Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

[Errol62]

Old subframe leg jig reused as jacking bar

FB ute driver, EK van project

[Errol62]

Sway bar mounts finally done

I never liked the bolt on diff mounts


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[FJWALLY]

Sway bar mounts finally done

I never liked the bolt on diff mounts


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Nice - i took mine off it looked so bad


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[Errol62]

Some painting today. KBS motor coater chev charcoal grey engine enamel and more of the left over hot rod orange.

FB ute driver, EK van project

[62ekute]

like a bought one

[Errol62]

Rear ended is ready to trial fit for sway bar mount attachment. I re did the brake lines using salvaged tube nuts. New ones I used last time only come with 10mm heads, not 3/8”. Luncheon time.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Errol62]

I was hoping to re-use wheel cylinders. On e was quite good but second one, no. $35 pair delivered from resto country. Much cheaper than FB ones and says they are good brand not cheapo knock offs.

Exhaust coming out as it will intefere with sway bar body mount. That settles it. I will fit the x2 headers before new motor goes in, body up an exhaust good enough to get me to exhaust shop. Then get a nice custom job done.

FB ute driver, EK van project

[EK283]

Great work Clay,

It blows me away how cheap things are like wheel cylinders and brake stuff is at the moment.

Greg

[Errol62]

I know Greg.

Front bushes are fighting me all the way. Dad's old clamp :《

FB ute driver, EK van project

[Errol62]

Picked up an unmolested 186 L head from gumtree last night. Took down to machine shop and were a lot happier with the seats. Will probably fit slightly larger valves and upgrade the springs.

Got a tin of KBS motor coater rocket red to do engine and brakes. Not cheap $64 500ml by goes a fair way.

FB ute driver, EK van project

[Errol62]

Finally a breakthrough on the front leaf bushes

FB ute driver, EK van project

[Blacky]

I normally just drive them in with an BFH

[Errol62]

Believe me I tried blacky. The rubbers are 10mm longer than the space they have. This was only way I could get nuts started. Wound them up to 30lb ft which was as much as I dared. Then took up with bottle jack and wound some more. Will have a good idea of the ride height soon.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Harv]

This explains why utes get the bottle jack... its a multi-purpose tool

The front bushes are painful. Mine had vulcanised to the metal that badly that we had to heat them up with the gasaxe to get them out.

Cheers,
Harv

[Errol62]

Also handy for flaring guards harv ;7)

FB ute driver, EK van project