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EK283 wrote: Fri Nov 09, 2018 6:49 am Hey mate,

How did the diff center go ?

Did you need any saw dust or banana skin for noise suppression or was it ok ?

Regards Greg

Gday Greg,

Haven't had the car out of second gear yet so can't comment on diff noise. Suffice to say that in neutral trundling down to the industrial estate, there was no noise to be heard. It ain't leaking oil either so I'm keeping fingers crossed for now!

Joe

gpi wrote: Fri Nov 09, 2018 6:25 am badge should be inline with top of lights

Thanks gpi.
I saw a few photos on a google image search that have the badge up high as you say. I didn't do that cos I still have holes along the top of the tailgate where the old tie-down hooks used to be and it looked a bit messy.
Now I realise that unhooking the tailgate struts and letting it open all the way down to the bump stops could mean the badge might come close too or even hit the spare wheel door... oops I'll check that tonight...

Cheers, Joe

I’m a little beside myself this morning.

Partly due to a restless sleep, partly due to the nerves associated with driving a largely untested, very unregistered 56 year old car with no seatbelts across central Sydney in peak hour... but mostly because I’m over the moon about the outcome - Leroy is legal!!

6am fuel stop in Stanmore:




6:30am across town in Rushcutters Bay - I worked as a SAAB technician at Pate & Vernooy for a short stint years ago when I was between careers. The owner Michael has been a great help since:









The Holy Grail part 1 (don’t worry, we’re updating the transmission to ‘Manual’ later on today):



7:30am drive back home, radio tuned in to 2SER, approved Blue Slip on the seat, grinning from ear to ear despite gridlock traffic along William St, tucked in behind a very tidy HR Special no less:





And finally, over to Service NSW at Marrickville for The Holy Grail part 2:





All done by 9am, I was only half an hour late for work. Best bit is, Leroy hasn’t missed a beat! I’ve done a bunch of work since the last post, but I’ll update all that later.

Tonight I’ll go pick up Jodie, the partner of Leroy’s previous owner who passed away three years ago now, and take her for the first drive as promised. There will be tears.

But for now it’s smiles all round
Joe

Unreal Joe


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Awesome

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well done - enjoy

Awesome , its a feeling like no other when your project car finally hits the streets - enjoy every minute of it mate

So happy for you Joe. Well done and thanks for sharing your journey on Leroy’s resurrection.
Cheers,

John

Good one Joe, looks the goods and has a nice stance.

Nothing like driving with no rego and insurance, keeps the heart rate up I must admit

Regards Greg

Very, very cool Joe - well done.

Cheers,
Harv

There’s nothing quite like that first “legal” drive! Plenty of fun times ahead well done Joe.

is it a rare 3 speed manual automatic

Errol62 wrote:Unreal Joe


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Big thank you for all the encouragement Clay and for posting those bits & pieces up to me! Looking forward to that drag race soon...


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BS wrote:Awesome

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Cheers!


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FJWALLY wrote:well done - enjoy

Thanks Rob, I know you’ve been following this from the beginning. Can’t wait to see your concourse-by-comparison Ute go back together!


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