update for anyone interested
i got a helpful guy at a parts place to get in another brand,
the guy got in one only to check and it was good, so he got another of the same brand from the same supplier and it was no good same as the first batch i have. he will get me another now.

so if anyone is planning on doing your rear brakes soon looks like there might be a batch of badly cast cylinders out there, so check when you buy

thanks for the reply, perhaps i will just have to buy a few brands of cylinders and hope one is better made,

i did see one on ebay which comes with the lever however thats from usa and i cant get a reply from the seller.

has anyone bought the cylnders with the levers as a kit in aus?

i recently got some locks off ebay and they are very good, i have had heaps of trouble with crappy aftermarket parts but these locks are actually as good as originals for fitment and how the work.
cant really comment on how they wear but

the ebay seller was called autoemperor and the brand of the locks was called cascade and the ad had cost cutters written onthe picture. they were 94bucks

hi all
i recently got my ute back from the painters and im busily trying to put it all back together
but ive run into a problem with the rear brake cylinders.
they are standard 1200 ute rear drums and ive bought brand new protex cylinders.
the issue is with the handbrake lever arm bit,where it fits into the cylinder is a little narrow or something due to the casting of the new cylinders which stops the whole setup going back together properly.

has anyone else had this same issue?
ive tried to get other aftermarket brands and asked for advice from several brake shops but no luck.
any advice would be great

i have had alot of trouble with new screens not being the same as the original and therefore making the fit crappy

am i the only one?

Hey all,
just getting into putting my interior back in my 1200 ute after some paint and pannel
I am putting dynamat stuff on the floor but I was hoping to put the original type sound deadening card thing back on the firewall, but mine got wrecked along the way.
Are they still available anywhere or maybe if anyone is selling a good one in brisbane.

Thanks

Great minds think alike, that's exactly what I did,

Ahh okay thanks for the info, perhaps I should leave it in then

Hi all,
Im getting some panel work done next week, including the rust under the windscreen, I was hoping to make it easy for the panel beater by taking the dash out for him but I have to drive it there and back and I wasn't sure if I could still do that without the dash in, anyone done it before?
Thanks

Hi folks
Just looking for a stock 4 speed for my 79 ute,
I'm located in brisbane
Thanks