Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan

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funkyscooter
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Re: Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan

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And after much grinding and cutting to try and shed some weight - and make it look a little less agricultural - here it is, with mock battery in place.
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Two locating pins at the top accept the wheel as you tip it over, and the sliding tilting base flips up against to back of the rim. Install 2 bolts to fix the rim to the base. Then brute force to slide it up and drop the bottom bolt in and tighten to lock everything in place.
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Do we have clearance Clarence? Just - roughly 10mm all round.
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And what about with the boot closed? Well that’s even less.
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Ended up wth the most space under the tyre.
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Was not expecting the fit to be that tight, and happy to get away with it. Mind you, it has taken me a good part of a week to get it sorted, with lots of unexpected tweaks along the way. If I didn’t have the time I would have definitely just welded a few lugs to the floor for some straps and bolt the old battery box down.
Scott
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Re: Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan

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Damn dude, your CDO is next level !!!!! Nice work :thumbsup: :clap: :thumbsup: :clap:
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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Re: Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan

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Thats some Tetris level space usage - looks good.

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Re: Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan

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Good work,

Would be fun to see how many revolutions the old tyre can do before it lets go !!!

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Re: Ol' Rusty - FB/EK Sedan

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EK283 wrote: Sat Sep 27, 2025 7:23 am Good work,

Would be fun to see how many revolutions the old tyre can do before it lets go !!!

Greg
Ha yeah that thing is as hard as a rock - last put air in it 25 years ago and still holding.

Not sure what size the tyre is - its stamped BR178/13R (replaces 175/13). Going to try for a 165/60/13 so should give it a bit of extra space.
Scott
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