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« Reply #660 on: May 09, 2024, 03:32:51 PM » |
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And here is the rear axle hump, with hedgehogs removed and some paint applied, ready for the rear shock crossmember to be welded in place: Rob
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« Reply #661 on: May 11, 2024, 11:26:06 AM » |
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Aa-and - Here's the rear shock crossmember, welded in place: It almost looks original. Enough so it won't attract attention, come blue-slip time. I discovered (because of rain) that I can work in the carport with the body shell raised enough so I can get underneath it. As long as I don't try to rotate the shell. Don't want crease marks in the roof. Rob
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« Reply #662 on: May 11, 2024, 08:56:42 PM » |
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Nice work Rob!
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« Reply #663 on: May 12, 2024, 09:11:41 AM » |
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Aa-and - Here's the rear shock crossmember, welded in place:
It almost looks original. Now all we need to do is work out which rumour to nurture, ready for when someone finds this in 30 years. Premier prototype? Factory preparations for the Armstrong 500? Gelignite Jack's work for the Ampol Round Australia Trial? Repco upgrade as part of the crossflow head offerings? Warren Armour's modification for Castlereigh? Cheers, Harv
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« Reply #664 on: May 12, 2024, 12:35:11 PM » |
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Factory preparation for the Armstrong 500, or perhaps Jack Davey's work for a round-Australia trial(*) sound plausible, but my favourite would have to be Repco upgrade. Wasn't it Lou Kingsley who had a Repco-headed FE, and used to tow his caravan between meetings with his race car? (**)
Finding a Repco head might be a challenge, though. For the moment I'll be satisfied with a 3-3/16"-bore motor, worked-up Holden head, twin Strombergs, headers and some work in the camshaft department . . .
* "Dust and Glory" by Evan Green. A retelling of the Australian section of the 1968 London-Sydney marathon, but set in the late 50s.
** Rumour has it that Lou, for laughs, used to take his FE to an unsuspecting garage, whereupon the young apprentice mechanic would say,"it's not idling that well," take the car for a blat down the road and come back ashen-faced.
Rob
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« Reply #665 on: May 12, 2024, 08:01:18 PM » |
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Have you got a motor in mind Rob?
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« Reply #666 on: May 12, 2024, 08:36:06 PM » |
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Factory preparation for the Armstrong 500, or perhaps Jack Davey's work for a round-Australia trial(*) sound plausible, but my favourite would have to be Repco upgrade. Wasn't it Lou Kingsley who had a Repco-headed FE, and used to tow his caravan between meetings with his race car?
I think Lou’s crossflow tow car was an FC wagon. Hunting down a Repco head and then prepping it for abuse has given me one heck of an education in patience. Cheers, Harv
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« Reply #667 on: May 12, 2024, 08:58:45 PM » |
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Brett,
Down in the dungeon I have a well-used Repco Special Sports 3-3/16"-bore B-series motor which I got from Stan Bennett. It might have been his speedway car tow vehicle's motor. The head's been ported and had red motor valves fitted. It could do with new valves, guides, rings, bearings and a balance (I have a lightened flywheel to suit) plus a reground cam, as I think it's running a stock cam at the moment. It'll give me something to play with.
Rob
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« Reply #668 on: May 13, 2024, 04:39:43 PM » |
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Sounds like you have it well covered Rob. I am starting to feel the need to move my EK engine on which has everything you are thinking about. Sent from my SM-T865 using Tapatalk
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« Reply #669 on: May 13, 2024, 08:23:24 PM » |
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Brett,
Buying your motor would be the sensible option, but I like the idea of building something up out of discarded parts.
Rob
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« Reply #670 on: Yesterday at 04:59:29 PM » |
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Distraction, or, Life With Old Vehicles -
It's yearly inspection time for my Humpy. The last few years I've been pleasantly surprised that the garage hasn't failed it for the exhaust system. This year, with registration on the point of expiry, I decided to do something about it.
Any normal person would have replaced the entire system.
The muffler-to-tailpipe join was, shall we say, lacking in places. I estimated how much needed to be cut out of both, cut a piece of 1.2 sheet to length, converted 1-3/4" to proper units, multiplied by 3.1, cut the piece to width, bent it into a cylinder, realised it should be 134 mm, not 154 mm, and cut the offending 20 mm out. I sliced the pipe off the muffler at a welded seam, tacked the homemade pipe on, tacked the remains of the tailpipe on, and trial-fitted the muffler in the car. So far,so good. I welded the pieces together. Now the tailpipe is probably the 1950 factory original, so it is very thin. And that's where it has no holes. Which I fixed with sheet and my best air-welds.
The exhaust pipe needed a couple of postage-stamp repairs, as did the muffler. Easy in comparison.
And then last night, about sunset, I fitted the system, with clamps in place and finger tight - and -
Vertigo. I am not as good at working under cars as I used to be. Fortunately this afternoon, moving slowly and deliberately, I tightened all the nuts up, and pronounced my emergency repairs successful.
They'll probably last five years or more.
Rob
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« Reply #671 on: Yesterday at 07:04:47 PM » |
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Rob,
I continue to be inspired by your skills and your repairs. Reminds me when I was a young fella having a "hotted up" XB Falcon. The exhaust leaks made it sound better than what it was. Nothing like some tin moulded to the contour of the pipe, some mufler putty and some hose clamps. The repairs would outlast the rest of the pipe, which would fall apart arount it.
I look forward in following future updates on your current project.
Cheers Rod
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