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Galleries / Project Cars - FEs and FCs Under Construction / Re: FC Ute Project Fink
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on: November 07, 2021, 10:27:57 AM
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You can ask as many questions as you like, everybody very friendly here. Probably not best to have a whole heap of questions in one post as responses get confusing and some questions will get missed altogether. Re the seat spacer blocks- in my experience the plywood ones are found on very early production FE and the plastic ones are what would be commonly found in nearly every other car you find. I’ve found about three sets over the years all in 1956 FE’s On the other hand I’ve probably had 20 or 30 sets of the plastic ones from other FE’s and FC’s I’ve wrecked The parts book for FE lists 7410401 as the spacer for the front seat. 4 are required which implies they are all the same shape (this is generally what you see with the plywood spacer) Later parts books list 7410401 replaced by 2 of 7412926 rear and 2 of 7412927 front. These must be the plastic spacers. I don’t have a firm date for when they were changed in production, but I assume in late 1956 somewhere.
Regarding Repco engines. Back in the day, Repco was more than just a parts supplier like it is now. Back then they had a serious workshop and they would rebuild engines on an exchange basis. This would mean that your engine is most likely not the original engine for your Ute. I can date your vehicle / engine if you would like more info on this.
Ken
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Galleries / Project Cars - FEs and FCs Under Construction / Re: FC Ute Project Fink
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on: October 28, 2021, 05:27:29 PM
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The door trims are FE and they seem to match the front seat. Maybe the seat and trims were swapped out of an FE. Also the front guards have FE script badges on them. The paint looks original though, and the guards don’t look like they have ever been off the car. Your ID plate indicates it’s not a real early Ute so I guess it’s just one of those odd things.
Ken
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Galleries / Project Cars - FEs and FCs Under Construction / Re: FC Ute Project Fink
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on: October 25, 2021, 10:29:04 AM
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That Ute is in very good nick, well done. Looks complete as well, very hard to find as good as that. FE and FC tailgates are the same. Your spare tailgate looks like an FJ tailgate with that rectangular lock cover. Interested to see the ID plate if you can get a picture of it. She has a few FE bits on her, maybe a very early build?
Ken
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Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Paint code for Fall red interior
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on: October 21, 2021, 08:54:05 AM
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One of the FE brighter red colours was Gypsy red. The Gypsy red over Cabot grey exterior used a red and white interior trim. The interior paint colours on the doors etc are the same as the exterior paint colours. The exception is the single colour exterior cars which had a different matching paint colour on the interior surfaces to compliment the exterior. The code for Gypsy red is 253-7702 Is this the question you are asking Ken
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General / General Board / Re: GMH production line
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on: October 20, 2021, 01:43:28 PM
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I have quite a bit of info on batching as they went down the line. Possibly a dozen or so all the same colour and same trim, but not fixed in concrete. Cars were assembled and trimmed to the firewall and then either sent to another production line for completion in the same plant, or sent interstate or to NZ for completion. Bodies were painted without any hang ons. The doors etc were all painted separately and were added at the very end of the line. How you paint is up to the painter. They certainly were not done as one unit in the factory.
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Galleries / Project Cars - FEs and FCs Under Construction / Re: ozrocket's blue '58 FC sedan "return-to-the-road" project
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on: September 27, 2021, 09:15:32 AM
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The method I use is along those lines with a big hammer, however, I’ve found that the willingness to swing hard decreases the closer you get to painted surfaces. The method I use is with a helper. Get helper to hold an old rear axle against the bolt (when using a big hammer, always get helper to do the holding). Then hit the axle very firmly with sledge hammer. (Helps if you have removed the wheel studs) Bolts come out easily.
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For Sale and Wanted / Reproduction Parts / Re: RE Catalouge of FE FC parts
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on: September 22, 2021, 08:50:35 AM
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That’s excellent Pete, can I suggest a hard mail out to all the associated car clubs. This can then be circulated at meetings (when these actually are allowed again) and can be included in newsletters for the members to read. I have been active over many years in getting parts remanufactured for FE and FC Vehicles but you do an even better job with these parts because you have the ability to make them yourself. I wish you every success and you have my support in your endeavour
Ken
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Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Tie Rod assembly
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on: September 20, 2021, 08:03:05 AM
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Keep looking through second hand sets till you get some good ones. That’s about all you can do now. I haven’t seen a NOS one for many years and no one remakes them to my knowledge.
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