AKA how not to drag race
AKA leisurly country drive fine sir ...oh yes please
for anyone who has never tried their car on the strip
proof that there is nothing, but my hat, to be scared of, and you don't have to wear my hat
....notice i'm rockin the only long sleaved fred perry in existance....keeps me safe.
terminal velocity back down the return road is pretty good as well
many thanks to Edd Pearson latil/steve's son(s)
didn't realise there was sound luckily no nose picking or farting in evidence and nobody could hear me crying
Dave
Daves 1st run at the NATS (this year, not, like... ever)
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Daves 1st run at the NATS (this year, not, like... ever)
The Greater Knapweed near the Mugwort by the Buckthorn tree is dying
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V8 Sam
Basic standard 265 inline six orginally 2 barrel now with webers
these have given me a much more drivable street car with a great sound gobs more torque and it now runs much much cooler
nout much else but i'm still running the shopping cam and a press bent header bodged into a 2 inch exhaust system
come as standard with 1.96 inch inlet valves 1.6? exhaust and 1.7:1 ratio rockers.....
spent ages at the line spinning 1 wheel which i think you can hear
couldn't hear what was going on cos of that truck
think i did about 17.4
best for weekend was 16.6
i.e 2- 3 tenths slower than last year
with the E49 race motor and a decent driver 3.5:1 rear end and no worries about busting it these do a 14 second 1/4 off the dealer forcourt on crossplies the cars weighed about the same as a modern mini i.e 1280KG - 1350KG
modern tyres an a devil may care attitude to gearbox bustage gets you into a 13 second 1/4 properly
my escapades at the weekend showed up that my car needs work to rear end the spring eye bushes are shot
needs a sure grip
needs a new clutch
bigger wheels and better tyres
need to dump the 2.92:1 rear gears and fit a modern 3.45:1 or 3.89:1 set out of an aussie commodore, morgan or Camaro IROC Z as most 3.23 3.5 and 3.9 chrylser and ford sets are old style small bolt ring gears and kinda worn as none made since 1970s
a bigger set of balls and the confidnce of a spare gearbox (hopefully coming soon) wil also help
front end was completely out of alignment by the end of the weekend as well....tsk
derek
I'd forgotten about the camera until Mr Pearson jnr chased me down to ask for it back.....a small fight ensued and he nicked off with his camra and my wallet on the smallest bike you've ever seen
so i put out his spokes
Dave
these have given me a much more drivable street car with a great sound gobs more torque and it now runs much much cooler
nout much else but i'm still running the shopping cam and a press bent header bodged into a 2 inch exhaust system
come as standard with 1.96 inch inlet valves 1.6? exhaust and 1.7:1 ratio rockers.....
spent ages at the line spinning 1 wheel which i think you can hear
couldn't hear what was going on cos of that truck
think i did about 17.4
best for weekend was 16.6
i.e 2- 3 tenths slower than last year
with the E49 race motor and a decent driver 3.5:1 rear end and no worries about busting it these do a 14 second 1/4 off the dealer forcourt on crossplies the cars weighed about the same as a modern mini i.e 1280KG - 1350KG
modern tyres an a devil may care attitude to gearbox bustage gets you into a 13 second 1/4 properly
my escapades at the weekend showed up that my car needs work to rear end the spring eye bushes are shot
needs a sure grip
needs a new clutch
bigger wheels and better tyres
need to dump the 2.92:1 rear gears and fit a modern 3.45:1 or 3.89:1 set out of an aussie commodore, morgan or Camaro IROC Z as most 3.23 3.5 and 3.9 chrylser and ford sets are old style small bolt ring gears and kinda worn as none made since 1970s
a bigger set of balls and the confidnce of a spare gearbox (hopefully coming soon) wil also help
front end was completely out of alignment by the end of the weekend as well....tsk
derek
I'd forgotten about the camera until Mr Pearson jnr chased me down to ask for it back.....a small fight ensued and he nicked off with his camra and my wallet on the smallest bike you've ever seen
so i put out his spokes
Dave
The Greater Knapweed near the Mugwort by the Buckthorn tree is dying
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latil
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For those interested,camera is GoPro hero2 motorsports edition as used by Ken Block in his drifting antics. WiFi and full remote control meant Dave had no buttons to press. 
1965 Belvedere 2 426 Wedge.
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got a steel hub and the latest elastomeric technology.... it allows me to really build HP like...well......most things on summits website
no way will it leave my head and fire through the roof no matter how hard i rev it.....although i wouldn't trust its timing marks after an over rev it might have slipped
mind it is press fit..so i might be on dodgey ground if i entered a properly sanctioned event...... depends on if i can distrct the scrutineer by showing him my sump when he wasn't expecting it
Dave
no way will it leave my head and fire through the roof no matter how hard i rev it.....although i wouldn't trust its timing marks after an over rev it might have slipped
mind it is press fit..so i might be on dodgey ground if i entered a properly sanctioned event...... depends on if i can distrct the scrutineer by showing him my sump when he wasn't expecting it
Dave
The Greater Knapweed near the Mugwort by the Buckthorn tree is dying
