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Brett027 wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2026 9:13 pm Thanks for the offer Harv. I will borrow them if I may, when you get back.

No problem. PM me a name and address, and I'll post them next Friday or Saturday. Post them back when you are done.

Cheers,
Harv

I've got these ones:

a) Austaloy 3A4-1 (also Litchfield E1883) control arm remover/installer EH-HR.
b) Litchfield E1894 (=3A11) lower control arm spacer HD-HK.
c) Austaloy 3A12 (=Litchfield E1895) upper control arm spacer HD-HR.

Happy to loan them to you (or measure them for you) if it helps ...

Bugger... I had to read it twice to make sure it was the P76 V8, and not the Range Rover V8.

I suspect I know of a ready supply of Norman manifolds to suit the Rangie V8. No adaptors, bolt on. That would be different in an FB/EK

Cheers,
Harv

It's a bit trickier than that. If the flow is turbulent (likely in an exhaust), then you don't square the numbers (2.25 2 /2 2 = 25%). The answer is somewhere between (2.25 2.5 /2 2.5 = 34%) and (2.25 2.7 /2 2.7 = 37%). If the exhaust is long, the flow low and the bore large, the flow becomes more ...

For sale: Genuine FB/EK bonnet budgie (bonnet bodgie, bonnet bogan). Factory correct fitment for both FB and EK models. May have suffered damage in recent weeks, but repairable (recommend polishing marks to knee out with bourbon).


bonnet bogan.jpg

(apologies in advance man... I couldn't resist ...

went down hard, smashed my jaw on the tyre when it hit the ground, jarred me thumb because it was still through the centre bore of the rim, hyperextended my left shoulder and bruised the collarbone and broke my knee into 4 bits when it hit the concrete

Damn, that sounds like the outcome of a ...

Many thanks.

Cheers,
Harv

As for the chrome, quoted $8400 (+GST), and came in at that price in the timeframe. The job looks pretty good, but it's not show car. The plating is pretty thick to help reduce signs of ageing!


Can you remind us please who did the chromework? I've still got some more to do on the FED, and ...

They are very elegantly executed crossmembers.

Cheers,
Harv

I have for sale an EK Holden ute. Full build thread here:

https://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=22653

Ute was stripped, rust done and resprayed in original Silverton Grey. Trim is quite tidy - new carpet and headlining, beautiful door trims, and retrimmed seat (seat is not quite as ...

Got the ute back on the road again. Swapped out the bottom end for a short motor I had. All screwed together, and running nicely.

I'm back on the road for work again in a week or so, so plan for now is to list it here for sale. If it doesn't get any bites, I'll detail it once I am home again, take ...

My take is that if the carb is tuned correctly the consumption won’t really vary much.


Yeah, but the induction noise on the Weber will speak to him in Mario’s voice;

This is-a Mario Kart. Putta yo foot into it, Blackie.

:lol: :ebiggrin:

The Italians make a very fine carburettor.

Cheers ...

Thanks gents - appreciated.

Cheers,
Harv

Tried posting over on the Fe/FC forum, but it is mighty quiet of late :(

For a standard FE/FC steering column, is there a shorter column that will bolt in to an FE/FC (or go in with relatively little modification)?

Not looking looking for anything fancy like R&P. Asking for a bloke who may not ...

There’s the problem… 5900rpm limit. Two-step is not connected, so the 4500rpm limit is inactive.


Some adjustment for more spinny spinny…

Cheers,
Harv