hi ,live Salamander bay NSW ,have had mine on ebay for 6 mths without a looker,may readvertise soon ,Gary

hi,how much are you willing to pay,looked at one yesterday at Salt Ash [near you] on gumtree for $5000 ,standard running gear unreg for 25 yrs  or mine will be relisted on ebay or maybe gumtree in a couple of weeks in Salamander[a lot more than 5000]

hi ,I am an old auto electrician and I recall being told many years ago coil ignition is strongest at low revs and magneto at high,this may not be correct but believe it was due to the time that points are closed in a distributor compared to the speed of magnets in magneto ,Gary

hi,had similar problem with pipe blocked ,used coat hanger wire in drill and when it,went thru I put a slight bend in wire right at end ,redoning process and bending wire until I was happy that pipe was clear of blockage completely ,then treated tank with 3 stage rust epoxy paint [excellent stuff about $40 ],when nearly dry I did the wire thing again just in case epoxy was up the pipe .In now and car runs with only a few litres of petrol in tank so pickup pipe all good,Gary

hi ,would it be the model with fog lights in bumper,thanks Gary

hi there on ebay at the moment

hi ,your idea sounds like it would look very neat, I put my relays on the outside of inner guard and kept the terminal blocks .I also fitted extra relays there for thermo fan and air horns,Gary

thanks Wayne for your input ,some of you blokes are certainly not holding back,i am 62yrs old and only wanted to do up a car like I did when 18,way back then it was a backyard paint job ,lowered with 6" widies ,extractors and some carbies ,a chrome glove box [mirror]and you were pretty cool and ready for the drive in[the missus has said the Greta drive-in is out Gary

Also wanted to ask about door handles as quote didn,t include these [I think he said about $140 each]Hamilton chrome said to go with rare spares handles at $72 ea,has anybody bought these handles ?Gary

thanks for replies,Hamilton chrome have done my bumpers and recommended electro plating technology in ACT who gave me quote today for diecast chroming .A good guy to talk to and happy to spend time with me on phone ,feel that he is genuine and would do a good job.My problem is after the hundreds of hours put in and over half way with build its time to spend thousands of dollars to finish and I am not a person to keep cars for very long... Gary

Hi all, am well on the way in completing my FC.Up to stage of chrome plating .Have had bumpers and other metal parts done[cost $1700] now the diecast parts are to be done [quote over $3300] so $5000 plus just for chrome .Wondering what others are spending on their resto,s without labour [hundreds of hours there] with rust repairs, front ends ,engine mods,paint ,resto parts ,interior ,wheels etc the list goes on and whether they think that the parts cost alone is able to be recovered if vehicle was sold,i feel at the moment,it is getting out of hand.If anybody has added up their costs it would be interesting Gary [Nelson Bay NSW]Also anybody knows a cheaper chrome plater I also would be interested

LOCATION IS BEAUTIFUL NELSON BAY,ALOVELY PLACE TO COME FOR A SUNDAY DRIVE. Nelson bay is 200km north of SYDNEY

HI I HAVE A BOOT LID AND 3 DOORS 4 SALE PICKUP ONLY .DOORS OFF FC $50 THE LOT DOORS AND LID STRAIGHT ,LID FINE ON OUTSIDE ,RUST ON INNER FRAME DUE TO POOR STORAGE [SECTION PROVIDED]DOORS WITH LOWER RUST [NOT HORRIBLE] BARGAIN $50 NO OFFERS

thanks for that,Brett has said the first crank[off motor] measures 0ne inch and second is two inches so with pictures it makes it great for everybody .First crank goes to left arm  ...GARY

  Thanks Brett, yes what you sent is just what I need and very much appreciated. GARY

thanks for info,my plan is to use the VN wiper arm pivot shafts for the crank shafts which have the tapered spined ends which will enable me to adjust the angle on second crank.Do understand  that both cranks need to be the same so if you could measure between centre points of first crank[that is centre of wiper shaft to centre of hole] that would save a lot of time.Was thinking of setting up wiper arms and physically moving arms over windscreen and measuring at wiper motor point ,how far it travels in a straight line.Once getting that measurement I think I would half that measurement and that would be the length of crank I would require.As I haven,t a windscreen fitted yet I was planning on forgetting about for a while as no one seemed interested in helping.Thanks again for input and as said before that measurement would be handy if you have time to do so ,GARY

hi,i have taken my bumpers for rechroming and the man showed me the process which jncludes stripping completely,repairing dents ,filling rusted areas with bronze I think he said ,if needed,replating with copper checking and reparing any slight imperfections and chroming,he showed me recoppered EH bumpers he was working on before chroming .This is what I am paying for and expect.This is in NSW

hi have followed instructions and now need to fabricate the special crank arm(s) that come off back of motor.Would someone be able to measure up this item maybe with a picture as this would be a great help to me and also future people doing this conversion who are also not being able to locate EK holden setup.Thanks again for handy post GARY

hi ,I have just tonight dismantled original bumpers for rechroming and I filed back a few places after knocking out a couple of dents and yes there was plenty of copper under chrome ,Gary

thanks ,yes that's the man and a nice bloke also and I will make contact tomorrow ,thanks again  :)both of you for your input Gary