What you done to your yank today?

[HD Adam]

Had a call from John Sleath today.

My new race engine (forged internals, stage III cams, ported heads, silly aftermarket blower etc ) is all buttoned up and ready to be installed back in the truck next week.

Getting excited now

[shovelheadrob]

Great news Adam, waved goodbye to mine last night, now the search begins in earnest for a good F350 dually. Found a couple in Texas, you're not out there at the moment are you? I've got a contact for shipping, just need to have the confidence in the US dealer. Any recommendations?

[HD Adam]

I'm just back home Rob and not going back till mid March.

I only really know the Houston dealers but shout out any names if you have them.

I shipped mine from the Port of Houston with John Kulin at Golden Chariots and picked up at Chatham.

[shovelheadrob]

I'll PM ya

[gt500nick]

Showed a few lads on there motorbikes why 4 wheels are better than 2

[driverrob]

CamaroSaint said:

Hello Yank forum!

Today (well, last weekend) I put these wheels/rubber on my 74 Camaro (excuse the crappy phone pics):


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Much as I'm drooling over that lovely beast, from a personal viewpoint, I know my OH would make sure my life wouldn't be worth living if I actually bought something like it

[Camaro]

CamaroSaint said:

Hello Yank forum!

Today (well, last weekend) I put these wheels/rubber on my 74 Camaro (excuse the crappy phone pics):

Edited by CamaroSaint on Friday 21st February 10:03

Love those wheels, can I ask where you picked them up from? Raised white letter tyres are awesome too, never gets boring catching a reflection of them going round in a shop window front :P

[CamaroSaint]

The wheels are from North Hants tyres - they are the Cragar Black D Window wheels - nice and cheap! The guy Paul there was very helpful. I just wanted something different from the Cragar S/S that were on it before.

Rob - the acquisition was the result of 5 years work and saving up "points" at home!

[Cledus Snow]

Fitted my new alternator today.

Not started it since October, turned over for about 5 seconds then fired up. No choke, no throttle. Easiest it's ever started. Ran even better with no.1 plug lead reconnected.

[Hybrids]

Fixed the electric auto choke on the Corvette and an initial nosey at the speedo drive to work out what drives I need to correct it.
Fitted a tailpipe extension to the RV after ripping it off at Donington paddock last year ( not used it since and the MOT is due)

[chevy-stu]

Cledus Snow said:

.... Ran even better with no.1 plug lead reconnected.

[Motown Junk]

Nearly finished ripping out the wiring in preparation for fitting new American Autowire loom. Took dashboard out today, not just the instrument panel, the entire dash. Totally confident it'll all go back in easy....

[Dr-Bob]

Still cleaning .... and a little tweaking. ..

[Bigjohnboy]

Finished getting the front lowered, so headers needed and had to go old stlye with the wheels & tyres

Before



After

[driverrob]

I do like that look. Good work.
What/where was the meeting?

[Bigjohnboy]

Thanks Just a local meet in Colchester

[Cledus Snow]

Before.


After.

[Hybrids]

Cledus Snow said:

My old 69 Cougar (68 build) was FNE49F when it was first imported, I guess yours was also imported by Dave Madders ?


Stuff done on the Corvette over the weekend was, change the speedo drive and driven gears to get the speed reading remotely close to actual progress being made...

[Camaro]

Weekend full of drag racing, both at Santa Pod and Shakey.

Dial-in day on the Saturday:





Then RWYB at Shakey where I ran my new personal best!





...and what it was all for (CC4179):



Just an explanation on the difference in time. On the Saturday at the Pod, the whole point of the dial-in is that you run as consistent as possible, therefore I left it soley in D and let the gearbox do the shifting. On Sunday I was manually shifting the box which means it goes all the way to 4.5k rpm on the shifts. My previous PB was at the Pod where I ran a 16.51,

[chryslerben]

Had a little tinker on Sunday, disaster struck though the catalyst accidently fell on a running disc cutter and the insides fell out. Tried to repair with the welder but couldn't get the internals to fit again so had to leave them out.