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1964 EH: Please HELP! Have taken out a 234 stroked 202,from my EH, and want to put my 308 out of a commodore.The car allready ran a supra 5 speed and a HQ one tonner diff, With a VH40 remote booster running 4 Wheel solid discs.It has a ball joint front end from a HR and is still running a steering box.I was really hoping for some tips/advice/feedback on the best way to go about the steering rack conversion, The best exhaust to go with, I would also like to upgrade my front brakes and booster aswell as relocating my booster to the boot. Any feedback on any of this or any other ideas anyone has to share, would be greatly appreciated.. Thank You!
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If you are just after HQ brakes on the front to match your diff then just chase up the HQ-WB stubs and brakes, bolt straight in (if rear mounted rack used remember to swap side's)
Going to a rack and pinion setup has a few options, some are front mounted
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Forgot, I always thought with 4 wheel disc brakes that twin VH40 remote boosters were needed? Have been talking to hoppers about mine and they have advised to run twin boosters...... O hey, welcome aboard Jas... Cheer's life's to short not to be.. Edited by user Tuesday, 6 June 2006 1:04:08 AM(UTC)
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Thanks heaps... On mine I've just got the vh40 booster on the front right chassis rail, and HR discs on the front with girlock calipers. On the back i think their modified commodore discs because the handbrake is but the calipers are still girlocks. The b
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Tandem brake system = twin boosters if after the master.
Single booster if before the master - firewall mount.
Trouble with second option is there is no room to just simply bolt a booster to the firewall without modifications to the rh hinge.
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I know this EH still has a 6 in it, but it may give you an idea about the master cyl problem... http://gallery.oldholden...te/Vic/IMG_0234.JPG.html Have a look at the previous image too (taken from driver's side) HTH Cheers...Dave
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thats interesting about the twin boosters...ive got an eh van at work which has dual circut hq master with torana 4 wheel discs and it has very nice brakes..i am just about to register it in nsw..has been this way since 1988 and has relevant victorian eng |
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Sorry, Greg, I must be a bit thick tonight, which form are the brakes on the EH van in? Double/single/no booster? Booster(s) before or after the master?
Cheers...Dave
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Funny you should mesion that Classic.
In a street machine mag years ago there was an EH V6 Ute that ran the HQ brakes (done in Hyundai paint colour, anyone know where this Ute is today?) and from what I could see in the pic's...... JUST the HQ master wi
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quote:
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I know this EH still has a 6 in it, but it may give you an idea about the master cyl problem. |
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I saw it at Brockies Big Day Out up past Greensborough (can't remember the name of the town ATM. It was something-hurst) last year when I was in Vic.
It was late in the day so I didn't take a pic of the car, but it looked very straight and clean.
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dave,eh van has vh 40 booster in the normal spot on right skirt behind headlight,has hq master cylinder on hadfield adaptor plate on firewall,has really small bonnet spring on that side to clear the master...its running uc torana discs and calipers all ro |
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quote:
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Tandem brake system = twin boosters if after the master.
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someone want to tell me what the problem is?... |
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If you are getting rear lockup try fitting a proportioning valve to the rear.
For under bonnet clearance (right hinge etc) why not fit gas struts? Much neater and right out of the way. Only got to fit custom hinges then. Or go rear opening bonnet.
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Good food for thought there John with the gas struts. In mine I have room for the hinge (after I remade it to fit around the booster) but I hate having the small hinge spring on one side.
Anyone happen to have info/pic's/install guide for fitting these o
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hello....the start of this thread had people stating that you had to run twin boosters//correct....now i am asking why?..some one like to answer?..my eh van has perfect brakes....with an extensive engineers report from 1988 in victoria and extensive brake Edited by user Sunday, 11 June 2006 5:23:28 AM(UTC)
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The 4 wheel disk brake setups on the original cars had a dual diaphragm booster. I guess the authorities are just continuing with that, with a twin setup being the closest. Unless you get a dual diaphragm booster off a WB Caprice or something. Then you go
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At a guess I would say go for struts off something about the same size, maybe VR/VS???
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I'm also not familiar with this twin booster setup.I've got a single master thats mounted to the firewall, right next to the one for the hydraulic clutch, which feeds the single remote vh40.And with that my four wheel discs also worked a treat,except unde Edited by user Sunday, 11 June 2006 11:26:13 AM(UTC)
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