Thread: MEET Harry Highback

I'm thinking of converting the green one to A holden V6 as the 202 takes so long to warm up & Karen is going to use it as an everyday car once hers runs out of rego. & the green one has a worked engine with holley 350 & will be expensive to run as everyday car..So i'm going to make an adapter for the V6. I dont think it will be to hard to make...

Or i could put the black 202 fuel injection on it & which may be ok & wont take as long to warm up..
If Karen uses as is & drives while the choke is on to warm up she will for sure snap an axle for sure....

I do this ok but i dont let the clutch out as quick as karen while on warm up & i dont drive everywhere like i was sposed to be there yesterday or last week...

Originally Posted by banjo

I know its going so slow i dont work so work on it most days..

I'm thinking i'll go with disc brakes on the front , But if its not to hard to do the rears i'll be doing them on there as well..

Mate you got me back to front. I am impressed at how quickly you've got things done despite the limited amount of time you have to do it!

Well did a bit more today..I tell ya im getting sic of cleaning parts & painting them..Heres some pics..











Thought i would sit this up there see how it looked..



Also got these today BIG Thankyou to Dolphint..






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Coming along nicely Jason.

Remember ... patience is a virtue

OK now i have a delema.. when i built the green one & got it finished it never sat level it always sat down in the rear..So i put new springs on it & still the same it sat down in the rear..It had all standard spring shackles on it so i put a set of military ones on the back..That sorted it out & got it all level again..


Well the MILITARY shackles Steve sent me are all military & i noticed the front ones are longer than the rear ones..Well the delema is if i use these shackles will it sit level as i have fitted the same spring to Harry as whats in the green one & if it sits down in the rear I cant realy put longer shackles on the rear..



Now in this pic you can see the front diff is higher than the rear..
& the rear shackles that i put on just to put the springs in with are what came on harry & i looked at then next the the military ones & the military ones are just a tad shorter..& after putting the military ones up against the the front ones that came on it & they look like cut down military ones..
Im worried once i put all the military ones on that its going to sit so low at the rear..I think it maybe the brand of springs we brought (MAX TRAX)..
I still have the old ones off Harry so im going to see if they have the same arch or if they have a bigger arch if they do i'll have to get them reset & use them..But when i got a price to have them reset it was cheaper to buy new thats why i put the new ones in...
PLUS when the tray goes on it WILL sit down as that thing is so heavy..

Anyone got any suggestions or advice..

Hey a couple of Questions

Are the drive shafts the same as a standard series 3. there not longer are they..

& do the military or 1 tons use the same shocks as a civi 1 or are they longer as well..

& the rubber brake hoses are they longer to suit the chassis ..

Originally Posted by Fluids

Coming along nicely Jason.

Remember ... patience is a virtue

I agree - X2

Originally Posted by Fluids

Coming along nicely Jason.

Remember ... patience is a virtue

Originally Posted by Stuuu

I agree - X2

YEAH RIGHT WHATS THAT..