The Jalopy Journal
Hey Outback, thank you for the nice comments both here and the socials. Re: boost. It’s running 13 psi.
I’ve been very busy fitting a different supercharger to the engine I built last year. I also made some plates, tie rods and corner pieces to hold...
Thank you Stogy, very much appreciated. I try to tell the whole story, the good and the bad.
With the cam and crank gears sorted we set off for MPH. A great weekend event of 1/8 mile flag start. Very relaxed with a fantastic organising...
Dragstalgia is the next meeting. Full of excitement and anticipation we set off. It was really hot, like a lot hotter than we normally would...
Sadly things didn’t go to plan. I had turned the carb intakes forward and up jetted the carbs prior to going. Although the car ran fine static,...
I added a seat back for a bit more comfort and to fill the gap. The green paint inside the body panels was supposed to make it look like I used...
Body panels back from paint, fitted and wheeled outside for a look. So happy with how it looks. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
yes, 67 with 352 and c6.
Body panel have gone off to paint, so I get the chance to work on all the small bits. Front shocks. Didn’t want to fit tele shocks, can’t afford...
[ATTACH] With the sump being changed we lost the hidden electric water pump. I chose a BMW boost pump, one for it’s simplicity and two for its...
Yay! Painted parts are back. [ATTACH] First thing was to final fit the under tray, and rework all the body panels. Due to rushing them they...
Happy with the chassis it went off for paint. And, while the chassis was out of the way I could get on with other bits. Improvements: I wanted to...
Thank you for the kind responses. Time to update this thread. As the car only took a few weeks to build there was a lot of improvements to...
Yes. The OEM block allows it to run in Vintage class. The Burtz block goes in Late model engine class.
Always good to know where all the charging stations that you’ll never use are! Look up Rob Firth on Facebook. He’s the chap that made it for me.
Good question. They both give around 10 psi of boost, the Wade just under and the Firth just over, but not enough to make much of a difference....
We had the girdle water jet cut and faced by a local company, I then machined all the holes, oil ways etc and then another local company did the...
This is the engine on the dyno. [ATTACH] This is the engine before we replaced the distributor with an ecu. [ATTACH] It’s a B block with a...
Thank you both for the replies. The motor is supercharged too, which complicates things somewhat. But we’re still getting max power at 44° even...
Quick question if I may. I’m putting together a motor for a friend that has the Roof 101 head. We’re looking at ignition timing. Wonder if...
Nice words Gav. Great times.
I was out playing last weekend, with the car, plus two other cars at MPH drags. 1/8 mile flag start. Damon was driving the new car, Gavin was...
I used the lathe to face the drop arm and the tube. Clamped it all together before welding. This helped to keep it all straight.
Sadly I don’t seem to have any photos. It’s pretty simple. The top of the drop arm is welded to the tube as you can see, along with the new drop...
Thank you. Yes the butterfly wheel is really cool. It’s very nice to hold too. nice link, thank you.
Finally some photos from the weekend. We used the car to tow the other flathead dragster we run. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Bit of wiring, temporary battery strap, remove the blue layer and done for now. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
One of the bits I wanted to use from the T was the mechanical rear brakes. I made a rod that went under the torque tube. This connected to a uj,...
All the big bits done, time to tackle the small time consuming bits. Mounting the battery, making the dash panel with an easy access to the...
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