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Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2024 11:42 am
by Harv
FireKraka wrote: Sat Aug 24, 2024 5:09 pm Unfortunately going to be tied up for a bit, have to change a crankshaft on a 320mm V 18 Diesel for the Navy :crazy: :roll:
Blacky wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2024 9:58 am Only one ? Coupla days .................... :crazy: :crazy: :ebiggrin: :ebiggrin:
Takes a bit longer if the Navy doesn't have a grey-motor harmonic balancer puller :mrgreen:

Cheers,
Harv

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2024 4:23 pm
by FireKraka
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Yes Harv makes it hard without the puller, Torsional Vibration Damper weighs 1tonne flywheel 3 tonne, remove all the crank counter weights and have to split the block and lift it 1.2m to be able to slide the crank out the side.

Have it done by smoko Blacky :roll: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2024 4:39 pm
by Brett027
It's amazing the breadth of professional expertise of people that muck about with cars.🙂

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2024 8:49 pm
by Blacky
Harv wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2024 11:42 am

Takes a bit longer if the Navy doesn't have a grey-motor harmonic balancer puller :mrgreen:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2024 8:51 pm
by Blacky
Brett027 wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2024 4:39 pm It's amazing the breadth of professional expertise of people that muck about with cars.🙂
Yeah Neil is pretty clever for a washer squasher :P :P :D

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 12:32 pm
by FireKraka
Going to pick up my HR cross member tomorrow from Albert, will post a couple of photos once I have it.

I think I've asked before but has anybody done the CRS coil over shock modification on an HR cross member, the VE Commodore independent rear end that's going into the Reverend is coil over so thinking of doing them for the front?? :wtf: :wtf:

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:03 pm
by Blacky
Wasn't even aware they did one, is it a complete bolt in front end or basically a replace spring and shock with a new lower wishbone and upgraded shock mount type arrangement ?

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:34 pm
by Errol62
N, n, Not ch, ch, cheap,,,,


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2024 12:02 am
by Blacky
Googled it - looks like the spring still sits in the HR spring pocket at the top and the "coil over" sits on the base of the shock which is bolted to an adapter on the lower wishbone ? Apart from the adjustability of the damper I cant really see the advantage ???

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:39 pm
by FireKraka
Hey Blacky if you don't think there is any benefit then I will save myself some money and not do it.

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:04 pm
by Blacky
Don't listen to me - I'm an idiot :lol: :lol: what does CRS claim ????

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 3:29 pm
by gazza
The only benefit you will get out the kit is that you will be able to lower the front of the car to what height you want. $895 Its a lot of money to pay just to lower the front of the car plus mods needed to fit the kit. cheers Gary.

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 8:16 pm
by Errol62
That is a pretty cool feature. What about adjusting damping rate?


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2024 11:21 am
by briby
That as well, double adjustable.

Re: Neil's FB Station Wagon

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2024 3:54 pm
by FireKraka
So now I'm confused :econfused: (doesn't take much :lol: :lol: ) do we think it is a good idea or not fellas, they way I see it the HR front end is an independent front end and by going Coil overs you get the advantage of adjustment with out the waiting time and massive cost of one of the Rod Tech or CRS or whoever independent front ends, I am a long way off needing to do this but you have to have a plan don't you :eh: :wtf: