Red Rattler Revamp

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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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Whatever they sell at Veales
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Blacky wrote: Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:53 am
Mick wrote:
Blacky wrote: Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:43 am Did a bit on the rattler and the VS as well , the drop spindles I have had for years are finally making their way onto a car, but of course they don’t fit ImageImage
I shouldn’t be surprised I guess …. What kind of a moron designs a spindle with 2 mounting positions but only one of them can be used ???? ImageImageImageImageImage



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i've fitted probably a dozen sets of dropped stubs never had an issue
You must have had the steering arms on the bottom hole every time, or HQ short arms are a different shape to all the other ones…


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not sure, i do know that they are a bigger drop than 2" when used on a car that should be 13" wheels, i asked Rod about it once he didn't know there was a height difference between 13" and 14" stubs and said the 2" drop is based off a 14" stub so when replacing a 13" stub it's nearly a 3" drop
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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Got the ball joints in yesterday, finished off the sway bar links , refitted all the front end stuff apart from shocks because I don’t have any
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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After al this time I finally got the front end together and out of the 17495 wheels I have in the shed not one of the bastards fit ImageImageImage so I did my narna and pulled the drop spindle out and they STILL don’t fit ImageImage must be the offset of the P76 rotors , the caliper hits the inside of the rim, the only thing that clears the caliper is a commodore rim but it hits the top wishbone ….. FML
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Handbrake cable rocked up today , and of course it didn’t fit either Image
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The ends wouldn’t fit through the tubes into the rear drums , had to linish them up until they did , hopefully they don’t break….

Underneath is getting pretty close , brake hoses , clutch and fuel line and that ought to be about it

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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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Hey mate there's a wheel missing !!!

Floor pan looks good and original ?

Chugging away, good stuff.

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What did you order blacky? Less backspace no doubt. The P76 hubs decrease track don’t they?


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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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Errol62 wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:04 am What did you order blacky? Less backspace no doubt. The P76 hubs decrease track don’t they?
Yeah , 15 x 6 with a 31/2"backspace. The P76 rotors do decrease track width , they also move the rim closer to the caliper so now a standard HQ rim doesnt fit , I also have a 15"standard Chev rim , that doesnt fit either , needs to have a proper 15"rim centre not a stepped rim.
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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EK283 wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:32 am Hey mate there's a wheel missing !!!

Floor pan looks good and original ?

Chugging away, good stuff.

Greg
Yeah , this car is super solid , surprising when you see the outside of it :ebiggrin:
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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Looking good. As others have said looks very tidy underneath. Very cool freshen up


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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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Got sidetracked in the shed today , picked up a motor, gearbox and a Wade supercharger for Craig Allardyce a month or 2 ago , sent him the blower and associated bits , which left a motor and gearbox lying around getting in the way. Was going to whizz the head off and if it was +.060” it was going in the scrap bin as I had no luck selling it or giving it away.
I pulled the rocker cover off and it was as clean as a whistle in there so I yanked the side covers off and it was the same in there so we bolted a starter motor onto it and gave it a compression test which was 110-130 with #4 at 150 so I found a set of manifolds , a carby and a dizzy and we kicked her in the guts Image
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Then did a bit on the rattler, got into knocking up a throttle bracket ….. did a bit of CAD work then transferred to some patio tube
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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Chopped and bent , drilled and Linished until I had this ….
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Then the boss enticed me inside with steak , veggies and Gentleman Jacks Image , will finish it later Image


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Wicked efforts!
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp

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Am enjoying following this thread, thanks Blacky.

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