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Hi all, Just after I returned from the Nationals in Canberra the under bonnet insulation lining on my FC came apart and I am just left with the ugly foam stuck to the underside of the bonnet. As a result, I figured it is a good time to explore other options for lining the bonnet other than just replacing what was there. Options I am considering include:
* Fitting silver thermal insulated lining
* Fitting an alloy "skin" under bonnet
* No lining and have the FE/FC era Holden shield logo painted professionally on the underside of the bonnet
* Coloured 5D or 6D Carbon fibre lining (no insulation)

I would be interested to hear your thoughts or any other ideas some of you may have used for your cars past or present. Cheers.
Anthony.

I think I might be picking up the wagon on the way over to Wangaratta at this rate  

We dropped it at CEVA in Sydney on the 5th April
ETA in Perth  20th April

(Anthony dropped his sedan off on the 3rd and picked it up on Friday, just in time for the Curtin Car Show)

The wagon hasn't even left the Eastern states yet 
looks like it spent 11 relaxing days at the Sydney depot





SYDNEY DEPOT  ADELAIDE DEPOT  16/04/2018 11:00am 17/04/2018 1:54pm  CMP  Road
ADELAIDE DEPOT  KILBURN(RAIL), SA  19/04/2018 8:30am 19/04/2018 8:23am  CMP  Road
KILBURN(RAIL), SA  PERTH(RAIL), WA  20/04/2018 1:37pm 23/04/2018 6:37am  PLA  Rail
PERTH(RAIL), WA  HIGH WYCOMBE (VL), WA  - -  YTM  -            YTM = YET TO MOVE
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Thanks Ken  .
I wont go looking ,saves me the trouble ,can certainly make some from plastic ,or nylon , think I have some Volvo ones that will suit .
Vern

I hit a similar problem with my EK ute, which I registered on Monday. NSW RMS holds a list of official "weights" (Tare? Gross? Supposed to be GVM but who knows) that they use for rego... they would not accept any other numbers. They even had a correction for a towbar being fitted. The number was pretty high though - 1600-odd kg for a ute - workshop manual says 1139kg kerb weight. Might pay to check to see if the rego authority has an "official weight" for an FE/FC sedan... the extra 1/2 tonne would make a decent V8 doable.

Cheers,
Harv

The official weights (pre metric) for NSW registration were,

All FE & FC sedans 20.5 to 21cwts depending on the model.
FE & FC wagons 22cwts.
FE & FC panel vans 21cwts.
FE & FC utes 20.5 cwts.

Mal.

No not available, the last time I did one of these I used a plastic clip and trimmed it down to suit.
Ken

Moon,

When I got my Standard sedan blue-slipped, the vehicle weights listed in the shop manual were not considered "authoritative", so I had to take my car over a weighbridge.

1050 kg.

Rob

Thanks Ken ..Are those 7413278 clips still available , I will need all the other stainless trim clips , so ill add them to shopping list ...Also whose windscreen front and rear rubbers are the best ,for Special sedan ...
cheers Vern

7413278, shown from the back. Two of these clips are screwed to the pillar. The stripe sits on the top and is then pushed on at the bottom

Ken

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Moon,

I'm in the same boat, and am about to send my engineer a wish list to see what I can get "approved in principle".

I have read the same VSB14 and have noted - For certification purposes under Codes LA1, LA2, LA3 and LA4, the recommended maximum capacity (swept volume) of engines for passenger cars and passenger car derivatives is outlined in Table LA1 below.

I want to run a LS1 in my van, so I'm hoping to utilise the next paragraph in getting my engineer to pass it - Table LA1 does not apply to commercial (ADR Category NA and NB1) or four wheel drive off-road (ADR category MC) type vehicles such as commercial vans, light trucks, small buses, etc. for which there are no set recommended limits. 

Keep us informed with how you go.

Cheers
Marc