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TAZ
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Will wrote:I havent got any pics of the underside sorry. Its the castlemaine rod shop front end with the ls mounting kit and exhaust kit. The starter motor gets put on the passenger side to make more room for the steering.


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TAZ wrote:
Will wrote:I havent got any pics of the underside sorry. Its the castlemaine rod shop front end with the ls mounting kit and exhaust kit. The starter motor gets put on the passenger side to make more room for the steering.


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My steering rack is on the front of the cross member so i don't reckon the castlemaine kit would had worked.

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CRS steering rack is at the front aswell. Goodluck with it anyway! there isnt much room either way. Ours fully fitted now... next for us is for engineer to look at it. Image


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What about photo of the vehicle inside. I am just about to fab up the gearbox tunnel etc.
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TAZ wrote:What about photo of the vehicle inside. I am just about to fab up the gearbox tunnel etc.
ImageImageImageImage ive also gone auto on the columnImageImage



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We have kept the original floor and put in a wb kingswood tunnel in


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Will wrote:We have kept the original floor and put in a wb kingswood tunnel in


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Crikey the price kingswoods are going for your lucky to get a tunnel. Image Is the column 3 speed or 4 speed shift?

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Will wrote:We have kept the original floor and put in a wb kingswood tunnel in


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Crikey the price kingswoods are going for your lucky to get a tunnel. Image Is the column 3 speed or 4 speed shift?

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What are the cut outs above the upper suspension arm in the inner guards for?

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TAZ wrote:
TAZ wrote:
Will wrote:We have kept the original floor and put in a wb kingswood tunnel in


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Crikey the price kingswoods are going for your lucky to get a tunnel. Image Is the column 3 speed or 4 speed shift?

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What are the cut outs above the upper suspension arm in the inner guards for?

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I honestly cant remember might be a 3 speed. Collapsible collumn. Its a T700 going in. The gaurd cut outs was from a torana front end that needed the room but found out the extractors wouldnt fit. So changed to CRS frontend. Need to reweld those back in. Trying to decide whether or not to put in a brake booster in


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Will wrote:
TAZ wrote:
TAZ wrote:Crikey the price kingswoods are going for your lucky to get a tunnel. Image Is the column 3 speed or 4 speed shift?

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What are the cut outs above the upper suspension arm in the inner guards for?

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I honestly cant remember might be a 3 speed. Collapsible collumn. Its a T700 going in. The gaurd cut outs was from a torana front end that needed the room but found out the extractors wouldnt fit. So changed to CRS frontend. Need to reweld those back in. Trying to decide whether or not to put in a brake booster in


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Okay got ya. I am running a 4L60 4speed so needed a 4 speed shift so went with a after market column. I plan to put the booster etc. under the dash. I already have the 90° bracket booster etc. Once i get the tunnel done and new firewall i will fit it and then the air con unit.

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Ok nice! plotting along well then. Yea i gave up with the A/C option not enough room. Just ordered the dash from the US a dakota digital 57 chevy cluster and about to order the engine loom from the US too


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Will wrote:Ok nice! plotting along well then. Yea i gave up with the A/C option not enough room. Just ordered the dash from the US a dakota digital 57 chevy cluster and about to order the engine loom from the US too


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Can you order my gauges and i will fix you up later. Are you getting the set with the digital display in the main cluster. You can get a vintage air mini under the dash above the tunnel. It takes up part of the glove box though.

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TAZ wrote:
Will wrote:Ok nice! plotting along well then. Yea i gave up with the A/C option not enough room. Just ordered the dash from the US a dakota digital 57 chevy cluster and about to order the engine loom from the US too


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Can you order my gauges and i will fix you up later. Are you getting the set with the digital display in the main cluster. You can get a vintage air mini under the dash above the tunnel. It takes up part of the glove box though.

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Ok ill have a look at them. Na sorry they cost too much i dont have enough money haha rocket and vpw order them in. Model no. MHX-57CIt takes about 4wks to build and approx 2wks shipping


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Will wrote:
TAZ wrote:
Will wrote:Ok nice! plotting along well then. Yea i gave up with the A/C option not enough room. Just ordered the dash from the US a dakota digital 57 chevy cluster and about to order the engine loom from the US too


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Can you order my gauges and i will fix you up later. Are you getting the set with the digital display in the main cluster. You can get a vintage air mini under the dash above the tunnel. It takes up part of the glove box though.

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Ok ill have a look at them. Na sorry they cost too much i dont have enough money haha rocket and vpw order them in. Model no. MHX-57CIt takes about 4wks to build and approx 2wks shipping


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http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... &start=135

Check this build thread out for details of ghe aircon install

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Re: LS1EK

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I'm sorry to steal your thread again Taz.
Will I have been trying to figure out what accelerator pedal to use and I note that from the photo you have a stadard commodore one fitted, I was also trying to use the same one but it blocks the handbrake hole.

Can you tell me if you just put a hole through the accelerator mounting plate for the handbrake to go through or cut a piece out; love a photo if you have one.

Again Sorry Taz

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