Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
So you'll be doing the other side tomorrow?
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
A day in the shed beats a day at work!
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Nice blokes but yeah…………NAH!
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
On to the all synchro conversion. This early HQ box seems good. There is a bit of lash in the clutch gear as well as first and second. The shift mechanism seems very good.I do have to others I could look at.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Decided to go ahead with this box as it looks pretty good. The input shaft bearing appears to be secured to the shaft by a left hand threaded retainer that requires a flat 1 5/8" (from memory) spanner.
Stripped the box and main shaft but in the process dropped the mainshaft. Luckily I broke the fall....
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Stripped the box and main shaft but in the process dropped the mainshaft. Luckily I broke the fall....
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getting my FB ute on the road
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Oh no Clay.
Is the shaft ok?
Blackdog
Is the shaft ok?
Blackdog
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
It could have been worse……….
….. it could have happened to me
….. it could have happened to me
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Yeh the shaft is ok heh heh…..
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FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Clay I wouldn't have expected anything less, got to sacrifice the body to save a good part
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Going by the clean cuts, the teeth seem alright on the main shaft gears.
That will sting for a bit.
That will sting for a bit.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Yer I’ll just add it to my current crop of malaises. Asthma, long Covid, alchohol and drug abuse, poor diet and general old age. Oh yeah, nearly forgot self abuse, heh, heh…
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Thanks to Brett, another piece in the puzzle.Clutch slave adapter.
Waiting for a hktg workshop manual to turn up so I can work out how the synchro assembly's go back together. There are two different types of energising springs and in not sure which go in which hub as it isn't obvious. Closest thing I have to go on is a VH manual as the 4 speed is meant to be similar. One obvious difference apart from the extra gear is synchro on reverse. You know what that means.
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Waiting for a hktg workshop manual to turn up so I can work out how the synchro assembly's go back together. There are two different types of energising springs and in not sure which go in which hub as it isn't obvious. Closest thing I have to go on is a VH manual as the 4 speed is meant to be similar. One obvious difference apart from the extra gear is synchro on reverse. You know what that means.
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getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
EK van on rotisserie