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General / General Board / 4.89 Ratio Grey Diff
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on: March 07, 2015, 10:00:31 PM
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I was having a shed cleanout recently and came across my old low ratio diff which I thought had gone to the tip many years ago. I fitted it in my FE during the mid sixties when I belonged to a sporting club that promoted hill climbs standing 1/4s and lap dashes etc. Amaroo Park was a well known race circuit which also had a hill climb and a short motor cycle circuit (dirt). I entered my car in the lap dash of the motor bike track, after doing my lap I could hear the diff was making a lot of noise, when home I pulled it out and found the crown wheel was badly scuffed. The circuit I had been on was all left handers except one right hander and evidently the oil went up the axle tube and starved the diff.
Mal.
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Galleries / Other Images / Re: Uncle Jim's FC
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on: October 28, 2014, 07:25:49 PM
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That photo brings back memories thanks David. It was a daily driver until he purchased the FC and the car was a regular, filling up at our petrol station and created lots of admiring attention. Mal.
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Galleries / Other Images / Re: Uncle Jim's FC
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on: October 26, 2014, 10:29:44 PM
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Nice photos David, it would have been in the early 60s when I serviced the car. From memory he purchased the car second hand and his previous car which I had also serviced was an immaculate 1927 Buick tourer which he donated to a Technical College. Mal
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General / General Board / Re: Baskerville raceway Hobart
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on: October 17, 2014, 09:27:05 PM
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That's great to think one day it may be in a museum or in a racing display and didn't end up scrap metal. A pity the grey is not there to go back in the car.
Mal
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General / General Board / Re: Baskerville raceway Hobart
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on: October 15, 2014, 09:40:50 PM
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Does anyone know the whereabouts of Leo Geoghegan's Black FX racer with the unique nose cone is now. I think it went to Tassie in 1960. I had the pleasure to see this car race several times. I spoke to Leo several years ago regarding the whereabouts of his old car but he told me he had no idea where it was. There was an article in a Sydney Newspaper which mentioned the car was going to a new owner in Tasmania. I can't locate my copy of the article but I copied it onto this Forum about 10 years ago.
Mal
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Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Chassis number '57
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on: August 15, 2013, 08:47:54 PM
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I can't help with decoding the number.
Info I have on V8s Bel Air 1955 with engine number suffix T55GA chassis prefix VC55T Bel Air 1019D 1956 " " " T56ZB " " C56T Bel Air 1039D 1956 " " " T566A " " VC56T
Registration horsepower 45 for the V8s
Don't have any more V8s listed till 1960 (Bel Air & Impala)
Mal
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Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Chassis number '57
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on: August 14, 2013, 08:52:54 PM
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I was a NSW pit inspector for many years and still have makes and models books dating back to the twenties.
By my book the chassis number appears to be on the left front door pillar.
1956-104 sample chassis number is 56-1019-HS60815 1957-104 sample chassis number is 57-1019-HS63010
These cars had 6 cylinder engines.
I also have info on V8 models if required.
Mal.
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Technical Board / General Technical / Re: HELP!!!!!
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on: May 03, 2013, 08:39:19 PM
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I've worked on a couple of greys that had original braided flexible fuel lines that didn't leak fuel but evidently had a small hole causing an air leak which prevented the pump sucking fuel.
When I was responsible for the running of FX and FJ taxis years ago they had plenty of carby blockages and a quick fix was to reverse two plug leads and rev the engine so that it back fired which often cleared the obstruction.
Mal.
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General / General Board / Re: Grey Motor info
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on: March 15, 2013, 11:15:36 AM
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Hi Ray, My block hasn't been bored, still 3 inches plus wear also crank appears to have standard size slipper bearings. Mal
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General / General Board / Re: Grey Motor info
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on: March 14, 2013, 01:57:26 PM
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Back in the fifties I served my time with Don Mackay who was a very well known speedway car owner. At the time Ray Revell and Andy McGavin were driving Don's cars. We always sourced early numbered blocks for our speedway cars and Don would bore them out to 3 1/4 inches and I don't remember having to throw away any blocks. In the late fifties I purchased a very early engine with a four digit engine number starting with 6 which I intended to fit in my FE but it is still in my shed. Mal.
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Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: exaust manifold heat riser thermostat bi metal coil
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on: September 24, 2012, 09:03:49 PM
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The valve usually seizes in the open position. To free the valve I spray each end of shaft with WD40 and tap the end of the shaft. It will move a small amount and then tap the other end, might take a few minutes and easier with a hammer in each hand. The valve is in the open position when positioned towards the engine.
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Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Trailer Lights Connector
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on: July 02, 2012, 07:59:14 PM
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When I used to tow caravans some years back I ran the wires through the hole at the back of the boot where the number plate light wire goes through. I drilled and tapped 2 small holes in the tow bar to attach a bracket for the plug.
Mal.
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