FB ute
Re: FB ute
Picked the head up this arvo , so I cleaned up the deck of the block and scraped all the carbon off the tops of the pistons- found some marks that indicated this motor has eaten something at some point
Cylinders 3 and 4 - explains how the score mark in pot 4 came about…….
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Cylinders 3 and 4 - explains how the score mark in pot 4 came about…….
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When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Re: FB ute
Anyhoo, cleaned it all up , found some cracks in the block between head stud holes and water jackets
Cleaned out the head bolt holes and hoping for the best
Cleaned out the head bolt holes and hoping for the best
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Re: FB ute
Crossed fingers, and a dab of thread sealant.
Cheers,
Harv
Cheers,
Harv
327 Chev EK wagon, original EK ute for Number 1 Daughter, an FB sedan meth monster project and a BB/MD grey motored FED.
Re: FB ute
The question that is begging to be asked, tic, tic, tic……….
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie
Re: FB ute
I’m just wondering whether the ute is going east in June or rattler?
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie
Re: FB ute
Ute is coming east this year
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Re: FB ute
Had a go at it yesterday arvo, after cleaning up the block , running a tap through the head bolt holes and drilling holes for the improved cooling head gasket - thanks again Harv - I unwrapped the bottom of the head , gave it a squirt of Hylomar , along with the block and the head gasket , cleaned up the head bolts and threw the head on . When I unwrapped the rest of the head I realised the bloody thing was not painted , too late so on it went. I then spent the rest of the afternoon chasing around for a can of grey engine enamel
Ended up getting one mixed at my favourite paint shop so this arvo I masked it up and painted it. While I was doing that my mate Mick was cleaning up some of the crap on the carbies, they have been filthy for years - there’s a reason why you never see the bonnet open on my ute at shows
Anyway he cleaned them up nice so I went the extra mile with a mild case of CDO and masked them off and repainted the linkages and pulled all the screws out and painted them as well. Kept plugging away at it and now it’s all back together, just need some coolant in the morning and fire it up
Ended up getting one mixed at my favourite paint shop so this arvo I masked it up and painted it. While I was doing that my mate Mick was cleaning up some of the crap on the carbies, they have been filthy for years - there’s a reason why you never see the bonnet open on my ute at shows
Anyway he cleaned them up nice so I went the extra mile with a mild case of CDO and masked them off and repainted the linkages and pulled all the screws out and painted them as well. Kept plugging away at it and now it’s all back together, just need some coolant in the morning and fire it up
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Re: FB ute
Wrote the last post on explorer not Tapatalk so I couldn’t put pics on ….
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When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Re: FB ute
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie
Re: FB ute
Took her on a club run up to York today, ran like a top
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When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Re: FB ute
Good news
Cheers,
Harv
Cheers,
Harv
327 Chev EK wagon, original EK ute for Number 1 Daughter, an FB sedan meth monster project and a BB/MD grey motored FED.
Re: FB ute
Sweet.
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie
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Re: FB ute
Nice work Blacky, did it run a few degrees cooler with the different head gasket?
A day in the shed beats a day at work!
Re: FB ute
No not really, its also PISSING out oil , will have a look at it tomorrow , think its the sideplate.
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.