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Yes that is me - I wrote that one off a week or so after that photo unfortunately. I love the white and red combos on the 64s- great photo
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Wouldn’t have thought there were too many fairlanes in Germany in the 60s - your comet is cool as
Sorry mate just changed the permissions
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Cheers for that, Unfortunately there aren't any manual fairlane bits around in Australia, so piecing all the bits together is a challenge, I think...
Unfortunately the plenum needs a fair chunk out of it on the fairlane for the cable setup from what I've read Sent from my SM-N975F using The...
Nice how easy was the t5 conversion I'm thinking hydraulic throw out brg will be the easiest Sent from my SM-N975F using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Atm a stock 289, but will build a mild roller 302 and t5z that I already have Sent from my SM-N975F using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Re starting my build of a baby thunderbolt, New rear tyres 245/60/r14s on the back Front wheels are 15x5.5 hipo galaxie rims or torq thrusts...
gday, I have a 54 chieftain, Its a six but it maybe relevent mine had a 4:11 rear gears so 60mph would be the most i could push it with a bit of...
Its under the steering column in the engine bay.
Well had a fajor muck up today, Dumb shit didnt put the external oil pump on while mocking up the mounts and went to put the finished engine in...
The Aussie ponchos were the US version with 239 and 268 sidevalve. about 150 each year from 49 were imported. The other motor is a holden grey...
Got the engine assembled today -Painted it olds gold [IMG] And got the engine tube finished off [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
These type engines were produced from about 1969 till 2000 by holden GM. They are the cheapest and most common v8 here in australia. They come in...
Gday I know how thin on the ground Pontiac Tech is so ill share the mistakes im making; The car: 1954 Pontiac Chieftain 25 series 6 cylinder 3...
Just did mine used a toyota hiace nippon denso alt with the pontiac generator(wide section belt) pulley and fan both 9/16 shaft. used a voltage...
Hi Chevy, my manual states that on standard shoes the max id is 11 inches plus 40 thou (280.4mm), on oversize shoes max is 60 thou (280.9mm) And...
Just a thought- although i havent got my head around why you reverse in the first place-me dumb...................but could you use a RHD steering...
I heard from an old racer that you shouldn't put cast iron in the molasses bath, could be crap tho?
39 merc is 4-6 inches wider at the cowl.
Cousins? [IMG] [IMG]
Very nice work! Was there any dramas with the 39 merc steering? Did you have to shorten anything? Only reason im asking as ive got a 39 merc...
Different strokes for different folks but........ Mild kustom taildraggers have been timeless since the forties. would gassers be classed as a...
Beautiful car black is always timeless - tho the interior looks like the backdrop of a 1970s porno.......... I could just imagine my grubby kids...
I think you should change your hamb name................
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