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Post by humpyboy on Jan 22, 2011 18:19:00 GMT 10
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2011 19:35:37 GMT 10
nice work Derk ............ Great to see another "J" ute saved, and nearly back on the road ! .......... Keep up the good work, Mark
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Post by cruisindoug on Jan 22, 2011 19:54:45 GMT 10
Lookin good Derk, gotta love those humpies ...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2011 20:54:07 GMT 10
;D ;D Hi Humypboy She looks sweet mate. 100 points for effort 200 points for towbar. 300..points... if ya can make it stop respectably with a V.V on behind... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Reddo
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Post by humpyboy on Jan 22, 2011 21:38:31 GMT 10
Lets hope the booster that I fitted to the brakes does its job, the teardrop won't be a problem but if I ever do the Don I will be thinking electric brakes and if they don't work I'm in big trouble
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Post by MRFJ55 on Jan 23, 2011 6:46:38 GMT 10
CONGRADULATIONS ON A TOP JOB . LOOKS LIKE ALL THE HARD YARDS WERE WORTH IT . JUST THE BEST BODY SHAPE EVER BUILT . ALL THOSE CURVES . YOU JUST GOT TO HAVE AN FJ UTE . WELL DONE MATE , DRIVE THOSE WHEELS OFF HER AND ENJOY ! REGARDS , 8-)MAURIE "KEEP HOLDEN ON"
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Post by barbarab on Jan 23, 2011 8:41:00 GMT 10
Congratulations on such a good job Derk. I can see that with a Don behind it. Barbara B
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Post by kazandadam on Jan 23, 2011 15:17:07 GMT 10
Looking good Humpyboy ...........just one thing with the booster, did you use a VH24? They are hard to get nowadays, but there is a guy who does reproduction diaphrams from the original moulds if you were after that authentic look! The VH40 is actually larger than the VH44.....(9" against 7.5"), but people should always read any numbers that follow afterwards as they are for different applications.....ie: VH40 is for drum brakes whereas VH40L is for disc brakes, not drum brakes etc...... I don't know if you know this already...........however it may be handy info for those who don't already know! Cheers Adam
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Post by humpyboy on Jan 23, 2011 16:26:31 GMT 10
I've used VH44's in both my cars, I was under te belief that the VH40 was for Discs and the 44 for drums but as always I stand corrected, there is always someone out there that knows more than me.
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Post by kazandadam on Jan 23, 2011 17:39:16 GMT 10
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Post by humpyboy on Jan 23, 2011 17:45:45 GMT 10
Thanks for the link Adam, tucked it away in my favorites in case I may need it one day.
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Post by griffin on Jan 24, 2011 10:21:00 GMT 10
That is an interesting link about the boosters, I too have stowed it away for further reference. This ad for the earlier VH24 might be of interest given the caravan references. Looks like Geoff & Jude's outfit posed for the illustrator George
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Post by John and Lynne on Jan 24, 2011 20:30:40 GMT 10
Hi people, did you know that there is different types of boost pressure in these units , of vh44 . Like the morris did have a greater pressure unit than the holden ete , so there are different types of vh44 out there with different pressure units in these . I found this out from Bill Winstone , who servised these units . So not all vh44 are the same if you pick them up ,John.
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Post by humpyboy on Jan 24, 2011 20:41:48 GMT 10
Now there is something that I'd never heard before, may have to ask more questions. Thanks for that info John.
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Post by fxfj on Jan 24, 2011 21:26:29 GMT 10
nice photos Derk.looking good . fxfj.
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Post by humpyboy on Jan 27, 2011 20:18:23 GMT 10
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Post by humpyboy on Jan 29, 2011 18:00:57 GMT 10
Well went down to the Auto trimmer today, handed over wads of cash and then loaded her up, she is now all nicely tucked up in the shed again sitting next to her big sister, so there you go interior finished now just to tidy up one or two things, get the boards for the cargo area and she is done, huh what was that? oh yeah the pictures how silly of me. Front seat (as if there would another in a Ute) A door trim, Yep thats what a door trim looks like And of course my steeing wheel, you like? Thats it for now folks. Derk.
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Post by robbo3 on Jan 29, 2011 18:08:16 GMT 10
Very very nice! I would turn the horn rim 180 degrees, the ring at the bottom.
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Post by humpyboy on Jan 29, 2011 18:19:49 GMT 10
That question always comes up and as yet we have no real answer as to the correct position of these things so we leave to personal preference, as for me I like it that way as I drive with hands at 10 to 2 so I can reach it real easy to get them slow buggers out of the way ;D
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Post by MRFJ55 on Jan 29, 2011 20:42:58 GMT 10
G'DAY HUMPY HOLLIGANS I HAVE MY HORNERY (HORN RING) THE OTHER WAY AROUND AS WELL . I KNOW THIS IS AN ON GOING DISCUSSION ALSO AND HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSSION THAT DOWN IS THE WAY TO GO . IF ITS UP THE SPEEDO CLUSTER/IDIOT LIGHTS ARE BLOCKED , IF ITS DOWN THE TWO SMALLER CURVES ARE EITHER SIDE OF THE SPEEDO . ALSO IT MAKES THE STEERING WHEEL LOOK TOO TOP HEAVY ! 8-)MAURIE p.s ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE PEARL !
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Post by humpyboy on Feb 20, 2011 19:40:29 GMT 10
Well I took the old girl out again Saturday morning, this time she is at my mechanics to get one or two things done that I just do not seem to have the time to do, then down the road to get a couple of electrical problems sorted then back to mechanics for RWC then I'm off to you know where to get a couple of trinkets for her, wish me luck.
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Post by humpyboy on Feb 23, 2011 20:07:44 GMT 10
Well today I spent some time at Vic roads, and guess who's doing the HAPPY DANCE!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Photos to follow later when I get the car home and dressed.
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Post by cruisindoug on Feb 23, 2011 20:20:23 GMT 10
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Post by humpyboy on Feb 23, 2011 20:33:57 GMT 10
Tuesday night will be it's first outing ( local car club meeting) Wednesday night will be the second outing ( main car club meeting) then Saturdays club run to Geelong all Holden day.
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Post by humpyboy on Feb 26, 2011 19:54:17 GMT 10
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