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Hey Remembermeok.......Jimmy here....Mate,the rego papers have arrived here,they are no good to you because they are in my name.You better contact the Transport dept and get it sorted....i think the noise you are hearing is just the normal sound she makes as the air is sucked into the carby through the Lynx filter,just make sure it is tight on the throat of the carby.....Cheers Jimmy

Hey all....car was sold today,a real Holden Man thru and thru now owns my Beloved car.Good Luck Keith,youve got a real good FE now mate..........Cheers Jimmy

Ok thrillseekers,need money for airfares to Europe,so just for this forum,am knocking 1000 bucks off,so for three and a half,this has to be the deal of the century.Dont miss out now,give me a call or reply here            Cheers Jimmy

Hiya Nes138......She sure is still up for sale,im pretty sad about it,but she who must be obeyed has decided,so she has to go(the car,not the wife......although......)anyway,please contact me on 07 55450531,leave a message if we dont pick up,if we do ask for Jim,and we can see if we can come to an agreement.....Car comes with a few spares as well including radiator......she also runs on unleaded as well,new exhaust, good visor,boosted drums,reasonable glass,Panasonic stereo(not an expensive one).......ok<im off to go for cruise on the bike.......Cheers Jimmy

Because I have just purchased another toy(kawasaki 900 cruiser),wife has put foot down and,sadly,my beloved FE has to go! Car will come with full QLD rego,inspection certificate and Personalised plates.140 cubic inch red,three speed on column,brand new carpets,wide 13 inch wheels with plenty of rubber.Has some body and paint issues,but nothing major.Running single strommie,this car is in reasonable condition and needs the love that i simply can no longer afford.Car is situated on Tamborine mountain,which is about 20 minutes west of Movieworld on the Gold Coast.See pics in owners photos section,this forum,under jimmys57. I will post some more photos shortly. Asking $4500,but im willing to negotiate a little. If you are interested,please reply via this forum and we can talk further!............Cheers Jimmy

Hey there dodger......should be fine if you are running a lawn mower engine,anything more powerful and you may be in trouble!........Good luck   Cheers Jimmy

Is that the motor sitting up underneath the air cleaner???...or maybe the alternator.......or is that the motor sitting to the right of the alternator??..or is that the aircon....or is the motor in the boot?..Geez,what a shemozzle.......Regards Jimmy

I never knew a thing like this even existed! I suppose once up to speed it went ok,but that little rotary in that relatively heavy car must have made for rather uninspiring acceleration times.Still,what an interesting car it is.......and dont those wing mirrors look just dandy perched up there!..........Regards Jimmy

Leon.that looks absolutely fantastic!.....coming along beautifully,its obviously a first rate job.....Bet you cant wait to get it on the road..........Congrats...Jimmy

Gees,this is getting really interesting...I cant wait to find out what the problem is.....somebody must surely know somewhere!......good luck.....jimmys57

Hey FC cool.....Mate,i saw the footage on the news here in QLD...i think it was Channel 7,i have to tell you,they had the noise of the FX accelerating up to warp speed with Peter driving...it went for about 10 seconds but i will remember it forever,it didnt say how he went at Goodwood.....Im really sorry i cant help any further.....Regards Jimmy

This has to be the saddest week for Australia in a long time.Just saw footage of Peter Brock driving that wonderful FX in England.Gees,a 138 doing 6000 Rpm,with a legend of Holden motor sport at the wheel.He will be long remembered as a true blue Aussie,and a Holden icon........Rest in peace Peter

Ill bet you are royally pissed huh?....Looks fairly terminal to me,a new block is the way to go i reckon. Good luck!
         Regards Jimmy

Hey all.....not FE/FC related,but if you havent already tried it      www.jalopnik.com       Lots of photos,including heaps on the latest HSV products and the american's opinion of them.Just use the search thingy and type in australia,holden,hsv etc......Cheers Jimmy

Hey Alex..thanks for your input...im new to modified cars,im actually an old motorcycle freak,but my beautiful wife wont get on a bike,so i discovered classic holden motoring.Im still learning about the joys(and pitfalls)of owning an FE/FC,but its way good fun...Cheers Jim

Hey Mike....air in the system usually means the pedal has a spongy,soft feel to it.It may well be a blockage,or a siezed up slave or master cylinder.Whatever it is,it dont sound too safe!...........Cheers Jimmy

Hey Stinky.....im an ex brake mechanic,and it sounds like you still have air in the system.When we did the jobs in the shop,we always had two blokes doing the bleeding.Start at the wheel furthest from the master.Open up the bleed nipple,and get the other person to put their foot on the pedal,push it to the floor,and hold it down.You will get either air, air and fluid,or fluid only.Close the bleed nipple and let the pedal come back up.We sometimes took six or seven attempts at each wheel before it ran fluid only.Make your way around each wheel,working your way to the wheel closest to the master.This is time consuming and sorta messy,but we found it was the best method to make sure no air was in the system.Remember to keep topping up the master,or more air will get sucked back in!
         I hope this helps.......cheers jimmys57

Hey all...Yeah,you were right...pics were way too big.Wife had a go,saw where i was going wrong,called me an idiot and fixed it for me........I just KNEW she would come in handy one day!.....anyhow thanks guys,pics are now in Gallery page.........Cheers Jimmy

Hopefully this will work
Thanks to my wife
Jim
Fin

hey guys and girls...now look,im doing everything that ret says about photobucket,ive got an account,i do it all correctly,i get an uploading thingy,but gees,i waited two hours for one photo to upload!...had to give up....how long does it take to load photos in the thing????...or am i screwing up?..i only have dial up,but geees!(ive done two gees now,coz im stressed)...i mean gees!...i want to show you all my FE,but geeeees!....Cheers jimmys57