186 with a off set ground 202 crank, crow solid cam, crow lifters, xui head, roller rockers, xu1 headers, tripple su's. running a 2800 stall with a trimatic and a shortend vp commodore diff.

Im in perth and after a aussie 4 speed bench seat shifter
thanks

Hey guys Ive got a 66 hr prem and im trying to track down a new dizzy cap for the lucus dizzy. Anyone know where to get one from? Ive tried bursons,repco, and rare spares with no luck

Hey guys, just thought i'd give an update on the HR.
Still hasn't gone to paint and has had a big change of plans.

In late December we took the HR to the workshop where we were going to paint it, we then got her on the hoist and found some things we wanted to change. Heres a quick run down of the list we've created:
-Replace drum front with disk brake front end
-Put a better front sway bar in and 25mm lower front spings
-Overhaul the gearbox
-Replace handbrake cable
-Reset rear leaf springs
-Change the diff ratio from 3.55:1 to 3.36:1
-Replace exhaust system with extractors (maybe) and a 2 1/4 inch system
-Put a 186S carby on
-Replace original wheels with either 13x6 or 14x6 chromies

Sedan

hey i was just about to do a rebuild on my four speed and we found afunny wire that we dont no wat its does its place under 3rd and 4th gear and its not a torana four speed its from the wreckers and they thought it mite of been from a commodore

Hi

Just wondering how you change outrigger on HT i want to change mine but i noticed its held on with rivets is it safe to remove rivets and change the outrigger over and bolt new one on

Cheers
Mark

So I accidently hit a pothole on the way home from work this avo.. Only a little one but when I drove up the driveway I hear a big clunk. I had a quick look underneath and noticed the shock is dangling loosely below the wishbone!!!! I didnt investigate much more cos it was pissing down rain but I'll be havin a good tinker tomorrow. It looks like the 2 bolts that go through the lower mounting pin have either snapped or loosened off. Anyone know the size of these 2 bolts? Or any advice if ya think I've got it wrong?

Hi

Well did some more on rust repair it was a very close fit in regards to not welding it to chassis but i think i got there ok checked with good old dentist mirror and looks good

this section i think was hardest due to multiple curses in that particular section and making this section by hand took some time with average shed tools i think 5 hours in total just in making the piece up but took my time to make sure i got as close as possible

I measured and there has been no movement

I think overall i have been lucky considering the fronts still connected to car i still agree with everyone front should be off for this kind of work but its worked out ok only one section left before i do small bits left out and clean it up etc

i have a hr premier and i dont know what colour to paint it can i get some sugestions even pictures.
i was thinking orange would that colour look good???

Hi

Well finally got me rebuild kits with all new shafts and butterflys bushes etc and i was going to get mate to rebuild them but i was thinking i might give it ago i have manual book etc and wanna learn so i can do them in future plus might give me clearer understanding of how they work

so does anyone know if i need any special tools or can i do it with average shed tools and any tips or recommendations

Cheers
Mark

Hi all and happy Australia day!
I have just removed the extractors off my LJ torana dont like them.
Thay were all over the place not a nice neat looking set of pipes at all!
So i'm looking to replace them soon and was wondering what to get next?
As thay need to fit nice with triple SU,S!
Does anyone know what Castle Headers are like or maybe M,P,H Headers?
I noticed them on Ebay!
Any help with this would be great thanks David.

hi all wanting to take a set of 5 slotters off my HR prem and put stock wheels and white wall tyres on him
looking for info on hr wheels ,are all hr wheels suited to disc
brakes or is there diffrent wheels for disc and drumb if so how do i tell if there disc or drumb.
and who sells 13' white wall tyres in Melb western subs

Hey everyone, anyone going for a cruise for Australia Day around Brissy north or south? havent heard a word about it but I'm keen for a burn and to meet some folk... If not it will be a big classic Aussie day BBQ as usual in Marburg, let me know your plans everyone!!!!

Hey everyone,

I'm wanting to upgrade the bench seat in my HK panelvan with an HQ sedan bench seat. does anyone know if they are interchangeable ? Will the HQ seat fit into the HK and what mod's if any will I need to look at ?

cheers Adam

Im so happy i was bit down because i had to work today but i was also bidding on disc brake conversion for HT which ended while i was at work plus to top it off i forgot to increase my bid before leaving home well i just got home and to my surprise i won the auction all it would of took is $1 more and i would of lost it

Can some one suggest good cheap freight company cause this guy wants me to organize postage

http://cgi.ebay.com....

Today i spent the day remembering all my metal work skills been about 2 years since working with metal but its slowly coming back to me

As you can see made first bit little short should of used template but didn't remember that till it was to late but i used template for second bit came out alot better fit

More detailed pictures in my shed

Its no where near streetneat quality but thanks to him alot of my progress to day was achieved by looking through his shed

Cheers to every one for giving me tips and advice

Thx
Mark

Just read an old post with a comment from "campbell". The common problem of 3 on tree gears popping out of place all the time. I've had problems with this heaps, and often adjust em. Real annoying when you gotta pull up and pop the bonnet to push back out of gear. Campbell mentioned putting a large hose clamp round the bottom of the steering column below where the linkages fit in. It holds up all the slop. I gave it a go a couple of days ago with a truck hose clamp and havent had a single hassle since. Even tried to get a bit rough with it and all gears seem to go in and out sweet. Just thought someone else might like to know about it.. not exactly an "original" part but certainly did the job for me. http://oldholden.com...

Hi

Took some photos of my bad rust spot im not sure how to approach it i dont want to really take the whole front bit off the car (i know it has a name but i forgets)

I just bit lost as to how i should proceed with out using bog to repair it especially being a race car it needs to be strong

Also does anyone know if this is structural part of the car

Any tips that anyone can share especially those who have repaired this section before would be great help

Cheeers
Mark

Hey everyone, havin a couple of problems with my brakes and clutch in the HG. Brakes are working really well all the time but every now and then, after I push the brakes on, the pedal stays in for a while before it eventually springs back out. Tricky sometimes when I'm using them on and off, sometimes I have to sneak my foot under the pedal and pull it back out just to take off without the brakes on.
The other thing is the clutch, same deal it seems to be working fine, no problems changing gears etc but the pedal is pretty much pushing into the floor when you use it. Any way of tightening it up a bit or something. Any advice or links to past posts would be appreciated.