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Blueberry at the auto electrician, the generator replaced with an alternator.
Gauges sorted so they now work with the idiot lights.
Digital radio installed with Bluetooth so it will now sync to my mobile.
You can get them from jacar for around $99. Just needed two small speakers for under the dash....







On her way to get the running gear sorted.

Sweet, Wayne.....and, unlike many others - Blueberry here is shown as a "trailer princess"..... the difference being - it's not the way she's going to live life.. and run to nationals.....
Well done.

frats,
Rosco

Went to the Auto Trimmer today as he needs paint for the steel frame of the front seat.
Had to scrounge up a litre of Dulux GHM Chevron Blue Metallic.
While I was there I checked the newly arrived material from the states for my seats.
Looks like a perfect match for the original. Which is Viscount & Zenith Blue with Stardust Grey Bolsters

The trim was sourced from SMS Auto Fabrics in Portland Oregon

http://www.smsautofabrics.com/



This was the company Craig obtained his roof liner from, still to put mine in, maybe in two weeks.

This is the new inserts



Close up shot



This is the other blue for the bottom of the seats and the door cards.



Heavy weight Gray material with random stars for the seats



Seats material used for the patterns



Finished sun visors

good stuff wayne it looks like its all going to plan

savior

Great job on the inserts.

SunnyTim wrote:so Wayne was this trim reproduced with the embossed pattern or did they source it NOS?

We send the samples and reproduced it..

That's not my old trim. It's another forum member. Just happened to be there and it's the same as I wanted.

Love that trim was it very dear and is anyone here importing it or do they do it as needed then send it out .

Cocko750 wrote:Love that trim was it very dear and is anyone here importing it or do they do it as needed then send it out .

I'm working on that, you will need to send swatches to match your trim.
you'll also need to contact the company with how much you need. they'll give you the costings.
My trimmer worked out what we needed and he ordered it.

What I'm thinking of doing is asking this company, if I send my old trim over could they make kit's like you can buy for Mustangs and Corvettes.
Then all that would be needed is to send the colour swatches to them to match it.
I have a complete front seat but might need the top and bottom rears.
More on that later.

So were now over at Frank Tedesco's and as Blueberry will be my daily driver,
for a safety check and to make sure everything works right...







Check out how clean this thing is, Russell's done a great job with the paint...









As you can see she's been dropped 2 inchs with Pedder springs at the front and blocks in the rear.



Guages heater and digital radio hooked up and working, the radio has bluetooth and I can sync
my mobile to it like a modern car!..



Triples set up and working! Thanks Fingers...



Small problem. because she's lowered the knuckle hits the rim, have to figure out what to do here, any suggestions?



Ready to be picked up and on the way to have the twin exhaust fitted.





At the exhaust Centre with the twins fitted.



And with Chevy Drops





Found these a while back, Tar Babies! Now fitted, real old school now!..



So that's it, Blueberry is at home awaiting the trimmer and windscreen front and back to be put in and then the blue slip.
Cheers till next time...

Blueberry has already been spotted and is on the "Early Holdens" Facebook group page..That was quick

See what I mean, ya can't keep anything quiet...

Hi Wayne,

The lowering of the car doesn't affect the wishbone to wheel clearance normally, its just the rim offset. Put a spacer between the drum and wheel and the problem will be solved, looks as if 5mm will be enough.

Regards Greg

EK283 wrote:Hi Wayne,

The lowering of the car doesn't affect the wishbone to wheel clearance normally, its just the rim offset. Put a spacer between the drum and wheel and the problem will be solved, looks as if 5mm will be enough.

Regards Greg

Have a 5mm on already.

Hi Wayne,
Blueberry is looking great. Love the colour!
What rims are you running on the front? I'm thinking that they are wider than standard which is causing dramas with the King pin touching.
I'm not a fan of spacers for various reasons one being that they cock up your scrub radius with respect to tyre to ground contact.
Simply the centre line of the wheel and tyre must meet at the centre line of the king pin at the point the tyre touches the ground. Pushing the wheel out further makes for extra tyre wear and heavier steering. This is one reason why wheel offset is so important on the front relative to steering geometry. Cheap way around for you would be go to a narrower rim (standard) or maybe 14" rims to give clearance.
The other costly option would be to ditch the front end for a HR/HD with standard springs and fit dropped stubs. This will position the wheel higher and still retain correct suspension travel and bump clearance.
One other I have seen in trucks is to have the king pin re-bent i.e. increase the angle between king pin center line and the top pivot. Hopefully after that you would be able to compensate for adjustment by reducing the camber angle.
I'm not sure that I would be increasing spacers due to the lack of wheel stud length and increased loading placed on them.
I forgot to ask, is the king pin touching or the wishbone? If its the wishbone touching, what was your camber angle set to? You may have some adjustment there to push the rim away from the wishbone depending on your camber angle.