Small Block for EK Wagon

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Small Block for EK Wagon

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Hi All

Received approval for the small block & auto last week and have spoken a the local engineer.
Started stripping the wagon today, will take the whole thing back to bare metal, CRS front end & chassis kit should be here by the end of the week. I have a skyline diff and will run HQ studs.
I will upload some picks when my son gets home as he is more apt at this than me.

Went to the Perth Hot Rod show on Saturday had a good chat with Greg Wilton and she showed me over his super cool FB 2 door sedan. What a machine! And a nice bloke to boot. Apologies to the WA clan for not making the Sunday cruise. (I will do better next time)

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keep us posted
interested in the same thing one day...

do you know if wheel tubs are allowed...
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Vintageholden

Will post some pics today, I am not sure about tubs, wheel sizes are pretty hot they have to be within a certain size of the original diameter.
Have a look on the web links attached

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/ ... eb2006.pdf
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/ ... _ncop.aspx
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Some pics at the start of the deconstruct, good old oil leaks have kept this old girl with very minimal structural rust

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Pick up my diff this morning

Then its back to the shed

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Picked up the new diff its a Borg Warner from a Syline 3.89 ratio lot of grinding this arvo

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do you have to shorten it.....
what stud pattern..114.3??
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No need to shorten its roughly the same wheel track.
The Skyline is a 4 stud I will send to Final Drive to change the axle flange to give me a HQ stud pattern.
The Skyline disk breaks may stay at this stage, I am looking at adapting Holden rear disks, I have taken photos & measurements and will scour the wrecking yards to find a replacement.
I am told these are pretty strong diffs and are popular amongst the drag racers.
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i was told the volvo 240 are as good...
with disks and have lsd as well
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Not too difficult to make an LDS out of the Borg Warner
A lot of grinding to get all the Skyline brackets off.
I see ya in WA, more than welcome to come have a look once its in if ya like.
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i go to busselton a fair bit i,ll drop in one day..
thanks...
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Great Stuff Gazza 8)
It does look to be a good start for a project.
Good luck with it,
keep us posted :wink:

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Slow day today stripped 2 doors and removed some chrome & poped the windscreen.

Kids got me an engine crane for Fathers day so hope to get the motor out this week before I go back to work

Looks like the RH sill needs replacing, and a small section of the LH rear door

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Great work, keep the pictures coming :)
Craig wrote: Andrew you have a red so I wouldn't race it :wink:

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Been at work for a week, one to go, looking forward to getting stuck into it this break.

CRS front end & chassis kit arrives on Friday so it should be all there when I get home.

Been told I need a Torana or HQ small block sump to clear the x member, can anyone advise?

Have decided on Twilight Turquoise and Grecian White roof.

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Guessing the front end kit is the CRS (Hadfield) modified HR cross member? If so, normal SBC pressed-tin sump fits (at least my 1960 327 one did). Heaps of room around sump, but need to modify the drivers side firewall so that the cylinder head fits (make a 15mm indent with a BFH :D ).
327 Chev EK wagon, original EK ute for Number 1 Daughter, an FB sedan meth monster project and a BB/MD grey motored FED.
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