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Looking good. The intake valve seats look roomy.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Thanks Greg. Hard to get a clean surface. Sometimes just have to give it a good fry. Luckily no blow throughs. Lap welds with weld through primer.


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I’ve now fixed all the bits that needed attention. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250706/f59680c605470f7c2c6865850fd69b06.jpg
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Jeez that’s a fair way out of square mate.


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I closed up the end of the sill with donor sheet from the panel van wavy quarter I took off it. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250704/e1ac237148c4bf6da0232d991003a020.jpg
Welded to tub and inner sill and sealed with mastic. Coat of satin enamel then ready to flood and on to the other side ...

Friday instalment time.

Found a clever way to clean out inside the sills, using my gurney driven drain snake. Just a 1/2” pressure hose with a nozzle that squirts back sling the hose, pushing the head forward to punch through minor obstructions. Due to the rusted cover pieces at the rear end of ...

Had the same issue with the die cast bars on an FB cowl vent.


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Had them fitted in a few different cars at work. Same unit, different cars. Worked well in land cruisers but in patrols it would slow down going up hills, then when you got to the top they would accelerate way over the set speed. $*#@ dangerous.


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Astounding ingenuity scooter!


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Good to know thanks Mick…..


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Lower thermostat housing Greg.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Very good for original, I agree.

METALFIX is a tough, fire-retardant primer designed for application directly over badly rusted surfaces. It converts the rust into a metal phosphate within the paint film and simultaneously forms a protective abrasion-resistant skin which tolerates temperatures from ...

Hi Spanners. Yes the ute has the splash trays per factory. A lot of these cars have them taken off, including the sedan we have. One theory is that having them on actually increases airflow through the radiator.

I speculate that all thermostats allow some flow when theoretically closed. One way to ...

Word had got around you’ve got some EK bits…….


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The other side I not as bad but similar
Front inner had a repair


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