What's your plans for 2015

Captain Chaos · Post by **Captain Chaos** » Sat Jan 03, 15 1:53 pm

Mossy68 wrote:
Captain Chaos wrote:Garage/Car Port Extension.

Driving and improving Mossy's old Ram.
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It's your Ram now mate.
Perhaps start a " chaos Ram " thread so we can follow your progress ?
And let my thread slip quietly into the archives.

Ok,but I'll still think of it as yours....That Seat is the sliperiest thing known to Man

Dom66 · Post by **Dom66** » Sat Jan 03, 15 3:44 pm

Knock down my poxy little garage and replace it with something more Coronet friendly

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Sat Jan 03, 15 4:32 pm

Get interior finished, fit fuel cell, sort a few other niggles, oh and sell my house

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sat Jan 03, 15 5:09 pm

Finish the Fury, drive the Polara, import something and stop playing with myself......first 3 will be a breeze compared to the last one!!!

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sat Jan 03, 15 5:31 pm

Get the motor back in, finish off the dry sump install, plus sort a few other jobs & give the thing a damn good thrashing...

db · Post by db » Sat Jan 03, 15 6:08 pm

mopar_mark wrote:Get the motor back in, finish off the dry sump install, plus sort a few other jobs & give the thing a damn good thrashing...

My plan is to flat & polish the new paint and bolt all the shiny bits on.
Buy a new clutch and fit that and the steel bellhousing from Blue that's meandering across the country in my general direction.
Then give the thing a damn good thrashing...

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Jan 03, 15 6:09 pm

Giving it a sound Thrashing???

Well Mark, it would seem like you and Steve finally have something in common then

What dictated the move to dry sump - more ground clearance? Getting the oil further from the Crank?

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Sat Jan 03, 15 6:21 pm

Fit new heads, go for 3.55 gears and beat on it!

jaymin · Post by **jaymin** » Sat Jan 03, 15 7:54 pm

Hope to get a shake down run in the coupe,

Cosmicfish · Post by **Cosmicfish** » Sat Jan 03, 15 9:09 pm

I got a list as long as my arm

I have a 1961 Landy series 2 in bits that I must get done and out the way

get the T&C snagging done then charm my boss into letting me use the company workshop to give it some paint.

And get to some meets looking forward to getting to that bit

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sat Jan 03, 15 9:16 pm

Finish what I started over Xmas!
Get it running right!
Get it sounding like a V8 with no leaks!
New/updated cooling system installed!
Make Garys picnic, NATS and HRDs in the car and get at least 1000 miles on it!

Due to my 2015 calendar I think that's realistically it on finances and time!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Jan 03, 15 9:38 pm

Well I need to start saving to (hopefully) go to the USA for another road trip with Drew this year.
See how that (saving) goes then.

Not off to a good start. I just ordered some Koni FSD (Frequency Selective Damping) shocks for the Corvette.

The only thing that annoys me at times is the harshness of the suspension at low speed through town over potholes and not very level drain covers. When I see a pothole I can't avoid (even a shallow one) I grit my teeth in anticipation.

I have heard really good things about these shocks. They are supposed to be soft when you hit a pothole. But firm otherwise when cornering and at high speed.

http://www.koni.com/car-racing/technolo ... e-damping/

They get glowing reviews on every auto forum I have looked on. From Minis to Alfas. The only negative thing I have come across on the Corvette forums is that they tend to lower the car a 1/2 inch so if you have already lowered your car you can end up bottoming out.

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Sat Jan 03, 15 11:59 pm

Pete wrote:What dictated the move to dry sump - more ground clearance? Getting the oil further from the Crank?

Pete,
I wanted a dry sump from day one, but believe it or not, I had to say enough is enough at that time.

No gain on the ground clearance, as staying with the same sump, albeit modified. Better oiling method was the primary reason, also using the pump to drain the turbos.

Don · Post by **Don** » Sun Jan 04, 15 8:58 am

Re-fit the hemi when I get it back from Roger, fit the new rear axle I've just had made by Hauser's, strip out and tidy up the trunk area, oh, and in the spring, take the roof off the bungalow and make it into a house

terryr · Post by **terryr** » Sun Jan 04, 15 9:30 pm

Don wrote:take the roof off the bungalow and make it into a house

snap ,not cheap is it,we will have to compare notes