J's EK doin some foolay siek skidz bro (vid)

[Finny]

Haven't done I yet, but others I've seen show the engine mounts as far back as they can go and radiator and fan fits but not much space.

So it will be close

[J]

yep, if they were back any further and the engine mounts would be magically hovering in the air

[J]

Alright today was pretty eventful.
I woke up with swine flu.
then went to buy some soccer boots as my game was in 10 minutes and my other pair ripped last match.
Made it to the game, lost 2-1.

Then I went to rare spares to pick up a speedo cable, I bought one which is probably a bit to short and doesnt have a drive on the end

Some strange lookin fella was buying an engine mount next to me and I noticed a green fb with dark green flash... I asked him if he was on the forum and strangely - he is!!! (hi marty)


A few weeks ago we managed to get the engine in, and a few mondays ago we did the front crossmember engine mounts.

So while he was fabricating the gearbox mount, I put locking nuts on my lowering blocks and cut the excess off the bolts (cos what I had on before was dodgy and eventually I would have left the diff behind at the trafffic lights)


This is what it looks like under the car with a new set of pacemaker extractors


Here is the 161


I picked up this twin carb set up, il be running frog mouth scoops with it


Gearbox cross member


And a re-cored radiator


I have been promised I get the EK back on friday
cant wait!!!!

[FB1960]

Hey J
Good to have met you
Nice to put a face with the name
Did your cable fit OK or not
Cheers

[J]

yeh u too,
ummm we think it might be a bit short (didnt really get a chance to fit it) but its significantly smaller then the grey-hydro one.
So i might go back and get a longer one (and the plastic drive thingy on the end)

[brad671]

Hi J,

I was just going back over some of your earlier posts and noticed that you have a gearbox pictured that you say is a trimatic, don't be surprised if you only end up with two forward gears because I'm pretty sure that's a powerglide. Also if it is the plastic speedo drive gear will be different from a trimatic.
Good luck mate looks great in green.
Brad

[Trev]

This is definatly a trimatic



box (trimatic and 360deg bellhousing, new linkages and flex plate)

[J]

I was scared for a second!
I am just wondering what the order for gears are on a trimatic.
Park is obviously far right....

[Devilrod]

You figured right J, nice car. He's changed the rims from wires?

Getting closer with yours though!

[V8EK4us]

Nice work J, lookin' good.

[brad671]

Hi J,

My bad didn't notice the lack of a servo piton on your box.

Brad

[J]

whats a neutral safety switch?
like if you accidentally go into R when your doinn 100km/h?

Anybody know how to change the see through gear lettered thing on the column?

[Trev]

It stops you starting the car in gear, only neutral and park , Trev .

[Devilrod]

Theo a how to would be good

[thropzed]

How to get angry and frustrated!!!!
I haven't been able to get it working properly yet!
I've used a HR neutral saftey switch for trimatic and can't seem to locate the moving switch into its slot? The plastic gear inticator has been alot easier to do. Mr Minute!!! engraving place. he sands down the plastic so the letters are removed, Polishes it back up and then engraves the letters back where you want them.
Will get to the saftey switch over the next couple of weeks as I have been cleaning out the shed and making Kustom bits for the Wagoon!!
Cheers Theo Z.......................