more Rare Spares Chinese shit - and the upper ball joints are running out of articulation. Cleaned up some Holden bump stops and they will be good for another 60 years - the Rares ones lasted 3 or 4 ..... ...
by Blacky
Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:53 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Red Rattler Revamp
Replies: 800
Views: 41075

Re: Red Rattler Revamp

What stubs do you have in that one ? CRS drop spindles - probably worth checking with a stock one tomorrow , with CRS's history of stuff that doesn't fit it could be well worth a look. Must be bending the top ball joint over to binding point or something… some of those ball joints are just shit.. n...