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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 9:00 am
by FJWALLY
Coopers is one of the good ones - my mates family farm grows all of their Hopps down here in Vic.
I slipped into a couple double black JW's last night - neat of course.
Errol62 wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 12:38 am
Htfu
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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 9:15 am
by 62ekute
yeah, you have to get the balance right

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Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 9:35 am
by Errol62
Can’t be that cold Blacky you’re not wearing any socks with your surferjoes.
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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 9:37 am
by Errol62
FJWALLY wrote:Coopers is one of the good ones - my mates family farm grows all of their Hopps down here in Vic.
I slipped into a couple double black JW's last night - neat of course.
Errol62 wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 12:38 am
Htfu
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I’m going to have to have a chat to dr Tim about sourcing Mexican product by jimminy.
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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 12:33 pm
by 62ekute
okay, if beer o'clock is over - I'll get back on track
I plan to change the ute back to column shift so have been collecting bits.
The pin holes in the honeypot are completely worn out (and you can see thread marks in there so it's previously run with a nut and bolt)

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Thought about ways to fix it for a while - then this NOS one turned up

for $35

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anyway that's something for 'later on'
Patrick
Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 9:58 pm
by Blacky
Errol62 wrote:Can’t be that cold Blacky you’re not wearing any socks with your surferjoes.
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It’s cold enough that I wish I had bought my “thuggs”
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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:42 pm
by 62ekute
The bonnet on the ute was pretty rough

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But it came with a solid spare bonnet

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Just needed a quick coat of paint...and, with a bit of polish, the chrome is good enough for my purposes...although I did put on a better bonnet bird.

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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:23 am
by 62ekute
Remember when these were a dime a dozen?

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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:48 am
by Errol62
Remember it like it was 1972. Mate had an early HQ, mph speedo and no headrests. Just don’t get rear ended.
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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 5:41 pm
by 62ekute
Only a couple of hours of warmth today, so I hung some bits and pieces (battery hold down, gear linkages etc) from the clothes line and sprayed them black.
While they were drying, I put a cigarette lighter in ... that actually took a bit longer than I thought it would - removed the glovebox, airflow control lever and ashtray. Drilled, mounted and wired it up and then there's just enough depth back there to squeeze the lot back in (if you like puzzles). Then put the airflow control lever and glovebox back in and it's bourbon o'clock.

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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 7:24 pm
by BILLY BLACKARROW
Must be getting cold gone from Beer O'clock to Bourbon O'clock Great work all the same
Yes I do think I have a problem but what a problem to have

Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:50 pm
by Errol62
Ha hah you guys problem what problem don’t affect me hic...
Welcome to the fun of fiddling behind the dash of an FB EK Patrick.
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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:40 pm
by 62ekute
another delivery...got some seatbelt mounting plates

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a bit stronger than the top mounts I pulled out

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the ute previously only had two seatbelts - if anyone has a centre lap belt from back then that looks anything like this I'd be interested

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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:20 pm
by Errol62
Ok that’s another rummage I’m due
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Re: Gimme 5 years
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:49 pm
by Errol62
Couldn’t find it. I know I had one at least like that with the round hole. May turn up yet.
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