Gimme 5 years

[ardiesse]

The grey motor gearbox is pretty easy to work on, isn't it?

Rob

[62ekute]

The grey motor gearbox is pretty easy to work on, isn't it?

Rob

Hi Rob, yeah, it's a pretty simple set up (and I had my laptop in the garage with Harv's write-up ) Patrick

[62ekute]

Finished putting the gearbox together today - clutch kit is in the couriers truck so should turn up next week

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Patrick

[62ekute]

I had some left over sound deadener, so while the carpet was pulled back, I doubled up on the front bits

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Patrick

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I ordered the clutch kit from Automotive Superstore because they came up a fair bit cheaper (and I had a voucher from them as well)

...it turned up today in a sealed Exedy box with all the bits

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Patrick

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I wheeled the gearbox back under the ute today

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and jacked it up to the engine

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before I lifted the engine and gearbox up all the way, I put the driveshaft in and poured about 180ml of SAE90 into the rear extension via the speedo gear hole

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Patrick

[Brett027]

That's a handy set up

[62ekute]

That's a handy set up

Hi Brett,

yeah, I actually put blocks under the wheels as well to stop things tipping sideways - not too bad with a 27kg gearbox - more useful with a 150kg VW engine.

Patrick

[Brett027]

Having a spare input shaft is handy tooooo

[62ekute]

Having a spare input shaft is handy tooooo

yep, beats making one - there's heaps of cheap plastic aligning tools around for many cars (and lots of kits come with them) but I haven't seen one for a grey - (though it looks like earlybitz has come up with something)

[62ekute]

I put the oil in the gearbox today

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And connected up all the fiddly bits

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I told myself I wouldn't do any work over Easter but I stopped off at Speeds just in case

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Patrick

[Brett027]

Speeds are the best Patrick! Top service and he has a full set of Rares parts for Holdens in stock. He also has a heap of out of stock things- I picked up the clips for the top door trims last week.

[Errol62]

No mess Charlie!


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Brett027]

Hi Patrick , what's that steel bolted to the gearbox bottom plate? Part of clutch mechanism?

[gpi]

this is a hotrod so he has a floor shifter