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Use all your left over covid face masks. I personally never use PPE , I simply stand upwind when spraying aerosols Apart from insanity ,it has...
Poor man's [or ignorant man's] steering damper. The flex absorbs any wobble :D:D
[IMG] Personally I would do the above With cross steer and use a Panhard bar parallel with the drag link
Sounds like a fun build. What engine combo? and what is the class index?
Gut the Cat Whaaaaaat? [ATTACH] [IMG]
Container shipping is quite safe these days.
Was it imported to NZ like this ?????
These are about 120° apart ,so the inlet and outlet are not further out past the pump body...
Known as the Borg Warner 35 . Also used in Ford Cortinas Mk1-3 [Mark 4 -5 used C3's] And in small displacement Aussie Falcons [63-85] plus...
"Lateral" interconnected suspension has been around for over 60 years in Formula Vee race cars They used this mechanical system to prevent...
Leave it working and loop the fuel line as a return. [use an bypass pressure regulator to control the pressure in the lines] Then "T" off another...
Ford C3 transmission from a Pinto / Capri /Escort /Cortina In the European spec cars they were OK[ish] behind a gutless 1600cc SOHC They have a...
What about a V2 Prius ? Here's a Harley Evo powered Prius maybe this is along the lines that @36roadster is thinking with an electric car :D [IMG]
I don't think my "attention span" of car ownership could justify an electric car conversion. People get obsessed with efficiency of electric cars...
And it's January 14th [19 days from now]
Run Forrest run!!! Just buy a Prius C as a daily driver and keep your old car for a Toy. [these things will do 6-700,000 kms reliably] These are...
You can cut the teeth off the syncho-rings in a lathe and it speeds up the shifting [we affectionately call it "synchro-smash"] This is useless...
A fabricator can do amazing work to a high standard but still not understand the principles of suspension geometry Move the front spring eyes...
Racing in New Zealand [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Same car now [IMG]
Aussie A-body weapon [IMG] [IMG]
I just want to see that intake bolted onto a Ford! [post photos please]
On our 57 Chevy , I wanted "quiet" and a single exhaust [road racer's prefer single exhausts] So I used a 2" exhaust system on the L/H side. On...
Specialty Tools :D:D:D for Xmas [IMG]
Hahaha! Back in the early 90's my boss nicknamed me "Ford" after his ^^^^ character [the name stuck for a while] I never wore leathers[ever] or...
Been around since the 1850's in various forms. You see them a lot on plastic intake ducts/snorkels [ATTACH] They work on the same principle as a...
Add a Helmholtz resonator to each exhaust [IMG]
That is too obvious.:D:D 383 in the SJ 327 block [either get the mains cut to SJ or line bore the 327 block]
It's not Alzheimer's but a forgotten "black art" The 2G series is one of my favorites to play with [taught to me by my dad] and I still get...
6.5:1 gears and a heavy flywheel. x 9000 rpm clutch dump = Yeeehah! :D:D:D:D https://youtube.com/shorts/hoDYGRodUO4?si=9YaJ0-F3JILnfB9v
Vacuum advance only affects "off throttle" cruising /economy As soon as you floor it [even slightly] the vacuum drops off. Check the TDC on your...
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