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by Blacky
Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:18 pm
Forum: Body, Paint and Panel
Topic: FB vertical grill inserts
Replies: 15
Views: 3323

Re: FB vertical grill inserts

Nice work :thumbsup: :thumbsup: the lighted ones look fancy - is that clear 3D printed plastic with an LED in it ???
by Blacky
Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:05 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan
Replies: 656
Views: 77540

Re: Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan

That’s a bastard 😟😟😟
by Blacky
Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:35 pm
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: cruise control
Replies: 5
Views: 105

Re: cruise control

That old school one I stuck in the ute works a treat - it takes a little while to settle down when you first activate it - I had it set to 108 most of the way going home and it would drop down to just over 100 before stabilising but once it did it stayed within a couple of km of 108.

Probably a ...
by Blacky
Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:49 pm
Forum: Engine
Topic: Losing water… but why?
Replies: 6
Views: 166

Re: Losing water… but why?

Welcome to the forum Donnie , I have a theory .......

My ute used to puke out a litre or more of water every day driving home from the nationals, to the point where it would start to overheat later in the day, one year we had a lay day in Esperance so I went to the local Natrad and told them what ...
by Blacky
Sun Jun 29, 2025 11:41 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: FB ute
Replies: 550
Views: 81884

Re: FB ute

Found the cause of the no speedo issue today -
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Short cable from gearbox to corrector box has let go - thankfully it wasn’t the corrector box itself
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by Blacky
Thu Jun 26, 2025 6:30 pm
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: "Frankie" for sale
Replies: 3
Views: 156

Re: "Frankie" for sale

Sold already by the look of it .......... :thumbsup: hope it is staying in WA 8)
by Blacky
Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:19 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: FB Special project
Replies: 261
Views: 31019

Re: FB Special project

Bump for Chalks .......
by Blacky
Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:18 pm
Forum: Cars for sale
Topic: "Frankie" for sale
Replies: 3
Views: 156

Re: "Frankie" for sale

Some lucky bugger is going to get a hell of a car - I have seen this and it is PRISTINE 8) 8) ......... in better nick than the one the bloke in Albany has for sale for $95k :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:
by Blacky
Fri Jun 20, 2025 10:22 pm
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: Nat’s diary 2025
Replies: 143
Views: 13333

Re: Nat’s diary 2025

Pretty sure it has a 3.36:1 in it at the moment
by Blacky
Fri Jun 20, 2025 5:42 pm
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: Nat’s diary 2025
Replies: 143
Views: 13333

Re: Nat’s diary 2025

Sitting on the lounge chilling out - did some number crunching.

total km - 7,123
litres of fuel used - 787.53 litres
mileage - 11.06 litres per 100km
old school measurement - 25.54 miles per gallon
oil consumed - 0.0 litres, bit better than last years effort of around 1 litre per 100km ...
by Blacky
Fri Jun 20, 2025 4:46 pm
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: Nat’s diary 2025
Replies: 143
Views: 13333

Re: Nat’s diary 2025

This morning we said goodbye to our friends and headed over for a quick catch up with a club member who has nearly finished their EK sedan, it has a fruity 202 with a Haltech controlled EFI setup [emoji41]
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by Blacky
Fri Jun 20, 2025 4:37 pm
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: Nat’s diary 2025
Replies: 143
Views: 13333

Re: Nat’s diary 2025

Then did a little bit of maintenance on the ute, topped up the gearbox oil with a fancy new trolley jack me mate had in his workshop
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Once that was out of the way we had a bit of electrical work to do - used a work ...
by Blacky
Fri Jun 20, 2025 4:26 pm
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: Nat’s diary 2025
Replies: 143
Views: 13333

Re: Nat’s diary 2025

Bloody ute didn’t stay clean for long …..
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Today was a lazy day, had breakfast at Back Beach cafe where we kicked the 2024 after party off - bloody surfers are mad , it was only about 10 degrees [emoji3063]
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by Blacky
Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:52 am
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: Nat’s diary 2025
Replies: 143
Views: 13333

Re: Nat’s diary 2025

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Nearly home
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by Blacky
Thu Jun 19, 2025 10:50 am
Forum: FB EK Nationals
Topic: Nat’s diary 2025
Replies: 143
Views: 13333

Re: Nat’s diary 2025

Left Esperance yesterday morning and headed to Bunbury to catch up with a mate for a couple of nights-
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Very different country to ...