FCRB30 Wagon

[JB]

Pedro,

I ran the 2 piece initially in the van and got severe vibration from it. Changed to a 1 piece and never looked back from there.

Will be running a 1 piece in the ute as well.

Cheers
JB

[pedro]

Thanks for the tip JB, what tailshaft did you use.
            Pedro

[pedro]

After I took that pic of the tailshaft I noticed the drivers side wheel had moved back about 50mm which makes things look worse, you can see it's not straight in the pic.
            Pedro

[Ed]

If you get all your angles the same relative to each other, you shouldn't get vibration.

A 1 piece tailshaft means less angles to deal with!

Using shims in the right places will usually correct any vibrations.

project is looking good Pedro.

Cheers

Ed

[pedro]

Thanks ED, feels good getting the old girl back on wheels again.

Saddles just arrived thanks Pete, the photo's didn't do them justice, the steel is thicker than it looks in the pics and they look even better in real life
       Pedro

[FCRB26]

6mm mild

good to hear.

[pedro]

Here's a pic of the old saddle so you can compare how much stronger Pete's are, diff done









              Pedro

[FCRB26]

They even look like they are meant to be there.

[pedro]

Brakes done, handbrake done, radiator hoses done, extractors modified, only the tailshaft left to do underneath now, time for some paint.











                        Pedro

[Old_Mt_Isa_Boy]

Looks great Pedro.  That rear end does look the part. Like a bought one!

Regards


Wayne

[EffCee]

Well done Pedro, Going great guns! Great to see it back on all four wheels, the rear looks great.

As you say, time for some paint!

Keith

[FC427]

Great work Pedro is all the niki work done  ...FC427.....

[pedro]

Thanks guys it's finally starting to feel like I'm getting somewhere , as much as I hate to sound like a dumbass Mark, what's niki , sounds like some trendy type of shoe to me
              Pedro

[zulu]

Lookin great Pedro, I'll race you with the Ambo when your done

Cheers, Gary

Niki is what bog or body filler is to us older blokes, I think it was one of the first brand names of the stuff, like Hoover is to vacuum cleaners

[FC427]

Lookin great Pedro, I'll race you with the Ambo when your done

Cheers, Gary

Niki is what bog or body filler is to us older blokes, I think it was one of the first brand names of the stuff, like Hoover is to vacuum cleaners

and Victor is to  lawn mowers Bog just sounds so bad  Cold filler sounds good and I know we all prefer to use  Hot Filler [lead] ....FC427......

[TTV6FC]

Nice work Pedro,did you do the brake lines/brakes yourself or out sourced?

[DN2168]

Hey Mark, he's had the "Niki" work done, he's just waiting to get the "Tucki" parts finished 

Luvs ya Pedro,
                    Dean.

[pedro]

Lookin great Pedro, I'll race you with the Ambo when your done

You'll have to give me a head start Gary, don't know if I'll be able to keep up with the big block 138

Niki is what bog or body filler is to us older blokes

Bog just sounds so bad

The body reshaping material (that sound better) is nearly finished on the shell, just a couple of fiddly bits to go then I'll do the GMH black and block it down before doing the spray putty as you advised Mark, I'm doing the shell first so I can fit the wiring and get the auto sparky out to join the FC harness and the RB30 engine harness together, it'll be easier for him without all the doors and panels on plus less chance of anything getting scratched.

did you do the brake lines/brakes yourself or out sourced?

I bent up all the pipes but I had to get a brake shop to do the reflaring on the ones that needed it as they are double flares and ball flares.
                Pedro

[DN2168]

ball flares.
                Pedro

Sounds painful......hope they went gently on you .

Dean.

[FC_fer_me]

Good stuff Pedro, looking good. I'm going to have to pull my finger out and get moving on my project now but will have to thaw everything out it's been so cold down here. Might be time to get a heater in the shed! Cheers, Jack.