V8EK4us- 383 SBC,4 link,Torana f/e - 12 months on...

[EK283]

Gary,

Great work mate.

How close do the wishbones actually get to the subframe and is the Torana front end norrower between the upper wishbones than the EK/HR ????
Just wondering cause I have allready got cut outs for the exhaust
I have been looking for a Torrie front end and power rack from a cortina but they are not easy to come by at this point in time.

Keep it up looking real good now.

Regards Greg

[V8EK4us]

Thanks for the posts guys

John, the "black shit" is because I want to drive this car and not lock it away, hopefully by regular cleaning it will always look like new underneath aswell as on top (wishfull thinking!).

Greg, yes the torana front is narrower between the upper wishbones, the measurements between wishbones are as follows:
HR - 730mm (rear of upper wishbone).
LH/LX Torana - 690mm (end of upper wishbone shim bolt 705mm to end of wishbone). UC torana may be different due to the RTS (Radial Tuned Suspension).

Measurement across "new notched section" of EK subframe - 676mm giving 7mm per side clearance on the shim bolts, they could be cut back to give more room as they are much longer than required.

You could get away with less of an opening for the alignment adjustment if it will clash with the exhaust.

I am going to make my own manifold and pipes that will be totally different to any others I have seen, They will not be going through the guards (anyone need a set of CRS "through guard extractors"?)

[bigalhusband]

A fella in Launceston just finished a EK Ute with 350 chev with extractors that were similar to block huggers but much better even with good clearance for spark plugs/ leads these were home made and are the way to go.

[EK283]

Yeah,
They look like HT/HG pipes or similar design.
I don't mind the look of pipes through the guards hot rod style.


Gary the pipes down the inner guards I assume will be tight. Look foward to seeing those being built.

Regards Greg

[mrs ratbox]

Grima's also run down the correct place there are pictures around the forum somewhere

[V8EK4us]

Thanks for the posts fellow forumers ....

bigalhusband, that is one very nice engine bay , the bloke that owns that must be very happy to say the least!!!!

I have done the "mini tub" (remove section between guard and chassis rail to make sure the 295's don't rub). Although the diff fitted into to "original" hump, it would have been squeezy for the other bits running through there and the old shocky mounts needed to go . Soooo, I cut the whole lot out and made up a new hump out of 1.6mm black steel sheet. I made up some new plates to support the bac of the seat out of 1.6mm also.


Mini tub job - now takes the tubbing to 260mm.







Fabed up this section to give more clearance for exhaust, coilover shocks etc.....







Tacked in:



Finished, the box secion will support the fuel tank and also have the Coilover shock mounts (on the inside of the hump):

[pauly]

Thats looking great mate.

[Devilrod]

Very nice fab work!

[V8EK4us]

Thanks for the post Pauly and DR.
Coilovers turned up and have had their first trial fit . They are "Strange" billet alloy shocks with 250 lb "QA1" coils.








Didn't like the small guages (2 1/16" Autometer) in the cluster so I have upgraded them to 2 5/8", had to use a Speco tacho because Autometer don't do one this size , fits alot better .

[matchew]

mate its lookin awesome, my fave part about this build is the rear end, its just awesome and its not very often you see big fats like hat under an fb,ek or any early holden for that matter, just awesome

[Aussy Edo]

Man that is lookin really tight mate.i love the diff and shockie set up and those gauges are trick!!
Edo

[axeman]

hey v8ek4us

man the rear end has come along very nice , nothing like some nice big boots on the back of an ek, mate this is one well executed project


cheers axeman

[spyder6052]

what they all said

[Sammy]

very interested to see how you've done the gauges as i want to fill my cluster with something that will work with a commodore wiring harness and sensors .... is the fuel sender the original fb/ek one ... im keen to know if a new gauge will work with an old sender ?

keep up the good work, its starting to really take shape!

[V8EK4us]

Cheers for the posts guys! I can see some light (dim, but it's there ) at the end of the tunnel........ very happy and it's thanks to the forum members for the comments that create the drive to keep this project going , thanks heaps!.

very interested to see how you've done the gauges as i want to fill my cluster with something that will work with a commodore wiring harness and sensors .... is the fuel sender the original fb/ek one ... im keen to know if a new gauge will work with an old sender ?

keep up the good work, its starting to really take shape!

Sammy, I am using the wiring harness out of the VN SS including the main fuse panel etc.... stay tuned ( this will plug straight into the VN SS commonwhore steering column I have fitted to the EK, which is just a bloody bonus, one less job to do!).
In regards to the fuel gauge, the original sender "old style" will work with a "modern gauge" as long as the sender "ohms" (ohms is resistance) range/readings are what the "gauge" requires, other than the 12 volts this is the only other parameters that the gauge/sender combo requires to work (other than wire ) . I am fitting a new sender that is Empty/ Full, 240 Ohms/ 33 Ohms and the new Autometer gauge to suit this ohm range (many ranges available). From memory the EK standard sender is 0 - 30 ohms (I stand corrected if wrong ) so you would need to have a gauge that is the same "ohms range" empty to full, or change the sender to suit. The same goes for the temp' gauge etc..... if you buy the gauge to match the "ohms" reading of the sensor then she's thumbs up on the dash!!(gauges and senders are available in many ranges).