Thread: "What are these?" Questions

Originally Posted by Disco-tastic

My understanding of master cylinders is obviously lacking...

In your very first pic, in the top left corner you will see the two reservoirs. The m/cyl is in the 'box' under the plate held on by six, IIRC, screws. The clutch one is in the other box.

As the others have indicated, it is a Sromberg carby, probably off a Holden, and a VH44 remote booster (which may be in better condition than it looks - I think you can still get them and the kits for them). And it is a 2.25 petrol engine.

The bullbar looks as if it would be serviceable for its primary purpose of deflecting roos.

Originally Posted by johntins

In your very first pic, in the top left corner you will see the two reservoirs. The m/cyl is in the 'box' under the plate held on by six, IIRC, screws. The clutch one is in the other box.

Ahhhhh. Thanks John. I saw the reservoirs but didnt realise the box hid the cylinders.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

As the others have indicated, it is a Sromberg carby, probably off a Holden, and a VH44 remote booster (which may be in better condition than it looks - I think you can still get them and the kits for them). And it is a 2.25 petrol engine.

The bullbar looks as if it would be serviceable for its primary purpose of deflecting roos.

Thanks for confirming that.

Regarding the bullbar, its a solid hunk of metal alright. It looks like it may be an original bumper with the uprights welded later, so im tempted to chop of the uprights to return it back to stock. It has some rust so i will likely remove it and refurb, however it has also been welded to the dumb irons (im assuming to stop all that extra weight moving about). Not sure how accurate that assessment is though, particularly after my master cylinder comments

Thanks for all the help guys! I will start a thread when i get the car home

That looks like a solid shorty!! Well done
There may not be much work to do if you are lucky.
If the engine free?

Originally Posted by Phil B

That looks like a solid shorty!! Well done
There may not be much work to do if you are lucky.
If the engine free?

The engine turns over by hand if thats what you mean. It is stiff, which hopefully means good compression.

It has sat for a few years, though was driven to where it sits now. Only known issues is a dud clutch slave cylinder, though it comes with a spare.

I'm so keen to get it home and have a proper crawl around it

Hello Dan,

Have a look carburettor where there is tbe piece of angle iron held down by two screws. Look just below the edge of the angle iron on the vertical face closest to the radiator. There may be a number that starts with 23 then a dash then at least four other digits. If the number 23 appears it identifies it as a Stromberg carburettor made for a Holden. Let me know what the four numbers are after the 23- are and I should be able to identify what the donor engine was.


Kind Regards
Lionel

Nice pick-up, you will get hours of fun playing about getting it ready for the road.
Good to see it has been kept under cover too.
Nothing wrong with a VH44 Booster on the brakes, saves buckling the steering wheel when you need to stand the old girl on her nose in an emergency.
Enjoy.

Cheers, Mick.