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Blacky
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July club run

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will be a spanner day at The Holden Hospital A.T.A. EKMart next Sunday July 30 from 9am onwards.
Club will supply lunch and cool drinks and we will have tea and coffee etc on hand as well.

We have a couple of jobs booked in already but theres still plenty of room/time for more 8)
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Re: July club run

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Had a reasonable turnout - including 4 potential new members Image

Got the handbrake sorted on John’s FB
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Had to go and jump start Drews EK van at the local Auto One - bloody EK’s ImageImageImageImageImageImage
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It had a leaky front seal on the timing cover so we sorted that out and gave the front springs a desperately needed haircut
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Changed out the distributor on Craigs EK to a HEI setup - the immobiliser was playing silly buggers and we had a couple of dramas getting it sorted
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Re: July club run

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Blacky wrote:Changed out the distributor on Craigs EK to a HEI setup - the immobiliser was playing silly buggers and we had a couple of dramas getting it sorted
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Had 3 new cars turn up , the 4th bloke is helping his 83 year old father rebuild the ute he bought in 1965 !!! The old boy has fitted a red motor , HR front end and is busy preparing it to paint - which he plans to do himself- hope I can still do that stuff if I get to that age !!!!

Ute has red motor auto air con power steering Rodtech front end and 9” diff
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Sedan has been in the family over 50 years now on its 3rd generation of custodian- has red motor 5 speed and Skyline diff
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Greg’s FB is a plum , daily driver car once again owned for years , he painted it in 1985 and still looks great , has red motor, auto , Torana diff and electric power steering
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Bloody EK oil dirtying up my floor ImageImageImageImage
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Some nice cars our there.

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getting my FB ute on the road
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Harv
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Blacky wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:49 pm Sedan has been in the family over 50 years now on its 3rd generation of custodian- has red motor 5 speed and Skyline diff
Borg Warner 75, similar to Conformadore but 2" narrower.

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Re: July club run

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Great to see more cars come out of the shed and participate. Good idea them spanners days too 👍

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Re: July club run

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Harv wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:02 am

Borg Warner 75, similar to Conformadore but 2" narrower.

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Harv
Yeah - if you are happy to run wheels like what are on that sedan you don't need to narrow them :thumbsup:
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