just got the page, thanks, looks like a nice car, i don't like how hes used the alloy sheet for the dash though, i'm planning to fit the electronic (autometer etc) guages to the original fb/ek chrome dash section, its the one part of the dash i just have to have in there....
im also planning to do something with the choke and wiper holes, put a guage or switch in there ... i had the thought of the radio in that area where the choke and wipers normally are ... not too sure yet though.
anyways, if thats the sort of stuff you see in cruzin mag, where do i sign up for a subscription!
Project Modern FB
Yeah, any mag that takes just one toilet break to read ain't worth it!Devilrod wrote:Not necassarily..... It started out really well but seems to have gotten a little lost along the way. Either that or I'm just spoiled with some of the other mags I get.yeprat1 wrote:sammy i cant believe u havent heard of cruzin magazine its the best if u like hot rods and older classics
Damn was hoping you could read it...let me know if you cant zoom in after you save it, otherwise just email me and I'll send it to you.
Didnt think this would be so popular!
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Didnt think this would be so popular!
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thats correct Glenn, dad had the FB ute for yrs, and i got the EK sedan and started on it but then he said to me one day that if i wanted the FB ute i had first dibs (before he advertised it) and the deal was i sell my sedan and whatever i get for it i give him for the FB, turned out i got $1300 but i gave him $1500 for it as i know he was going to sell it to someone else for that price before, plus i knew i was getting an unreal deal (lots of new parts with it)
i haven't done anything with the diff yet, i have cut the mounts off it roughly and thats it, i am hoping to get it shortened and axles sorted after holidays but im getting it done professionally as i just don't have the stuff to get the pinion angle right myself (nor do i know where to buy the stuff to measure the angles) and i've had cars before with the wrong pinion angle and they shuddered at high speeds and i don't want that this time ... so yeah, hopefully get that done, then once the diff is in i can measure the length for the tailshaft and get that made up.
then next on the cards will be to sort out the brake lines, once the car is moving i'll need to pull it up some how
somewhere in there i'll be finishing off the engine mounts and those bits, they are only tack welded in there at the moment ...
i haven't done anything with the diff yet, i have cut the mounts off it roughly and thats it, i am hoping to get it shortened and axles sorted after holidays but im getting it done professionally as i just don't have the stuff to get the pinion angle right myself (nor do i know where to buy the stuff to measure the angles) and i've had cars before with the wrong pinion angle and they shuddered at high speeds and i don't want that this time ... so yeah, hopefully get that done, then once the diff is in i can measure the length for the tailshaft and get that made up.
then next on the cards will be to sort out the brake lines, once the car is moving i'll need to pull it up some how
somewhere in there i'll be finishing off the engine mounts and those bits, they are only tack welded in there at the moment ...
Regards,
Sammy.
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well i can't tell you alot yet as the car is no where near being finished and i haven't even got a brake pedal at the moment but as far as kit quality and fitting they are great, im sure if they are anything like the brakes on my VZ then they will pull the FB up on a dime!
but as far as kit quality and fitting they are great, im sure if they are anything like the brakes on my VZ then they will pull the FB up on a dime!Regards,
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Well its been quite a while since i last posted an update, so this one might be a big one
On the exhaust side of things, i have gotten both exhausts down to the cat converter flanges welded on and also o2 sensor fittings have been installed in both pipes just before the cats.
I have fitted the pre pump, surge tank and main pump and have the fuel system pretty much all sorted now, its atleast at a stage where it runs the engine fine - mainly just needs wiring setup properly.
There is also a small pump under the floor near the fuel tank which feeds the surge tank.
i also pierced the filler neck of the fuel tank to fit a return fuel line, it runs nicely under the tray from the surge tank to this fitting without any mods, its like they were made for it
I have had to re-design the gearbox crossmember to keep the engineer happy, so that has been completed and should be alot stronger than previously.
from this:
to this:
The thing you can't see is the original plate in the top pic has been cut down and fitted into a channel along the top of the square tube and also into the new piece at the front.
I have been looking into options for tail light fittings to see if i can use a more modern light fitting, or get new versions of what the FB uses.
I have been playing with a VL Commodore V8 radiator which seems to fit well and has been roughly mounted in place, i have also aquired a VS Commodore thermo fan which will be used but will need a custom bracket to fit in the small space that is available. Either way its all working and cooling the engine as it should.
You can see here there is a piece of tube below the radiator, i fitted this with original commodore bushes and welded it between the subframe rails. It also has close to 1 inch clearance at the front of it to allow tranny and engine oil cooler lines to come up through it.
I've finally had some time to get stuck into the Commodore handbrake conversion. It is now fully welded into the floor.
I have also made the brackets for the VR Commodore drivers seat to mount to the ute floor, i'll worry about the passenger seat later, i want to take the finished drivers side and show the engineer to make sure hes happy with it all before i go any further.
this pic almost shows the handbrake better than the seat bracket
standard VR Commodore seat runners, with little spacers removed from them, brackets should hopefully easily exceed engineer requirements.
Outer mounts use original floor mounts, inners needed custom holes drilled and reinforement plates underneath.
and lastly just for Malcolm, here some pics of the oil filter setup.
This one uses 2 x standard falcon filters.
the other thing i think that gives me an issue is that i have made my own engine mounts and im pretty sure my engine sits back further than the CRS mounts allow for so its on a fatter part of the subframe member where the filter hits. It would fit on but can't be removed at all
for half a years progress really its not alot, so much else has been happening i just haven't been able to spend alot of time on it. Here i am almost the end of the first week on holidays and i haven't spent a minute on it yet!
On the exhaust side of things, i have gotten both exhausts down to the cat converter flanges welded on and also o2 sensor fittings have been installed in both pipes just before the cats.
I have fitted the pre pump, surge tank and main pump and have the fuel system pretty much all sorted now, its atleast at a stage where it runs the engine fine - mainly just needs wiring setup properly.
There is also a small pump under the floor near the fuel tank which feeds the surge tank.
i also pierced the filler neck of the fuel tank to fit a return fuel line, it runs nicely under the tray from the surge tank to this fitting without any mods, its like they were made for it
I have had to re-design the gearbox crossmember to keep the engineer happy, so that has been completed and should be alot stronger than previously.
from this:
to this:
The thing you can't see is the original plate in the top pic has been cut down and fitted into a channel along the top of the square tube and also into the new piece at the front.
I have been looking into options for tail light fittings to see if i can use a more modern light fitting, or get new versions of what the FB uses.
I have been playing with a VL Commodore V8 radiator which seems to fit well and has been roughly mounted in place, i have also aquired a VS Commodore thermo fan which will be used but will need a custom bracket to fit in the small space that is available. Either way its all working and cooling the engine as it should.
You can see here there is a piece of tube below the radiator, i fitted this with original commodore bushes and welded it between the subframe rails. It also has close to 1 inch clearance at the front of it to allow tranny and engine oil cooler lines to come up through it.
I've finally had some time to get stuck into the Commodore handbrake conversion. It is now fully welded into the floor.
I have also made the brackets for the VR Commodore drivers seat to mount to the ute floor, i'll worry about the passenger seat later, i want to take the finished drivers side and show the engineer to make sure hes happy with it all before i go any further.
this pic almost shows the handbrake better than the seat bracket
standard VR Commodore seat runners, with little spacers removed from them, brackets should hopefully easily exceed engineer requirements.
Outer mounts use original floor mounts, inners needed custom holes drilled and reinforement plates underneath.
and lastly just for Malcolm, here some pics of the oil filter setup.
This one uses 2 x standard falcon filters.
the other thing i think that gives me an issue is that i have made my own engine mounts and im pretty sure my engine sits back further than the CRS mounts allow for so its on a fatter part of the subframe member where the filter hits. It would fit on but can't be removed at all
for half a years progress really its not alot, so much else has been happening i just haven't been able to spend alot of time on it. Here i am almost the end of the first week on holidays and i haven't spent a minute on it yet!
Regards,
Sammy.
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Sammy.
http://www.oldholdens.com
Project Modern FB
Sam,
I think your doing a great job and are progressing well. Just remember Rome wasn't built in a day either.
What I find is all the little bits is what takes the longest.
Your engine is back a lot further than mine. My oil filter is just forward of the bulge in the subframe like you said. My engine mounts came from Rods Racks as well as the sump and front end. All just fitted in perfectly. I just have to do the rear crossmember my self.
Mate keep up the great work.
Mal
I think your doing a great job and are progressing well. Just remember Rome wasn't built in a day either.
What I find is all the little bits is what takes the longest.
Your engine is back a lot further than mine. My oil filter is just forward of the bulge in the subframe like you said. My engine mounts came from Rods Racks as well as the sump and front end. All just fitted in perfectly. I just have to do the rear crossmember my self.
Mate keep up the great work.
Mal
Malcolm W.
Hey Sammy,
Lookin good mate! The remote oil filter is an excellent idea. I use one in my race car and its just so easy to change no swearing, no oil leaks or skinned knuckles. I also use press on hose for the connections. Made in USA they do not require any clamps and dont leak even at 100psi. They are available from motorsport connections in Seven Hills Sydney. Im only telling you this because I had a lot of problems with oil leaks from the clamps although it was copping severe abuse. Anyway keep swinging the tools and hopefully we will all be done by this Christmas.
Regards Greg
Lookin good mate! The remote oil filter is an excellent idea. I use one in my race car and its just so easy to change no swearing, no oil leaks or skinned knuckles. I also use press on hose for the connections. Made in USA they do not require any clamps and dont leak even at 100psi. They are available from motorsport connections in Seven Hills Sydney. Im only telling you this because I had a lot of problems with oil leaks from the clamps although it was copping severe abuse. Anyway keep swinging the tools and hopefully we will all be done by this Christmas.
Regards Greg
So many cars so little time!