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by EK283
Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Project 2.
Replies: 1438
Views: 54309

Re: Project 2.

Tailshafts can cause a lot of damage when they break, have a look at this clip about 7:40 in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAZDU7oibCk Im not surprised Hardy Spicer have put rev limitations on their shafts, because when they fail it does a serious amount of damage. My race car tailshaft is rated ...
by EK283
Sun Feb 18, 2024 9:02 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Neil's FB Station Wagon
Replies: 244
Views: 14626

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Not a very productive day today, tried to get the hub off of the drivers side to change the studs, apparently the hub is tensioned onto the spline to 180Nm, made a puller but it won’t budge got some CRC into it but might have to use some heat :lol: :lol: :lol: left a fair bit of tension on it to se...
by EK283
Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Red Rattler Revamp
Replies: 777
Views: 38153

Re: Red Rattler Revamp

Cudos for the recycling of the disco fabric.

Good for acoustic suppression as well.

Greg
by EK283
Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Project 2.
Replies: 1438
Views: 54309

Re: Project 2.

Good work Brett,

It will be interesting to see how this ends up.

Keep the posts coming.

Greg
by EK283
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: woops he did it again
Replies: 16
Views: 1008

Re: woops he did it again

just call me Dora the restora, nearly $900 in stock brakes (that will most likely end up getting turfed because they're useless) and for the first time ever i pulled a stock diff housing out and i'm going to put it back in after i clean and paint it, still not silly enough to put a grey in it thoug...
by EK283
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:14 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: The loooonnng term EK 2 door project
Replies: 79
Views: 6177

Re: The loooonnng term EK 2 door project

No mate, Rome was not built in a day !

I bet you've had the thought of selling it a few times in the storage period.

Lucky for you its still yours.

Greg
by EK283
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: harvs ek 327 wagon
Replies: 629
Views: 45155

Re: harvs ek 327 wagon

Thats interesting Harv,

That old carby probably will run fine now the blockage has been removed.

You've had some curve balls thrown at you with this thing thats for sure.

Regards Greg
by EK283
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Replies: 4353
Views: 189315

Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

Good one Clay,

The head looks the goods, why are we never finished with these things ?

Hope the bearing has survived the stress if any, and sorry for being so pessimistic, its just something i have been through before.

Regards Greg
by EK283
Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Replies: 4353
Views: 189315

Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

Clay if you have noise then it's rooted.
Pilot error big time, you know what they say, measure twice cut once !
Oh well at least you know what it is.
Greg
by EK283
Sat Jan 27, 2024 7:47 am
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Ammo's Ute
Replies: 524
Views: 31318

Re: Ammo's Ute

Wiring is fun if you understand it.

My only suggestion is to keep your fuel pump and ignition wires as seperate looms, it makes it easier if you ever decide to upgrade those items.

Greg
by EK283
Tue Jan 23, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Replies: 4353
Views: 189315

Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

Clay whats with the no empty Jerry cans on the return trip ?

Greg
by EK283
Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Replies: 4353
Views: 189315

Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

Harv wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:34 am Strewth.... 40L of fuel, and 20L of oil. Might be time for new rings or fixing the oil leaks :lol:

Cheers,
Harv
Ha Ha, thats why your petrol engine is failing Clay, you cant use diesel oil in the red !!

Greg
by EK283
Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Ammo's Ute
Replies: 524
Views: 31318

Re: Ammo's Ute

gledge wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 2:40 pm Good luck with that Dizzy mate DSM Chinese take of ………..MSD [emoji1696]

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Yeah, and i have good advice that MSD is now chinese made so you cant win really !!

Greg
by EK283
Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: All Holden Day
Topic: SA All Holden Day 2024
Replies: 16
Views: 1759

Re: SA All Holden Day 2024

Great looking turnout.

Seems to be the trend with people these days, i supervise a team of 50 and have heard it all !

The funniest was i needed to go home because my car battery was flat, How did you start it at the carpark to get home ? Deer in the headlights !!

Good work Roger.
by EK283
Mon Jan 15, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Body, Paint and Panel
Topic: Bonnet bird measurements
Replies: 18
Views: 1594

Re: Bonnet bird measurements

Its really easy,

If you can use the computer then you can look up the conversion on Google.

I grew up mid flight with these measurements at school, one day imperial next day metric, and yes it can make your head hurt !!

Heres my bird !
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Greg