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For Sale and Wanted / Parts Wanted / Re: Steering Column Bearing
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on: August 27, 2010, 05:45:50 PM
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Hi Craig .. If you have not already tried them, I would start with CBS or other bearing places, you would be surprised at what the hold .. if they cannot help, I have an old FC steering column minus the wheel,.. not sure of condition of bearing or how it comes out, but if you would like to have it, it's yours,.. but you will have to explain how to get it out without damaging it .. send me a PM if your interested .. Regards Stephen
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Galleries / Members' FEs and FCs / Re: Stephen's 1958 FC
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on: August 16, 2010, 06:51:53 PM
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well done stephen,
one of my mates spotted your car this morning and said there is a very nice FC getting around with 1958FC plates.
Having your project finished certainly makes all those hurdles along the way worthwhile. Can't wait to hear what the previous owners reaction is when you take them for a drive.
Cheers Peter.
Hi Peter .. seems Adelaide is a very small place, .. cannot sneak around without getting caught out .. hopefully next week we will take the original owner for a run, so will keep you posted .. Regards Stephen
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Galleries / Members' FEs and FCs / Re: Stephen's 1958 FC
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on: August 16, 2010, 06:45:43 PM
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Hi Stephen, I may be able to add a litlle bit of history to your car......This is one I all but purchased back in circa 1986-7 ( I think ) from its' original owner who I remember ( ) was Mr Jack Henry....if this is the same one then good on you. I went up to see this car back then and he had it in his gagrage next to his son's Aston Martin.V8. I put down a deposit on it and went back to Adelaide to arrange a bank cheque ( $4500 )....I also went to the rego mob and reserved the Grand Prix plates "1958" for it thinking why not. Anyway when I went back with cheque in hand the old fella couldn't part with it so I left empty handed ( he did pay me for the trip etc and a little more than my deposit as an ex-gratia payment ). I felt sorry for him as I know how things are between man and car and back then fiding a one owner in great condition wasn't that difficult.....try that now! Handed back the plates too....wish I had then as I now have a '58 anyway...but it's got it's original plates anyway ( and how I managed to get the original plates transfered to me is also another long winded story too...bloody beauracrats !!!) So good luck bringing this old girl back to her best....he was a very careful car owner so it must be in great condition.....I think he went on to sell it locally to a "collector" but I lost interest after that moment in time.......And should have bought the next FE I saw from a guy called Henry Horn...also from down south....a great arron/cream low mileage immaculate car.....like I said plenty around them days...... Cheers Hi Spybo .. You could be right about the owner,... the chap I bought the car from mentioned his name and knows where he lives, so will be going with him, but as it was a while ago I have forgotten the name of the original owner, ( massive senior moment), and the log book does not have his name, .. but when I take the car around and get introduced to him, I will let you know if it is the same person you had dealings with .. it's quite possibly it is, as the chap I bought the car from is a collector, and runs his own museum of cars and petrolania .. so will let you know when I find out .. Regards Stephen
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Galleries / Members' FEs and FCs / Re: Stephen's 1958 FC
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on: August 15, 2010, 07:53:07 AM
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Thanks Deano & Craig .. yes she is a great old girl .. her name is "Abby" and hopefully she can now last for another generation, so the kids in the future can see what their Granparents used to drive .. we have to take her into the Panel Works on Monday to get her polished and doors readjusted .. and later in the week we will be contacting the original owner, who is still living in Victor Harbor, he's in his 90's. We want to give him a ride in his old car, and see if he can remember the date he bought her so we can giver her a Birthday party on that date next month ..once the inside door trims are fitted after Monday, will try and post a few shots of the interior, it,s original and like brand new, motor has had a paint job but is still in the same condition inside except for welsh plugs and steel timing gear .. Regards Stephen
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Galleries / Members' FEs and FCs / Re: Stephen's 1958 FC
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on: August 12, 2010, 09:16:12 AM
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Thanks for the comments Alex and I reckon that we were lucky we had such a good car to start with, .. the first owner was very fastidious,.. he even kept a log book from day one, detailing every little thing he did to the car, with mileages, right up until the day it was put into storage and the second owner only drove it a couple of times, once in the Bay to Birdwood, and it just sat in his Museum until we came along. Jamie .. Next Club run up to the Barossa !!.. I played around with my doors some more, and after spraying rubber magic on them each day for 3 days, and doing some fine adjustments on the door latches, they went in almost flush with the body .. Regards Stephen
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Galleries / Members' FEs and FCs / Re: Stephen's 1958 FC
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on: August 11, 2010, 07:19:51 PM
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Thanks Fellas.. Its Granite Grey, with India Ivory and is a bit darker than the photos,.. must have had a rare spot of sun down here at Waitpinga when I took the photos ..Thought I had finished her, but gave it a wash after being in the paddock, and the windscreen and boot leaks .. so back in the shed !! .. hope to be in this Sundays Run to Loberthal Stewy all going well, so may see you there .. and have to stop at one, Robin's bought all the rest .. Stephen
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Galleries / Members' FEs and FCs / Re: Stephen's 1958 FC
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on: August 11, 2010, 04:02:51 PM
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I would like to add that without this Forum, life would have been much more difficult .. Thank you to the people that have helped answer my questions and to all the people that have posted on the forum, I used the search many times to overcome a problem ..Regards Stephen
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Galleries / Members' FEs and FCs / Stephen's 1958 FC
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on: August 11, 2010, 04:00:12 PM
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Stephen's FC .. Still cannot get the hang of the uploading photos .. so hope these work OK .. Details of the car are .. we are the 3rd owners, and the car has travelled a genuine 45,742 miles from new .. the FC had been sitting in a shed for many years and had surface rust over the boot, roof, bonnet and mudguards. We started restoring the car in November 2009, and have just finished (August 2010).. it has had a respray outside, inside doors, on doors and body, new rubbers, Bailey channels, ..motor and gearbox painted in standard GMH grey, and while they were out the motor, had new welsh plugs, steel timing gears, new water pump, radiator cleaned, carby overhauled, and gearbox had a kit put in .. The car had no rust in the body except for surface rust mentioned, and we put this down to the fact that the original owner had the car endrusted with a tar like substance all underneath when the car was new.. Numbers from the ID plate are .. FC-225-7673-A, Trim 277-629, Paint 253-7700, 256-7770 .. Chassis No. 8 -6526 -A, Engine No L502017 .. This makes the car the 7,673rd FC manufactured in Adelaide , and was assembled in 1958 and was the 5,526 th FC ( in any body style) assembled in Adelaide .. and according to the engine number was made in September 1958 .. Regards Stephen
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Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: sticking clutch petal
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on: August 10, 2010, 09:20:06 AM
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Hi .. had same problem on mine when I replaced Master and slave cylinder ..when I bled the slave cylinder, all the air was out and still stuck halfway and you could pull it up by hand. I adjusted the adjusting rod on the top of the clutch pedal under the dash as much as I could, and then did some finer adjustments on the slave cylinder adjustment rod .. play around with the adjustments, but check your flexible line as well .. hope this helps .. Regards Stephen ..
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General / Events, Shows etc / 3 day Rock n Roll Festival at Victor Harbor Sept 17, 18 19
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on: August 08, 2010, 09:11:22 AM
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Hi Everyone .. hope to see you at the ROCK N ROLL Festival at Victor Harbor, Sth Aust on the 17, 18 & 19 th of September this year .. it's a great event with Friday Cruise and dinner, Saturday Cruise and SHOW AN SHINE with trophies and prizes, rock n roll bands, dancing .. lots of cars, hot rods, rat rods, USA cars .. check out the web site http://www.rocknrollfestival.com.au .. lets see LOTS of FE & FC'S this year .. Regards Stephen
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Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Bailey Channels AGAIN!!
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on: July 30, 2010, 06:53:29 PM
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No Problems with Rare Spares .. gave me a credit over the phone for supplying the wrong bailey channel .. apparently the square channel was inadvertently placed in with the tapered channels.. the square are for EH Holden .. so don't just chuck your newly acquired parts in the corner waiting for your car to get back .. check them first, it may save some headaches later down the track .. Problem solved .. Stephen
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Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Bailey Channels AGAIN!!
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on: July 29, 2010, 06:37:37 PM
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Hi Rusty .. circumstances made it impossible to get to Clarke rubber,.. but did get a chance to get into the shed and compare the Bailey Channels that I have yet to put in .. and lo and behold they are different !!!! all the channels have the same label on that they fit FJ to Eh front or rear main window channel.. but there are two different shape .. one has square sides while the other has slightly tapered sides (difference of a mm).. needless to say the tapered go in OK and the square side one is the one that I tried to get into a rear door and would not fit .. will try the tapered one tomorrow and follow thru with Rare Spares to see why the two shapes.. Regards Stephen
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Technical Board / Restoration Help / Re: Bailey Channels AGAIN!!
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on: July 28, 2010, 06:45:45 PM
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Thanks Rusty .. will checkout Clarke Rubber tomorrow, when I go to Adelaide, and compare theres to RS's .. one front fitted OK'ish .. made up a tool ( metal woodworking square with electrical tape around the end) to get the front one in, had to tap it with a hammer it was so bloody tight, could not get it in by hand no matter how hard I tried,.. so tapped gently down each side to get a little bit at a time,.. one back door went in OK, very firm, but that's what I would expect, no sense in having them loose .. but the other back door is impossible .... will persevere.. will try some silicon spray on it when I get back to them, probably on the weekend .. Regards Stephen
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