fbekholden.com

Fingers,

It's been a while since I bolted on my subframe, but from memory (adimttefly blurry ) the "inside" bolts are not normal - the ends of them look like self-tapping tec-screws. Are you using "normal" bolts?

Cheers,
Harv.

Harv wrote:Fingers,

It's been a while since I bolted on my subframe, but from memory (adimttefly blurry ) the "inside" bolts are not normal - the ends of them look like self-tapping tec-screws. Are you using "normal" bolts?

Cheers,
Harv.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Thanks mate I go take them out of one of my donor cars .....Anyone got one of these screws if so , could you please post a photo ......Thanks ..Fingers

G'day Fingers,

Did you managed to scavenge a couple of the special bolts? If not I'll have a dig through the bolt department when I get home Monday and see if I can find some. The old boy used to call them "lead bolts" (pronounced leeed bolts).

Cheers,
Harv.

Harv wrote:G'day Fingers,

Did you managed to scavenge a couple of the special bolts? If not I'll have a dig through the bolt department when I get home Monday and see if I can find some. The old boy used to call them "lead bolts" (pronounced leeed bolts).

Cheers,
Harv.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Thanks Harv ............I,ll go out check my parts car out this morning and let ya know mate ...........Fingers

Got the subframe bolted this morning and extended the twirler to include the subframe ...doing this work on the rottisserie makes life so much easier ,you can get to any part of the car for welding ,fabrication work ,grinding ,painting its going to be a breeze getting the engine and transmission fitted in the next few weeks ..i will do some hotos next week of my twirller I bought from a hot rod guy in Drouin . He made it himself and its got wheels and a tow hitch and is fully adjustable for length longer enough to do anything from a caddy to a gogomobile ...The panel Guy finished welding the underneath of the floors , the transmission tunnel and the new strengthening outer chassiss rails are now fully welded just the inner ones to do but first got to get the engine mounts ready to fit up the dummy motor and gearbox , fabricate the rear gearbox mounts and the tailshaft loop and bolt them to the inner chassis rail ......Did some more grinding today....Mmmm....did I say at any stage..'' WEAR GL0VES when grinding ''If I didnt well I,m telling ya now WEAR GLOVES while grinding ......nearly ground off another finger and I dont have too many left ........ ... got 10 days off over Easter so should get plenty done ....no more this weekend got the Drouin Swap Meet tommorrow ...Fingers

fingers wrote:

Harv wrote:G'day Fingers,

Did you managed to scavenge a couple of the special bolts? If not I'll have a dig through the bolt department when I get home Monday and see if I can find some. The old boy used to call them "lead bolts" (pronounced leeed bolts).

Cheers,
Harv.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Thanks Harv ............I,ll go out check my parts car out this morning and let ya know mate ...........Fingers

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Got some outta the parts car mate .....then found some in the Spare Parts Division that were already cleaned up and replated in cad .....thanks for the offer and thanks for the heads up on how its done mate .....Fingers

got the floor around the tunnel done and tidying up the underneath welds .....getting the strengthening bar from the subframe to the cross member organised and starting to dummy up the motor and g/box ............. pickup diff, engine mounts and steering rack tomorrow ,

tuff down Drouin way ....No need for engine hoists

Good stuff Bill,

I've seen those plastic engines before but didn't know they came with gearboxes as well.

Front end looks good as well.

Regards Greg

EK283 wrote:Good stuff Bill,

I've seen those plastic engines before but didn't know they came with gearboxes as well.

Front end looks good as well.

Regards Greg

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The gearbox is a real one ,its been gutted .......but you can get a plastic one its just they are a little costly ...........Fingers

Top work Bill, will send a PM with my number would love to chat about the front end.
May be over in Vic in a couple of months like to see ya build

Cheers

Gazza

WesternWagon wrote:Top work Bill, will send a PM with my number would love to chat about the front end.
May be over in Vic in a couple of months like to see ya build

Cheers

Gazza

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
let me know when ya coming mate ,and we will organise a catch up ....can show ya my car and where the front ends are made ...be a lpeasure mate ....Fingers

well you did mention dummy!!

got to love progress
keep it comi ng

Same old story started cutting rust out some time ago ...............and still chasing it .............look for pin holes and cut it out weld in a new piece of steel , I think we just about got it beat tho ....some photos below ......












Started to knock up the stregthening bars for the subframe to run into the extra chassis rails



Got the tunnel fitted and fully welded

lookin as,is that a leyland v8