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Cruising back from a day touring the countryside in the Toad: [IMG]
There's a Marmon hot rod not a kilometre from where I'm sitting, down the road at the local auto repair joint. Gets used for wedding hire.
The blue 3 wheler in the pic is a BullAnt. There's a truck dealer just round the corner from my work that sells them here. Single cylinder diesel...
If you try this, don't get confused when you don't find a bolt holding the balancer on - slants don't have one.
Hell, it's a Slant Six. Those buggers will run forever (almost). The last one I killed only died because I drove for maybe half an hour on a very...
That'd be a great idea - I've got a print of the Weesner pic hanging on the wall here, and would happily pay for a matching print of a...
Here's my unfinished project, a '66 being reworked as a '63. Might be a bit hard to duplicate the body style over there though, would have to...
....sure beats: jump pull oh shit......... splat!
The 4.4 litre version was designed for the Leyland P76. While it was based on the Rover engine, there are very few interchangeable parts, so if...
I'm actually building a 'phantom' bodystyle Valiant utility at the moment - a 1966 (VC) utility body with front panels and dash from a 1964 (AP5)...
He means a lot of people will try to tell you that 100mm x 5 is the metric equivalent of 4" x 5, so you can use wheels designed for 100mm x 5...
As well as the 3.5 Rover/Range Rover motors and their later bigger-capacity descendants, we had 4.4 litre versions of the motor that were used in...
Much the same story with the early Valiant utes too, they are basically a wagon floorpan with different roof and rear quarter pressings, and a...
I reckon that if you ever found it difficult to pass on a two lane road because you couldn't see round the car in front, you could always buy one...
I remember seeing that one for sale - I always wondered what difficulties were had getting it legally registered LHD, since I want to convert my...
http://www.tonyrigoliperformance.com.au/
That'd be this one: [IMG] Runs a Lancia Delta Integrale 16v EFI engine with T3 turbo and intercooler - about 300bhp. Hooked to a VW 4 speed with...
I've got the same exact tach as that siting here next to the computer, same up/down numbering and all. Black painted mounting cup and steering...
I had a Fiat 850 not so long ago, but mine was a Series II Sport Coupe ("big block" 903cc engine!) Had the engine out at one stage to fix the...
This is what a real '63 Max Wedge looks like - this one's special, it's the first 'real' imported drag car in Australia, and widely accepted in...
My current project's a Wayfarer as well, but a '66 model (VC). Being reincarnated as a '64 model (AP5), which was never offered in the 'utility'...
The Japanese seem to have a strange fondness for 50s/60s British cars, even mundane models that the British don't even remember fondly. There are...
Here's what happens to a Leyland P76 engine when it gets a bit too many revs and too little oil, when being used to power an autocross car, and...
We resurface lifters with a Repco Tappet Facer (lifter is rotated in a lathe-style chuck against a special cup-shaped grinding wheel), and...
The Rover version of the engine was eventually redesigned as a stroked (3.5" stroke) 4.4 litre version for use in the Leyland P76 here in...
You might be in luck, here's one: http://cars2.ebay.com.au/Chevrolet-CORVAIR-van-CORVAN-hotrod-ratrod-chev-kustom_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ180289926988
You can reuse old lifters on a new cam, but they need to be resurfaced on their base. Just lapping them against a flat surface can be OK if they...
I've got a few early 60s Mopars that still have all their original studs, and I never let anyone near them with a rattle gun - if I need to get...
Once when I was stuck in heavy traffic on the way to work, I had a guy walk over from the other side of the road through the traffic (walked...
The Datsun L Series engines were a 'copy' (actually a reengineered version) of a Mercedes inline 6 cylinder engine with 2 cylinders lopped off, as...
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