Today!
Bolted the rear end back in this morning, just off to town to have the Discs machined as I don't have a mandrel to suit here and it'll cost me more than the job is worth to make one for a one off job..
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Today!
Bolted the rear end back in this morning, just off to town to have the Discs machined as I don't have a mandrel to suit here and it'll cost me more than the job is worth to make one for a one off job..
Good excuse to go into town for a nice feed IJ ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by IJ.
Nothing is open on Tuesday's Mick....Quote:
Originally Posted by Micks
Today!
Disc Brake conversion done, just have to make up the Hardlines and fill the Diff and it can come off the hoist!
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Nice job IJ, why don't these threads have a "likes"/"thanks" button :hide:Quote:
Originally Posted by IJ.
.. something that I have always scratched my head over tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Micks
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Originally Posted by Micks
Thanks guys, wondered the same thing...Quote:
Originally Posted by Smitty
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Hardlines and fluid done!
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Reckon it would save the WM a lot of unwanted bloat in the board if they did....Quote:
.. something that I have always scratched my head over too
IJ as I never did rear discs to my old HZ those calipers are mech. cable handrake?
Yeah they have a big Square acme thread from memory Mick, not the best set up but it works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micks
I don't think any GM handbrakes were, though luckily it's an auto so there's some saving grace there.
Reckon you & Cobalt are keeping this place going as otherwise it would be likened to watching grass grow. :goodjob:
Early Commodores weren't too bad, when they changed to the one piece band shoe they were not so good...Quote:
Originally Posted by Micks
It just seems that way Mick there are heaps of interesting threads these days... <sarc>
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Crossing t's and dotting i's, just knocking over a few small detail things that might otherwise not get done before I build the Trans and finish up on this one!
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Made up the mounts for the EL Falcon Electric fans and trimmed the shroud to fit!
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hint... use a BIG (at least 40A) relay with these mothers :)Quote:
Originally Posted by IJ.
otherwise you risk melting wiring and harnesses
LOL yeah found that out back when I had the L98 in my Supra, I have a Davies Craig Digital controller for them that has 2 channels so they each get their own relay!Quote:
Originally Posted by Smitty
Or use 2 relays and circuit breakers/fuses.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smitty