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solid repair on the door hinge. is there a thicker pin available and just drill the hole out bigger? the current door hinge repair reminds me of the falcon XD-XH . early cars had no bush, but later ones had plastic bushes that flogged out heaps sooner (easier to fix at least) aftermarket has made brass bushes. might be something you can use/adapt for the other side if need be if the ford pins are long enough for your hinges. (no idea on dimensions but i assume you'd get an answer if enquiring with sellers)

video not loading how about the switchable mufflers that have a straight through or bypass in them. VAREX a mate of mine has one on his 408ci V8, (after being scalded by the cops in a drive through breath test who couldn't hear themselves think with the prior mufflers, it's now mild V8 sounding at idle/low speeds for coming or going from home etc) https://xforce.com.au/varex-mufflers/

would it do a 15.xx second 1/4 mile or is it slower than a stock one?

any chance the spare tyre has a pressure sensor and it's low?

if it's in a paddock near by, be sure to flatten the grass in a circular fashion while working the metal detector, this will ensure maximum chance of finding the lost bits..

surely with 11,000rpm it's possible? the head and cams might get there in the smaller capacity if the rods can handle it?

will you be fixing this yourself? i fixed an 8" LS400 lexus subwoofer using a new seal from simply speakers about 10yrs ago. not sure they have square ones? or what you had planned https://www.simplyspeakers.com/speaker-foam-repair-new-edge-it-kits.html

in My opinion with all the Barries you will have drooling or frowning upon the engine in there, I'd make them Look as awesome as possible and have your story lined up along with a home made oldschool engine research and developments badge welded onto them. that way you can say, well they spent 14hrs on a bench(work bench?) at various air speeds(windy days?) with the ideal tuned length optimised for ultimate (make up appropriate cromulent word here) grinbergs. going by Allen Millyard's home made mufflers glorious sounds I'd almost be asking him directly what he'd do.(he responds to youtube messages on his videos, not sure if you'd get a direct sharn with him though?)

that's exactly what i was wondering next? would there be any restriction/turbulence with this in the bell mouth?

i saw one of these adapted to a ford falcon pre crossflow (1975 ish) engine via adaptor plate to the engine, so that could be a way to bolt it up(was custom made, no one stocked it) Castlemaine Rod Shop (CRS Australia) used to have a bell housing (can't remember for what trans) for the "Toyota Hemi" but can't find a listing anymore

talking about the ESP tribute Global trim(Australia) also do the ESP gold paint for the snowflake wheels in a pressure pack can. (ones with the side moulds etc)

still got the water pump issue? ahh don't stall.. sounds epic with full send flat shifting! is there anything on the time cards showing improvement mid track? 100mph Trap speed etc?

how are they checking this? with the odometer or just where the pointer is pointing? perhaps repositioning the needle 5kmh out at zero will be within 5% at 100kmh say (odo will still be out) and say 50kmh will be out by less i think(was suggested to Me once with gearbox conversion in a falcon)

was there any reason you can think of the trap speed being basically the same? I'd thought it would be much higher

is there a paint or coating you can do that will be risk free(to the engine) and still be fuel safe protecting the plastic?

would it be worth getting a regrooving tool on some simple ish tyre designs. the speedway guys i used to sell my panels to(when i'd buy a car wreck for an engine/box etc) used to always use retread tyres because A: they were cheap, B: the rubber was softer and C: the tread design was kind of aggressive (at least the style they were buying was) but they also did groove them also a bit from memory

now i have 2 more threads to read looking forward to the testing videos!

video of dorts in the dust not loading? sounds like a blast, needs a 4wd conversion next?

i watched some of these waste engine oil(black diesel) a few years back also, the guy i bought My toyota surf(wish i kept it) from used to do his oil change and the old oil would go straight into the fuel tank 4 litres x $1.00 litre back then = $4 saved in fuel..(in his eyes) and no need to get rid of the waste. it did smoke though, and stank of oil burning. i put 300ml of old oil in My diesel gemini fuel tank at half full level as a test once and it was smelly and smokey, so i topped it up full with diesel and didn't do that again. i reckon these black diesel users must have a trail of stink behind them and probably smoke. but there's probably a ratio that's minimal. (not sure on the ratio and if it's less an issue when the engine is warm.. )

this guy has some good tools for waste veg oil pumping and filtering. (and some pretty awesome furnace things he builds and runs on it) runs his car on it also, but not sure how. i know of one person using a blend of veg oil with dsl in summer of 90% veg, and winter 50/50 mix in a mazda/trader truck (can't remember the engine) i bought a book years ago and never got around to running what it suggests, which is a dual fuel set up of straight waste oil(starting on dsl), need to heat the oil in this case to about 70deg, this guy used a heating wire wrapped around the injector lines near the head for "cold starts) and a plate heater near the filter etc if i come across any of it i'll share it. considering looking into it again one way or another.

i used to work with a guy hypermiling an early suzuki swift was tailgating trucks on the freeway saving "considerable" fuel ... until a truck flicked up a rock cracking his windscreen. (not to mention the sandblasting of the headlight glass and paint on the front of it.

check out a youtube channel called MAKE IT KUSTOM if he hasn't covered it yet, he probably will. if you intend having a go yourself

description in this ad says only 800 were Targa Florios https://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/2016-shannons-sydney-late-autumn-classic-auction/Y023IIAA24A42C03/

is it a genuine Targa Florio, they had mag wheels that would be extinct even here in Australia i think. there used to be a guy that wrecked them in Melbourne about 20yrs ago(My Dad had a P76 V8 in his Mk1 Transit van, used to buy parts from him)

about 20yrs ago i sold a set of 5 falcon wheels with tyres and a falcon LPG tank, and it all fit in the boot of the P76 the guy picked it up in, seeing 6(including p76 spare) full size wheels across the back was impressive enough, but the gas tank in normal position was the icing on the cake.