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41  For Sale and Wanted / Parts Wanted / Re: FE Grille on: April 23, 2020, 11:14:00 PM
A couple on eBay at the moment
42  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Windscreen trim fitting on: April 21, 2020, 10:11:09 AM
The first thing I would suggest would be to lay the mould on the glass without the rubber, this will show if the mould is out of shape. Place the mould on the glass with the lip against the edge, the mould should sit flush with the outer surface of the glass. If it’s as out of shape as you say, you’ll never get it to fit.
Secondly, you need to make sure the moulds are clean and free of dirt and old sealer on both sides of the leg.
With due respect to Rob, the best way to fit the moulds is to spray each mould with WD40 or similar on both sides of the leg. I always start with a side mould, as this helps with positioning for the top mould (which I fit next) then the other side and finally the lower mould making sure the screw holes are even on both sides.
You need to press the moulds down with the palm of your hand and pull the inner side of the rubber up with your fingers, you will feel the mould pop into place and as Rob said, hear a click or pop as the rubber fits around the mould.
If you still have dramas, send me a message or give me a call 0419632935.
Jim
43  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Inlet manifold refurbishment on: April 18, 2020, 04:07:27 PM
I had the same when I got mine, ended up putting kits through both carbies. Then after four years of sitting around I decided to get them cleaned and re jetted. When I saw Nigel about doing them, I noticed a triple manifold hanging on the wall, three weeks later I had the complete setup ready to go as per the photos on my build page.
44  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Inlet manifold refurbishment on: April 16, 2020, 08:10:04 PM
Not sure where you live, but I had mine done by Nigel at Extreme fuel systems in Campbelltown NSW.
45  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Inlet manifold refurbishment on: April 16, 2020, 08:06:16 PM
I had mine bead tumbled along with the carby  bodies, came up a treat. You can check them out on my rebuild page in project cars my FC rebuild on page 14. Most carby places would’ve able todo it for you.
46  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Engine Bay / Firewall on: April 06, 2020, 02:45:18 PM
Hi Rod, there is another way you can check the build date, although it can be a bit hit and miss. If you can read the round standard marks on the glass you will see the word armourplate. If you look closely, you will see a dot over one of the letters which give you the year. If you can find the marks on each glass the dot should be over the same letter, in your case, the dot should be over the “P” which is the seventh letter thus making it a 1957 build. Being an FE, the likelihood of all glasses being the same would be very high. The FC’s on the other hand could have them mixed up through the run as older stocks of glass may have been used up before new stock.
Hope this helps,
Jim
47  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: FE/FC Rear Screen Rubbers on: March 25, 2020, 12:34:03 PM
Hi Ben, there has been no word from Rare Spares regarding the change in the rubbers. Old Rubber Co. only do the rear rubber and use Rares for the front, so you are limited for choice at the moment. You could try Betta Auto Rubbers, but I’m not sure if they use their own or Rares. I’all ring Rares and see if there has been any updates.
Jim
48  Galleries / Project Cars - FEs and FCs Under Construction / Re: NEW PROJECT FC UTE on: March 19, 2020, 03:47:33 PM
Fantastic work Mal, the photo of the old “A” pillar section shows what was left of the strengthening block that sits between the outer skin and the inner sill. When I did mine, I was lucky enough to have most of the blocks left so I cleaned them up and fitted a cut down a piece of 50x50mm square tube and welded it inside then put a new piece over the top. By the way, your looks a lot neater finished job that mine!!
49  For Sale and Wanted / Parts Wanted / Re: WTB Windscreen trim and side windows on: February 03, 2020, 10:56:23 AM
Glass for Classics does new ones, sells them as a set or individually. They are in Queensland as will.
Jim
50  For Sale and Wanted / Parts Wanted / Re: FE Demister Vents on: January 26, 2020, 01:49:56 PM
Ed Ho was making fibreglass one a while back, might be worthwhile contacting him.
51  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: fe van rear floor on: January 16, 2020, 07:04:45 PM
I’d say the the captive nut was either rusted or stripped so the rail cut to gain access?
52  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Ute rear window screen seal problem on: December 31, 2019, 04:53:24 PM
The dot over the T would make the year 0, so this would suggest the theory that they are FB/EK  glasses. I’ve asked for measurements from FE/FC glass so we can compare the two.
53  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Ute rear window screen seal problem on: December 30, 2019, 09:26:24 PM
This to me shows the glass is to small, even though they were in the ute, doesn’t mean they are correct. I have fitted a few of these over the last few years and also a few FB/EK’s, one of which was Harv’s daughters ute. As stated before, each ute used the Rares rubber, and the only problem was the upright rubber having the holes in the wrong place. The middle holes are correct but depending on were the bar was placed, you had to drill out either the top or bottom hole to allow the bar to fit correctly. I’ve only ever had to seal the glass and body with normal mastic sealer.
54  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Ute rear window screen seal problem on: December 30, 2019, 05:48:20 PM
Hi Glenn, I’m trying to get my head around the problem, with this in mind there are a few questions.
1— did you have a new rubber fitted?
2— if so was it a tight or loose fit?
3—was the old rubber sealed or glued in?
finally— is it possible to measure the glass at the joiner on both the corners and centre glass?
55  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Ute rear window screen seal problem on: December 30, 2019, 11:29:37 AM
I should have mentioned that I have fitted both original glasses to both utes and apart from the divider bar holes being wrong. Both FE/FC and FB/EK were a good tight fit and sealed up well to the body.
56  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Ute rear window screen seal problem on: December 30, 2019, 10:55:09 AM
From past experience, the FE/FC ute rears are different to the FB/EK rears. Rare Spares list different parts for both utes, so this would also suggest there is. From memory, the FE/FC are larger even though they are the same shape. So my question for Glenn is, are the glasses you have from the vehicle, or did you buy them? If the latter, then it could be possible that they are FB/EK, hence the reason they are falling out.
57  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: FE/FC Rear Screen Rubbers on: December 23, 2019, 11:11:22 PM
Refitted Vern’s front and rear screens on his sedan today with another good result with the fit of the rear screen using the Old Rubber Co. rubber. The front on the other hand was a little problematic, the Rare’s rubber didn’t quite fit as it was a bit tight in the body which wouldn’t allow the rubber to pull all the way over the lip on the inside. The screen appeared to fit relatively well form the outside as the moulds sat down flush with the body but the inside sat reasonably well down the pillars and across the bottom, but sat a little proud across the top. I am a bit disappointed with the outcome as no matter how I tried, the rubber wouldn’t pull over any further whereas Steve’s screen fitted well.
Jim
58  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: FE/FC Rear Screen Rubbers on: December 19, 2019, 07:26:28 PM
Now that I think about it, the fit was a bit tight!!
59  Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: FE/FC Rear Screen Rubbers on: December 19, 2019, 07:22:00 PM
Thanks mate, as I said, I haven’t done one for a while. The last one I did was a van and I used the rubber that was in the car, the owner said it was about 3years old.
60  Technical Board / General Technical / Re: Window winder on: December 14, 2019, 09:42:01 PM
If you don’t have any luck with Greg, let me know and I’ll see what I have.
Jim
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