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Blacky
Posts: 13844 Joined: Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:58 amState: WALocation: up in the Perth hills
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by Blacky Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:12 pm
Errol62 wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:02 pm
That depended on assembly plant. In Woodville Adelaide firewalls were painted body colour. Other plants I believe same colour as dash, clunker grey. Subframes black or clinker grey to match firewalls I believe.
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right house , wrong street - under the bonnet , i.e. bonnet underside is body colour
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Brett027
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by Brett027 Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:32 pm
Thanks Blacky. So gentle as well
Thanks Clay
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Errol62
Posts: 11327 Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:44 pmState: SALocation: Adelaide
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by Errol62 Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:58 pm
Yes of course sorry
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Brett027
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by Brett027 Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:16 pm
No need to be sorry Clay. You are a legend on the Wilma post
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Brett027
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by Brett027 Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:09 pm
Clay you have made 5555 posts!
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Errol62
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by Errol62 Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:46 pm
Lies, damned lies, statistics.....
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Brett027
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by Brett027 Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:38 pm
Working on bootlid today. As usual with Wilma, rust hiding everywhere. Replaced a few 3cm wide strips (along base near beaver panel where water collects I guess) and will rust treat it as well as I can to stop any further outbreaks. Had the choice of using a pristine EK bootlid but decided to keep with original and do the work. Will flog that off in time. Wilma's really needed to have the skin removed but just couldnt bring myself to do it.
NOS bonnet next. No rust but a few dints.
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ardiesse
Posts: 1185 Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:57 amState: NSWLocation: Sydney
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by ardiesse Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:57 pm
Strange . . . the EK bootlid is so pristine it doesn't have a hole for the lock.
Brett027
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by Brett027 Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:09 pm
The hole mount is there, front just been filled in cause it came off a couch cut. Hope you are not being narky Rob....
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ardiesse
Posts: 1185 Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:57 amState: NSWLocation: Sydney
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by ardiesse Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:32 pm
Oops. One of the disadvantages of non-voice communications media. Allow me to adopt a more neutral wording:
Brett027
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by Brett027 Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:12 pm
It does, you just cant see it without a torch
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Brett027
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by Brett027 Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:42 pm
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Errol62
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by Errol62 Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:19 pm
Lovely work
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Brett027
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by Brett027 Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:06 pm
Thanks mate
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What diff ratio do I want for a 186 with an M20 four speed?
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Errol62
Posts: 11327 Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:44 pmState: SALocation: Adelaide
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by Errol62 Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:48 pm
3.08:1. Had this combo in my sedan for years before switching over to 202 and trimatic. 205 60 13 tyres worked great urban and highway.
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