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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:01 am
by Errol62
I machined out the locating hole in the rubber a bit and swapped them to above the blocks.
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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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:43 am
by Errol62
Reinstalled spacers and torqued to 35ft lb.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 12:15 pm
by Errol62
Definitely need the spacers. No more clunking. No vibrations. Definitely tracks better at 100kmh now.
Sits nicer too. Slight rubbing inside passenger rear wheel on articulated right turns. Driver side less so. Just rubbing the raised white lettering off.
Just need to re-fit the 3mm spacers.
Ready for all Holden day.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:11 pm
by Errol62
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.
The process has taken almost 3 months!
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:31 pm
by In the Shed
Yah…..
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 12:48 pm
by FireKraka
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:06 pm
by Blacky
Happy days, just scraped in with 134 days to go until the Nats
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:34 pm
by Errol62
Thanks fellers. Neil, that is easier said than done mate.
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:39 pm
by BS
Nice one Clay!
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:12 pm
by Errol62
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…..
She will not be happy! I’m going to have to go back and sort it out
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:59 pm
by Mick
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:31 pm
by Errol62
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.
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 2:14 pm
by yaapeet30
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.
Cheers Rod
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 3:30 pm
by Errol62
This thing….
I studiously avoided driving today.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:33 pm
by yaapeet30
Damn race got in the road of a nice drive!
