8ball Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Can't say thats how i professionally do it. But guess things are different over there lol. I much prefer to remove and use a lathe. Its more accurate and safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Ban for tri spokes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.W Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 yes! tri spokes are perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Haters guna hate. Roll trispokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Is there something we should know Clint? I saw some nasty Boyd tri spokes on your coupe recently. Have you got a tri spoke problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 They seem to follow me home 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Tri-spokes FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivaspeed Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 What tray cover do you have? Soft tonneau or a hard lid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 Has a hard lid, it's off at the moment cause the clear coat is dickered and it's more handy as a ute with it off If the paint ever gets re done I'll get the lid done again then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivaspeed Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 What brand of hard lid is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 Must be a factory option one, it has a ford tag on the underside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 well clutches for these things are expensive everyone in nz was 1030- 1800 ish depending on what kit i thought id be a clever clogs and look at getting one in oz because they would be common as it just so happens there was a ford dealership up the road from where i was staying- $3600! there was a parts place about 2 min further on- $880AU. then i figured i would have to get it back, too heavy to put in suitcase or take in carry on, and i didnt want to get stuck at the airport with something i couldnt get back, so i flagged that idea. got back, found a place in OZ that ships to nz, kit was $600AU, sweet, sold! didnt think about the next bit enough.... by the time it gets converted to nzd, pay for freight, pay the fee for sending $ to australia, get charged for gst, customs fees, bla bla, it owes me $1010 and i had to fuck around going to get it from the airport because the freight company didnt ring or email me to tell me it has already been here for a week and didnt reply to my email asking where it was. SO, for all the other falcon owners on here that need the same parts, the moral of the story is dont be a jew, just go to sterling clutch and brake and pay $1030 for the one that they have in stock. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Yay, you saved $20! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Two bottles of Scrumpy mayte! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabe Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Just saw tris. OMG yes. If you no want, giz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 AU front conversion pls to match the aesthetic appeal of the three spoked waheeels /I actually dig the tri spokes tbh irl wat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 raced the ute at drag day, i wasnt sure which car i was going to take until the night before when i remembered this had near a full tank of gas, so i chose this one. instructions said to do 1000km before abusing it, so i did 76km before drag day, near enough. i figure if you let the clutch out quickly enough, it wont slip= it wont get damaged. its a tricky thing to get off the line- as previously sharned about, it doesnt have many horsepressures under 3.5k rpm. letting the clutch out at low rpm then flooring it- it bogs down, if you give it too much beans it axle tramps and feels like the diff wants to escape. i dropped the tyre pressure down to 30psi and the quickest run was when it wheelspun through most of 1st gear. i tried various shift methods and rpms but it went fastest when i just left the throttle pinned to the floor and shifted when it hit the limiter- the rev limit is a bit different, i think it shuts the throttle for a bit instead of cutting spark and after all that the best i got out of it was 14.8@98, which is slower than my VG with the no turbo engine, ha. does good skids though 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Sounds like you need a couple of bags of cement.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 It did do good skids. Did you notice a difference with more/less weight in the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 it did go faster after i dumped the tools and spare, but i also lowered the tyre pressures at the same time so it was probably more that. I didnt bother at first because they weigh around 1800kg anyway, but after a couple of 15.0 runs i thought i had to do something to try and get it in the 14s at least i think even if it had traction it would probably still only do mid-low 14s, the mph was fairly consistent around 96-98 which is a good indicator of how much power it has. the vg has less traction problems and runs 14.2 at the same mph i wont be doing anything more to improve its dragstrip performance, that effort is better aimed at other things. goal is to get into 11s in the brown valiant 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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