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very nice indeed, those heads are designed to double up spark, twin sparks per cyl has been popular in drags for years, awesome heads, flattys...
yup your correct bout commodores, also falcons (not pre 80s) ,havent seen any needles yet thank christ ill keep my eyes peeled for those if i head...
very nice indeed, always loved sport coupes, one of my personal favs, u have yourself a great beginning there, im sure youre grinning ear to ear (...
WTF u pull it here in oz is def missing stuff like that, theres absolutely nothing old enuf for my hobby at my local u pull it, u guys are sooooo...
thats a great piece of S.A. history right there, great footage indeed, is that roadster still around or here in adelaide??? that is some very...
yeah you guys over there are very lucky in many ways, but unfortunately rules are rules and we have to follow them which makes it harder but not...
id like to hear more on this subject as im from s.a . do tellllllll???????????????
looks great ash, nice work
no such thing as best, depends what lift cam u run,what compression u want and what suits the style of what your trying to do, will it be...
good news big hugh, better it be a small problem than a big one, let us all know how u go mate
86 is still thicker than 2001, 86 vans were still made from near on late 70s steel thicknesses, i can see excactly how it worked for u gary, but...
thicknesses are def thinner,weaker etc, and harder to fuse them together as the thinner will get alot hotter, what type of welding are we...
dont think the cables your prob here i think its the backing plate thats making em exit in that manner, my falcon diff is the same on my model a,...
are ur emulsion tubes straight and not damaged????
one other thing i forgot to mention, did u replace jets???, i know someone (not mentioning names) whodidnt and the jets were not spraying...
no offence here, but strombergs dont run much pressure at all, ,what uve done is run too much pressure through your carb and blown ur...
definitely my favorite, this engine is by far perfection all the way, every time i see this motor my jaw drops and i never fail to appreciate how...
so true , agreed, cups and pistons shouldnt go into them dry, recipe for disaster
Jimbos a mechanic hes specialist enough in my opinion,but yes he would have back up with this from his brake specialists, cyls are...
by the way ,mine were definately new, not recond, im 100% sure of that,
jimbo funny story as same thing happened to my brother, bled cyls up and boom leakrs yet straight away all over nice new shoes, nicely painted...
theres no reason u cant put an 8ba dizzy on an earlier block , theres aftermarket timing covers to convert these now, so to not put the original...
excactly!!!!!!:D
Rule of thumb, change clutch kit, always machine flywheel, bottom line your clutch plate will grab better, last longer and bed in quicker, theres...
im not knocking fords original stuff here, however why settle for a bushed water pump over a bearing pump, this change is for better not worse,...
cheers to everyone that contributed to this thread, i appreciate everyones input your input is greatly appreciated , and just wanted to say thanks...
327s a thing of beauty,gd stuff, have a ball on here on the hamb:)
dont stop now ,show of some more please????
dont rebuild, buy some newies, roller bearings all the way
oz history at its best here, they still do pages on alot of these cars, history alive and proud, thanks for showing us all
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