Red Rattler Revamp

[ek wazza]

GREAT looking revamp so far mate

[Blacky]

That’s Reidy’s FB , he is a dirty Mexican not a Sandgroper,

He used to be on here as a mod but he hasn’t posted in years .......

[FJWALLY]

He's still around - lives around Kilmore area I believe - he popped in a while back and did some mechanic king for me on some troubles I couldn't sort on the ute - was meant to come back but not heard from him in a while - he pops up on the facebook page every now and then.

At first I thought it was your rattler Blacky - they must be pretty similar - the bloke driving is wearing a club shirt you have been sporting as well.

That’s Reidy’s FB , he is a dirty Mexican not a Sandgroper,

He used to be on here as a mod but he hasn’t posted in years .......

[Errol62]

What about permanently affixed beanie?? 8)8)


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[FJWALLY]

What about permanently affixed beanie?? 8)8)


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

The best was the winter thongs


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[Blacky]

What about permanently affixed beanie?? 8)8)


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

The best was the winter thongs


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You mean the THUGGS

[Blacky]

What about permanently affixed beanie??

Only in winter mate

[60Special]

Blacky, How is the Red Rattler revamp coming along? It’s about time for an update.

[Blacky]

Blacky, How is the Red Rattler revamp coming along? It’s about time for an update.

Nothing TO update mate , work has been relentless lately, did 194 hours last fortnight working underground - I got home yesterday and am having a lazy weekend - markets this morning , wash the ute this arvo , club Christmas party tomorrow, mow the lawn Monday then off down south with the leader of the opposition for a few days - when I get back I will have another crack at the Rattler - am off work until January 18 so hopefully should get at least ONE day on the bloody thing ......

[Blacky]

Today was the day
Got nearly a full day in , removed the auto and started the 5 speed conversion, the auto is going into a mates HR ute , I started by changing out the tail housing of the T5 I am using , this is a brand new housing same as a Chevy S10 5 speed that moves the shifter forward so a bench seat can still be used



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[Blacky]

That bit went on real easy , only problem is the speedo drive is in a different spot so I need to sort that out , next bit was to fit the bell housing and clutch that was bought - reluctantly - from our old mates at CRS .
Bell housing bolted up to the gearbox OK , except it is made of a new material called playdohnium, and one of the threads pulled out , helicoiled it and that bit was sorted.
Then it was time to bolt it to the motor and the fun began - it was 2mm too narrow to fit onto the dowels on the back of the block - checked 2 other motors and it was the same on them as well ....... back on the bench and portapowered it to where it needed to be , plus chamfered the dowel holes to help them start. Pumped it out a few times, put a bit of heat on it to relieve it and nek minnit it fits , well - 3 of the bolt holes do at least .


Had to get the die grinder onto this one to get the bolt to start , needed a couple of MM to get it right .
Once that was sorted I installed the gearbox sans the clutch flywheel pressure plate and spigot bush to check the input shaft was correctly aligned to the rear of the crank. Looked close enough so it was just a matter of making up a crossmember to mount the box - fortunately the existing mount needed only minor mods to fit so we knocked off and had a beer



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[Blacky]

Also picked up a couple of unicorns this week
14 x 7 Tasmans , going to clean them up as best I can and fit some chrome trim rings for now


Plus I scored some more bar treasure


All in all it were a grand day Gromit !


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[EK283]

Great stuff Blacky,

There used to be a place in Sydney called Dellow, not sure if they still dabble in this sort of stuff still or even if they are still around, is CRS the only ones doing these castings ??

Its a bit of a shocker if nothing lines up, what a pain in the neck.

Progress at last Blacky, gee where does the time go !!!!

Greg

[Blacky]

Love your perseverence mate. CrS just keep giving, but Rod is a legend, just ask him.

Yeah , I was looking through his museum with him a few years back , when we got to the Ardun flatty powered T coupe with no front brakes and rego plates I asked him how the hell he got that licenced and he told me it was a factory fitted V8 - I called him on his obvious bullshit , tour over !!!!

[Harv]

There used to be a place in Sydney called Dellow, not sure if they still dabble in this sort of stuff still or even if they are still around, is CRS the only ones doing these castings ??

Yep, Jeff is still over at Revesby.

https://dellowconversions.com.au/produc ... gs-manual/

Cheers,
Harv