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Dash finished and back in

Lots of sound deadner..

Been a while. Just like every other time I come back, a lot has happened. lots of cars have come and gone, but the FE stays, as always.
I'm now cruzin around in a little MG Midget for fun while I try and finish off a few other projects.
It's getting closer by the day, and I'm hoping I'm only weeks away from getting her on the road.
I'll attach a few images to the thread soon.
Pinky

Yes they are available, sent a message to RET on the forum, cheers John

Hi all. I know this is a really old thread, but the links no longer seem to work. Does anyone have a wiring diagram for FE sedan? Prefer with some coloured highlights if there is any. Thanks.

Hi guys. Are these still available?

Hi Rob

Thanks for the update I'll pull it down and develop a plan to tackle it from there.

Cheers
Craig

Damn hot rodder……..


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Craig,

I have a Warren and Brown reamer to suit FX-FC king pins.

It's unlikely you'll be able to get by with replacing just the bushes (and then I remember I did just that . . .).
The Rare Spares king pin kits are supplied with 0.010" oversize pins.  This is good in that you don't have to replace the old bushes.  It is bad in that you have to machine out the steering knuckle supports to take the larger pin.  I have it on good authority (Drew at FB-EK) that this operation is a complete pain in the arse, due to the difficulty of setting up the steering knuckle support in a machine, and the hardness of the forging.

So - check the fit of the pins in the uprights.  They're supposed to be almost size-for-size, but the king pins often loosen, start to rock, and flog out the hole in the upright.  If your pins don't rock in the uprights, you may be able to replace the bushes only, if the pins aren't worn.

See https://forum.fefcholden.club/index.php?topic=26930.0

Rob

Imgur has decided, in its infinite wisdom, to "change things a little around here".  One of many casualties is the "resize image" button.  Trial and error has now shown me that "large thumbnail" corresponds to 680x480.

\rant

I've briefly turned motor body trimmer.  Because I have to move the HT rear shock top mount crossmember about half an inch forwards to get the mounts in the right place.  Which means modifying the upswept floor section behind the rear seat squab (cut transverse slot, bend metal forwards, and re-weld).  And I need to confirm that the change in the bodywork's profile doesn't hit the rear seat squab's wire frame.  It's easiest to strip the squab down to find out.



This is what remains of the squab cover.

And the squab wire-frame in place -



The whole frame's out of whack.  I think it got run over at some point when it was out of the vehicle (I can't think of any non-series-of-pratfalls chain of events to explain this . . .), but that's beside the point at the moment.  The good news is that there's enough clearance to accommodate the modification.  For once the engineering gods are smiling.

Rob