Topic: What did you do to your non-motorcycle vehicle today?

[Don R]

 Just cause we're paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get us! L0L!  Around here, we would put a 5.3LS V8 in it. Then break the rear end and replace that too.
  There is something to be said for a stock reliable vehicle that rarely breaks down.

[Kelly E]

Just cause we're paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get us! L0L!  Around here, we would put a 5.3LS V8 in it. Then break the rear end and replace that too.
  There is something to be said for a stock reliable vehicle that rarely breaks down.

First we break the transmission then we break the rear end. At least in America we can install non stock parts without having to get an engineers approval certificate for big money to do it. None of the motor vehicles that I own are stock. I would get in big trouble if I lived in a different country.

[simon#42]

you have no idea how lucky you are , great cars cheap petrol and long roads . i envy you all three !

[dave500]

i bought another can of that wrinkle paint and managed to get the rocker covers done,sort makes the front of the motor lacking now?i have a few weeks off work shortly and have a new timing cover to fit so itll all be good then,it weeps oil and water ever so slightly from the timing cover,its corroded inside where it bears against the block water passages,not bad for still the original unit from 1973!

[grcamna2]

i bought another can of that wrinkle paint and managed to get the rocker covers done,sort makes the front of the motor lacking now?i have a few weeks off work shortly and have a new timing cover to fit so itll all be good then,it weeps oil and water ever so slightly from the timing cover,its corroded inside where it bears against the block water passages,not bad for still the original unit from 1973!

What size engine is that Dave?
Holden/GM ?

[Gurp]

Got the starter in for the Chevy 3500 6.5 TD
Ordered the blower fan for the ole lady's Jeep commander.
Took one my my little ones for a ride to the gas station in the 61 GMC

[Don R]

 I love the look of wrinkle paint. I always assumed it was the lucky result of accidentally mismatched paint compounds.

[dave500]

Thats a 308 cube holden motor Bill,that same block also comes in  253 which is what this car had factory,it got worn out so i sourced a 308 short block and had it rebored etc in 1992,its now 312 cubes and still going fine,the trans is a trimatic,i think you call them TH180 over there?

[Stev-o]

Looks like a first start up from a long dormant GT750 ! cough cough 

Or an H1 that wasnt ridden in 3 months!!!

[Gurp]

Went up to O'Reilly's after Lowe's on my way home from work this morning. Yeah, that's a expensive morning. Order the starter bolts for my 6.5 Chevy 3500. Of course they wouldn't have two bolts in stock so I have to wait till tomorrow morning to get them which means I won't really be able to put it in till the weekend because I'm getting all four of my wisdom teeth cut out in the morning.

[grcamna2]

Thats a 308 cube holden motor Bill,that same block also comes in  253 which is what this car had factory,it got worn out so i sourced a 308 short block and had it rebored etc in 1992,its now 312 cubes and still going fine,the trans is a trimatic,i think you call them TH180 over there?

I imagine that car runs well Dave.
Does it also have front disc brakes ?

[Don R]

 I serviced the four link rear suspension on the dragster. Two of the bolts and nuts were stripped out, would not spin off. The bolts are apparently too long and the nylock nuts were threaded on until they went over the shank. I got a pair of new NAS bolts, nuts and 4 washers. $40 at my local race car shop.
 
  I also sent the NHRA chassis inspector a text, about doing the inspection and a fresh tag. He will call after he checks his calendar. If he can do a couple in the area, he'll come to the car. The good news is the seat belts are good until 12/2022 so they are set until next year. I think the last re-cert date went long so that helps.

[dave500]

yeah it has 11 inch ventilated front discs with PBR calipers factory,standard on the v8s,ive only seen one front drum set on one of those,even the 6s mostly have front disc.

[Gurp]

Tore my carb apart and cleaned it out on my 61. Gonna put it back together in a day or 2.
Also replaced a idler pulley on the ole lady's daily. Truck went down getting parts for her ride....

[Stev-o]

Tore my carb apart and cleaned it out on my 61.

Chevy?  Got a pic??

[Gurp]

Rebuilt the carb and either replaced or cleaned every bolt in it.
Wish I would have bought some soda media to blast the bodily but it came out good regardless.

GMC Actually.
1961 GMC 1000 305 V6 4 speed.
My loved rusty ole work truck.

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[bear]

Rebuilt the carb and either replaced or cleaned every bolt in it.
Wish I would have bought some soda media to blast the bodily but it came out good regardless.

GMC Actually.
1961 GMC 1000 305 V6 4 speed.
My loved rusty ole work truck.

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I love your old truck too.

[Kelly E]

It's cool that you are still running the 305 V6, not many of those around anymore.

[Stev-o]

Rebuilt the carb and either replaced or cleaned every bolt in it.
Wish I would have bought some soda media to blast the bodily but it came out good regardless.

GMC Actually.
1961 GMC 1000 305 V6 4 speed.
My loved rusty ole work truck.

Very cool!  Didnt know they made a 305 V6.   

[Gurp]

GMC only option from 59 to 74
The 305 is actually the baby of the family.
Cool old motors low RPM torque.


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[dave500]

well im on two weeks leave now you #$%*ing beauty!!everyone has been asking me where you going etc?im staying home!gonna do a few household duties and also fiddle around with my old Holden,i have new front carpet to fit,new rear door quarter window rubbers thatll be a mission?just replaced the original 1973 pcv rocker cover rubber grommet,it was fossilized and worthy of a museum?the pcv actually fits properly now with no tape wrapped around it,boy i been lazy!

[Gurp]

Got a pic of this Holden??

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[dave500]

google HQ Holden,Holden australia had a ton of GM USA in the body designs and shared a hell of a lot of the mechanicals,we used the chevy 307 and 327 small blocks then later on the 350,how could we go wrong with those?lotta suspension stuff and interiour bits like window winders etc,ive had this Holden for 35 years and drive it every day i just never bought another car!mine came factory with the aussie 253 cube v8 that got smokey so i rebuilt a 308 same block motor in 1992,still runs fine etc,id love to pull it and re ring etc?i sourced moog ball joints for this car through rock auto,we only get #$%*ty chinese stuff here!

[grcamna2]

google HQ Holden,Holden australia had a ton of GM USA in the body designs and shared a hell of a lot of the mechanicals,we used the chevy 307 and 327 small blocks then later on the 350,how could we go wrong with those?lotta suspension stuff and interiour bits like window winders etc,ive had this Holden for 35 years and drive it every day i just never bought another car!mine came factory with the aussie 253 cube v8 that got smokey so i rebuilt a 308 same block motor in 1992,still runs fine etc,id love to pull it and re ring etc?i sourced moog ball joints for this car through rock auto,we only get #$%*ty chinese stuff here!

Dave,your Holden has a very nice color and sporty design.

[Terry in Australia]

paranoid americans !    if the test in australia is anything like ours you have to rev the engine pretty hard . honestly repairing terrys old truck engine is not the sort of work garages want . the money is in brakes , shocks and servicing .
thats my defence of australian mechanics !

Geez I'd forgotten about this discussion and just came back to it today. The good news is that the truck is fine, but like most "mechanics" that I've come across, this guy had no idea what he was talking about, so I took it home and fixed it myself. It turns out it was a bad injector, allowing fuel to continually flow into one cylinder (I replaced all 4 injectors so don't know which one) which caused all of that white smoke. I'd never heard of it before, but 5 minutes on YouTube solved the issue.

I'm just in the process of getting the other Roadworthy fails fixed (replacing a sealed beam headlight with a blown low beam, getting the brake discs skimmed plus new pads and fluid, and replacing the drivers seatbelt) before I take it back to him to tick off and give me the certificate. Anyway, crisis averted, I probably only needed to replace one injector ($90 each) but it's 25 years old, so I gave it a birthday. I still need to source 4 original wheels and tyres for it, I might have to get some trucked down from Sydney as there aren't any available locally, which is a pain in the arse.