Installed the battery tray in the boot, thanks to Mallaby Sheetmetal, the mount is a great fit, easily manipulated to suit whatever position.  Tomorrow's job is to finish the cleaning the boot area, seam seal and KBS coat it.

finished off the underside of the engine bay/sub-frame in KBS gloss black, Happy with the result, brushes on nice and thick and self levels to an even finish.

small update. Just working on fiddly bits, getting the engine bay ready to bolt back on. All un-needed holes filled and smoothed, ready to drill more. Will paint underside and frames in KBS, epoxy the good bits that people see.

Pahs,  Rares sell them. $47.08 for 4. Rares part number SPK 3.   AL.

I think he's after spring liners, not pads

Maybe cut some poly slide into the size you want?

Doesn't look like it will go cheap.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fe-Fc-Holden-Wilsonia-Nasco-Accessory-Gauges-Fc-Fe-Holden-Instruments/174463810658?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Hi Neil  Im going to attempt a cable column shift.  So it should not matter to much..

Hey Cam, I'm doing the same, shifter mechanism from a tarago, cable from a falcon. Should work a treat.

Yeah, wasn't too bad. There's a place now does full bottom, including bumper mount.

Time for an update. I had to make a decision on steering column. I want to keep the camper bench seat, so wanted column shift auto. After some deliberation, I decided to go with a Toyota Prius column, with electric power steering.  All in all it would take 3 columns to get what I wanted, the Prius as the main column, a Toyota Tarago for the column shift mechanism and an original for the honeypot/indicators.  The Prius column is a good fit, we only had to fab a pile of mounts under the dash to provide the necessary support, but ensuring it can still collapse as needed.

Some of the parts used:





Here you can see the positioning of the electric steering motor:



shifter trial fit:



Added a spare dash panel to test fit and clearance:



Butchered the original column. Was surprised how easily the honeypot and indicators fit:



Installed front seat for a test fit of my body and get the column length right:



Happy times. Will finalise cable selector, intermediate shaft etc once motor/box are installed.

Same. I used subframe as a jig when replacing my entire floor pan, then used the floor as a jig when replacing the subframe legs. Now it all slots together with little effort.

Good one, yes its essential. I used the subframe as a jig when I replaced my floor with Hydramatic floor cut. I hadn’t anticipated this but happily only a bit of clearancing was required to fit the subframe. I did so with the car upside down and a ratchet strap from the rear body to the radiator support and a fistful of Phillips head screw drivers.


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Oh can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong with the photo links. I have tried a few different ways. Some show, others don't.

Are you using [IMG] tags?

Very nice work mate.

I have a sedan one in Newcastle you can have if you want it.

Not only did the grille have a gasket but the guards had them too. Up near the grille and down the bottom near the bottom of the door.

Ken

Thanks Jen, so not factory then. I know the guards had lacing along the door end.

Got any pics of the grille gasket?

Very nice, can't wait to get to this point myself.

Depends on how far forward you position the motor. There's not much wiggle room. Mine is back a bit and with a small mod to passenger firewall, it gives me 4" clearance up front. More can be had by fitting an HQ short snout water pump and no A/C so can change to smaller balancer. Look at NES's build thread, excellent photos.

what size can did you buy and how many coats did you get out of it on the under carriage

Hi. I bought a 1 litre tin, 2x coats, still have enough to do inside. It really goes a long way.

Had a good Easter Monday. Got the underbody finished and coated in KBS rust seal, gloss black. Another milestone, and another item off the list.

Again a few hours spent cutting and welding

Yep, been there, done that. Nice work Can.