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... or a GM Holden one either. Those come with targets painted on them. Cheers, Harv
How cool is that. I've seen some pretty good high school projects, but nothing like casting then machining a vice. Skills we now seem to be losing...
Grew up with a mate whose family was into 60's Renaults. There is something just not right with three wheel nuts. Cheers, Harv
[MEDIA]The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - Bird is the Word 1963 (ALT End with Andre Van Duin) (UNOFFICIAL VIDEO) Cheers, Harv
Congratulations on the red tag. Good tech inspectors are a blessing. Not sure about NHRA, but the local version of the IHRA regulations are...
This thread should have a subtitle. Some suggestions: The "this is just wrong" thread (just because you can, doesn't mean you should) (drugs are...
Perhaps give Michael LaFevers at Mitech Racing Engines a call. He is in Chino Hills, California. He has tuned some Carabine's, but hasn't been on...
"My system is largely solar powered and recycles 91% of its expended energy, allowing a ratio of 167 miles traveled for every gallon of fuel...
You haven’t really driven stick until the box is more than a half century old, it never had synchro on first to start with, and the slop in the...
Hump This, Harrop's Howler, Moore's Missile, Mr Terrific, Mr Shifter, Pulsator... still a few around :) Agree though that there is no way you...
When I read the thread title, I figured it would be a Shorrock supercharger. 'Lectric is certainly different. Would love to see how it performs,...
Anyone know who the artist is? I agree with rusty1, this is really well done. Would love to see what else they have created. Cheers, Harv
[MEDIA] Be careful man, sometimes them ale-eee-yens will take your chigguns... Cheers, Harv
Every time I use antisieze from a jar or tube, I end up looking like the Tinman from the Wizard of Oz. Loctite make an antisieze in a stick...
[MEDIA] Oh hell yes. Cheers, Harv
My bad. Should have read burlap sack, rather than a German carryall :) Cheers, Harv
Ah, Jag-wah. Reknowned for leaving terrible oil stains on the carpet of the carriage house. Dad had a Mk10 project car at one stage. The rust was...
This bloke reckons they are Triumph: 203131 air filter SU h6 dome triumph tr2 tr3 tr3a tr4 tr4a a-c sphinx | eBay I dunno, I had a BMC upbringing...
I was fortunate enough to have been taught boiler and turbine practice by a number of returned Royal Australian Navy (RAN) veterans. None of them...
Landy is noted for a transmission failure in '66 in a Dart, though that came with flames (he was burnt) and was described as "at speed". The photo...
There's that photo again. Back on page 92 of this thread I was trying to find out if it was Landy or one of the Mancinis who had the transmission...
That video made my day :cool: Jerry made me smile. Knows exactly what he’s doing, moves quick when he needs to, but also walks around like a room...
The ball-bearing type flaring tools are available commercially: Proflow Tube Beading Tool For 1/2in. Tube PFEBEAD12 | eBay I tried one a few years...
I like your ingenuity, and feel your pain. About a year back I had to make the same measurement on a I6 GM Holden head. It's a local aftermarket...
Those little magnets must be fixed on really well (Crazy Glue? :)). I'd imagine that tailshaft goes from nothing to a bazillion rpm in the blink...
Is the tailshaft sensor a Hall effect one (with magnets on the tailshaft), an inductive one (mebbe detecting a notch or drilling in the tailshaft)...
Like many of us, I bet that kid grew up reading Green Eggs and Ham. [ATTACH] Cheers, Harv
The attachment gives some supercharger capacities. There may be some errors in the table, but the entries at the smaller end may give you some...
:cool: Can't wait for the video. Cheers, Harv
Ouch. A head gasket would have been nicer. If there is any upside, a cracked bore is better than DIY'ing a large, irregularly shaped freeze plug....
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