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by Holden202T
Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:51 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

some yes hahaha!
by Holden202T
Fri Apr 26, 2019 10:46 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

i'll just leave this here.
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by Holden202T
Mon Apr 08, 2019 1:21 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

yeah and weight, when i used to make them before i'd sleeve the tubes with another piece of tube, 200mm long, so definitely would have added a few kg's!
by Holden202T
Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:36 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

its been a long time coming for this diff, but i have got the money there for axles now and that was the last piece of the puzzle, so i thought i should get stuck into the diff shortening so i could work out when lengths the axles needed to be. a friend borrowed a diff to use for working out how muc...
by Holden202T
Tue Apr 02, 2019 10:19 am
Forum: Gemini Gallery
Topic: Firebug's TF track car gallery thread...
Replies: 282
Views: 181374

Re: Firebug's TF track car gallery thread...

that sucks, hopefully not too much cutting and shutting ?
by Holden202T
Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:14 am
Forum: Gemini Gallery
Topic: Firebug's TF track car gallery thread...
Replies: 282
Views: 181374

Re: Firebug's TF track car gallery thread...

bicep sounds very bad!

roll cage on the other hand is mint!
by Holden202T
Sat Mar 30, 2019 5:42 pm
Forum: Gemini Gallery
Topic: Firebug's TF track car gallery thread...
Replies: 282
Views: 181374

Re: Firebug's TF track car gallery thread...

f*#k yeah thats looking the business now!
by Holden202T
Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:33 am
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

Jonno wrote:Here's me puts one seat in and thinks i've won the lottery!

Looking good and congrats on Claire!

Good to hear everything is going well :)
If you guys are free over easter should pop down!
to be fair that update is from approx may last year till now hehe :)
by Holden202T
Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:13 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

I also got a supercheap auto gift card for christmas so i used it to buy some seam sealer, and got stuck into testing it out on the boot! 4.JPG it works, but its f*#cking messy s*#t! so since this picture we have painted inside the boot with a finish product, but i dont have a picture of it. thats a...
by Holden202T
Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:09 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

despite most of summer being stinking hot dad and i got stuck into some panel work (as a slightly cooler alternative to welding) 1.jpg dad has a technique of getting rust converter, and a piece of steel wool, rub it over the rusty panel till all the surface rust is loosened then wipe it off with a c...
by Holden202T
Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:07 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

i've been saying for a long time that i wanted a nutcert kit, so for christmas i finally got one! 16.jpg i used it to mount some nuts in the firewall for the map sensor bracket, before the firewall was finished i just stuck my hand through the hole and put the nuts on them, so this was a real bonus!...
by Holden202T
Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:00 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

it was clear Claire was born to be a racer, barely a week old and she was in her first 5 point harness (albiet not too happy!)

this was a transfer from Newcaslte hospital to Maitland (closer to home for us and no longer needed to be in intensive care at newcastle)
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by Holden202T
Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:57 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

Just another shot of the front of the car for perspective. 11.JPG And while dad and my brother were busy with the mig on the firewall i cracked out the tig to finish off the steering rack, it was cut and tacked together but never finished off .... till now. 12.JPG and barely a week after the baby sh...
by Holden202T
Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:52 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

With a baby fast approaching it was Marie's baby shower, she was out for the whole day pretty much so i invited dad and some brothers over, also firebug was loitering there ;) and we got the firewall pretty much sorted, its still got a few bits of welding to do and a heap of grinding but its on the ...
by Holden202T
Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:46 pm
Forum: Other Cars
Topic: FX Holden Race Car Project
Replies: 196
Views: 155253

Re: FX Holden Race Car Project

i also purchased some new rear rims, these are 15 x 10 in, with 4 inch more dish than the rim below. 5.jpg the rim wiht tyre on it is the 15 x 7's that i had on the gemini, and it has a 26 x 10in tyre on it. 6.jpg with as much done as we could with the engine in it was time to remove it so i could f...