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FireKraka wrote: Tue Oct 07, 2025 11:12 am VP Booster and master, actually came out of my stash when the car was in my shed.

Blacky wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 2:13 pm Had a cool bike there too [emoji41]

My first bike was the Quacker version of that one. Dad bought it from a shed, got it running and done up. Did a lot of miles, and lost a lot of skin riding that thing. The benefits of a rural upbringing.

Cheers,
Harv

I'm guessing it has a remote booster on it? Seems to be lots of space where the mastervac booster would normally be fitted.

Cheers,
Harv


Looks to have a Commodore type booster and master mounted on the firewall Harv ????


My bad. I looked at the header photos, but didn't check the first ...

I did a shit load of work on Ken's green FC, repaired the K Frame, fitted the front crossmember and rear modified &*#@ 9" has Commodore brakes on it at the back, fitted the engine and steering, windows and other bits and pieces, Keith painted it.
Think it has a TH350
Was Ken's first car


I'm ...

G'day Ben,

You have two choices here.

If you want to do the job properly, you need to pull the quarter window out. Door trims off, window down (and from memory out), and quarter glass out. This lets you get the hole in the rubber over the stubby quarter glass pivot shafts. It needs a little ...

My search for a genuine Repco HighPower head has been unsuccessful, despite several years of chasing :( . I am now committed to a repro head, and have paid the deposit. In getting to this decision, I’ve done my homework, and will share the results below. Have tried to chase down the Chinese ...

Blacky wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 3:26 pm Car of the day for me

Mmmmm…. Prem

Cheers,
Harv

Iconic movie.

Those Gazzard boys. Yeah, not half a brain between 'em. Man, that cats the least. Needs a seeing eye dog to find his own arse.

Cheers,
Harv

The back of the Plymouth is cool

I assume the straight 6 has had a minor replacement?

Cheers,
Harv

Thankyou

Thinking ahead a little, I've started a list of all the bits off the FED that still need chroming. The starter motor is on the list.

Two technical questions.

The commutator end cover and it's little end cap are easy enough to get at, and would chrome up nicely. The end cover though has a bushing ...

Thats some Tetris level space usage - looks good.

Cheers,
Harv

Cheers,
Harv

I'm with Greg - looking forward to hearing this one spin up.

Cheers,
Harv

A very knowledgeable bloke on the FE/FC Forum who wrote an opus on Norman Superchargers and their foibles mentions in his ramblings that the grey motor flywheel has 113 teeth - I am curious now so I am going to go home and find one and count the teeth on it ............


That same bloke had a ...