I have a couple of HJ-Z units here that would be easy to adapt , what have you used ??In the Shed wrote: Sun Mar 02, 2025 8:08 am Good job on the wipers, they can eventually drive you nuts with a clunk & knock in operation. Opportune time to fix whilst the heater goes in.
I have an intermittent control I am going to fit to the Ute the same as I have on the sedan……. one day
Stephen
FB ute
Re: FB ute
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: FB ute
Cruise control- some assembly required ……
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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: FB ute
Thanks Blacky. I’ve looked at the command ones. That one doesn’t look that old and has the magnet pick up.
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: FB ute
same as what i just put in my hiace, they're still a few years old and command don't have kits any more they can't get the vac modulators, they have everything except themErrol62 wrote: Sun Mar 02, 2025 5:24 pm Thanks Blacky. I’ve looked at the command ones. That one doesn’t look that old and has the magnet pick up.
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
sometimes yor just better off shitting in yor hands and clapping
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Re: FB ute
Well I hope the bloody thing works , made all the brackets etc today - started with a CAD template as usual ….

… got that bit close to right

Then transferred to steel and bent it up

Did final fettling and made a brace to go behind it

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… got that bit close to right

Then transferred to steel and bent it up

Did final fettling and made a brace to go behind it

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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.
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Then on to the pickup bracket - had to make it longer on both planes so made a bracket and welded it on

Glued on the new bits plus a couple of braces

Next !!
Need a cutout switch for the clutch pedal and brake pedal to deactivate the thing so used a standard brake pedal switch and mounted it similar to the stock brake pedal


Used a donor pedal box to experiment on before taking to the one in the ute
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Glued on the new bits plus a couple of braces

Next !!
Need a cutout switch for the clutch pedal and brake pedal to deactivate the thing so used a standard brake pedal switch and mounted it similar to the stock brake pedal


Used a donor pedal box to experiment on before taking to the one in the ute
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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: FB ute
Like a bought one —

Painted up all the brackets then went and mowed the lawns and did some socialising


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Painted up all the brackets then went and mowed the lawns and did some socialising



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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: FB ute
if you don't have instructions and need some i'm sure i have mine in a safe place, problem will be as usual trying to find the safe place i put them 

sometimes yor just better off shitting in yor hands and clapping
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Woodstock chapter
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Woodstock chapter
Re: FB ute
Nice work old bean.
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: FB ute
Google knows allMick wrote: Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:52 pm if you don't have instructions and need some i'm sure i have mine in a safe place, problem will be as usual trying to find the safe place i put them![]()

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: FB ute
I have a VN VP cruise control kit that my son got for me when he was working at a Holden spares place, it wants to use a body control module but I just not tech enough to work it out yet.
I'll have to really sit done and see if I can get my head around it, I assume that the body control module would need to have feed from the computer this is where I come unstuck

I'll have to really sit done and see if I can get my head around it, I assume that the body control module would need to have feed from the computer this is where I come unstuck



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Frankenstein EK V6 Ute
The Reverend FB Station Wagon Project
1950's Commer Light Truck (2.5 Ton)
Frankenstein EK V6 Ute
The Reverend FB Station Wagon Project
1950's Commer Light Truck (2.5 Ton)
Re: FB ute
Open circuit with a paper clip? 

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: FB ute
Cruise control done - need to put ute back together and road test - still got brakes to do yet
Control thingy ended up above the battery - a couple of nutserts to hold it up

Brainbox is next to glovebox

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Control thingy ended up above the battery - a couple of nutserts to hold it up

Brainbox is next to glovebox

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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.
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Heater is still not done , was waiting on a left side lever that a bloke from NSW sent me over - it got here yesterday and turns out was just 2 right side levers with the left one dodgied up 
Seeing as he went to all the effort of sending it I figured I better use the bloody thing so I set to it with a grinder and a glue gun
How it is and how it needs to be -

Cut and shut -


Glued and ground ready for a quick squirt of cold gal

Rough enough- just need to get down to Autocables and pick up a section of push/pull cable to finish it off.
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Seeing as he went to all the effort of sending it I figured I better use the bloody thing so I set to it with a grinder and a glue gun
How it is and how it needs to be -

Cut and shut -


Glued and ground ready for a quick squirt of cold gal

Rough enough- just need to get down to Autocables and pick up a section of push/pull cable to finish it off.
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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.