"(AUST)Mod's Turbo FB"

[mattymartin]

show us the result...

some pic's before & after

matty martin

[NoMAD]

come on Andrew,

what the hells going on with the front wheels...

also i think i found an air cleaner for you, hope you werent after a prestine one, but you can have it non the less!!!

Cheers
NoMAD

[(AUST)Mod]

ok, update:
Did some guard rolling the ghetto way, and learnt alot on the way. first thing i learnt was an angle grinder and fb metal are good friends, and also that similar results can be achieved with a length of trampoline tube and abit of driving back and forth. as for the result, two nicely rolled guards, which allows the front wheels to fit on, but they still rub on coners, so i will be putting stock springs in to lift the front, and keeping the spindles to make it sit nice. im not sure what the current front springs are as they came with the front end when i bought it, but i would guess 1.5" lower than stock, so with that lift, it should be good to go:) as for whoever put me onto a torana diff for the the rear, thanks, it works a treat:) so the list of things to do now on it are as follows:
1. fix rust in sills, rear quaters and below the rear windscreen
2. new drums on the rear
3. lift the front a tad with stock springs
4. get a stereo
5. stick in a rb30et
6. new carpet
7. balance the tail shaft and get new uni joints to stop the HORRIBLE 60mph vibrations
some of these things will be done soon, some like the engine will take a few years, but be assured whatever happens it will be well documented here:) yes nomad iam still looking for a air cleaner, doesnt need to look pretty because its for my sisters ek which looks crap anyway. fb's rule:)

[Thommo]

first thing i learnt was an angle grinder and fb metal are good friends

Ratbox would be proud of you

[Devilrod]

7. balance the tail shaft and get new uni joints to stop the HORRIBLE 60mph vibrations

You know you can check if its your uni's causing this vibration. Jack the car up and see if there is any play in the uni's, your tailshaft shouldn't need balancing unless its thrown a weight off.

So do we get any pics with the new wheels on?

[mrs ratbox]

you should also find that an LC/LJ tailshaft goes straight in that is if there is something wrong with the tailshaft

[(AUST)Mod]

checked the uni's iam told by my dad when it went in to olden holden and they were fine, so i guess the tailshaft needs balancing. Mick can u give me any more info on installing a torana unit?

[mrs ratbox]

from memory yor car has a trimatic, measure from centre of uni to centre of uni and compare with LC/LJ it should be the same or very close, i use these tailshafts when doing a red conversion
see on ebay there is a sump and some other stuff for an RB30 conversion

[(AUST)Mod]

my car has a powerglide, the ek has a trimatic, close but no cigar mick thanks for the heads up on ebay, ill have a go at it soon

[mrs ratbox]

even with powerglide should be the same tailshaft

[smooth]

Powerglide, Trimatic, (all syncro) 3 Speed and Aussie Four Speed (M20, M21) all use the same crossmember and tailsharft.

Regards, Smooth

[(AUST)Mod]

look what i found on a friends myspace in the gallery last day of school

haha good framing? look at the beast peaking through

[Harko]

She's saying to you "I want 2 kids , 2 kids with you ", "Go there my freind

[mrs ratbox]

well she's nearly got her duds off or on which ever the case may be
and she's got her own box of tissues for clean up

[FB wannabe]

man that's funny !!! good work ratbox