time for a Perth run AUG 1st 2010
By DOH MAN 6168 28/06/10@20:24 LetsCruise 6167ok guys, I think it's time for another perth run but sans all the politics and stress that was posted before PC 19 which turned out to be a great day.
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DATE 1st August 2010 Start 10am Anning Park, Thomas St car park, South Lake.
i will again bring a handout of the route as I would like to tweak it a little, may change the mid point to be somewhere like a park where passersby can view the cars.
caio 4 now
BIG BORE GREY MOTORS
By ben simpson 31/07/10@00:12had to sonic test a grey from an ej the other day for my machinist, and he also had another block in the shop that his late father bored out many years ago that ran 149 pistons at 3.25"
std bore was 3" for the 132, then 3.062" for the 138. this particular block was a "b" prefix, supposedly from a fj???
either way, the big bore block still had more meat in the bores than the ej block!!
simply for curiosity only, does this go along with common theory, or against it??
oldschool crewmans
By 69HT_MUNRO 30/07/10@23:53 Shed LetsCruise 3747Hey guys
I've seen a EH, a FC crewman and a couple of HQ-WB's
My question is has anyone ever seen one done in HKTG or anything else earlier???
Cheers Stephen
OffTopic - Good Off Road nr Melb?
By jakc 30/07/10@23:06 LetsCruise 3071Ive just bought a Yamaha XT660R bike.
I live in Melbourne and would like to take it for a rag off the road.
Any good routes that anyone knows of? Don't want to head miles to get there.
Chick magnet.
By stepto and son 30/07/10@22:17 Shed LetsCruise 3450quicky.. Will compression test show blown headgasket? (offtopic)
By stepto and son 30/07/10@21:44 Shed LetsCruise 3450Finally picked up the vs750, has milky oil.
Im guessing headgaskets are the most common "cause"
will a compression test show if a gasket has blown.,etc?
WANTED
By onetonman 30/07/10@21:12 4740G'day, Im looking for a 1 alloy cheviot 14 x 7 jelly bean mag for Ht holden stud pattern. Any help apreciated. Thanks.
email: lesnree@bigpond.com

my car is a [Naughty Pottyword]heap !
By JH 30/07/10@20:48 ShedUniversal Steering Wheel
By warren cameron 30/07/10@20:40 LetsCruise 5086 Financial HelperThis Member independently contributes financially to oldholden.com and helps keep us running !THANKS
I have enclosed a photo of my universal steering wheel.
Warren
I'll see your tram, and raise you...
By HR ambo 30/07/10@20:18 Shed 3939 Financial HelperThis Member independently contributes financially to oldholden.com and helps keep us running !THANKS
coke/esso/mainlines
By davehqprem1 30/07/10@20:14overflowing
By mooga 30/07/10@20:03gday i have a holden 308 in a 45 series toyota landcrusier, the issues that i am having is that the cooling system is over pressurising and sending coolant into the over flow bottle and overflowing the over flow bottle, and the engine temp is high (90 degrees c). i have replaced the cap and have had no change, then i put i slightly higher poundage cap on it and it has helped slightly but still very high in pressure and same temp. i then changed the thermosstat to a lower temp (71 degrees c) and still no changed.. would i be wrong in guessing that i have a blown head gasket, or craked head? any help would be a great help.
thanks,
New floor mounted dip switch needed
By industries_HZPremier 30/07/10@20:03Hi all
My headlights are out again, the dip switch has gone I think so I'm after a new one. The plug going into it looks like it had burned through, this could be the problem. Does anyone have a working dip switch they don't need?
Also, if anyone has a way to bypass the switch just in the meantime so I can have lowbeam?
Cheers
Todd
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m20 and m21
By monaro-man-36 30/07/10@19:43how do you tell the differnce between an m20 and m21 gearbox from the outside
cheers
chasing a set of jelly beans 5 or 6 inch x 14 inch,for cash
By ramo_legends 30/07/10@19:14hi i am chasing some jelly bean mags 5 or 6 inch by 14 inch,pete 0413383683 thanks
Old Holden Day in Sydney
By tomjamo 30/07/10@19:11 Shed Financial HelperThis Member independently contributes financially to oldholden.com and helps keep us running !THANKS
Any one displaying at this weekends Old Holden Day in Sydney? Blake and I will be there and look forward to seeing some of the rebuilds that have featured in the sheds. Last year was brilliant.
Nice rear.....
By HR ambo 30/07/10@18:53 Shed 3939 Financial HelperThis Member independently contributes financially to oldholden.com and helps keep us running !THANKS
OK. I'm seriously thinking of changing my HR p/van's tail-lights to sedan/wagon lights. Anyone done this? Any opinions? I googled a few years ago and found a guy's pics on how to do it... Be blowed if I can't find it now...
I have a wagon and a sedan to tax the parts from, just trying to work out which one would be the better donor..
I'm not concerned about resale value...I'll probably never sell it.
Thanks guys....Tim.
HJ Factory sunroof
By monhawks 30/07/10@17:55Would anyone here have a HJ Factory steel sliding sunroof they want to sell or parts of one.Any condition considered. Thanks.
fuel in my oil
By fatboyhz 30/07/10@17:26i have pretty much rebuilt my 253 for my ute. i went to start it yesterday and it wasnt firing. checked the oil and it was a bit high and smelt like petrol. drained the sump and yip full of gas. i thought it was the fuel pump so pulled it off. i tested it by blocking the out hose and hand pumping it. no gas coming out so cant be that. i pulled the inlet manifold of cant see any cracks and no light comes through the bottom when i shine it into the ports. it has a brand new holley 600 on it so it wont be flooding up. also it doesnt have a pcv conected. any ideas im stumped.
Nearly threw a conrod, what other damage may this have caused??
By sam_3000 30/07/10@17:02Hi everyone, long time lurker first time poster.
The reason for this? Because this place is a wealth of information/knowledge if anything goes wrong!
So, a quick thanks to everyone that has made fixing any kind of Holden a lot easier.
Now, a few months back, I was driving the HX along and all of a sudden it started too make a REALLY horrible clunking noise from the engine bay, so I pushed the clutch in and rolled it into the emergency lane and turned the thing off. Later I got it towed home.
I'm am by no means a car savvy person but I have good mechanical aptitude, and thought that it had sheered the big end bolts on the conrod.
WANTING TO BUY - Hz passenger front and rear doors and rear quarter ish cut out
By mattsta 30/07/10@16:24Hello everyone !
So I got the HZ straight and in black primer ready for the phantom purple and BOOM someone hit the side of my car !!
Im after the front and rear passenger doors for a HZ sedan. I also need a cutout from the back door till half way of the rear quarter because the dudes bull bar flattened my wheel arch.
Im from melbournes south east so only parts that are in vic please =D
here is a couple of pics of the damage, and if anyone has recomendations of where to cut for the cutout could you outline it on microsoft paint and upload for me :D i included a couple of the car too ;) lol.
Ohh and please excuse the dirtyness, due to the weather lately i keep getting bogged on my own nature strips lol ! And my bonnet doesnt line up beacuse hinge is bent :(
NBN
By Arsewipe 30/07/10@13:33So the questions they say are how fast can you connect the fibre to my door so I can get a better education, a better health service?
Pfft.
More like how much faster can I download my porn?
lmfao
eh 4x4 project
By 64 mad 30/07/10@13:16hi all
just wondering if anyone knows someone who has done a 4x4 conversion to an old holden??
HT Power Steering Woes
By EHPHTB 30/07/10@12:56People,
I am aware that I should just do away with my power steering set up but humour me for a minute.
I can't find anyone who will touch the power steering ram (HT) to repair a significant fluid leak. The ram is pitted and will need repair and rechroming.
Anyone know of someone who will look at it. I am south of Perth but will send it wherever it needs to go.
I'm also happy to hear other advice.
Thanks.
Cheers.

