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i went through the same thing with my FC, CRS spindles with VN/P discs and a VH disc rear shortened to HR specs.
my major problem was first with the rear where the standard commodore 15x6 chasers scrubbed the inner rear guards and the front would be only less than 5mm away from the upper ball joint ...

geez thats a big shock matty, cant believe how much they have jumped in a couple of years.
as far as quality is concerned i cannot fault the job shane ( electroplating technologies ) did especially with all my cast items. and when i gave him the bumbers they were in one piece dented and slightly ...

geez that does sound really steep matty, maore than double what i paid for similar FC pieces from the same guys a couple of years ago.

my cast headlight rims were only $60 each taillights $40, bumper bars were $110 per section

not doubting you but are you sure they were right :shock:
and this was ...

yeah big ups to the guy in the mustang for turning around and coming back...

damn, is this the one they were discusssing on the ozrodders site?

glad to hear he walked away OK
geez it looks nasty.
hope he rebuilds and races again.....

hi malcom, going through a similar senario with a VN commodore tank in my FC. i was going to go with a speco fuel gauge but found that my VN sender isnt compatible, but they can rewind ( or modify) the sender unit to suit the gauge. cost = new gauge and sender + modify VN sender $$$ ( or punch ...

depends on what you want to do, if you just want to fit the VK motor and drive, no problems, but you wont be able to reprogram the VK's ecu

i am nearing the end of this swap in my FC but i am using the 186 block with 202 head, VK intake manifold with the ECU ( delco 808 ) from a VP commy, throttle ...

smamy's option is another one but you have to be careful that the loom you are getting from the donor vehicle is in good condition otherwise you may just be importing some more troubles. also take into consideration the age of some of these cars now. a 30 year old wire may not be as efficient as new ...

i used a kit from airride technologies to completely rewire my FC sedan. im no sparky but have a very ( read very) basic comprehension of electricity, i found this kit very easy to install and when orderd i was asked what i would be running, this helped them determine what to include.
i bought the ...

hey ratbox, queanbeyan is actually in NSW, on canberra's outskirts.
im not sure of the process all i know is these guys do trally great work.
usually booked solid in the months leading up to summernats.
and have done chrome work for some top show cars, fitzpatricks FC for one

dean

hey matty, only a newbie on this forum but ive been ffloating around the FC site a few years and got a FC sedan still in the final build stage 5 years on and counting.

Now your chrome, try calling elctroplating technologies in queanbeyan n.s.w
i had my shiny stuff inluding the cast items done by ...