Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Sat Jul 19, 2025 10:19 pm

Blacky wrote: Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:55 pm You got clearance to the bonnet for a 1" spacer mate ????

the ute i put a 308 in we had a tunnelram on it with carbs and a Hilbourne style scoop, only about half the scoop would have been out the bonnet

Post by **Blacky** » Sun Jul 20, 2025 7:56 am

Was that the creamy coloured one that the bloke from the South coast of NSW had for years Mick ? That was a nice ute

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Sun Jul 20, 2025 10:03 pm

Blacky wrote: Sun Jul 20, 2025 7:56 am Was that the creamy coloured one that the bloke from the South coast of NSW had for years Mick ? That was a nice ute

yeah light purple when i sold it to him was supposed to be Parisian Lilac, yeah it was a crazy good car, funny how prices have changed it was a near mint ute body with engineered 308, trimatic and 9" and i sold it for 10k

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Mon Jul 21, 2025 6:03 pm

Played around shortening front spacer tubes for a bit more caster, without achieving very much. About 5mm at the snout, eqivalent to 0.6* in theory. Quick measure doesn’t show much improvement.

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In the Shed · Post by **In the Shed** » Mon Jul 21, 2025 6:13 pm

Sounds like you’re learning a lot about setting up the cars front end Clay as you go. Once you have it sorted I reckon this would make for an ideal club show & tell “Spanner Day”.

Hoping your learnings would also apply to the original king pin Holden front end?

Stephen

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:09 pm

Most members I speak to think wheel alignment means setting up toe in Stephen. You’re correct that the same principles apply to king pin fronts.

Next step would be to space out between the crossmember and subframe at the rear mounts. The front rubbers can only allow so much compression.

FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Wed Jul 23, 2025 11:32 am

Decided to cut out the divider and run this 1” super sucker.

Now trying to decide whether to run 2” phenolic spacer also, partly for insulation. The super sucker is aluminium. If if thought a bit harder I could have got a phenolic one. There is plenty of room. I just need longer studs.

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Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Thu Jul 24, 2025 1:01 pm

Got the saddle off and spaced it up 15mm to take the clearance out of the rubber.

In the process of tilting the crossmember, the booster, coolant reservoir, washer bottle and trans cooler all had to be unfastened. I managed to dislocate one of the saddle bolts inside the subframe temporarily as well. This better be worth the effort, thinks.

On a very short test run steering definitely feels heavier now, so I will revisit the alignment to try and even up the caster side to side and also get the camber to -1*. Not a real hard job with the hoist and the previous experience.

The reason the test run was short, phone rang on Bluetooth, but I couldn’t find it. Nek minnit cornering and something falls out under car. Hello, better take a look.

Lucky it’s got a cheap hard case on it with a clear screen cover. Screen is all broken but still seems to work. YouTube time.

WesternWagon · Post by **WesternWagon** » Thu Jul 24, 2025 2:11 pm

Nice mate

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Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Thu Jul 24, 2025 5:16 pm

Invested $40 in a new screen and battery

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In the Shed · Post by **In the Shed** » Thu Jul 24, 2025 5:47 pm

That call was probably a scammer anyway……. not important

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Sat Jul 26, 2025 6:43 pm

Added 1/32” shim (I think) to driver side which seems to have reduced caster but not much effect on camber. I’ll see how it drives, after I get the 390 on.

Matching up the bosses on the new manifold.

Near 2mm off the front runner, both sides. Never would have sealed.

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Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Sun Jul 27, 2025 3:39 pm

Another precision fabricated cable bracket undergoing our thorough finishing process.

I left the exhaust and gasket in place.

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Harv · Post by **Harv** » Sun Jul 27, 2025 5:09 pm

Cheers,
Harv

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Sun Jul 27, 2025 6:13 pm

Holley blue askers are supposed to be multi-reusable

Of course one of the needle and seat valves stuck, in the secondary bowl, so fuel cascading out the vent on the electric pump. This even though I flushed 150ml through the lines.

Good news, got it started, but $*#@!

Dribbling fuel out the primary centre rings. Black soot out the zorst.

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