Its Time to clean up the FB

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mph
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Re: Its Time to clean up the FB

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very nice m8
FB-Special
Big block 161 :lol:
Holley sniper EFI.
Vintage air ducted heat and cool.
Ek auto column shift.
Lj diff and reverse lights.
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Wow , sure is a Stunning coat of paint, Looking Mighty Fine.
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Thank for the comments, the FB should be coming home tomorrow, picked up the the motor gearbox today, need to paint the box.
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G'day All,
the FB made it home all good yesterday, weather held off.

regards
Thomo.
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Looks a different colour outside compared to when it was in the paint shop but either way it looks great!

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G'day Everyone happy new year to all.
Just a quick couple of photos of the FB, chipping away slowly, time to get back onto it, now Christmas is out the way, and the family camping trip is done.
cheers
Thomo
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Today was spent cleaning up grill pieces.
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Fantastic! :thumbsup:
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wow what a beauty 8)
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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G'day Gents,
A bit of a late start today, ended up getting three parts pissed last night, but managed to fit up the exhaust and the rear hand brake assembly
Rear brakes were the biggest pain in the drain, as I firstly had the brake pads on the wrong side and only discovered this when it came time to install the hand cable, so after I changed it all over from left to right I was able to install the cable, F#ck it !!!, I had installed the cable incorrectly, as there is a left and right side of the rear cable, there is a plastic sheave on the cable to protect it from the exhaust, so it all had to come off again, sorted?? well I thought? for the life of me I was unable to install the arm which levers off the cross member, ended up being the outer flexible sheaves on the rear cable were not seated correctly, where they enter the rear of the drums, good making progress, well f#ck me this is when I was going to throw the 1/2 inch ring spanner around the shed, I had forgotten to install the felt gaskets behind the brackets which hold the outer sheaves to the rear of the drums, any way that's enough today.
cheers
Thomo.
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just remember - the jobs not done unless it has been done at least twice ............. :esurprised: :crazy: :crazy:
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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Looking Great. Remember the old saying " Two steps forward, one back" With this learning curve, the next FB/EK will be much easier. Regards Daz.
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:idea: try not to work on the FB...
three parts pissed last night
:lol:

I remember I installed and removed the steering column wiring three times before I got it right. :roll:
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today's job,
cheers
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Yesterday and today, working on the rear springs
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