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[tuxedoss]

Maybe my mistake, standard LX the vents only pivot up and down but with aircon you get the knob in the middle to move left and right as well. Was this standard on LH?

[hanra]

I'm confused....!!! Dosnt take much...

[hanra]

LH vents m8. So i've been informed.

Ah well there ya go!! Interesting. Didn't know there was a difference...?

[hanra]

Got a washer motor from Milton Performance, got the end bell re-zinc'd. cleaned up the commutator and brushes and found a crack in the impeller, so fixed that up. Should work well now.

[308 Sunbird]

Brad- get those dirty tools & stuff off that nice new carpet.( I want ask you again)

[hanra]

Yes boss! :-D

[hanra]

Un effing believable..

I gave my replacement tailshaft to another sandblaster on tuesday...

Had an actual phone call from them Wed arvy to say it was done...? Picked it up this morning, its still useable, not damaged in any way, how strange...

$88 to blast and prime....

Ill fit new uni's and get it balanced, then Ill spray it.

Edited by hanra, 14 June 2012 - 08:12 PM.

[hanra]

Got my brake booster overhauled. I 2 pac'd it prior to assembly.



Also got the calipers done over. They were pretty sad looking to start with. Wasn't sure if they should be gold or blue??

[hanra]

Very happy with my Master Cylinder. I bought it 2nd hand in an unknown condition, and the inside of it was rooted. Had all new pistons lathed up for it and everything else inside is all new. Lid re zinc'd also.

[308 Sunbird]

Top work as usual Brad.

[AbsynthHatch]

Having a hard time trying to find some Torana rocker covers for you mate

Plenty for the big Holdens, I didn't think it was going to be this difficult

Probably because Torana's were always hotted up and these were one of the first thing to go when making the engine bay all pretty

[LHSL]

Nice Brad. What is the cost of recoing a v8 booster. I picked one up the other day for the tribute car.
Phillip

[hanra]

Thanks for trying Mark. I've been hunting around also, but yeah, same.. Plenty of H series rocker covers around. Might even try a wanted ad on eBay? It's amazing all the little differences of a LH Torana V8 Rocker Cover compared to all the others out there.

Phillip, I don't have an itemized invoice but I think I got out of it fairly well. Booster overhaul, M/C overhaul, prop valve overhaul, overhaul calipers with new pistons, 4 new hard lines, 2 rubber hoses, plus a few bits re zinc'd and what not.

Total $1165.

I blasted/2 pac'd the bits whilst everything was apart.

Edited by hanra, 18 June 2012 - 11:05 PM.

[notna]

Bloody neat freak!!

I can't compete with your quality work. I can't wait to see this on the road when you are done too. Forget pics.... I want VIDS!!!

[hanra]

I so hope to be finished by Xmas... I had anticipated it would have been done by now but it's just been so time consuming.... Never ending tasks and jobs to be done.

You wanna have a go at the panel work on my next project?? Your work looks a heck of a lot better then what I could ever do!

[hanra]

Brakes are pretty much done. Once the front end is in, the calipers can be bolted up.









Also some pics of the dash, I did my best to re-furbish the dash/knobs. Still looking for some radio knobs....







Scored a NOS battery clamp.

[hanra]

Havnt really got much more to update on, seem to be spending a lot of time in the shed but not really accomplicing anything... Just doing small dumb tasks that have to be done I spose.

But I've fitted a real bearing to the lower steering column.





Need to get the coffee pot back together and get the colum sorted out.


And I'm almost ready to lift the donk onto the k-frame. Maybe next weekend I'll get that done?

[mika03au]

Brakes are pretty much done. Once the front end is in, the calipers can be bolted up.









Also some pics of the dash, I did my best to re-furbish the dash/knobs. Still looking for some radio knobs....







Scored a NOS battery clamp.

Good luck Brad finding some radio knobs. I have sourced some rocking horse poo recently which was much easier to find!!! Most radio knobs come with a radio attached...

[hanra]

Yeah I dare say I'll be buying another radio just to get the knobs then dump the radio.... Shame. One knob on eBay just sold for $122????

[hanra]

Very very close indeed, but shouldn't have the wiring harness tags on them. Thanks for keeping an eye out for me, however stay tuned!!!!

[hanra]

True!!!

Had another closer look, that one on the left is missing the spark plug lead carrier from on top.