Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom

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I machined out the locating hole in the rubber a bit and swapped them to above the blocks. Image
Quick test drive, clunking on shifting up and down between first and second had returned. Time for another look underneath and possibly reinstall spacers.


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Reinstalled spacers and torqued to 35ft lb. Image


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Definitely need the spacers. No more clunking. No vibrations. Definitely tracks better at 100kmh now. Image
Sits nicer too. Slight rubbing inside passenger rear wheel on articulated right turns. Driver side less so. Just rubbing the raised white lettering off. Image
Just need to re-fit the 3mm spacers.

Ready for all Holden day.


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The special whizzed through the second inspection. Straight to “Service” SA and registered on the old RAR-361 plates from the ute. Now to change the plates and send the old ones back to Trevor. Image
The process has taken almost 3 months!


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Yah….. :thumbsup:
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Congrats mate now leave the thing alone and just drive it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: bloody modifiers :crazy:
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Happy days, just scraped in with 134 days to go until the Nats 8)
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.


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Thanks fellers. Neil, that is easier said than done mate.


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Nice one Clay!


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I cannot believe this. The car is registered in joint names, but they will only use the first listed name on correspondence and issued documentation,Every piece of documentation I completed, I listed Elle’s name first, but no…..Image
She will not be happy! I’m going to have to go back and sort it out :(


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FireKraka wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:48 pm Congrats mate now leave the thing alone and just drive it :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: bloody modifiers :crazy:
what he said :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :lol:
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Yeah, yeah. Picked up a steering box brace from the PO today. I’ve got to replace the drivers door trim backing card as the clips are all broken off. Anyway I need to take them off and fish oil inside the doors, and the sills, so I won’t have to be fixing rust and painting in future.


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Well done Clay. Time to show her off and enjoy. What about putting her out on the road for all of us to see as The Tour Downunder is going by today.

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This thing….Image
I studiously avoided driving today.


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Damn race got in the road of a nice drive!
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