Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

[Belly760]

I ordered some stuff from Sasha Stark during the week [mention]Brett027 [/mention] after our conversation last week. So good to deal with. Amazing customer service.


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[Brett027]

Yes, apart from being a nice fellow he's a very skilled dude too. Just checked with him a minute ago and he hasn't started on the battery hold down bars, this curved section or the rear quarter inners he was going to start selling. Too busy making his existing stuff.

[Errol62]

If I could get hold of the part I would. It is a reasonably complex shape as I know from the one I did in the van. Think I will do it in separate pieces for each side and the bottom.

Came across Sasha Stark a few years ago when he started making the inner A-pillar pieces. Just wish he had a web site rather than Facebook, though I see he is supplying kingswood country lately.


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[Errol62]

Fu¿king great fun trying to weld and dress under the car. 1.2mm zincaneal. I left an opening in the inner sill so I can hopefully get my fisholene hose in there through the drain hole. Will zip it up tomorrow. Happy Friday all.

FB ute driver, EK van project

[Errol62]

9C in the shed this afternoon, and minor flooding. Perfect conditions for lying under the ute welding and grinding.

Couple more hours dressing the welds and some schutz should do the job.

FB ute driver, EK van project

[FireKraka]

Well done Clay.

[Devilrod]

Good stuff Clay, certainly making the most of your iso…

As for the flooding think that’d be the next thing to tackle!

[Errol62]

Every winter I say the same thing………
One day


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[In the Shed]

Every winter I say the same thing………
One day


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Yes I know what you mean...... must put a heater in the Ute

[Errol62]

But I didn't have any schutz so skim bog, protec 458 and Aussie export gloss black enamel will have to do.

Just got to re-attach brake and fuel lines and we are away.

FB ute driver, EK van project

[In the Shed]

Shed update Clay? All ready to roll out the shed at 12.01am is it

Stephen

[Errol62]

Hi Stephen. Yes, except that I mailed my log book off to the registrar for my local All Makes Historic Car Club, the minute I was released from self isolation, and haven’t got it back yet! So can’t legally drive it. Did get a sneaky back roads test drive in yesterday evening and all going well. Just need to address front wheel offset and I can get it over the pits.

Still need to sort the radio but thanks to admin Jason I have a spare one to swap out until I get replacement switch from Greg Bell.

Decided to stick with the Grafton crash box for now. Still crunching in to third a bit but manageable with patient shifting. Fiddled with linkages and replaced engine mount bolt and yet to jump out of top again, although I haven’t had it up to highway speed yet.

I decided to stick with the VH44 booster for now as I’ve got used to the brakes, and they are pretty good really. Mainly though, I just hate dealing with hydraulics.

Hope to get it down to FB EK registration day when it happens, and maybe a trip out to dud’s soon.


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[In the Shed]

Hello Clay
Sounds like good progress. You might need to double clutch when shifting gears.....
Reminds me must do my log book

Stephen

[Errol62]

Well Rafferty took me for a spin in the ute on his L’s this arvo. Did a few highway kms 100kmh and didn’t pop out of gear so here’s hoping.

Still a very noticeable oil leak which appears to be from fuel pump to block mounting face. I was a bit hasty in slapping it back together last time, so picked up a new gasket and some decent oil resistant form-a-gasket. Job for the weekend. Always takes me three gos to get things right.


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[ardiesse]

Clay,

A couple of thoughts -

Jumping out of top gear first. The "Accelerator" magazine has this procedure:
Remove (and replace) the gearbox-to-engine bolts one at a time. If they show any signs of stiffness or binding, enlarge the bolt holes in the bellhousing until the bolts run freely.

Oil leaks at the fuel pump: if the bolts have been over-tightened, the mounting flange will be distorted. Check with a straight edge held vertically across each bolt hole. You've had practice at removing the pump rocker - you may need to do so again. File the mounting flange flat.

(I had this problem a few years back. Stripped the pump down, took it to work, asked one of the workshop guys if he could mill the face flat. He clamped the body in a vice, and delivered a few strokes with a file. Job done.)

Rob