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Post by oldbitsmadenew on Jan 1, 2014 6:32:26 GMT 10
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Post by brenten on Jan 1, 2014 9:12:56 GMT 10
great car nice paint my husband is fitting elec brakes to my vv .my fx has the same breaking problem as yours. im towing a 12'8" vv to broken hill...Robyn
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Post by 56effy on Jan 1, 2014 11:41:11 GMT 10
Nice, bet that fox tail makes it go fast. Effy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2014 18:29:38 GMT 10
Hi Nice Old sedan I recently ( 12 months ago) sold my stock 56 FJ ute.... I found it pulled up better with the the 11ft plywood supalite van on behind it, than it did on its own. The van had original drum brakes with original ( asbestos ) lined break shoes. I changed from original cross ply tyres to radials and then the ute went around the corners in the direction/line that I chose... unlike the crossplys that steered wherever they wanted to.... Electric brakes are good ... but a bit of an overkill.... All you need to be mindfull of is you are driving an old car with an old van on the back with limited braking ability and drive accordingly Never be in a hurry.. no matter how many cars are building up behind you ( pull over.. let em passed when an opportunity presents itself) ... leave plenty of room between you and the car in front for braking.. ( and hope some dickhead with 4 wheel disc brakes don't jump in front of you and jump on the stoppers at the traffic lights).... Give yourself even more space if its wet/raining Regards Reddo
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Post by oldbitsmadenew on Jan 3, 2014 8:35:03 GMT 10
Thanks for the comments, suggestions and advice, all taken on board. The fox tail only affects the speed if it is outside in the wind, it slows the old grey motor by at least 10mph, that's why it is inside.... Reddo I know your old FJ ute quite well since I spent quite a bit of time in it with you at the 2012 Bathurst FX-FJ Nationals! Glad to see you have replaced it with another iconic Holden. I still have the old tow hitch from my van for you if you still want it.
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Post by humpyboy on Jan 3, 2014 14:54:22 GMT 10
Yes I tend to agree, had to run my Fox tail inisde also just to much drag otherwise
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Post by chev51 on Feb 28, 2014 9:54:32 GMT 10
Nice car, did you buy a front guard spear off me the other week? cheers
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