Neil's FB Station Wagon

[FireKraka]

Got a little time in the workshop yesterday.
Finished up the outrigger for the crossmember and surprise surprise the CRS mounts actually bolted up.
The surface rust mounts in the photo are mounts I made a fair while ago so thought I would use them this time, looks like it will work.
I measured from the back to back of each mount, cane to 530mm, measured distance on the crossmember and it is the same so time to dummy fit the engine and gearbox so I can get the mount5s welded to the crossmember and then powder coat the lot.
Ill cut the hand made mounts down as I go to get the engine sitting as low as I like and this will also allow me to get the gearbox crossmember dummied in.

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[Errol62]

Nice work Neil.


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[FireKraka]

After chasing rusty wrecks on Saturday I get into the shed for a little while Sunday and started to convert the drivers side guard from EK to FB
Still have to drill the mounting holes for the park light

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[FireKraka]

Keith gave me a hand yesterday and we dummy fitted the engine and gearbox so I could position the engine mounts

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[Errol62]

Looks like it belongs in there Neil


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[FireKraka]

I think that's the whole idea Clay

[FireKraka]

Just received the V6 adapter wiring harness and gas strut bonnet hinges from V6 Conversions

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[Errol62]

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[Blacky]

I think you need to make templates off those hinges so we can knock up a DXF file and have some laser cut mate

[Errol62]

They look like they would give a bit of a weight saving on the car, not to mention the wallet…….


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[EK283]

They are great hinges and i do run a pair on my car.

The only issue i have is when the bonnet is open and my cammy engine is idling, they wobble to side to side quite a bit.

Greg

[FireKraka]

Hi Blacky we can do that I'm sure
The beauty of them is that you can use the standard power booster because it moves or removes that bulky part of the hinge the down side some would say is that you have to remove some of the inner drip rail from the subchassis but again this is the gain for being able to use standard booster instead of Chinese purchase online booster.

[Blacky]

I like your water bottle too mate

[Errol62]

One of the guys in the SA club uses an XE &*#@ booster, just moved over to clear hinge. Some mods at the pedal end and deletion of the clutch master required, but seems to work fine.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[FireKraka]

Cut back the inner drip rail for the bonnet hinges and did a dummy fit up.

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The joy oh joy back onto my favourite job of drilling out spot welds, have to do repair to the top of both guards.

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