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I have finally winged it and found a sheded FE sedan no rust has had a full re build at some stage

The photo does not do it justice its covered in red dust from that storm.
Found it under a car port near my home.

It has every nasco option i can think of.
Taxi rail, heater, parcel shelf, nasco mud flaps, rain deflectors, vaccum washer bottle, scuff plates, radio, rubber mats, spats, rear venetians,
New king springs. shocks. new exhaust, recod motor
came with fats as well with new yokohama tyres extractors heaps of other bits.
Took it for a lap brakes are a bit sticky ran like a dream with fresh fuel.
the only mods are electric wipers and booster.
Did have number plates FE138 but he handed them in (nob)
Paint is pretty good acrylic chrome is excellent.(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad278/fchoon/28072010295.jpg)

Very very happy shame the wife doesnt share my happines.

Nice ;D and the wife love it too ::)
Cheers
Deano

very nice....... ;)

Congrats mate, hope it brings you and your wife plenty of enjoyment.

HooN  you lucky Bastard  scoring such a great car ......FC427.....

Ill give you my wifes number to explain its a very good buy.

Well done hoon, great score.

Can sympathise with the wife not sharing your excitement :-\

Keith

Which one is the jealous emotion symbol .........

Jase

She must have been devastated when you arrived home with an FE and not an FC.   ;D

Very nice score fchoon - or is it fefchoon.

Sounds like you got a great car car there, the extra options are a real tresure to find.

Cheers
Paul

Just had a look and its got the battery switch as well as the gear lever lock

brakes are still sticky id say it will be a re build thing.


And penguin when she met me i had a FC and still do so i have both.

(she likes the FC and not the FE)

Well at least we know she has good taste then ;)

Good to see you finally got the old girl Pete and she's in even better nick than I expected, hard to come by cars in that good a condition with all the accessorys nowadays, I agree with you Jase there should be a smiley face type of symbol for jealousy coz I'd be using it right now, great score 8) 8).
                               Pedro

Its up the smash repairers getting a polish cos i was to scared of cutting through the acrylic.
drives unreal really quiet and no rattles just shit brakes. ;D

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Nice pick up.
Interested to see how she polishes up.
Regards
Alex

I gave it a bit of a hand polish old paint but pretty good chrome on bonnet things a little pitted but pretty good all round.
More pics next week.

To say i was blown away what a understatement this car is mint no marks at all one or 2 tiny paint chips chrome came up excellent

Very very happy ;D

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I hope the next time I wash and polish mine it comes up that nice  ;)

I am most impressed with the after wash photos. Now where was that I am jealous emoticon again?

Cheers
Paul

Shit it just keeps getting better and better Pete :o, the only way you could improve on this buy would be to find that they had hidden wads of money under the floorcoverings, can I borrow your jealousy emoticon Paul.
      Pedro

will have to check under back seat :D

What a terrific find Pete, you can drop it off at my place now.

Thanks,
           Dean ;D.

The before photo did not do it justice at all

You would probably be even more pissed if you knew what i paid for it.

That is just not fair!

Great score hoonman.

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Wow, now I am twice as jealous.
That car has had a nice rebuild at some stage.
Can't understand how someone can spend that much attention on a car and then just leave it parked to gather dust.
1 persons loss is your gain.
Regards
Alex

would like some history but it was last regod with police numbers so weather it has had a front end swap who knows.

All the shocks look brand new no marks or even tar on them front springs still have king springs sticker on them exhaaust has no dicoloration tip looks like it was put on last week.
The engine bay i started cleaning it today has had VH40 fitted and the harness fiddled with has had a valve lube bottle hooked up.
Either the oil bath air cleaner is NOS or been fully recod has a new sticker on it and very shiny clean paint.


Am trying to get time to do brakes next week.

That is so so sweet.

Took it for a hot lap down the road yesterday

i should have stayed in the shed pulled up about 10 ks down the back road of the mine centre of rusty radiator cap blew off letting coolant go everywehere smoke pouring from front brake so a very slow trip back to the workshop and a few things to fix.

I am going to remove all wheel cylinders and have them re sleeved in stainless.
sorted radiator cap out today.

Pete

Like all the other comments it is a great find.

Obviously gives you a buzz to think that all it needed was some TLC to bring it back to life.

Well done

Regards Craig

I bought the wife a eh sedan had over 20 grand in reciepts of new parts and before simmons went bust he bought a new set of f90 simmons with tyres so i decided to bolt them on the FE well what a mistake took it for a drive and the front drivers side tyre grabbed the guard and stuffed it i should have known better they looked smick but i put it back to original and decided no more mucking about ill leave it bog stock.

OH NO.  :'( :'(

Oh NO exactly and its acrylic and no one sells it no more so we are going to touch up with 2 pac.

really pissed about the whole thing.

I'll start by saying I know very little about paint.
I was under the impression that these cars were painted in acrylic lacquer. If so, I bought some Royal Marine about 9 months ago.

Beautiful car. Truly sorry to hear about the damage.

Mike

Its not that bad could have been worse.

They were originally finished in Nitrocellulose lacquer [DUCO] Acrylic is easy to get most Auto one stores have it and a lot of spray painter supply Co still mix it ......FC427.....

Well its time is here i re honed the cylinders and fitted new cups just to get me bye until i can send them away to get sleeved.

the big girl is registred been hot lapping all arvo.
The generator is not charging now but that wont stop me will have a good look at it tommorow.

Swap meet at cessnock tommorow and after that im fitting some lowering blocks to the old girl.


I am going to get the spats painted and fit them up to the old girl as well..


drives very nice.

mine might look something like that one day with any luck.

Its been a long time since a post in here.
But I narrowed a banjo diff yes ill say it again i narrowed a banjo diff to fit my simmons under it finally got it all back together.
Brakes are all re done properlly bead blasted all componets etch primed and painted all bit and re assembled.
Re built another better starter motor.

I drive her every weekend while im stuffing about trying to get the other cars done i wouldnt change anything about her (maybe half a coil in the front)
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Pete

Very neat and tidy... What could you possibly change to make it look any better!!!

Spats next week..

I have repaired them just gotta paint them.

I love spats and new school rims..

Nice colour combination - not often seen - I like it

Ken

Nice job Pete.

Looks good how it is.

Cheers

Craig D

The bigger wheels look great.
A cool look!!
Regards
Alex

Hi Pete,

FE looks awesome with the wheels, what size are they & what size tyres are you running?

Thanks,
           Dean.

Beautiful looking ride. Great work

Hi Dean

F90 simmons 16 X 7 running cheap arse blue streak or something they are 205 45 16 16s are a bastard of a tyre i have a set of new245 50 16 and i also have 225 50 16,s and they are all too  wide cos of the rim offset.
I have a full set of 215 55 16 and they are too tall  so i have 3 spare sets of tyres.

205/50/16,s would be perfect but not an option on the day.

Pete

Spoilt rotten,your cars Mad ,just love the OldSkool look,be good to see the EH i'm a big fan of the earlys,good stuff HOON ! 8)

Spats are painted paint touched up shes finally all but finished
well so i thought rear brake lining has let go coming home from a drive rrrrrhhhhhgggg  bloody old holdens..

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Pete,car looks great,do you have a rubber strip on the top edge of the spats?
 Regards,Greg

No I dont wanted the clean look so i fitted 12x3 sticky back foam tape works great and doesnt rub.

nice.
shortening the banjo at home i love it.....
how did ya do the axles?
angle grinder haha?
just did my first  9 inch for our topolino altered.
love it when people ask "who shortened it?"

I do a fair bit of that sort of stuff machined the cut ends and chammfered in the lathe.
tig welded ends back on they were cut 100mm in so its just on the outside of the u bolt.
axles are 10mm shorten 1mm cut off wheel
there was enough spline to not have to respline.
No noises or vibrations very happy and a first for a holden no diff leaks.

haha
the ol' 1 mm cut off wheel......
thats what i thought.
people say you cant do that sort of thing,
really ya arent changing the grain structure much at all
i'm a fabricator i really worry about all these technicalities,
at the end of the day its about safety hey,
and the know alls tellin you "ya cant do that"
can get stuffed in my opinion..............
awesome mate
love some ingenuity

haha
ya would have got it straighter than factory!
 8)

Been a long while
But i got sick of the simmons.
So i had a set of white rims off NES,s car so i fitted whitewall flappers and put her back together today.

Looks better i think..
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Looks great. Can't go past the stock look with Spats.
Cheers,
Graham

Pete, looks good.

Just need the Like button.

Greg.

 Love it  ;D

Me too, But I am biased on the colours because its the same as FErgus

Cheers Stewy   8)

Very neat.

Love the look.

Cheers

Craig D

Pete
Are they the flappers you got from Turkey ...
They look great !
Nick

They are the ones from turkey.
The first one took a bit of stuffing around as the rims have tubes so i pulled the valve out
And clamped one edge of the tyre down to my work bench sit the insert around the edge and use the palm of your hand to slap the insert back under the bead . I also used meguirs clear tyre shine it made it slippery and easy to insert.
This stuff also cleans the white to a beutiful finish..

Pete

The old girl is getting a bit rattly and condition of the engine was unknown .
So i seen one advertised about 10 minutes away that had a heap of work and has never been started .

 "Reconditoned Grey Motor - for FC – or suite other Grey Motor vehicles
Re-bored and honed to 3 1/8
Engine block surfaced & ground
Crankshaft re-ground 20/20 - Complete engine balance
Camshaft re-ground 25/65 mild - Flywheel lightened machined & balanced
New gudgeon pins fitted to rods
Cylinder head port & polished, fitted with oversize valves & Speco inserts
Now suits Unleaded Petrol ( ULP )
Rockers re-bushed & reamed
Has Chrome Rocker Cover & Chrome sided plate

****** New Parts fitted *******–
Piston & Rings
Camshaft bearings, Conrod bearings & Main bearing
Timing Gears & Harmonic Balancer
Welsh plugs & Gasket set

Also
Engine mounts
Twin manifold – with Carburetors Fitted and linkages - Twin air cleaners
Extractors"
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Cash talks
got it for a price i was happy with..
After a set of twin headers preferablly over the extractors if anyone wants to do a deal.

Nice catch.

Well
I have been fiddling today
Cut an FE blinker out on the waterjet the other day.
Im not a fan of the cheap chines chrome air cleaners so i thought i would do something different for my twin carbs.

Heres the link

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My bead rolling is getting a lot better.
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Yes that radiused back was as hard as it looked.. what a mission 5 stubbies it took to shape that (im on holidays )
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The hardest part is shaping the front to look like its meant to be there lots of bashing tomorow.

Still gotta make a hold down set up for the air cleaner elements

Very cool Pete.

Looking forward to the finished product.

Regards

Wayne b

Interesting.....different.....cool!
Regards
Alex

Old school cold air intake, love it :)

I had a brain storm after a friends EH use to have one of those liquid nitrogen old school air con things .

Im really struggling shaping the front i have thrown 5 test ones out... 


A carton of beer and some shed time tommorow and i might have something i like.
I have a new clutch arrive, new water pump, 1  member has sent me a alloy rocker cover i got 4 litres of dark blue 2K to paint motor box and detail the rocker cover and intake.
Ordered some heat proof KBS coatings clear coat so i can bead blast the intake and thinking of doing the rocker cover and clearing it ?
I hate mis matching polished and bead blasted easy to keep clean.

I think that looks cool Pete (loving the headlight surround at the front).

Looks like a U.S Mailbox.
ACE  8)

Did ya git ya pressie ??

Yeah mate thanks

I wrote on my FC build wall LOL

You didnt need to polish it i could have done than..

But its appreciated.


Pete

Well i didnt get the new motor in for port run but the old girl should make it .
Cleaned up wiring a bit .
Bead blasted front panel put some swages in it looks good new chrome bonnet latch.(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/11/hypudybe.jpg)

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Just saw a photo of this old girl on Facebook. She looks great on her guts!

The mendooran car run was on was a top weekend ill put some pics on that post.

Hey Pete,

Have you ever thought about cutting out a flash kit on the waterjet?

If anyone could do it, it'd be you. Just a thought.

I have a NOS victoria one im trying to swap for a NOS detroit one ..


Wouldnt look the same flat...

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Awesome....that is all.

Thats a first no smart arse comment  :D

If anyone sees a mallaby magnet between abermain and mendooran can i have it back.
Must of been the torential rain..

Pete, I think Deano was referring to the FX. :D

whoops

I know but theres always a extra comment  ;)

Nice subtle touch on the front panel.

Got bored after todays car show
 as kids are at a party.

So went to work for a bit.
Hopefully it works
Plan on using a brand new 48mm dellorto
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This looks good Pete.  Do you have to modify the back of the air pump for the car by to fit or make a pipe that loops back?

Yeah it will do but when i did the EH with one on it i saved all the drawings in the water jet so its easy to cut a new one.
I use the original intake and modify both ends.
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Not even sure its all going to fit so im just having a bit of a play as i havent seen any greys running M90,s im sure there out there but just wanted something different.
Pete

Pete, have you thought about fitting it on it's side? Have a look at "my blown grey" by jimbo492 in general technical, looks real neat and a lot less room required.
Regards, Jim

I tried it on its side by the time it clears the headers its the exact same footprint.

Battery tray needs removing generator needs changing and regultaor .
It clears the bonnet hinge with a dellorto.

really dont want to muck up the reliability of the old girl it runs so sweet and never misses a beat .
But a supercharger whine would be nice...

You can buy a cd with a pre-recorded supercharger whine on it. Play it in the FE when you're driving her - problem solved  ;)

Does it have a AM transmitter ?   ;D

LOL!! ;D ;D

Getting excited to tow the van.
So i found my annoying noise which i suspected NES gave me a diff with original wornout wheel bearings how dare he...

So i replaced the rear wheel bearings
replaced front and rear unis
oil change
gearbox oil changed
The linkage rods are very worn so repaired them
tidied up an old tow bar  cut a new plug mount as per original
made a new tongue on the waterjet and fitted a shackle mount thingo as i couldnt get any second hand pig tail looking hitches.
Fitted crush tubes into the body welded top and bottom (photo before welded)
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So i havent looked to hard but is it going to be a drama wiring in the trailer plug as the FE has the blinkers and brake lights all in 1? im about to go grab the repair manual and have a look

Gunna look so cool

The semaphore blinkers on the FE FC's make the blinkers go haywire!!!! good luck with it all! I was told you have to run a fresh line to both to get them to bypass the semaphore set up , otherwise your blinkers are stop lights !!
Brett

The vintage caravan forums should have diagrams for the FE/FC setup showing where to tap in & anything else required to overcome issues with the combined blinkers & brake circuit.

I tow a vintage van behind my FE. I ran additional wires back from under the dash.

Don't need wiring to hook it up and give us a look!

Just found this




Hi Brendan.

There are 2 solutions to your problem.

The simplest, I think, would be to convert to the late FC set-up of amber rear blinkers. Sure you have to change the lenses, & some like the 50's look of the red rear blinkers, but you don't have to run any new wires.

To do this, you utilise the currently unused reverse light wire for the brake lights & use the old brake light wires for the new amber blinker lights. Under the dash, attach the  other end of this reverse light wire to the brake light switch & that's it. It's then simple to wire up the trailer socket, same as a late model car (in the boot).

If you currently use the white lenses as reversing lights, attach the reverse light wire from the reverse switch,  under the dash to the connector where the brake lights were connected to.

The alternate plan, if you wish to stay with the red rear blinkers is to run 3 new wires from the dash to the boot area.

1 wire from the brake switch for the trailer's brake lights.
2 wires from the blinker switch (LH & RH) for the trailer's blinkers.

You could, if you wanted to, run the 5 core trailer wire all the way to the dash to reduce the number of connections.

Hope this helps.

Dr Terry.

You can keep the clear fe lenses and run narva phantom globes that look chrome coloured and flash orange.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-Clear-Narva-Phantom-Chrome-Front-Rear-Indicator-Bulbs-/380339949306

Thanks
I allready have the pointed caddilac style lenses in amber to fit.
 i had all intentions of changing to a conventional blinker set up .
As there a lot of stupid people around our area that just cannot get their head around a brake light flashing.

That"s the reason i converted my clear lenses to blinkers,to many close calls.

I have had to keep driving to miss a turn on several occasions lately as i see the people behind have not slowed or spotted that i am turning.
And as soon as you drive anywhere they think old car its going to be slow i need to cut that thing off to get in front of it.
cannot wait for a bit of HP under my foot again..

I recall driving in my FC, stopped at traffic lights, and a bloke in a Ford Festiva just had to get into the next lane to race past to get in front of me.

My favorite is im slowing down to a red light and ppl are speeding up to a red light and i mean speeding
They then have to stop ,i drop it in second and cruise off on the green ha ha ha 
But that only lasts for a moment
Still i love it

Been lots on of late trying to keep motivated
FE has a new engine
Twin carbs
Headers
Ran the motor in now fitting the twins
All ceramic coated
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Fitted a new hoist.
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Aussie speed has a lot to answer for way out of square had to mill 3mm off the face to get the headers to fit and modify all retainer plates and exhaust flanges didnt clear 2nd in studs.
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Rare nasco heater tap.
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Re doing linkages
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Ceramic coat looks magic.
3mm seems a lot. Would have been a bigger issue for me.
Love the heater tap too.

Lets say if he was around yesterday I would have loved to of rammed it where the sun dont shine.
I had the pair bolted to a plate to keep thwm steady while I de dagged them so I never noticed the face they would have never sealed.
So that then put the inlet manifold out had to mill 3.5mm off it too.
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Testing weekend. Beautiful outcome.

Noticed you have used round bar for the linkage rod, the guy who rebuilt my triples set them up with hex bar as he said there is no chance of any of the levers slipping under load. Posted shots on my build if want to have a look.
Jim

I seen them Jim they are pretty.
Was going that way but thought i would just set it all up and tig the arms to the rod but may not be able to as i have to see if i can remove the rod with the arms welded on.
Might run the old set up to get me going first then go down the hex bar route.
I used braided lines for the heater and plan on doing the same as yours in black for the fuel.

Just dawned on me!! Now you have headers, how are you doing the engine pipes?. Would be interested in what you come up with, I'm still looking for stainless pipes for mine.
Jim

was going 2 50.8mm stainless mandrel bends down into a home made  collector then 2 inch stainless lukey muffler into 2 inch out the back

I think I talked to you before about it, that is what I'm planning as the donor car had 2" stainless tail pipe but just standard engine pipe and muffler. If you are willing can you bend me up a set of engine pipes when you do yours and let me know what price they would be.
Many thanks, Jim

Jim I just bought mandrel bends off my supplier I have had them stashed for 2yrs so im just chopping and cutting as I go.

came up with this set up this morning
milled the round bar with a flat on it then cut on the waterjet new arms from 3mm stainless.
Then i cut from 10mm s/s a piece with a D cut into it i will drill and tap the lump on the back and put a grub screw into it. its very snug fit atm ayway.
then i tig the 3mm to the 10mm at the desired angle solid as a rock then.

My mistake was trying to get the linkages to go on the outside but i couldnt get the travel i needed. so after seeing jims on the inside i copied that now everything works fine and i use original throttle set up just have to make a new shorter linkage rod.

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unreal Pete

That looks real neat and should solve any slipping. Nigel had the same issues when he set mine up, that's why he went to the inside, full movement and looks neater.
Jim

Hopefully I get to start her today.
A few more pieces to the puzzle.
Just need to fit grub screws to lock it all in place.
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I need to shorten the rod .
I asked on the grey motor page the best way to lock it all in but my mate spammed the page.
Do I put a spring on the rod between the front throttle link and rose joint and put a washer and split pin on the end that way its always locked in place.

Mine is locked in place by a collar and grub screw at both ends. You could cut two more of the D's and use them.
Jim

I am using the original return spring at the body linkage and a smaller spring at each carby linkage just to be sure of full return.
Jim

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Well done Pete, can't wait to get mine to that stage. What have you done to the engine? I was told mine was a fully reconditioned motor when I got the car but not sure what was done to it. It hasn't run for 6-7 years so I'm going to pull it down and check it out, get the head done and a mild cam to go with the triples.
Jim

specs on the motor ..   
Re-bored and honed to 3 1/8
Engine block surfaced & ground
Crankshaft re-ground 20/20 - Complete engine balance
Camshaft re-ground 25/65 mild - Flywheel lightened machined & balanced
New gudgeon pins fitted to rods
Cylinder head port & polished, fitted with oversize valves & Speco inserts
Now suits Unleaded Petrol ( ULP )
Rockers re-bushed & reamed
 NewPiston & Rings
Camshaft bearings, Conrod bearings & Main bearing
Timing Gears & Harmonic Balancer
Welsh plugs

swap ya

Thanks Pete, when I pull it down I can check it all out and see what has been done. I doubt if it has been ported and polished or had the flywheel lightened and balanced,so if I can,
the plan is to get larger valves, double springs and hardened seats as well as port and polish. Spoken with Clive Cams in Melbourne, so The cam will be similar to yours,I'd like to weigh the pistons & rods as well as a few other things Weddo has suggested to aid in better oil flow.
Jim

A crank, flywheel, balancer, piston and rod balance is $240 in Melb and worth it.  Also look at some stiffer single springs rather then doubles, cheaper and less stress.  If you need the head dine talk to Eddie at HSD he is the best and price is OK aswell but you can gatentee it will be amazing.

Also polishing is no good, you want the ports rough to aid atomization of the fuel, helps it burn better so never polish inside the inlet ports or inlet manifolds.

Rough inlet and smooth exhaust


regards

Weddo

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Pete at newcastle mufflers once again did a top job.
The little girl sounds awesome.
Mark from basset racing did the dyno tune we ended fitting variable jets got it singing pretty not to rich not to lean .
15 degrees of timing into her ran 84.5hp certainly no race car but double the amount it had before hand.
Lovelly to drive.

Good stuff. Pipes looked really good too when I spotted it. Can't believe pipes can double the power Hahahah

AT LEAST YOU'VE BROKEN  18sec 1/4 Mile times now!!!


Can't wait to see the numbers on the 5L !

Looks great mate ;D

Well what can i say.
I learnt a valuable lesson about buying a "fully recod" engine
Should have just built one myself to save the heartache and let alone the money wasted.
After having a fully recod ebay stromberg drop the vent tube into the engine i have had enough.
This is the 2nd "fully recod" carb to fail
Upon stripping the engine we found the below list of problems.
so i have ordered all the parts to put fuel injection onto the new engine.
Haltech computer , custom throttle bodys, LS injectors
MOB race engines which are 5 minutes from home have just opened up he seems extremelly knowledgable with greys. He has given me a hand to rebuild the old girl doing all the machining work what we found was laughable the engine was junk in the end all i saved was the pistons and block and head.
also upon stripping the engine bay i found some rust so a quick re build of the subframe and lower sill section was neccesary.
Yeah i wasnt going to touch it but have had issues with the generator and the engine bays a mess so i have ordered  a tiny alternator and smoothed out the engine bay to make her look pretty again.
This is just a prevenative build to stop the rust hopefully get it back together sooner rather than later so i can start assembling the ute.

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Another quick tidy up, we will see.........

It has to be im out of room..

We all know about Pete's quick tidy ups...

Makes for great reading though.

Been a busy week
Flat out trying to get this car sorted.
Imported a mini Alternator from the states
70amp and uses original mount
Original belt
Original adjuster so tiny.
Engines back together
Blocks been tapped for temp sensor.
All the injection turned up haltech computer throttle bodys ect.
Subframe was blasted pretty sad looking .
All parts bead blasted etch primed and 2k undercoated.
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Fabulous work mate. Any chance you have templates or sell the repair sections for the lower front pillar area as seen in the pics above?

I dont have any templates mate i just winged it.
Sprayed the engine the colour of the car this afternoon in debeers 2k
I had the subframe blasted and powdercoated in zinc etch he got it down all the rails it sands beutiful you can bog over it very impresive.
Now to repair the swiss cheese.
The rares repair panels fit very well and are original thickness very impressed.
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Late night assembling
Painted it in 2k debeers blue
Fitted stainless button and socket heads
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New thermo shroud fits perfect ontoa stock radiator
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Hey longman i was just looking if you want a quick simple piece for either side i just noticed a grey motor rocker cover has nearly a perfect shape and 2 corners with the smaller radius are left and right check it out i wish id noticed it last week.

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Massive last few days all stone trays column cover 500 little pieces etch primed 2k primed then sprayed in satin black.
Subframe repairs completed came out awesome absaloutley stocked how good the spot welds and repair section came up.
Grille shell blasted nut serts fitted all slats mirror finished nos outer grille shell fitted tapped all threads and fitted stainless socket heads with spring washers.
Another big day tommorow get the subframe finished and in undercoat
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nice grille surrounds pete. its gonna look killa

impressive grille & repair work Pete.

It had some pitting but came up pretty sweet looks 100 percent on the old one.
I think doing engine and engine bay blue all smoothed out will make it pop they look so much better painted a light colour cos they are so small..
trying to de clutter the engine bay so its ultra clean..

Early morning repairs nice easy ones today
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Only half a day spend the rest with the kids.
Rocker cover masked and 2 packed in the fins.
Modified some rb coils  fitted to engine.
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Took the 355 to paint and we will fit it all next week.

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Took the jeep for a blast to bunnings




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Nice work as always, Pete!

How did you mount the coils? This is what I'll do, too.

Love the poser gilmer belts  ;D

Josh new coils arrive this week with inbuilt igniters and i will mount down low and loop a small lead up
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Pete do you know your new cam specs?

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I had them on the job card i just have to find where i placed that card ...  ???

Subframe all done ready for paint
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Cut and fitted the timing wheel

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Ls coils arrived will fit tomorrow
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That's a good weekend.

Coils done
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Neat mounting of the coils  :)

You cannot understand how much that 2nd coil being uneven is doing my head in...

Pete,

You may need to rework the Walking Stick! ??? ???

John

Perfectionist much?? Lol
Everything you do looks the goods to us mate!

Oh Pete, you know you want to rework the walking stick. We all know you're going to do it to :D

Ken

There's an untapped market for that coil bracket, Pete!

Reckon it would work with a 202?

Im not modifying any more on the engine need to get it running then i shall move it.



Wouldnt work on a red but i have an idea ill check it out for ya.

Yeah I can see how the number 2 coil lead isn't quite the same as the other 5... Mate if you changed the walking stick then they would all look the same.  :P

Pete,

Impressive work..

Just wondering how the coils are fired.. obviously the crank trigger provides the signal but do you need to run some sort of ECU?

Am thinking of doing this down the track to the 1UZFE with an after market ECU.

Cheers
Ed

Im running a basic Haltech sprint computer so signal will come from ECU

Brilliant set up Pete, following with interest.

Post it on FB sites as a follow up as well.

regards
Weddo

Getting there with the old girl.
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Lots of rubbing ...

Looks great Pete straight

Regards

Wayne b

All finished on the subframe.
Self taught painter very happywith the finish.

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Another big weekend Pete. Nice job.

Looks good Pete, just a suggestion on the colour of the front of the subframe. The radiator side panels look better black - this highlights the chrome on the grille. Painted side panels tend to wash out the chrome. When I painted the van (light blue) I left the front in colour, but then painted it black later.

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Ken

Thanks Ken

i had thought about it but there was something i liked about the blue and chrome lighter colours it looks bigger or brighter behind in my eyes..
 i remeber when wayne AKA old mt isa boy did his FC ute rally appealled to me ..

can change later on if need be..

Firewall painted
Subframe is all fitted up very happy it lined up great.
Also be warned do not use ebay wheel cylinders fronts are 6 months old and leaking the wheel cups have strange grooves and are perished .
I found a set of stainless sleeved ones in the roof just need to get new pbr wheel cups.
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Onward & upward. Thanks for the tip on the wheel cylinders Pete.

Another weekend gone.
All upper lower control arms
Sway bar
Crossmember all little bits and pieces sandblastes and etch primed then sprayed in valspar satin black.
Only a few hrs today but crossmember fitted with new rubbers and new bolts torqued up correct  spacers measured and fitted correctly.
New brake lines made and fitted.
Wheel cylinders blasted repainted rebuilt.
New wheel bearings and seals fitted.
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Spacer cut for the timing wheel timing wheel countersunk screws fitted ..

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Great progress!

That cross member looks like straight off the show room floor.

Regards

Wayne b

Re assembling control arms the rubbers to stop the grease were shagged so instead of having to buy the kit off rares i ordered some 25mm silicon hose works great.
Also i bought a new sata spray gun with a smaller 1.4mm nozzle to try get an even better finish.
Hopefully engine in on the weekend.
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Trigger wheel all fitted perfect..
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Got heaps done today.
I hate painting the steering box colours so i bead blasted and used a metal clear coat came out smick.
Did the column satin black.
Re painted radiator and 500 other bits black.
Fitted gearbox

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You'll have nothing left to do tomorrow. It's looking good.

Just a curiosity question

Are all fe fc spot welded like that along the edge above where the wiper sits and below the bonnet rubber looks pretty yucky

No they are not on the FC. It seems the employee worked how to use the spot welder properly after the FE.
I looked at a cactus FE ute up the wreckers its the same as mine.

Brake lines done.
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Just started fuel tank to fit in existing hole with no mods.
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Wow ..  I like your handy work  on the brake lines nice and neat. Can not wait to see the fuel tank assembled..

Motor all fitted up.
All zinc plating came up mint thanks to neville.
Trying a lynx triple su manifold to make life easier .
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Fine stuff Pete. It certainly is almost at the end.

Regards

Wayne b

Very neat Pete. The zinc plating sure does look good.

Todays drama
Nos lynx manifold wont fit without chopping the firewall.
So i started a new manifold.
Just hope the runners arent too long.
And yes the heater pipes are not done new longer rubber grommeted ones will be made
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Great work Pete
Looks top quality!

Pete I have same manifold and problem.

If you are in the mood make 2 and I will be happy to pay whatever costs.

I also have problems port matching and thought if you extend the runners ( allowing enough for solid 2mm gasket and about 3mm into ports) through mounting plates to locate into ports the problem might be solved.

Thanks,Gary.

Hmm im having enough trouble racking my brain to make 1 let alone 2  ;D

Im averaging 1 or 2hrs of a night or at 3am before work to get it done.
I reckon i have the port matching solved so 40mm throttle bodys. 38mm runners giving me 34.8 ID so i will chamfer outside mounting plate 2.6mm and im thinking of machining up a cone that slips into the original groove on the head and machining a rebate into the intake flange.
Havent got that far.

I mocked up my rare REPCO efi manifold last night.
So next big problem will be injectors im steering away from the XR6 turbo ones to stumpy little LS ones and im not going to use the billet fuel rail i bought in favour of a factory style LS fuel rail in stainless as i can get it heaps small and run a factory efi pressure reg so it looks less modern.
I have gone with stainless for the manifold but will ceramic coat to make it all look period kinda..

Excuse the cable ties i didnt have any long bolts

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 :o :o :o that looks good!

Amazing work Pete

Seriously Pete I am amazed at what you come up with and the level of the workmanship, can't wait to see this one finished mate.

Regards
Neil H

No worries Pete..it was worth having a shot at.

Thanks, Gary.

Manifold all welded up now for the non fun bit
Linkages are racking my brain how to make it look neat.
I have come up with an idea tho.
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Hey Pete I can seeeee yooooooooo
Yeah he's gotta at least get ONE finished soon hahahahahha

Why do you think i dont sleep at night the only car thats driving is the army jeep and look how that ended up big engine bay fire charging battery and lithium jump pack was still on it without me seeing it. had lunch came back over to a decent fire.
so all day was wasted re wiring engine bay new leads new rotor and cap re do all terminals clean alternator need to repaint a few things.. >:(


so the Ute will be rolling this week and hopefully get linkages and injectors done on the FE this week coming.

You will have to water jet some small rear quarter badges to replace those manifold retainers Pete

regards

Weddo

Fiddly bloody linkages cut out .
Now to assemble.
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An engineering master piece looking forward to complete assembly

Regards

Wayne b

...... and a fine display of patience & perseverance.

My wife thinks im the most impatient person alive until it comes to car parts .. :D

Well i changed the arm on the throttle body .
Drilled and tapped fitted grub screws.
Made and fitted balancing screws.
Now onto the idler arm.
Some dick ordered 8 left hand m5 heimes so waiting on new ones to show up.

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Home made injector rail just needs mounts and pressure regulator fitted.
Injector bosses next to be fitted in the morning.
Home made heim template because im missing 3 to jig up with.


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So what are you getting for Christmas then!!??

Hopefully a fc wagon  :D

lol my missus would happily sell you my fe wagon the mood that she is in
looking good pete


regards fat

I have my eye on 1 complete..

Snuck out the shed and finished fuel rail and mounts also finished injector ports into the manifold.
Everything seems to clear the injector wiring will clear.
The tps sensor will clear.
Will have to relocate throttle arm return spring is the only set back.
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That's just beautiful - so neat and clean
Ken

Thanks Ken.

Let's hope it runs  ;D

This mornings job done.
Just needs a acid bath then some etch primer then satin black.
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Your insane Pete do you ever sleep buddy I love that you have these ideas in your head and then turn them into reality

Regards
Neil H

Thanks Neil no time for sleep cars to build. :D

Weld porn.... ;D

"You're an ideas man"
Regards
Alex

Getting closer
The wife went away so went to work late and cut pressure reg bkt
Finished fuel rail
Finished tank ready to wire
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Making fuel line clamps very tedious

Also found a roof rack which i will powdercoat.
Was cheering to find one..

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Got one of the first batches of yella terra roller rockers few glitches but all fitted now.
New roof basket all powder coated needs longer legs so will make them next week.
Rims are powder coated  going tubeless found some 20mm valve stems.
Manifold is finally finished vaccum ports fitted
My little helper was out in the shed with me ..



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Jeez Pete, I wish I had half your talent!! the whole setup looks fantastic. The roller rockers look like they were always there, can't wait to see the finished product. What is the capacity of the fuel tank?the FE is looking almost as cool as the FC. All you have to do now i find a couple more FE's and you will have a full set of both.
Regards, Jim

Just had a look on Yellaterra's site, they have a few photo's of the roller rocker setup. They have two shots of your engine, looks good.
Jim

Amazing .............

Pete I have to say I have loved following you posts. Your skills are truly grand and the out put looks amazing. So please  keep the posts coming. Great work. ;)

Your cute little helper is in the way! I taught mine to fetch beers earlier than that age!

Nearlly 2 yrs dry so she hasnt seen me with a beer that she remebers anyway..
Sometimes i miss it but i get a hell of a lot more done without it.

I can't remember cleaning my garage but have a headache now!

Manifold is done and final fitted.
Cut new stainless manifold clamp plate doo dads
Also new arp stainless studs arrived.
Also re painted hub cap centres outers tomorrow and the fins got the syringe treatment too.
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That's all looking very tidy Pete, engine bay looks very clean without carbies

Fins look cool, I was watching those on ebay if they are the ones, look forward to seeing it, are you going to the Nats with it?

Yep they are the ebay ones i was  pretty happy with the price 360 freshlly chromed.

Unfortunately i cant make it to the nationals due to a real loud whine coming from my wife.

Beautiful work Pete.

Well fitted the H fins really like them.
Repainted hubcaps.
Fuel lines finished.
Battery tray finished just needs paint.
Bit of bling for my battery box.
Started running battery cable and wiring.
Found  a cool esky for my roof rack on throw out day.
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Great work Pete, Love those fins

Some nice touches there Pete. I had one of those original ESKYs too.

Wow a Mallaby Esky that's neat.  ;D

Looking good Pete. I can see success.

Regards

Wayne b

Hi Pete, I have left you a private msg on facebook, When you get a chance to read it can you get back to me.
Cheers
Rick

Replied mate was on the mower for 2 hours..

All good pete, let you know how I go on Wednesday, Thanks

Glove box job this morning seems to all fit pretty well.

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I see a glove box and I want to paint it black...

(With apologies to The Rolling Stones :D)

Settle petal i only just made it  :D
Have to paint the battery box and bracket also the glove box tomorrow afternoon weather permitting.

You're doing it to me again Pete, you're making me feel completely inadequate! That's my missus job! beautiful work.

Ha ha Longman
Im a dumb arse that can weld thats all.

Just for you RET
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Put some sexy little swages in the glovebox looks pretty.

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Been a few years since I frequented this place, but the first thing I see is that engine bay, bloody hell it was like seeing a naked lady for the first time, fuel injected grey is a wet dream come true. Had to go back and read more, you my sir, have class  :D

If you ever feel like making a few more of those set ups, don't be shy to advertise here, I get the feeling there would be many takers

Cheers
Oggz

Lets just hope it all works first.. :D

Well i got the FE to my mates dyno shed
Ready to wire it.
She's in safe hands.

We ran the little datto i was doing some sheet work on flamin nice.

And my little caravan got some love completely stripped inside back to bare timber started again.
The painter is a young fellow he did 9 days straight painted inside cuboards did any repairs needed absolute mint job 1600 cash really really impressed.
Its now creamy  cream not white.
 Now to re cut the flash in aluminum so it doesnt expqnd like the stainless hopefully
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Gee Pete I'm always impressed with what you get up to..  it like ya just living the dream  :P

Slowlly getting wired .
The engine bay is all but done
And my little caravan is all finished annexe will be finished today
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Very nice Pete. The van looks fabulous. Lots of thought behind the detail.

Pete,
Both Van and Engine Bay look great.
Cheers,
Graham

Live the FC tail lights on the caravan!

Bought the FE home

Slowlly piecing it back together.
A lot better bolting it back together with m6 guard bolts and everything nutserted .

Made 90rwhp in the end but smooth as silk and starts first go cold like a modern car.
Fuel pump is whisper quiet very happy.

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Maaasssive increase in power!

Love it ..... love them all  ::) ;D

Hi All


Nearing the home stretch with the FE

It runs simply Fantastic cannot believe how well it runs stone cold it just runs perfect no coughing no farting.
We had a issue after it came off the dyno it had a noticeable stutter from idle. We thought it may of been to much air getting in.
Turns out it was fuel pressure. i had used a RB25 fuel pressure reg which is 45PSI turns out the LS 6ltr injectors need 58PSI so a quick search on google turns out a RB26DETT regulator is adjustable.
Lucky i am changing the one off the FC sedan for a aftermarket one so changed them out and cranked it up a bit and it is perfect now.
Only drama i have mucked up the tune by increasing fuel pressure so will need a quick clean up on the dyno again.

I have been re assembling panels, Cleaning up the wiring trying to finish it. I have misplaced the tags off the car somewhere  ???

The video attached (if it works ) is 6am in the morning 5 deg to show how well it runs cold. Amazing that a engine almost 70yrs old can run like this.
we made 91RWHP but with the increase in in fuel pressure mark the dyno man thinks it will make more.

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Love the smell of napalm in the morning. Nice hum.


Regards

Wayne b

Idling it sounds grey motorish, but wow when it revs, that sounds amazing :o  :o

Ken

Been a while between posts
I have been re assembling the FE slowlly.
We have lots happening at work so not much shed time.
I had to re dyno the car after i increased fuel pressure made 90rwhp so took it for its first drive drove really well very very smooth power transition.
Only 1 glitch it surged going up a hill so can only assume it was because it was low on fuel or the pump sock is too close to the bottom of the swirl pot.
Front end was a pain to align as theres no screws its all m6 nutserted now definetly a lot stronger together as you are not scared of stripping like the screws do.
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Supposedly get it back sunday.
Had it since late August wiring it.
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Looks good
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Finally got the fe back off the lecco took agggges but its smick.
So in 2 weekends i have fully rebuilt 2 wiper motors a delco for the ute and a trico for the fe .
Fitted the radio and speedo cable just need to sort the heater.

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Looks shmick Pete.

You're running the little 12v electric heater in the FE?

Nah Bosch in this one

Gotta love de beers 2k




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Regards

Wayne b

Hi All

Been in Hiding for a while with work commitments.

Sold the FE regrettably and still not sure why i sold it.
Recentlly had a re tune using TPS and Map mix and it made 98rwhp totally tranformed it.
The new owner has been driving it lots of late getting many kms on it.

Would buy it back in a heart beat.

Whoa, that would've been a big call Pete.  Sorry to hear you regret it, but maybe one day you can get it back?

Thanks for the journey you took us on during the rebuild - it was fascinating and some real outside the box stuff went into this, not to mention the workmanship and detail.  I still refer to this thread for ideas every now and then.

All the best,

John

Very good luck to the new owner. At least now I’m not as jealous of your fleet Pete.


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