Small Block for EK Wagon

[WesternWagon]

Hi All

Received approval for the small block & auto last week and have spoken a the local engineer.
Started stripping the wagon today, will take the whole thing back to bare metal, CRS front end & chassis kit should be here by the end of the week. I have a skyline diff and will run HQ studs.
I will upload some picks when my son gets home as he is more apt at this than me.

Went to the Perth Hot Rod show on Saturday had a good chat with Greg Wilton and she showed me over his super cool FB 2 door sedan. What a machine! And a nice bloke to boot. Apologies to the WA clan for not making the Sunday cruise. (I will do better next time)

Gazza

[vintageholden]

keep us posted
interested in the same thing one day...

do you know if wheel tubs are allowed...

[WesternWagon]

Vintageholden

Will post some pics today, I am not sure about tubs, wheel sizes are pretty hot they have to be within a certain size of the original diameter.
Have a look on the web links attached

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/ ... eb2006.pdf
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/ ... _ncop.aspx

[WesternWagon]

Some pics at the start of the deconstruct, good old oil leaks have kept this old girl with very minimal structural rust








Pick up my diff this morning

Then its back to the shed

Gazza

[WesternWagon]

Picked up the new diff its a Borg Warner from a Syline 3.89 ratio lot of grinding this arvo

[vintageholden]

do you have to shorten it.....
what stud pattern..114.3??

[WesternWagon]

No need to shorten its roughly the same wheel track.
The Skyline is a 4 stud I will send to Final Drive to change the axle flange to give me a HQ stud pattern.
The Skyline disk breaks may stay at this stage, I am looking at adapting Holden rear disks, I have taken photos & measurements and will scour the wrecking yards to find a replacement.
I am told these are pretty strong diffs and are popular amongst the drag racers.

[vintageholden]

i was told the volvo 240 are as good...
with disks and have lsd as well

[WesternWagon]

Not too difficult to make an LDS out of the Borg Warner
A lot of grinding to get all the Skyline brackets off.
I see ya in WA, more than welcome to come have a look once its in if ya like.

[vintageholden]

i go to busselton a fair bit i,ll drop in one day..
thanks...

[Thommo]

Great Stuff Gazza
It does look to be a good start for a project.
Good luck with it,
keep us posted

Cheers
Jeff

[WesternWagon]

Slow day today stripped 2 doors and removed some chrome & poped the windscreen.

Kids got me an engine crane for Fathers day so hope to get the motor out this week before I go back to work

Looks like the RH sill needs replacing, and a small section of the LH rear door




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[(AUST)Mod]

Great work, keep the pictures coming

[WesternWagon]

Been at work for a week, one to go, looking forward to getting stuck into it this break.

CRS front end & chassis kit arrives on Friday so it should be all there when I get home.

Been told I need a Torana or HQ small block sump to clear the x member, can anyone advise?

Have decided on Twilight Turquoise and Grecian White roof.

Gazza

[Harv]

Guessing the front end kit is the CRS (Hadfield) modified HR cross member? If so, normal SBC pressed-tin sump fits (at least my 1960 327 one did). Heaps of room around sump, but need to modify the drivers side firewall so that the cylinder head fits (make a 15mm indent with a BFH ).