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I have an FC Holden Wagon for sale on Ebay.  It is a good original thing, reserve is $4,500
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/231606845356?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Cheers
Tim

Isn't the 217 rubber the same as a 215?  This might explain the confusion with the supplier saying they don't stock the item as the would call it a 'standard' sedan rubber........

Hi All
I need to rebuild the bottom end of my black cars donk so hoping people might be interested in some of these.
HK HT HG Spats
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230955777249?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
EJ Venetian blind
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230959033576?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
FE-EK ute blind
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230959036040?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
bonnet budgie
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230959037834?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
warmaride heater
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230959039777?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
FE-EK Parcel shelf
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230959041999?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
EJ EH weathershield
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230959044258?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
Glove box Lamp
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230959045339?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
Fender spears
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230959047492?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
EJ EH Special Badge
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/230959048697?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

FE-FC and FB-EK ute canopies are different where they meet the roof.
Tim

what were you thinking.....happy days
Tim

faark

Based on his fathers obituary he passed away some time ago so not sure if that was in Australia or US.

[He was also predeceased by his son William C. Purcell.]

Seems he was the son of a GM America executive (Jack Purcell) see this obituary from http://www.pfaroots.org/blog/category/obituaries/


JOHN (JACK) C. PURCELL (93) died Sunday, March 21, 2010 after a long battle with
Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Billings, Montana, February 20, 1917. He was predeceased by his parents Edith Reynolds Purcell and Thomas Elmore Purcell, and a brother Thomas A. Purcell and a sister Bonnie Purcell Simon. He was also predeceased by his son William C. Purcell.

Mr. Purcell was a graduate of General Motors Institute, class of 1938, earning a degree in automotive service engineering. He had a career with General Motors for 43 years, retiring in 1977. He was a World War ll Veteran, serving as a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps. He was a racing sailor on the Great Lakes and raced his 35 foot Bristol sailboat in many long distance races on the lakes. He was an emeritus member of Crescent Sail Yacht Club, Grosse Pointe, Michigan. In 1979 he was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Detroit River Yachting Association. He was a member of the Great Lakes Sailing Club and charted some wilderness waters in the Great Lakes and Canada.

In retirement he pursued other interests and participated in three EarthWatch expeditions. Two of these were watching whales in Hawaii and the San Juan Islands in the Pacific. The third expedition was surveying Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. He celebrated his 75th birthday with a trans-Atlantic passage on a five-masted schooner and for his 80th birthday he celebrated with a hot air balloon ride. He moved from Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan in late 1982 to Hilton Head Island, SC.. There he was president of the Civic Club and the Plantation Homeowner’s Association. He also organized a General Motors Retiree group on the island and a chapter of the United States Power Squadron. In November 1990 he moved to the newly established continuing care community of Fleet Landing in Atlantic Beach, FL. He used his many leadership skills and organizing talents there to organize club and was elected to the first Residents’ Council. He was a member of Rotary, the Beaches Model Railroad club, and Community Presbyterian Church. Survivors are his wife, Cecile Montgomery Purcell, and children: Robert A (Christina) Purcell, Sherry Purcell Kisser, and Bradford A. (Katherine) Purcell. Also, three nephews: Thomas (Crystal) Purcell, Richard A. Purcell, and Joe Frank (Francine) Purcell. He had 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. The Memorial Service [was held] Friday, April 9, at 2 PM at Community Presbyterian Church, 150 Sherry Drive, Atlantic Beach, FL.. Mr. Purcell’s ashes are inhumed in the Memorial Garden at Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. The family suggests that memorial gifts in his name be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257.

Photo of John Purcell as General Motors executive, about age 60

I think the ones on Ebay are repro's. There was a guy reproing these in Vic a few years ago.
Cheers,
Graham

Yes, one Vic enthusiast did at least 4 repro sets in the 90s and cleverly sold them without suggesting that they were repro or genuine, 1 brown, 1 blue with these exact markings on them.  IMO they weren't marked with Nasco or a part number such as these and were made by Globite.  They were indicated simply with a piece of paper glued to the inside of the lid of the largest case.

amazing how noone has asked the seller any questions of their 'genuine'ness  :-\

where are you mate?

Yep, a good acid dip and x-ray/inspection etc by the right guys should form a simple repair.  Given its the original donk I would spend the extra time and $$ getting this sorted.  You'll most likelt find its corrosion rather than a crack.
Lucky you don't have a flathead Ford as well like I do they are horrible for cracks, but if you see what is being repaired with them you'll feel pretty comfortable
Tim

Love it.  We have a 1925 Buick that is also in unrestored shape (had an outside paint in 1966 and an engine re-ring last year.  There is a lot of fin to be had.  Amazing how similar the 25 Buick motor is to a grey too  :o

I had that happen to me once on an EJ I had, pushed water out the exhaust.  THought it was a head gasket so pulled the head off, replaced it and put it all back together.  Started it up, ran fine then filled the radiator and THE SAME THING HAPPENED  ???
It ended up that there was a small corrosion hole inside the valve chamber of No 1 cylinder.  Head off again, whacked another one on and voila  :D
So long of the short, I have seen greys more recently develop holes in the head either in and around the valves (and the flat area of the head above the piston) must just be the age they are getting to.

The flash kit is called a Crestline from memory.  I have the 3 lower moulds for each side here.
Tim

Qld's Special Interest Vehicle Scheme (SIV) Conditions:
1.  Owner must be a member of an incorporated club
2.  Vehicle must be at least 30 years old
3.  No restrictions to whether stock, modified etc.  The vehicle can also be an L34 plated 'replica' of a 30+ year old vehicle.
4.  Each car club needs a SIV Coordinator, who must complete an inspection/acknowledgement that the vehicle is 30+ years old
5.  The vehicle can be used on any 'official' club run, rally, fete, show, swap meet provided it is organised and acknowledged in the minutes of the club (a bit grey on 'which' club)
6.  The vehicle can be used in a 15km radius of where the vehicle is garaged for 'testing' following repairs.  In recent years this has been tightened up as situations such as a mechanic driving his SIV registered car to work wach day is not reasonable.
7.  'Customised' plates (original N,O & P series no plates) are allowed to be put on vehicles, otherwise the vehicle is issued with a S-xxxxx number plate.
8.  An unregistered vehicle needs a RWC to go onto the scheme, however no RWC is needed to transfer on or off the scheme (to full rego)
9.  The scheme is openly abused by a number of people who don't realise that their CTP (compulsary third party) is void if they have an accident outside of the conditions above (millions of dollars litigation for personal injury....).  I go past at least 1 'S' plate weekly on the way to work.  The police don't seem to enforce evasion either.
10.  Many people are looking to the Vic and SA schemes where people can use a logbook for 30, 60 or 90 days per annum for anything they like.  I personally have 5 cars on SIV and many get very little use due to the restrictions.  You can't take 5 cars on 1 club run and 1 swap meet every month.  Unfortunately Qld Transport go to one committe for advice that is 'stacked' so any concept of a review by this committee is short lived.  They are mostly retirees who organise 'weekday' club runs which suits them, and are against a 60 or 90 day scheme as they feel the will not get the coverage they do on the current scheme  >:(

Agree with Ace on this one but also before you do that make yourself another little tool. First get an old spark plug and brake all the porcelain off it leaving you with the threaded portion that screws into the head next get a male air line fitting and solder or braze the fitting into the top of the remaining spark plug.Then just get both valves closed, best at the bottom of the power stroke, screw it into the cylinder you want to change the seals on and hook up the air. be careful though if the piston isnt at bottom dead centre when you hook up the air it will probably turn the engine over a little. doing it this way there's no pulling manifolds or heads off because the air is holding both valves up and a lot less trouble. Hope it helps

Yep done this heaps of times on greys with the compressor pumping up the cylinder up with a spark plug/air fitting.  It needs to be in 1st or reverse gear and chock the wheels as the pressure can turn the engine over.
As per the advice above to do this without any air pressure in the cylinder DON'T unless you like pulling the head off to get the valve out.  If you take the collets out there is nothing stopping the valve from going down into the cylinder  :o short of a bit of carbon or the like.
Tim

Well, how do you explain this  :D
New amber lense in the box, not faded, no red edges (I have 6 of these)
I don't claim to be an expert on FE-FC's, but when it comes to FB-EKs I probably am - have owned 250+ and been into stock FB-EKs for longer than I care to remember.
The only comment I would make to the last post is that I have seen a range of things GMH wise that aren't documented from this era i.e. that aren't in an accelerator magazine, Service Bulletin or Master Parts Manual, but are still 'genuine' - these lenses  are considered to be the real deal when it comes to early FB's from my persepective and others that I know and respect their views.
The reason for my original question was to see if they had also crept back to the late FC but obviously not, cheers
Tim

SOLD

Hi All

I have just 'rediscovered' some NOS FE or FC seat squabs I have had ferreted away for some time.  Many years ago I bought a range of new trim and doortrims from a closed down trimmer in Sydney.  Up for grabs for the astute FE-FC owner is a green bottom squab for a front seat in a special I believe.

This is NOS but has some dust and minor marks from storage for its 55 odd years, however this will make that nice original car that just has a few imperfections on the front seat BEAUTIFUL  ;D.  This has never been fitted to a car.

Chasing $100 for it including postage.  Send me a PM or email me at timbree@optusnet.com.au if you are interested.

Someone might be able to help with an ID for sure  :)

Regards
Tim