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Damn, this thing will end up mine-spec

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Harv

Craig Allardyce wrote: Thu Aug 21, 2025 5:47 pmAlso started work on the spacer plate for the oil pump as I'm fitting longer gears to increase the pump capacity a little more.

GMH 308 gears?

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Harv

You get used to seeing rockers with half a century worth of muck over them. Clean and machined ones like that really stand out.

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Harv

Errol62 wrote: Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:16 pm That is a very short ratio diff.

It’s taller than factory FB/EK (3.89:1), or am I missing something? It’s very tall for a Toyota G diff (3.2 to 7.6:1).

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Harv

Blacky wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:26 pm that's for a fourby Harv, the 2WD diffs are 5x4.5"

Like the bloke with the artificial leg, I stand corrected

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Harv

Errol62 wrote: Sun Aug 10, 2025 10:18 pm Solid choice of rear axle there. What ratio? Are they originally 4.5” &*#@ pattern?


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

The ‘lux diffs are 6x139.7mm pcd.

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Harv

There are some paperwork tricks that can be done using the differences in HR vs. FB/EK offset (+6 vs. +19mm) and track (1369 vs. 1384mm). Similarly, CRS spindles are certified to 1455mm track. Some time doing the maths, carefully choosing which components are the NCOP “the axle components used” and ...

Convertor slid forward, and flexplate bolts in. Had to run a tap through one, probably due to my wonky drilling when I oversized the flexplate holes for to suit the larger convertor bolts. Box now in, and everything spins as it should. Casing vent line back on, starter-er back on.

Went to put the ...

I like some in-your-face customs, but some of the nicest custom work is subtle like this. From a distance it looks almost standard, but you can feel it’s not. A lot of staring and thinking, then you realise what the change was.

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Had Jeff Ramsay come to look at the FED and start thinking through how to extend the blower snout. He reminded me you CAN squeeze 35 pissies into a red…

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There’s hope yet for that boost gauge Blacky

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Harv

Better low down, what about WOT ? Fuel consumption may go up if the Dr Martin gets pressed though !


Yep. 360 on the 4-barrel vacuum scale is a LOT bigger than 350 on the 2-barrel vacuum scale. Driven sensibly, it will perform the same. Driven with spirit in the top end it will go better, but be ...

Happy days

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Harv

It may have only seen run-in time, but if it was “rode hard and put away wet” then it will start making pot metal corrosion crud inside. Mebbe time for a clean and kit.

Those little brass insert doovers are the idle feed restrictors. Looks like one is blocked solid. Careful rodding them out ...

Sounds like it's a used carb Clay?

Those two hole/imprints are the idle feed. If they are salty/debris-y, the wells could be full of crud. With one side flowing (dribbling) at idle and one side not it's a fair bet one side has a lump in it.

Some alternatives:
a) one main metering jet is larger ...

Yep. Coffee first, typing later.

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Harv