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Thanks IJ.  Totally agree.  Truly built not bought.  U know a guy with a V8 powered BMW with the same kind of commitment!

Pretty happy with that given I’m a rank amateur.  Just using what I have, which is a stuffed passenger side door what I need part of for that door, so cutting and shutting to get this done. Put my shrinker to good use and made up the curved part from scratch. Now I have the old skin off, tomorrow I will be able to attach it with a dolly and…[Read more]

Turns out a father of a guy we race know the guys who use to run Adelaide Carby Sales and Service but now works from his home.  He will totally rebuild/refurbish mine for $330.  Seems pretty good, I think I will start there, swapping a carby is a pretty quick and simple job.

I actually have this totally irrational hatred of Fords. I know they have made good cars, but growing up in Elizabeth when pretty much everyone’s Dad worked at Holden’s, you just become red.  I will never own a Ford, as I say i know irrational,but…

Bloody hell, that ruined a good thread    They also look like they are made of Lego.

Lol, that’s hooking!!

I think that’s prob right, I am actually stoked with how well it drives given that.

No, I am not totally sure its the carby.  Gawler Aotumtve is a couple of hundred metres up the road from me, and they are the ones that fixed the rocker issue on the Senator so I trust them.  They also have a dyno, so I reckon that’s the go, give it to them and let them sort it.

Was hoping you might chine in Cav.  I would ideally like to keep it original.

Yea I am also leaning towards just staying carby, tbh I dont really want to mess around with it too much.  I think I might just give it to the mechanic up the road and see what he come up with.  I don’t think the auto choke is working properly, I did check the shafts and thought they were OK, but something isn’t right.

This has got to be getting close now…

I really don’t want to go down the EFI swap route with this thing.  I just want something dumb ass, cheap and simple that will do for now. Maybe I will give it to the mechanic up the road from me, he can give it the once over and let me know.  In between karting, Kombi restos, and driving the Senator I don’t have a lot of spare time to mess around with it.

I do fully appreciate it’s so much “easier” to go the FI  route, but the noise of 8 trumpets gulping in air at 6,000rpm on 454 cubes has its good points :)  But the LSA is a very neat package also.

What have I missed here, what’s the deal with the SCoupe?  Bonnet on the beemer looks purposeful, I like it.

I spoke to Matt and he said they aren’t adjustable.  I am guessing you know this but they (system not straps) are made in different angles for open wheeler vs sedan etc.  But yes they are long.  He sent me this link to the Hans website where it says this in FAQ

I spoke to Matt and he said they aren’t adjustable.  I am guessing you know this but they are made in different angles for open wheeler vs sedan etc.  But yes they are long.  He sent me this link to the Hans website where it says this in FAQ

No love for NA anymore

  Well done young man, keep this up and you will get an early minute

  Well down young man, keep this up and you will get an early minute