Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2025 7:15 am
Errol62 wrote: Mon Nov 03, 2025 3:57 pm Rule of thumb says around 100 flywheel kW whereas factory quoted 86kW for the carb 202 VK.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 7:49 pm
Bloody hell Clay you have been busy- driveways, sheds, concrete, still playing with Elles car and now the panelvan… good stuff
Cheers melly
Cheers melly
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 10:04 pm
It’s called retirement for some reason.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2025 7:58 pm
New rubber of a different kind
New boot rubber I ordered back at the end of June. The battery cradle made it a bit of a pain to install.
During the process I spilt some beer on it so Elle will be happy that it smells nice, just like me.
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New boot rubber I ordered back at the end of June. The battery cradle made it a bit of a pain to install.
During the process I spilt some beer on it so Elle will be happy that it smells nice, just like me.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2025 6:20 pm
Replaced the manifold gasket and it is running well after I eventually got the inlet lined up properly.
Also replaced the cork rocker cover gasket with Speco neoprene and steel item glued to head and torqued down fingers and toes crossed. I hope it isn’t going to continue leaking in the same spot at the front Carby side. Buzzed the black coating off easy with wire brush then thinners took the rest off.
Bit of a theme going I like it
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Also replaced the cork rocker cover gasket with Speco neoprene and steel item glued to head and torqued down fingers and toes crossed. I hope it isn’t going to continue leaking in the same spot at the front Carby side. Buzzed the black coating off easy with wire brush then thinners took the rest off.
Bit of a theme going I like it
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 5:11 pm
Errol62 wrote:After 27 years Elle has finally managed to get her bum back in the driver seat of a 202 trimatic sedan.
The old…..
The new…..
Thanks to forum member 60 special, Trevor and Karen for selling their pride and joy to us. There is a chance I may even get to drive/play with it now and then.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 5:41 pm
Ok didn’t mean to quote myself there, doh. Job that needed doing since I got back from Temora last June. Take off rear door trims, clean out and fish oil, now done. Polished up the door furniture and put new handles on. Fronts still to do.
Other jobs to be done are oil and lube and re-fit trimatic pan gasket #$&*grrrr…. And swap the new alternator in.
Club cruise tomorrow so it’ll get washed in the morning.
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Other jobs to be done are oil and lube and re-fit trimatic pan gasket #$&*grrrr…. And swap the new alternator in.
Club cruise tomorrow so it’ll get washed in the morning.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 7:06 pm
Door handles look great Clay.
Be careful when polishing the scuff plates, mine i think were anodised aluminium, couldn't get them shinny.
I ended with S/Steel and sandblasted the frosting.
Greg
Be careful when polishing the scuff plates, mine i think were anodised aluminium, couldn't get them shinny.
I ended with S/Steel and sandblasted the frosting.
Greg
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 8:15 pm
Ye thanks Greg I’m taking it cautiously. Just get the crud off really. These ones appear to be stainless and have the etch. I think they may be originals, remembering the car was done late 90s.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 10:23 pm
Errol62 wrote: Sat May 16, 2026 5:11 pmIt's amazing how Elle looks EXACTLY the same now as she does in this pic while you on the other handErrol62 wrote:After 27 years Elle has finally managed to get her bum back in the driver seat of a 202 trimatic sedan.
The old…..
The new…..
Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Sun May 17, 2026 7:01 am
That’s me mate stocky. He looks even worse than me now. Gravity affects us all in the end.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Mon May 18, 2026 5:53 pm
Forum working again
This doesn’t look good
It looks like it literally shit its britches
Car Parts Plus had this on the shelf
I did see ones on rosy for half what I paid but not Bosch, albeit Chinese.
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This doesn’t look good
It looks like it literally shit its britches
Car Parts Plus had this on the shelf
I did see ones on rosy for half what I paid but not Bosch, albeit Chinese.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Mon May 18, 2026 6:30 pm
Box ticked 
Planning to try and fettle the grill snd indicators which are a bit wonky.
As well as replace the front passenger bumper section.
and the bonnet bar
Just because I’ve got slightly better spare bits…..
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Planning to try and fettle the grill snd indicators which are a bit wonky.
As well as replace the front passenger bumper section.
and the bonnet bar
Just because I’ve got slightly better spare bits…..
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 6:24 pm
I got the bumper and grille off. 
Very handy having the hoist for this.
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Very handy having the hoist for this.
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Re: Elle’s 1960 FB 225 mild custom
Posted: Tue May 19, 2026 6:27 pm
I’m intending to take off the over riders so I got some stainless coach head bolts. Smallest they had at Mitre 10 was m10 but they are a bit big. Looks like a trip to Bunnings, grrrr….
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