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[claysummers]

Thanks Bruce. They are my high geared interstate wheels. 205/75 R14 rears. White 20 tooth speedo gear. 2800 RPM @ 110kmh. I'm dropping the car at ceva in the morning after doing over 5000km. It's time for an oil change. One of the front wheel studs is turning in the hub when I try and torque it up, and the passenger door handle idler isn't working. I have to try and remember to open the door for Elle each time we stop. Otherwise, the ute has held up well.

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[Bruiser]

You must have done a good job of screwing it all together

[yel327]

It always amazes me Clay how back in the day we were happy with 1:1 top gears in everyday drivers and 3.36 or 3.55 rear ends. The last one I had was a WB cab-chassis with 202, M20 and 3.55 and it was unbearable at 110kmh, had to fit a 3.08 and Trimatic. After that it was always TH400 with 2.78 rear end. Although one of them was an ex-Taxi HJ Belmont sedan that was a mild 202 with W55 5spd and 3.55 rear axle, gutless but did cruise well.
I’d still love to have some sort of older Holden to regularly drive but I think today it’d have to be injected with an overdrive box.So my favourite in all of the above would be that Red FB with the Holden V8 in it.

Edited by yel327, 16 June 2024 - 07:02 PM.

[claysummers]

What about Trevor's 307 supra 5 speed van?Commodore stud pattern.

Allan's FB has the 5 litre also. After holomogation, it seems they used up the stock of 308 cranks, which his "304" came with from factory.

Or Greg's 327 TH700 9" UC front end EK sedan.......

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[yel327]

I like that van but it was the injection that tips it. If the van was an FE-FC then it’d be the winner!

Cranks never had 304 cast into them. My VL and VP 5 litre engines both have 308 cast into them. Both are short stroke.

[claysummers]

I see. The 307 has a Holley but he is looking for someone in Perth to set up a quadrajet. 327 is sniper 2. The 5 litre cars get 25-30mpg highway.


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[yel327]

If he has the $ a Sniper and Hyperspark would be to go for the 307. I spent the extra $ for the Quadrajet Sniper as they sound exactly like a Quadrajet when the secondaries begin to work. If he is dead keen on a Quadrajet though, tell him to get Xtreme over here to sell and/or rebuild him a standard 308/5.0L Quadrajet, it'll work fine out of the box on a 307. If he runs a front cable throttle a VC/WB to VK carb will be the go, easier to tune as you can adjust the primaries without pulling the top off. If he's running a linkage throttle (rear pull) a HT to HJ carby will be the go. You can still pick most of them up off a Holden/Statesman/Commodore for $100 and get them rebuilt for about $400. It also depends on what intake he fits or it has if its already a 4BBL Holley as the factory intakes don't suit a later Quadrajet due to where the heat crossover goes under the carby.

 

You can even buy a Snipers that replace both of the Rochester 2V carbs, the small bore one like a HK-HT 307 (and the WW Stromberg on a 253/4.2 is the same size) or the larger 2V Rochester like a 1968 235hp 327 or the L65 350's had.

Edited by yel327, 17 June 2024 - 06:54 AM.