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Well Zac,in your previous post you did write"mild chev",probably agree with the reliability bit. Go for broke mate-why not a 454?!! |
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to much fuel, very hard to get on the road, expensive on parts, and ya handling goes way out the window and you need a very expensive drive line zac
only milk and juice comes in 2 litres!!!
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money makes the world go round doesnt it!!
My car and i like to drink the same stuff... ALCOHOL! Shame i cant drink as much as him...
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yes but i wouldn't like to spend $15000 or more just on a driveline. plus i dont have a full chassy zac
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I didnt catch what kinda car u have man??
If you wanna upgrade to V8, you'd be looking at around $2000 for a decent rebuilt motor, $2000 for a rebuilt supra box (or auto equivalent), $400 on your diff, around $500 - $750 on Chassis mods and not much mo
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i have a HT belmont ute with 84000 miles on the clock. i am planing on putting a chev in it. i would probably buy one that some one has rebuilt and lost interest and wants to sell it for half the price they sent on it. i would like to have a 5 speed l
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Sweet! Ill give ya an update guys and gals, the HP is in the car now! I'm gonna turn it over for the first time tomorrow when i can see better! Keith
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Whats the vision problem Keith?lack of light,or too many celebratory drinks?!!
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How did it go? I've just sat here and read thru your whole post(rebuild). Like reading a book with the last page missing. haha. I've replied to a couple of your posts when you've been rebuilding it. I've been giving my brother a hand doing a similar pro
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Thanks man! Its still missing the last page! Too many celebratory drinks and low levels of light were both the factors in not starting it up at 10pm... PLUS its pretty loud, so i wanted to wait til daylight to do it!
It started first turn (after cra
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UPDATE: Date - 31 October 2005 Time - 06:45pm Comments - Well.... Its taken longer than expected... Here's the go Clutch problem ended up being clutch stuck to flywheel because of reasonably fresh paint... It was in fine condition, but i had th Edited by user Tuesday, 1 November 2005 10:33:09 AM(UTC)
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UPDATE: 15 November 2005
Hey, ive decided against fitting the triples, instead i will be running a 465 4bbl Holley. Reason being that i have a hand for tuning the Holleys, whereas the triples will be forever needing attention...
Ill let you know ho
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Damn- It is coming along well! With the usual hiccups but you get that on the big jobs. I was in Cairns on Saturday flying back to melbourne. I would have loved a look at it. Anyway, make sure you post up some detailed pictures for us all - especially run
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Will do GED! As i said to Zac, pics as soon as the computer's running right!
I would personally reccommend the XU-1 cam to anyone doing up a red 6, it eats rpm for breakfast - and sounds mean getting there too! Ive fitted a new KC Alloy rocker cover
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Hey guys, update time!! 18th DECEMBER 2005
I have had the 350 Holley rebuilt, and now it has no driveability unless you plant it! Im a bit suss on the bloke who rebuilt it for me... But on the good side, i have fiddled with my throttle and now have
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Very sweet looking car. UCs had some really good features, suspension interior etc etc. Your motor sounds very good, have you ever thought of running 390 holley vas secondary 4 barrel. Better economy that 350 and better power, used to run one on my 179 in
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keith well dun i ve had many holdens but the uc was by far the tuffest... looker.. keep up the great work and phark them blowflies they prolly drive honda's and cook rice... dun matter what we think its yours to enjoy........peace
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Cheers mate! Here's a 'recent' pic a mate took for me - its me and my mate with our cars! And in the next one you can see the front wheels have been painte
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it look better every time i see it!!! zac
Nothing beats cubic inches !!!
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Damn, that shine!! I think im in love! Yeah, it looks good hey!
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