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Excellent, glad it worked ok

Doesn’t get much more agricultural than tek screws in a car
No cruise, but hands free, satnav, gps speedo and Spotify.


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Had to go get the iPad to take a photo of the phone


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Errol62 wrote: Fri May 29, 2026 4:46 pm All done. Int wipers work a treat. Could be faster on the fastest setting, but I put that down to the slow base speed.

Clay, if you want the intermittant to be faster, you just need to swap out the 100uF capacitor on the Maxtronic for a 47uF one. See my post https://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewto ... 21#p274121. Its a 50 cent part from Jaycar and a 5 minute job with the soldering iron.

Thanks Scott, maybe when we get back from Stanthorpe.


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I found the Lenlock handles I got from Scott Millard a while ago, so why not throw them on the sedan. After all we aren’t leaving until the morning. I was short a couple of screws and ended up going down to Mitre 10 in the next town for some 30mm countersunk M7 wood screws finished in “brushed chrome”. Phillips head unfortunately.

Seeing I had driven all that way I thought I better check that the cook didn’t need anything at the shops. That is when I discovered phone she no work any more. The screen isn’t registering my finger at all, or anyone else’s for that matter. Great timing. They really have most of us over a barrel with these things. I managed to get to the shop with about 10 minutes to spare on a Sunday afternoon, hand over the equivalent of a fully installed FB Holden cruise control in cost, and come out with a shiny new phone, just in time for the big trip. Can’t use it of course because they want to use my old phone for MFA and I can’t remember my apple account password. Going to take several days to recover my account, which isn’t even fully backed up due to full storage. Hopefully I will get all my contacts back. I might take my old phone and see if it can be fixed along the way.

Anyway, handles look good and I’ll take a photo WHEN I GET MY PHONE WORKING!!!!!!!


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Errol62 wrote: Sun May 31, 2026 9:19 pm Great timing. They really have most of us over a barrel with these things.

Could have been worse, if it had of been my luck I would have found it after doing a timing gear half way across the Nullabor.

Safe travels for tomorrow mate.

Cheers,
Harv

Reading this I thought you were going to fit the handles with tek screws Mobile phones are great…… when they work.

Have a great time and safe travels

Thanks fellas


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Car has not missed a beat in 2500km trip so far, apart from the reverse lights coming on in park sporadically, and holing the muffler 600 km ago when I inadvertently ran the left rear wheel over a well camouflaged traffic island. Intermittent wipers are a big hit.

Apart from the embarrassing exhaust leak sound, I am not very happy with economy with the 390 Holley, which is slightly worse than the 350 previously on the motor. Consistent 19mpg over varying driving conditions compared with 21mpg previously.


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Errol62 wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2026 12:41 pm I am not very happy with economy with the 390 Holley, which is slightly worse than the 350 previously on the motor. Consistent 19mpg over varying driving conditions compared with 21mpg previously.

Is the throttle response better with the smaller primaries?

Cheers,
Harv

I can’t honestly say it is noticeably different Harv. Certainly nothing like the difference between twin strommies and triple SUs.


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Back home after five nights I have got the rocket on the hoist. Fresh oil under it.


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marking its turf


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