FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

Can anyone tell me if there's a chassis,eg>hilux,nissan,rodeo, etc that will neatly fit under a FE/FC Van or Ute,with a w/base within75mm.
Thanks Gaz! :-*

An old member (Harko, now hangs out at the FB/EK forum) started a wagon (never finished?) but was very secretive about the chassis he used. I've heard there's a Jap chassis that does the job.
http://fefcholden.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,9508.0.html

Well, I can tell you what chassis was used, as I put him onto it.
It was a Toyota Crown chassis.
Regards
Alex

I think an L300 van or L200 ute chassis goes close
Regards Jim

Well Fink,
What are you up to. Are we about to see a new project car. Brett

Hey thanks for the info guys,Alex i never would have guessed a sedan chassis as we always assume a ute chassis is used.A new floor over  the chassis i think is the big challenge,Gaz!
Hey Brett glad ugot reg ,about time,answer to yor q/s,behave ! 8)

Whats the largest engine you can run with that chassis out of curiosity?

Nes it's upto the engineers and Vicroads at the time ,as we all know they change thier rules and minds like a hooker changes the sheets.It's not about h/power,just a nice ride in the weeeeds  ;D
Gaz!

Hi Gaz,
I just picked up a HQ one toner chassis to drop an EK cab on top off, wheel base 80mm longer and cab has about 10mm clearance over rails and measures 80mm front wheel track difference.

Andy

Yeah the Track on 1tonners is way off,it has to sit inside the sills,or close to the mark,wheelbase can be altered.I will look into the toyota crown 4sure,thanks Gaz! 8)

Use the Crown floor and as much of the firewall as you can.
Regards
Alex

Did some PI work,looks like 67-79 is the go,track is good and w/base 25mm longer,off to Pick a Part for a squiz,will GBS, Gaz! :P

Talking with the Engineer 2day,i need a heads up on whether i can go ahead and ''what he want's''better safe than sorry! :P

Let us know how you go Fink,

interested to know the outcome.

what state are you in?


Cheers

Ed

In Melb Ed,my Engineer is very busy and will get back to me shortly,so he says, ::) :-\ :-X :-[ ??? :( >:( :'(

Got bad news from the Engineer last night,he says the cars ''too old''to put on a chassis,it just doesn't cut it with me so i'll look elsewhere,maybe contact Brett and see if heez bloke's any good.  ???

Dunno about vic but my mate just regoed a 34 ford pickup on a 84 hilux chassis 351windsor? in NSW

Rubbish

That must have been a steel body ......FC427.......

Yep ..

Gaz will pm you the name of the bloke i used. Sometimes hard to get but talk to him over the phone and let him know exactly what you want to do and get a feel if he is right for you. By the way who was the engineer that came down. Regards Brett

Thanks Brett,will call him shortly,the Engineer was a bit ''green'' i'm think'n,Sanjay a PM,Indian dude,fingers crossed this guy comes to the party, :D  Gaz!

Thats ur problem Gaz. Never heard of an indian or the likes engineering cars before. They ride around on motor bikes with the family hanging off ;D ;D ;D. Must say that is a feat on its own ::) ::). Brett

Meeting with your bloke 2day Brett,fingers crossed it turns out ok! Gaz! ::)

Spoke with the Engineer and he was all good with my ideas.He pointed out that it wasn't nessasary to fit a ''full chassis''if i was planning to run a V8.I wan't air-bags all round and a engine bay that's user friendly,he told me the ''curb weight''determines engine size,in this case 5.4LTR.
I'm checking out a donor car over the w/end to figure out how much works involved as the big issue will be the floor.
Gaz!

I got an 81 hilux chassis, shortened rails, was gunna try something with that but after fangin around in the bush with its v6 and 5speed, LSD etc, its much more fun than driving anything on the road! So I've kept it that way for now. Hilux has lots of understeer with the v6, imagine what a bigger engine would do. But very good power to weight. Just has roll cage and floor.  :o

Well, I bit the bullet today and bought a Toyota Crown,1970,hamburger w/lot and an auto,need the big hump for the g/box,anyway,it's a start,Gaz! 8)
ps,if anyone needs parts,panels,interior,big6 and auto in gc,there all yours for nix,i'm in Vic.

Hey Gaz
I like your latest development.
Can't wait to see how you go about it.
Good luck.
Regards
Alex

Yeah hurry up and start

ive set my engine in low to keep the centre of gravity down and this now takes the space of the original crown steering box.
im finding it hard to get a suitable rack to work , im thinking a centre steer will work but havent sourced one as yet.
this is about the only major hurdle so far ,good luck.

I'm not familiar with your car,what running gear are you using,nothing worse doing things twice,i''ll take any suggestions,thanks Gaz!  :P

ek body 1970 crown chassis , fc body 1968 crown chassis and a mate has an fj with 79 crown wagon chassis cut down to fit.
all are small block chevs although i set up both mine with big blocks untill they changed the power to weight ratio in nsw..

the fj has the engine mounted high and clears the facrtory power steering box but doesnt look real cool and the tailshaft angle might suffer as a result.
my project is sidelined for now so ill be watching on closely.

also very interested
as to my knowledge none are currently full vic engineered