Quick question - can someone tell me the specs of the water pump bolts ina red engine? (138 Red). Length and thread. When re tightening the generator bracket after fitting the new generator the bolt felt a bit weak -and feels like it might snap so want to replace it. Cheers.

ok, i have eh ute with hr disc front end, have been offered real nice set of wheels,but there hq pattern,so,,, i have ht discs n calipers on wat i beleive r ht stubs, wat do i need to do to put hq discs n calipers on,do i need to put hq stubs on, would i b better to fit hq stubs discs n calipers as a unit, if so will my steering arms fit,or,, wats my best option,ill need to have the rear axles n hubs redrilled or mayb look at stud adapters,the wheels on offer r american and r an odd size being 6 1/2 inchs wide, so could run stud adapters, altho,,, not keen on them.any help would b great, cheers n thanks,

hey iam looking at getting lowered king springs for my hz caprice. I am not sure whether to get lows or superlows my tyre size is 235/14/60. does anyone know if the superlows will scrub out? thanks.

Can any body tell me was an auxiliary fan on the condenser an extra option as I am struggling to find a wiring harness to power it up. I have looked at a couple of other utes and there is no fan on them .
Wb ute with gts dash and genuine integrated air con system
Thanks Steve

progress update
still into to the fab and fitting or all the tricky bits
totally enjoying it,and looking nice..
cheers ;)

Hi All,

Having a few drama's with the Trimatic in the Brougham;

Took it out for a drive yesterday and everything went well until halfway thru the drive. It frequently failed to pick up first gear when coming to a complete stop, and when driving off again would take off in second. This was accompanied by a whine similar to straight cut timing gears that varied with engine RPM and not road speed. There is also now a longer delay when selecting Reverse that was not there previously.

Got home, checked the fluid; level was as it should be but the fluid was off-colour (more a brownie-orange rather than cherry red)

My wife's HT Kingswood, we have had the car since 2009 we drove it around for a bit but life got in the way, it had a few dents and dodgy repairs when we got it but was a solid car.
Over the next 4yrs it spent most of its time outside under a car cover, some of the old repairs started to rust and other bits formed.

We decided 3 weeks ago to fix dents and remove the rust and respray the car.

The engine, interior and drive line are all in really good condition so it's just the body we focused on.

Car will be resprayed original colours of white roof over oasis green body, all original chrome trim will be returned to the car, it will sit in white walls and hub caps.

Hey guys I have a 350 SBC in a HT, it starts fine when it is cold, it cranks , fires and runs fine. Then after the engine is warmed up, say after 15 -20kms if the engine is turned off the battery struggles to start it, if it will start it at all. Most times it just cranks and slowly starts to die to the point when a jump start is needed.

It runs a standard coil and points distributer, and the battery tests fine with a multimeter, I don't have access to a load tester.

Any clues or is it just a crook battery?

Cheers.

Kid took a cool pic at the Marburg car show today.

Bugger the HZ didn't sell now we have to see that silly moo for another 26 + days nooooooooooo :-(

Hi to all, I am currently looking to purchase ek automatic pedal assembly if any body has one for sale or knows where i can obtain same please let me know cheers

Anyone got any tips or route recommendation when driving from Hobart to Cradle Mountain? Anything to stop and see along the way?

Much love,

Hugh

XOXOX

I'm a little bit envious.

Check out the cool old STEEL toolbox a mate scored off the side of the road the other day.
Council clean up is better than Christmas. lol.
Notice the 186 behind it...... Justifying posting a pic of a German tool box.
We can't work out any history yet. Just VBW means United Tool Company or some scheizen.
It's a wall mount scenario, I think it might be off a locomotive.
Any ideas?

Cheers dad

NOT MINE

Also for sale ice, but will only sell too eskimos.

http://www.gumtree.c...

...staying.

There's no way we can sell the HR and step into something else without losing money. Kate loves the HR and is happy to drive it when needed if I at least put a heater (got an original Special fan heater for it with the under-dash control) and a stereo (this goes in the glovebox, with a single speaker under the dash in the original position. She only listens to FM crap on her way to work and all my music is mono anyway, having been recorded in the 20s and 30s)

So that's it, after that initial scare. What I am really looking for now is a 3-slide control for the escutcheon under the ignition switch. Or at least the 3rd slide with all its bracketry and cable.

Hi everyone it' has been a while since I have posted on here Ive had writers block, lol.

Anyway I would like to give the above business. In Sydney a big plug. Dwayne is most helpful and he has wide range of Holden gear. My alternator packed up and I phoned him yesterday he had several good original unitsl. He had an original external reg unit and an internal reg unit with slightly larger amp rating. When I dropped in he had both units sitting on the counter waiting. Price $50.00. I purchased the big unit and it's doing the job after installation and testing. Just visiting his shop is a real treat, plenty to look at. His number is 0297505133, cheers everyone.

I have a Turbo 400 for sale with most parts needed for conversion in Adelaide,
I will make a donation to the site from the proceeds.

Turbo 400

Cheers