EK4Sue ...finally got a pic of Sue and her EK!

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:05 pm

V8EK4us wrote:
Found this in the pile...... is it of any use

It will keep the oil in the top of the engine for you

, Trev

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Sputzwagon · Post by **Sputzwagon** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:08 pm

Trev wrote:

It will keep the oil in the top of the engine for you , Trev .

Scotty.

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:22 pm

Trev wrote:
V8EK4us wrote:
Found this in the pile...... is it of any use

It will keep the oil in the top of the engine for you , Trev .

ya killin' me Trev, ya really killin' me...........

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:51 pm

SunnyTim wrote:
V8EK4us wrote: doing a "restorer" is very hard..... take my hat off to you guys .............

No one has started to tell you that you're using the wrong split pins yet Gaz, or that the colour of your grease nipples needs to be 1 shade different

Bugger!! I knew someone would catch me out...... thanks Tim

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:22 pm

V8EK4us wrote:.......doing a "restorer" is very hard..... take my hat off to you guys .............

did you build the black car or somebody else

or do you mean it's hard to get inspired to go out and work on a resto

i'de love to do a kinda resto on the van but gray motors and parts (multi carbs, headers etc are just to expensive for me these days

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:24 pm

ratbox wrote:
V8EK4us wrote:.......doing a "restorer" is very hard..... take my hat off to you guys .............
did you build the black car or somebody else or do you mean it's hard to get inspired to go out and work on a resto

i'de love to do a kinda resto on the van but gray motors and parts (multi carbs, headers etc are just to expensive for me these days

Yeah Mick, hard to be inspired when I keep imagining nice wheels, V8, low, custom door panels.......oh and as SunnyTim noted I have even used the wrong split pins and grease nipples!

Maybe just should go with the flow and see what develops, one thing for sure it that it will be Grey powered! (or is the term "Powered" expecting a bit much

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Mick Jagger · Post by **Mick Jagger** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:46 pm

Nipples

did some one say Nipples

Shit wrong forum sorry ,yeah Grey or whatever
now where was i

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:38 am

Bit more progress, the kingpin and drum brake frontend got the better of me

........ changed the outrigger on a HR frontend I had and slotted it in this morning (appologies to the restorers). HR frontend has HQ discs....I have a set of torana discs and calipers that I will overhaul and fit so I can run original wheels (if I decide to).

This is were I got to before I changed my mind about the frontend.......

After a fleeting moment of stupidity.........

All bolted up, engine mount bolted and steering conected,= using the original EK steering link connected to the HR arms, everything clears well.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:48 am

you shoulda left the engine mounts on that front end you know you'll change the engine

might aswell leave the HQ brakes for the centrelines, do you think you'll use another commodore diff or a 9" this time

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:00 pm

ratbox wrote:you shoulda left the engine mounts on that front end you know you'll change the engine

Hey Mick, if you had seen the rough, bodgy and crappy job someone had done on the engine mounts you would have knocked them off with a hammer too, that's all it took, no cutting required

It was the worst job I heve ever seen and there is no way it could have got regoed like that .....................

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:49 pm

V8EK4us wrote:All bolted up, engine mount bolted and steering conected,= using the original EK steering link connected to the HR arms, everything clears well.

Easist way to do it, mine's the same. Making good progress Gary.

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:14 pm

Devilrod wrote:
V8EK4us wrote:All bolted up, engine mount bolted and steering conected,= using the original EK steering link connected to the HR arms, everything clears well.
Easist way to do it, mine's the same. Making good progress Gary.

Thanks DR, I read your post yesterday (in "suspension and steering") where you said you used the EK steering and I thought...."that's a bloody great idea"! Thanks for the helpfull tip.

Sputzwagon · Post by **Sputzwagon** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:28 pm

Can't blame you for using an HR disc brake front end Gaz..the drums are fine when fully reco'd but I love my HR front & Torrie disc's.

They certainly make stopping the thing with a lot less effort.

..And what was that fleeting moment of stupidity?? Is that blue Hammertone I see

..it would have looked like a tool box!

Scotty.

V8EK4us · Post by **V8EK4us** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:11 pm

No blue hammertone here Scotty!

Bit more done ............

Booster in

Torana discs on..... still overhauling the calipers.....

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:23 pm

are the colours on the car the original colours ? have you considered them as a colour it's another nice original colour scheme, not that there's anything wrong with white it looks good on them aswell