There's gotta be a Harvey Norman joke in there somewhere but will leave it to those more witty to provide it

Hi all, I have 2 x early electric wiper motors + bases. I believe they're EK but happy to be corrected. Unfortunately I don't have the linkage arms. The motor that's fitted to the base is operational, the other only gives a slight hum when powered up. Make an offer. As with any other item I'm advertising to clear out the shed, these items are not of use to me right now and I want to make some room. Would rather see them go to someone who can make use of them rather than toss them out. Will only charge the actual postage. Items are at Shellharbour if you want to do a pickup. Regards, Martyn.

Hi all, I have a single barrel downdraft Stromberg carburettor, not a real early model. It's been sitting in the shed for years and a rebuild would almost certainly be required. Make an offer. I'll only charge you the postage it costs me to get it to you. It's in Shellharbour if you want to pick it up. Regards, Martyn

Hi all, I have a washer pump, model unknown. I'm clearing out stuff that's been sitting in the shed for years, not even aware of how I came by most of it. Keep an eye out for further ads. This pump does turn when powered up, but is quite noisy and doesn't lift water, regardless of which way it's wired, so it'd need a rebuild if it was to be used. Make an offer (don't forget it doesn't operate properly), and I'll only charge the postage it costs me to get it to you. I'm in Shellharbour if anyone wanted to do a pickup. Regards, Martyn

Hi all, I have two FE front indicator housings. They're straight and not damaged, ie no cracks or dings. There is some minor pitting so they'd need a tidy up before they could be used if appearance is important. I don't have lenses, bulb housings or the chrome retaining rings (virtually gave them away with my best 2 backing plates a few months ago in an 99c ebay listing that moved a lot less than expected!). Make an offer.  Postage will be only what it costs me to get them to you. Based in Shellharbour if anyone wants to know location for pickup purposes. Regards, Martyn

A full stop could be some sort of a reference to brakes... 

No worries.
Would prefer not to split it uIp too. f nothing else the bracket might serve as a template for Pete if he hasn't got one. Will confirm if I've got one after Monday. Martyn

I think I have a complete filter and bracket setup. Will check my parts shed in the next few days and get back to you.
Regards, Martyn

PM sent...

I'm with you NES, I don't like the Frankenstein look. I've got him and his family. My car came with 2 holes per pillar. I'll be putting in plates. Marty

PS forgot to note, I've had a look at previous posts showing things you've done in the past and I think the service you provide with bits like this is just magic.
Martyn

Thanks Pete. My engineer wants a minimum of 3500 square mm. Go figure 
Regards, Martyn

These look the goods for sure and you're certainly reasonable on price Pete. Are these ones for a particular application? I thought minimum area was about 3750 square mm. Not criticising in any way, just wanting to clarify requirements. Regards, Martyn

Thanks for the kind feedback Craig.
I picked up a rotisserie last week so will start soon on the front inner sill, trans tunnel and will also replace both outer members under the front floor where they meet the sills. Not for rust reasons, but they've been badly bashed over the years, mostly I guess from being dropped on the top of small bottle jacks. The spare wheel well had also been cut out and a flat plate welded in. I'm considering putting the original back in. It came with the car. It was rust free so don't really know why it was removed other than for appearance. Will also weld up the two holes in each pillar that had been drilled to fit seat belts and will fit plates with nuts. Already had engineer check and provide minimum plate dimensions. It might seem funny having started with the wipers but I wanted to sort them before the glass came out, and because of all the jobs I have to do, it was the one that I had the most worries about, wondering how well I could get them sweeping and working together. As it turned out, they're great. Again, many thanks to Brett for the idea and  the tip on the brand of switch to get. Will post some pics of other cars I've built in the Members' Cars thread. Will show an FJ ute, FC Special sedan and FE ute. Martyn out.

Ta mate!
Yep, each job done is one job less. i still find I need sleep (I notice you seem to fill 24 hours of the day without any mention of a proper snooze), then the 5 year old and work take up most of the rest of the time!
Checking other builds has spurred me on so things will be chugging a bit quicker in the future.

Happy Birthday! Mine was yesterday Was happy getting a rotisserie for mine, but the first steps are priceless!
Jaw-dropping build BTW, each time I look here you've raised the bar considerably! Might have mine rolling by next birthday...
Best regards, Martyn

Glad I could help 

Hi all, thought I'd add a bit more info and show some of the issues I've discovered with this car.
First off, plate details:
This one is:
Body - FC215 3968 S
Trim - 194 640
Paint - 252 2081
Insert -
Top -

I don't believe the subframe is from this car. Stamped 8-9239-9 or S

An FC Special I used to own and took off the road to rebuild was stolen, but I'd removed the firewall plate.
Details are:
Body - FC225 20461 S
Trim - 277 629
Paint - 253 0700
Insert - 256 7770

I think I still have the front subframe in storage and will provide the number later if I do.

A bit more on my wiper setup first:
Modified wiper motor arm, incorporating the Commodore mounting base and the end of an EK arm. Not finished off yet as I did enough of a weld that it wouldn't break in testing but not so solid it'd be a prob to cut and bend if required.



Wiper setup with different bolts and washers and a rubber insulating gasket between the mounting plate and the firewall.
 

The bolts I'm now using, being longer and having a smaller head, which will allow better clearance once I put a stiffening plate inside the firewall. They're also longer to compensate for the thickness of the mounting block. Shown with the original.
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This is a better shot up the firewall showing the clearance with the mounting block.


Now for some of the interesting things I've discovered.

Don't think these were a Nasco accessory. Would like to know how they got in the car.


Couldn't work out why the left outer subframe leg was springing back towards the centre of the car when I undid it. It was thanks to a poor rust repair that pretty well eliminated the taper at end of the inner sill, so the subframe leg was pulled outwards to compensate. Fortunately this is the only rust in the car (that I know of).



The mess that's been made of the transmission tunnel and the original mounting points for the member that went under the gearbox.

Removing the radiator was harder than it needed to be. The supports were mounted in front of the radiator support panel, so it couldn't just be undone and lifted out without removing the bonnet lock support plate. The radiator support panels were also butchered to make it fit.


Tail light wiring.


Number plate light wiring.


Showstopper - Headlight wiring.


Over and out till next time,
Martyn

Hi Garry, Email resent. Regards, Martyn

Hi mate, I sent an email to you on 30/4 with photos. Size of photos was quite large so maybe your IP blocked it. Will resize and send again. Regards, Martyn