Hey Stewy and Pinky. Thank you for the help with the specs.
Very much appreciated.
Cheers
Jason

Hey all. Hoping to get some help with my application- after some info for the specification questions.

1) Manufacturers original height to the top of the roof on an 1959 FC Special sedan?

2) Manufacturers original tyre size and profile?

3) Original manufacturers wheel track- Front?

4) Original manufacturers wheel track- Rear?

5) Original manufacturers wheel rim width?

And lastly... a question pertaining to the replacement item as opposed to the original equipment:

How do i determine the offset/onset of a wheel?

Many thanks in advance.. and may your projects have progress 

Jason

you got it in one.
Just talking to him on the phone....
I got the impression he is the full bottle on
all things technical and a stickler for perfection.
Cant wait to meet him and check out the workshop- hard to believe the man
is a 30 minute scenic drive from my doorstep.
 

Just found a guy in Busselton who does turn key conversions on FC's etc and I'm told he is also an engineer specialising in
driveline and steering.
I had a brief chat with him today and for a thousand dollars he can convert your commo diff
to be correctly offset and in line with transmission/tunnel. New brakes, bearings, calipers and rotors.
The mounting points for the diff to leaf springs can be altered to give the rear a lower stance.
PM for contact details
Jason

I want to go a few shades lighter than the ute pictured. It would be more of a metallic aluminium- a colour found on the new mazda 3.
Does anyone have an fc special sedan in that sort of silver? Sort of half between light silver and gun metal grey?
 

 
 
$88 for the cable
 
$35 for the bracket n lever kit
 
plus about $18 freight



I have an image. Its not a very good photo. Not sure how to move it from my hotmail account though.

Thank you John.
Do you happen to have a foto of an FC Special sedan? I have no images of my car in one piece (i bought it in pieces)
The colour is a sort of gun metal grey and the wheels were to be either VE steel rims colour coded with chrome centre cap and outer chrome ring attachment too. If that doesn't cut it... i was also thinking of the boyd wheels dubbed "junk yard dog"
Thank you in advance.
Jason

 
Just wandering if anyone has a program or link to alter the colour and wheels of an FC?
I have a colour and wheel combo in mind but would like to get an idea before i spend hard-earned
cash on the single most expensive and irreversible stage of the build.... 
Greatly appreciate any and all help
thank you in advance
my59

Hello all, just found out there is an inexpensive cable kit for column auto conversions.
Being a generic item- it has multiple settings and adjustments to accommodate.
The person to contact is Geoff at Curleys ph: (03) 517 417 29
Please tell him Jason from WA made the recommendation.
I don't want him thinking the interrogating phone calls have all been in vain  hahahaha
Regards
my59

Another great place to land a donor is dealerships. They hide their bunky trade ins out the back usually.
Worth have a wonder around and getting chummy with the salesman who needs to make quota 

Thanks for that Stewy.
Sounds like a handy book to have.
Might have to put in some extra overtime
when i get my grubby paws on that catalogue 
my59

Hello fellow fans of the coolest Holden.
I was hoping to trouble the wise people of this forum for some information.
Size, length, pitch, tensile etc of the following:

a) CLIP TO FIREWALL

b) CLIP TO FLOORPAN

c) DOOR TO HINGE

d) HINGE TO BODY

e) BONNET TO HINGE TO FIREWALL

f) BOOT TO HINGE

g) FENDER TO CLIP

Thank you in advance

my59

Hahahaha that's awesome. I have done the exact thing.
Bought a VS for $600 and will part off the remainder when I'm done with it.
Its good to have sense when you don't want to use the dollars

Thanks Mat. Ive had a chat with Pat. He does have a kit for column auto.... but it is costly due to the amount of labour to fabricate a seldom ordered conversion.
Cheers.
Jason

Thank you fe350chev. will do. Cheers for the quick response and information.
Greatly appreciated. I might make the build around a set of
commodore steel wheels. At this stage... steel rims will be a permanent
thing.

Thank you for the speedy reply.
Its pretty cool that the mod need only be done on one side.
Do you know of anyone i could call on setting the housing up
to run the FC's suspension? If its anyway possible to describe
over the phone/fax/internet...
Thanks again

Just wandering if anyone could please recommend a Perth/WA based business that can shorten commodore
diff housings and axles? I know the chances are slim.... but if there is someone in the Bunbury/Southwest region..
that would be even better logistically.
Thanks in advance

Thanks JB.
I think a cable set up is looking like the only option.
To save me from re tracing the trials and errors of others....
I'm just going to sit tight and wait to hear of someone who has had success or know"s who to talk to.
Steady wins the race 

Hello all. I have just kicked off my (first time) FC build and am already in need of some worldly advice and wisdom.
The car will be re-powered (mostly) by a VS commodore donor. The front end will be pat gardners' new IFS. In the addition to having
all this hi-tech i am hoping to have the old school look with bench seats etc. Has anyone successfully installed a VS column shift for the 4 speed auto?
If so, any and all information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Jason
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