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Old girl alright !!

Just a couple of days work and you could have it looking like this.
Greg

Maybe your monocoque body is splitting in two !!!!!

Frustrating for sure Clay.

Greg

Process of elimination clay. The only other thing i can think of is the subframe to firewall moving as the square edge can sometimes rub. If you look into the engine bay where the sealer normally goes, the subframe may just touch on the edge and squeak. Other than the panels themselves you will need...

Thanks Brett, I have a measuring device like that and they are great. My issue was the preload on the master being a Fraud unit i got wrong. Majority of masters will have a circlip so you need to have some play between the pushrod and piston, 20 thou normally. Neil, Im going to guess it could be you...

So its diff time kiddies,

Around the nationals and the after party I clocked up approx 1500 kms mostly open road running. It was established pretty early that the gears in my diff were too tall, 2.75 ratio with 25.6inch old school (215x60x15) tyres new school.This combo with the turbo 700 and overdrive was bogging the motor down around 1800-1900 RPM at 100 km/h. Noemally these revs would be ideal but the cam i have wont sart working till just over 2000 rpm so I was getting a slugish and doughy feel to the engine if i accelerated, once past 2000rpm no issue. The decision was made to swap out the ratio for a bit better "get up and go".
Now you would think swapping a ratio would be an easy thing in a 9 inch but there is lots to think about. My intention was to run 3.5 around the hood and have a complete centre with 3.0 gears for the long trips if i so desired.
No issue i have another diff stashed so i will swap the ratio in that one and swap the centres out. No such luck im afraid !
My stashed diff is a LSD but it is a single ribbed centre and is 28 spline, so my 31 spline axles don't fit obviously.
I also have a N case (Nodular iron) 2 ribbed case, much stronger, that was in the car so out it come. I then decided a truetrac was the go as my LSD in the car was very tight and noisy around corners, so i bought an eaton 31 spline unit. Because its aftermarket the carrier bearings are larger than the original &*#@ ones, GRRRR. I hate destroying new parts so a new case is on order now to suit the larger carrier bearings. The other considerations are the yolk lengths and pinion supports, different types and lengths as well !!!
To avoid cutting my tailshaft down i have decided on using the original pinion support so i dont lose or gain any length on the yolk.
Updates as soon as my new bits come in, i will document the diff build and ad it here for reference should anyone be interested.

Greg

Hi Clay,

Your steel on steel HR control arm bushes got plenty of grease ? I had a squeak like that once then it mysteriously went away, and then i noticed the bush broken clean through. It had welded itself together.

Greg

At the end of the day it is still buyer beware ! As for Jude not knowing about any issues that is probably correct, I have spent years trying to educate my wife on what diffent sounds or feel mean, her answer is to turn up the radio !!!!! When i buy stuff i do the complete circle, should I ? Maybe I...

Yes looks busy for sure !
Just for a comparison this is my sons Alfa and what we had to do to change the timing belt and water pump !! The modern car, a nightmare !!!
Greg

Clayton,

Giants of Mandurah, not far from Falcon WA.

Greg

Sounds promissing that offer !

30 thou undersize, bit on the limit with the crank.

Block definately in the bin !!!!

Greg

I had some interest in that ute and wondered where it ended up.

Good one Mick, a conopy though ?

From what i could tell not a bad put together car.

Greg

I’m not surprised, although one must ask themselves where the missing piece is ?

Do you have enough bore material to go oversize ?

Greg

Yes dangerous waters in SA !!!
Needs a god for protection !

Greg

Thanks for all the comments guys. So i started the fault finding on the dragging brakes and i have discovered it was pilot error on my behalf and not anything faulty, (although my money was on the booster !!) What has happened is the measurements i made on the bench were correct but when i set every...

WOW,

That should solve something you would hope, lucky Neil you didnt have that far to go after the Nats.

Greg