Woody's 61 Special

[Sputzwagon]

Love the "anti theft device" I had one of those until recently ..If your Pit Teddybear is anything like mine...keep your windows open...the tend to get too excited and "let off odours" with happiness about going for a ride!!


Scotty.

[craigsek]

Lookin good Woody

[footyfb]

This has given me hope! Love it mate!

[Woody01]

thanks for the comments guys its only a quick job to get it into a cool cruiser, and give it abit of style for the big drive in a few months time! there is plans for a full nut and bolt job in the future.

sprutz - haha luckily for me he is pritty calm when hes in the car.

[Woody01]

well didnt do too much to the old girl last break - cruised it to south side of brissy and back didnt miss a beat. and then started some prep for the long trip west.

brand new 3 row radiator fitted,
block flushed
new radiator hoses top and bottom
new water pump
new fan belt

then it was time to drop it at the mechanics while i went back to work would have loved to have done it all myself, but i wont have time.

reset springs 3"
new bushes in the ass end
new exhaust
new slave cylinder
new front wheel bearings
points and condensor
timing and tune up
carby kit
new bushes up front
wheel alignment
gearbox service
diff service

pick it up when i get back from work cant wait if you can think of anything else i should do before the drive let me know.

and i aslo hooked up my alpine ipod head unit, along with some 4" alpine speakers. made the glove box out of 9mm MDF to suit...after seeing devilrods made out of sheet metal on here i think im going to remake it eventually... this will do for now



so different to drive with music hahaha

[Woody01]

Got these to install I like them and they look similar to the standard gauges I think.



Also picked it up from mechanics - reset leafs 3" lower, I'll wash it and chuck up some pics

[MeFB]

Love the guages

I might have missed it in the thread, but why are you driving it west?

[Woody01]

Love the guages

I might have missed it in the thread, but why are you driving it west?

sorry mate, must have missed this post. im driving it over to perth, because im moving back over there. Sick of flying Brisbane - Perth and back for work.

gauges are installed now - pics below, they look sweet all lit up

if you can think of anything else i should do before the drive let me know.

TIming gear and radiator sock.
You will need to reset the points in the dizzy in the first 100 miles or so.
Check your sterring box - fill with penrite steering box lube
Make sure you lube your dizzy, generator and other moving parts on the engine
Tim

thanks for the advice Tim, ill make sure i tick them off the list before i set off
also ill be in touch with you about that speedo - just got to tee it up with you when i know when im heading down there next.

well now for some updates -
got it back, with the above work completed, drives so much better now, especially with the reset leaf springs over the blocks. I put in new shocks, at each corner, the old ones were well past their use by date, got the leafs reset 3" and then i got bored, so i chucked the 2.5" blocks in and was going to drive it to greazefest like that, but decided against it...


anyway, cruised it down to greazefest, no dramas, didnt miss a beat...then when i got got it home, got bored so fitted up the gauges.



so now with the gauges installed, and keeping being able to keep an eye on what the old girls doing (oil pressure, water temp) it was time for some more cruising, everyone was at work so had to settle for my dog to ride shotgun. (note the drool marks on the paint)


then i have to persuade him to get out of the car!!!


now i got bored again, so out with the interior - found a few little holes in the floor, nothing major, some interesting rust repairs...so time to get the welder out.



all stripped out (bar the front seat) and ready to go to Cam at North Coast Custom Trim....


Should be getting it back in about a fortnight, more pics then

[Trev]

I'm loving what you've done Woody01 .

[Cal]

then i have to persuade him to get out of the car!!!

[In the Shed]

Love the rust repair panels, look like their from a baked bean tin.

[MeFB]

Those gauges look spot-on. Are you going to hunt down the rest of the set?

[Woody01]

I'm loving what you've done Woody01 .

Thanks Trev, long way to go still, looking forward to getting setup over west so I can really get stuck into it.

Love the rust repair panels, look like their from a baked bean tin.

Yeah, they were the bottom of some sort of tin can, bit of silicon on the bottom, punch a few metal screws in and good as new. I guess it works as a temporary job...

Those gauges look spot-on. Are you going to hunt down the rest of the set?

Thanks mate, I was thinking of just sticking with the two, I don't want too many hanging down there, might start to look abit busy.

[Devilrod]

Thanks mate, I was thinking of just sticking with the two, I don't want too many hanging down there, might start to look abit busy.

Good Idea. Cars looking great.

[DOLLER]

Plain uncomplicated= classy