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FireKraka wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2020 2:56 pm Mate just checked eBay, do a search for hr engine mounts, $120 + $15 postage.

Put them on the engine lower the engine onto said hr cross member tack them in position lift up engine, weld mounts buda bing mounts all done and in the right position.
Neil

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HR-Holden-E ... ctupt=true

can confirm, quality product

Perfect mate thanks for that ill have a squiz

Do you have to change to HR style arms when installing a HR front end?
Or will a fb bolt in.
I have good sump clearance with the steering arm atm and it looks the HR sit back a little more closer to the sump.
When was the change to the later style arms.

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Don’t have to but I reckon it reduces play. I put one on my king pin front in the ute.

The only measurement you need to the engine block is to centre the crank snout in the semi circular cut out in the centre of the bottom radiator support panel.
Rob Ardiesse put me on to this. The cut out was put there to enable fitting the harmonic balancer removal tool.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Nice one, i never knew what that cut out was for

Sent from Cahawba , Alabama

Found a easier way to convert king pin to ball joint front end and 2"s lower
Add arms , flip spindle , dont worry about camber

Sent from Cahawba , Alabama

You’ll have to swap the calipers side to side to get the bleed screws back on top.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Do the remote vh44 boosters need to be changed out when going to a disk brake front end.

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Vh40 is used with discs I believe. It is larger. But then I've known cars that run discs unboosted successfully. You could try the vh44 and see how it goes.

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Errol62 wrote:Vh40 is used with discs I believe. It is larger. But then I've known cars that run discs unboosted successfully. You could try the vh44 and see how it goes.

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Roji

Another rare spares store emailed back saying use the ek frame bolts and spacers with the hr front.

Pretty sure that's what I did. I certainly didn't delete the bottom rubbers and rectangular washers as was suggested on the FE FC site.

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I made a rough jig to measure the height and distance of the out rigger on the ek frame and on the hr frame, 99% certain it will end up the correct height and length to the front mount support? Does this sound correct.

mph.

When I did mine 30 years ago, at the young age of 22 I just cut it off welded it the HR front like you are doing and it fit perfect. I don't think I even measured it !

You can buy the HR to EK rubbers as a kit so don't be tempted to cut the EK mounts off its just a waste of time.

Greg

I will second what Greg says. At the same time he was doing his disc conversion I was doing mine. . . The early crossmember outrigger fitted straight onto the HR crossmember. I used all the HR mounting hardware (bolts, washers, spacer tubes and rubbers) and it worked fine.

Rob