Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

[Blacky]

Body’d think you a greeny Greg

Ute is cheaper to run than the Land Cruiser lately, of it is a good excuse, so took it surfing.

You took it surfing ? I thought it would be easier to use a surfboard ?????

[ardiesse]

Didn't Reg Mombassa do a T-shirt design to that effect -
the amphibious EK Holden, catching a wave?

Rob

[Harv]

Didn't Reg Mombassa do a T-shirt design to that effect -
the amphibious EK Holden, catching a wave?

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Cheers,
Harv

[Errol62]

Thanks Harv
I had a really cool tee I got for subscribing to some wax head mag years ago. In the Mad comic so cal style with a raging FB with flames and skids and booze drugs gambling hurtling along. I loved it. Mother not so much. Went missing years ago and I’m still suspicious.

[Errol62]

Scot was talking about fitting SUs so I thought I would re-post the photos of what I did here.




Ground back the seam, as well as creating a slight recess, no more than 30mm. I have the choke cable hooked up to the rear carb and it is the trickiest part of the installation. I tend to attach it before I bolt the manifold on. Anything to do with accessing the rear carb is a bit tricky, but well worth it. I haven’t touched the carbs in ages and they run fine.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[funkyscooter]

Thanks for the pics Clay, another great reference. My slightly less desired asymetrical collection will require a little more encouragement to fit. Don't have a good final shot of the restored units but this was my bench test with the old headers

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[Errol62]

You’ve got the right manifold but you’d be better with all forward facing fuel bowls, or even better the later HIF 6 with integrated bowls. Still, if you have to work with what you have I get that.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Errol62]

Getting Larry out for the club run tomorrow.

Hasn’t been out for over 10 weeks. Cranked over for 15 seconds before it fired properly. Once it got the bowls filled up it just purred.


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[Blacky]

You guys and your fancy red motors

[Errol62]

I was looking at a grey, thinking about bolting it up to the all synchro. Then I thought about trying to rebuild it……..


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie