Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute

[BILLY BLACKARROW]

Keep plugging at it Clay you will get the taste back . Funny I have sever Emphysema and didn't have any of those symptoms in fact I spent most of my isolation in the shed didn't start till 11 o'clock knock off at 5 pm beer o'clock I was told by many people if I was to get it that would be the END Proved them wrong

[Brett027]

Good on ya Billy.

[Errol62]

Yep stick it up them Bill.

Trouble is by the end of the stubby I'm getting used to the new taste. It's sour rather than bitter.

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[Mick]

i think you blokes overthink stuff to much, i've done many many many engine gearbox swaps god knows how many diff swaps changed the rear ride heights more times than most have had hot dinners never once have i measured pinion angles, we've always done our own tailshaft shortening i drive hard and fast with lots of highway driving at or above the speed limit and never had driveline vibration issues

[Errol62]

Come on, gotta blab on about something mick.


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[DaveEK]

i think you blokes overthink stuff to much, i've done many many many engine gearbox swaps god knows how many diff swaps changed the rear ride heights more times than most have had hot dinners never once have i measured pinion angles, we've always done our own tailshaft shortening i drive hard and fast with lots of highway driving at or above the speed limit and never had driveline vibration issues

I agree…… tail shaft shortening isn’t hard I have done it before even without having it balanced and no problems. Pinion angles I never worry about, if it is too far it just makes a funny noise ……. And that was on an airbagged car that touches the ground. So it has to be a fair way out to make any huge difference.

[EK283]

i think you blokes overthink stuff to much, i've done many many many engine gearbox swaps god knows how many diff swaps changed the rear ride heights more times than most have had hot dinners never once have i measured pinion angles, we've always done our own tailshaft shortening i drive hard and fast with lots of highway driving at or above the speed limit and never had driveline vibration issues

I have done plenty as well Mick and like you have not had an issue until I lifted a Nissan patrol just 50mm.
The vibration was not so much violent but just a steady drone that eventually drove me nuts ! The steering started to wobble at 80kms an hour so I had to use offset bushes to get my caster back to stop the wobble. I then had to use adjustable upper trailing arms in the rear to stop the whap whap sound that started around 100kms per hour, not a problem around town but on the freeway that was another story.
Its like all things if your brain focuses on any issue it tends to exasperate it.
My EK now has slightly different angle between the diff and gearbox and because i have not driven it yet i don't know if it will be an issue, it is in the back of my mind although !

Greg

[Blacky]

My '46 Chev had a horrible vibration right on 60-65 MPH , measured my pinion angles and it was out by 6 dgrees , bought some shims, welded them to the spring saddles on the diff and fixed.

Currently getting a new diff made 1" narrower and will make sure its all good when it goes in - considering modifying it to a 2 piece tailshaft out of a Commode seeing as its a Crewman diff and a 4L65E thats going in .....

[Errol62]

Suggest the mods move the last few posts to the vibration thread for ease of future reference, but whatever……


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[62ekute]

In the mean time I measured my driveline anglesDefinitely room for improvement!

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i think it started back here

[Blacky]

Suggest the mods move the last few posts to the vibration thread for ease of future reference, but whatever……


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Meh - too hard ......

[Errol62]

8P


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[Mick]

and right on cue after being a big mouth i drove to Sydney AGAIN and in about the last 100ks it's developed a vibration at high speed and not all the time mostly above 100kmh and gets worse it's really bad up round 140-150, getting new rear screen and dual circuit brakes tomorrow so while it's on the hoist will be checking unis etc

[Errol62]

Sorry, power of suggestion. Bring if for a flog to Nuriootpa. That'll sort it.

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[Mick]

Sorry, power of suggestion. Bring if for a flog to Nuriootpa. That'll sort it.

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not a big fan of nationals, plus hoping to get to red center nats at Alice Springs in september so that'll be consuming my spending money this year