Roger, here's the 'instruction' sheet that came with the battery, in case it's of any interest......Roger wrote:I see you have gone for a proper battery.
Will be interesting to see how it performs. Is it delivered dry?
Rob & Stu's 69 Sport Satellite
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No one in the UK as far as i know RobRobTwin wrote:Dont worry Ash, already got em. Pics to follow....Ashley wrote:Looking good fella'sdon't forget them HP cast manifolds now
Now who extrude-hones cast iron manifolds round these parts to within an inch of their lives
Anyway you don't need them, guy's in the States running 11's on stock HP manifolds 
'stock'.... 
No worries Ash, only jesting
Dont think ours would stand up to any fettling anyway, they've just been repaired; crack & holes welded, courtesy of Wing Co Hawkins / Jon Benn & Frank 'the welder'
We knew one was cracked but Frank crack tested both manifolds and confirmed just the one needed repairing. And as is often the case with cast iron, the more he welded, the more it fell apart, but managed to get it done with good penetration
(you can feel a slight raised area inside the port).
He also removed the nuts & bolts that had been roughly welded in place, thru the holes at the collector end of one manifold (heater flap?)
I had a nervous go at grinding the weld down with a grinding disc and a die grinder to clean up inside the port and inside the collector, where the grub/set screw had been welded in - just hope it's still crack-free!!
May get them blasted if we can but either way will paint them with some cast iron grey we have. Just need to find somewhere strong enough to hang them from....
After welding, before clean-up
After clean-up
They might not pass any concourse judged event but as long as the crack's repaired we'll be happy. Most of that welding & grinding wont be visible when fitted anyway.
Mind you, in one or two of those pics, the bit i thought was just a bit of a crevice where the weld meets the parent metal, looks a decidedly dodgy
We were going to do the same 'poor some thinners into the port and see if it seeps thru to the outside' trick when theyre painted anyway.
Fingers crossed....
No worries Ash, only jesting
Dont think ours would stand up to any fettling anyway, they've just been repaired; crack & holes welded, courtesy of Wing Co Hawkins / Jon Benn & Frank 'the welder'
We knew one was cracked but Frank crack tested both manifolds and confirmed just the one needed repairing. And as is often the case with cast iron, the more he welded, the more it fell apart, but managed to get it done with good penetration
(you can feel a slight raised area inside the port).He also removed the nuts & bolts that had been roughly welded in place, thru the holes at the collector end of one manifold (heater flap?)
I had a nervous go at grinding the weld down with a grinding disc and a die grinder to clean up inside the port and inside the collector, where the grub/set screw had been welded in - just hope it's still crack-free!!
May get them blasted if we can but either way will paint them with some cast iron grey we have. Just need to find somewhere strong enough to hang them from....
After welding, before clean-up
After clean-up
They might not pass any concourse judged event but as long as the crack's repaired we'll be happy. Most of that welding & grinding wont be visible when fitted anyway.
Mind you, in one or two of those pics, the bit i thought was just a bit of a crevice where the weld meets the parent metal, looks a decidedly dodgy
We were going to do the same 'poor some thinners into the port and see if it seeps thru to the outside' trick when theyre painted anyway.
Fingers crossed....
Spent a few hours today trying to get the console & shifter bracket positions finallised, so we can get the trans up & out of the way.
Had to slot the holes we'd already put in the brackets (they come undrilled, either for drilling yerself or welding) and managed to get it almost sorted before the end of play. Not far off now tho
Temporarily in position, but it looks good in there with that sump
and some shiny bits recently received from the States (and a coil bracket from Del ) - stainless dual Holley feed and coil mounting plate
oh, and that safety switch connector thingy in situ, courtesy of steveo
Had to slot the holes we'd already put in the brackets (they come undrilled, either for drilling yerself or welding) and managed to get it almost sorted before the end of play. Not far off now tho
Temporarily in position, but it looks good in there with that sump
and some shiny bits recently received from the States (and a coil bracket from Del
) - stainless dual Holley feed and coil mounting plateoh, and that safety switch connector thingy in situ, courtesy of steveo
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Anonymous
Sorry to disappoint, Ash (from a SAMS point of view!), no, we've just given it a freshen-up so generally the same as it was when 1st built back in the last century
Priority is/was to keep it as useable as poss so still has the same 'purple shaft' hydraulic cam & 10.2:1 comp, but with some different rockers to liven it up a tad.
I'll post more info (& pics, natch) when we get it back.....
Priority is/was to keep it as useable as poss so still has the same 'purple shaft' hydraulic cam & 10.2:1 comp, but with some different rockers to liven it up a tad.
I'll post more info (& pics, natch) when we get it back.....
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NaughtyAlan
RobTwin wrote:Sorry to disappoint, Ash (from a SAMS point of view!), no, we've just given it a freshen-up so generally the same as it was when 1st built back in the last century
Priority is/was to keep it as useable as poss so still has the same 'purple shaft' hydraulic cam & 10.2:1 comp, but with some different rockers to liven it up a tad. Should run high 11s
I'll post more info (& pics, natch) when we get it back.....
DamRobTwin wrote:Sorry to disappoint, Ash (from a SAMS point of view!), no, we've just given it a freshen-up so generally the same as it was when 1st built back in the last century
Priority is/was to keep it as useable as poss so still has the same 'purple shaft' hydraulic cam & 10.2:1 comp, but with some different rockers to liven it up a tad.
I'll post more info (& pics, natch) when we get it back.....
thought you was going to give Matt some stick this year aswell 
NaughtyAlan wrote:RobTwin wrote:Sorry to disappoint, Ash (from a SAMS point of view!), no, we've just given it a freshen-up so generally the same as it was when 1st built back in the last century
Priority is/was to keep it as useable as poss so still has the same 'purple shaft' hydraulic cam & 10.2:1 comp, but with some different rockers to liven it up a tad. Should run high 11s
I'll post more info (& pics, natch) when we get it back.....
I wish, Al
High 12's maybe. It's run 13.6 @ 106 so there should be a 12 in there somewhere, with a bit of a launch.
Same old story
Bit out of our league Ash, we'll leave the mid 12's to you twoAshley wrote:DamRobTwin wrote:Sorry to disappoint, Ash (from a SAMS point of view!), no, we've just given it a freshen-up so generally the same as it was when 1st built back in the last century
Priority is/was to keep it as useable as poss so still has the same 'purple shaft' hydraulic cam & 10.2:1 comp, but with some different rockers to liven it up a tad.
I'll post more info (& pics, natch) when we get it back.....
(hope i remembered that right, havent got any old posts or threads to check
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