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Ok. Got my Sump, thanks Grant and sorry for stuffin you around Rob, I guess I will have to visit Toowoomba a nother time. cheers Folks. Judd :)

Heya Rob and Haydn,

                            Yeah I am definitely interested in EH sump, will pm you Rob. I havn't been to Toowoomba yet will probably be a great ride. am looking forward to it.

                             Haydn, be great to pick your brain and will pm you also about the lc drive shaft or give you a bell seen you left your number. I guess when I move the motor back it will have to be done to marry the drive shaft. I'm starting to get excited instead of apprehensive at the thought of getting this motor where it should be.

Cheers fellas, thanks for the help. Judd.

yeah thanks hsv, I guess that is what I am trying to do, get an overall look at what I need so when it comes time to do it I am not fiddle fartin around. I have a boiler maker willing to do welding lined up and I think he can help me out with any steel I need. I have a trimatic in it and want to keep that in. I have pulled out the tunnel in preperation and I need to put in new floor pans so I wanted to move the engine back first so I can do floor pans and new tunnel in one go. Thanks again for your reply, I appreciate any info I can get. Judd

  re; a whole lot o Rosie....I have done a bit of superficial work to her and am getting to the point I want to move the motor back. I think you mentioned eh sump and pick up and hr mounts (202) to move motor back.  I am looking out for eh sump and pick up. about$200 delivered. does this sound right? also I have no idea the mounts are on it. I think they may be hr mounts welded to front of cross member.. anyway I am a little lost on the subject. need to know where to shorten drive shaft and how would best mount tranny as handbrake attached to that mount. I know there is a lot to do but I think sump, mounting and tranny are my priority. got a few hundred dollars put away and think I may as well get in and do the conversion right. just thought I would say g'day and see if any ideas arise. Happy to put on bbq and beers if any one lives near redcliffe and wants to have a look.

http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,23134.0.html
if any one wants to see my original thread.

Am near Brissy if any one knows of where I can get my hands on EH sump and pick up. cheers.

  re; a whole lot o Rosie....I have done a bit of superficial work to her and am getting to the point I want to move the motor back. I think you mentioned eh sump and pick up and hr mounts (202) to move motor back.  I am looking out for eh sump and pick up. about$200 delivered. does this sound right? also I have no idea the mounts are on it. I think they may be hr mounts welded to front of cross member.. anyway I am a little lost on the subject. need to know where to shorten drive shaft and how would best mount tranny as handbrake attached to that mount. I know there is a lot to do but I think sump, mounting and tranny are my priority. got a few hundred dollars put away and think I may as well get in and do the conversion right. just thought I would say g'day and see if any ideas arise. Happy to put on bbq and beers if any one lives near redcliffe and wants to have a look.

 :)

Thanks Pete, The sub frame needs serious attention before I do anything, just got the tape out to try and settle my mind a bit. I notice sub frames up for sale, may invest in a new one, it would be nice to have fresh steel that hasn't been patched I will watch the market for a while, chop out the cancer and take it one day at a time. Hopefully it will all come out in the wash. I appreciate the advice and if ever you wanna come have a look I will put on the beer and barby.

It was a fun trip, i get really nervous when I am out of my comfort zone but I am no stranger to adventure and the butterflies soon disappear when you get honked and hooted by Holden supporters, it was like I had my own team barracking for me all the way home, even the coppers and transport authority wished me well. For those who have seen her before you will understand that she does have character, being a country boy I have seen many ol Holden's customized in similar fashion and I am not wanting to change her character just make her road worthy and install the motor properly. In my opinion the fc off the show room floor has character and I would like to get her as close to that as possible. Pulled those classic running boards off today to get deeper into the repair, I pulled the t-bar and tunnel out today, measured how much motor has to go back. 90mm. Measured the sump depth which is 180mm, the steering arm sits at 160mm so I need a max of 150mm sump depth, hopefully the eh sump will come in around that. I am sure some one will know. There are some for sale on ebay, will make sure its all good before I purchase. anyways thanks again for your support. Cheers, ;) Juddy.

Thanks HSV,,  I appreciate that.  And she is an FC according to compliance plate and I believe S stands for standard not sports.

Thanks for all your comments, yes she was bastardized but I cant complain, she will be looked after with me, first thing I thought too was Mad Max crossed with a mad Mexican any ways I will restore her, I doubt she will ever be original being red motor, trimatic and lpg but I just want a daily driver any ways, not a show car, just an ol Holden. I am glad she didn't see that ugly duckling comment I don't want her to get a complex.
, then again the ugly duckling became the graceful swan. Cheers.

G'day There, I just wanted to introduce my self to the forum. I have always loved old holdens and have owned quite a few in my day, they have been HG, HQ, HX and HZ Kingswoods. I wanted some thing more old school and really wanted an EH wagon but every thing I saw was either out of my price range or was in too poor of condition. I have been scouring the classifieds for the last 2 years and finally some thing come up that perked my interest and was affordable to me. It was an ol 59 FC ute with 202, trimatic, lp gas and repairable rust spots in sub frame and floor pans, B post and sills. This Item was customized and at the right price. I flew from Brissy to Sydney to secure the sale and was disappointed with customizing and rust, I managed to talk him down $800 and was really worried about driving her home but I took the punt and got a pink slip and permit to drive her back to Redcliffe. I was lucky to have some mates in Kurri 2 hrs north of Syd to whack her up on stands and assess the likely hood of getting her home. It was a slow trip from Syd to Kurri as we were only getting about 1/4 throttle, there was a knock and rattles every where and the local constabulary seriously doubted me getting to Kurri...lol. Any ways we got there and I was amazed at all the dodgy band aids holding this thing together. I called her Rosie early on as not to lose my patience with her and to establish some hope that she would treat me right if I treated her right. After fixing the throttle (bodgy), draining 2 litres of excess fluid from transmission, greasing all nipples, new set of plugs, re configuring timing as it was reversed 180 degrees and replacing the nylon cog on dizzy as that broke when we got full throttle, easy outing a couple of bolts snapped in head, re seating and sealing rocker cover (2 days later) set out for brizzy. was still a slow trip, I kept pulling over to adjust timing trying to get rid of the knock. I knew the exhaust was hitting the trans so in the end figured this was the culprit. The diff didn't help either and cruised on about 70 km/h all the way home pulling over every so often to let cars and trucks behind me pass. The good news is that the motor is very healthy, she got 150 psi on no 1 cylinder and lpg made it a very cheap trip about $80 worth of gas. She didn't over heat or smoke and after getting pulled over 2 more times by the fuzz and once when I got over the border by Transport made it home. phew.

I whacked her straight on stands when I got home and attacked the rust. Made some discoveries about her conversion to 202. No proper conversion, they have left the motor in the wrong spot and extended the front,,lol. have posted photos on Photobucket to give an idea. The sump is just fitting between cross member and steering arm, the front guards and bonnet are customized badly to make her look OK but front wheels also give her away. I am looking to do it properly and already have some help from the forum about fitting EH sump to accommodate moving motor back. will chop out tunnel and have to customize motor and trans mounts and all the other fiddly bits. It is a daunting job as I got this for a daily driver and I guess that is put off for a while. Not so daunting if I tackle it one day at a time, have already tackled about 50% of rust and used my favorite rust converter and painted as to arrest the cancer. Anyways, thanks for reading my long winded rant, had to blow off steam and will get back in to it today tackling sub fram and getting her ready to move donk where it should be. Here is the link to Photobucket. http://s1314.photobucket.com/user/bl00dnut/library/?sort=3&page=1

Has been good to read all your posts and check out your pics. Cheers to ret and john for helping me get on the forum.

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