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09-29-2016, 06:54 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: munno para west,
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Cobra Make, Engine: absolute pace chassis #50 L98 & 6 speed auto
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just watched the red centre nats on 7 mate this morning saw both of your cars on the telly your a super star mate :-)
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i dont care what the question is .. The answer is more power!!!
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10-07-2016, 01:12 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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So in among a fair bit of retail service work, this happened yesterday.
As found.
After being towed into my shed. Dust and all.
This is the part I really wanted.
But he would only sell as a package.
I am now a member of the Big Block club.
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10-07-2016, 05:21 AM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Brisbane, Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3117 427FE
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Body looks good! Are you inserting Part B into Part A?
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10-07-2016, 10:55 PM
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Location: Redland Bay,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison #100 under construction
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Originally Posted by 750hp
Body looks good! Are you inserting Part B into Part A?
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Well that sounds like someones wedding night !!
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Harrison #100
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10-08-2016, 03:04 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Puckett 250 GTO - LS1
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Sorry Dave, a bit late onto these updates.
Did you have any contact with the owner of the 250 GTO spyder? I believe it has a 6 ltr Pontiac engine, making a connection between the two, albeit completely different, vehicles sold as GTO.
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10-08-2016, 07:27 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Perth,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace Alumina 427 #69
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Me rikey........
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10-09-2016, 05:36 PM
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Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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Body looks good! Are you inserting Part B into Part A?
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No that's not the plan.
I plan to get the VF into a driver stage and flip it.
If it was a VG I would have kept.
I did the deal wanting the 440/727 combo, I have since tracked down the previous owner of engine combo, he advises it was a healthy runner but with a stupid crazy cam, very lumpy but no power.
I bought the combo to set aside for the Charger build.
And I now have everything to drop it into the Charger, But the Charger body wont be ready for a year or 2 yet, so I am having nasty thoughts of dropping the lot into George (the VH Wagon), I think the diff will complain, unless I go very gentle.
A big block stock looking Wagon sounds like fun.
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10-09-2016, 05:39 PM
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Location: Mildura,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR Coupe, 416ci of LS goodness
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And will have more street cred than a pink corona
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10-09-2016, 05:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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Sorry Dave, a bit late onto these updates.
Did you have any contact with the owner of the 250 GTO spyder? I believe it has a 6 ltr Pontiac engine, making a connection between the two, albeit completely different, vehicles sold as GTO.
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I dont, but I could probably get it easy enough.
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10-09-2016, 07:02 PM
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Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Puckett 250 GTO - LS1
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Nah, no worries. I was just curious as to whether it was the 6 ltr car. It was in Qld last I knew so I wondered why it was in The Alice, but I see that car has NT plates.
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10-10-2016, 12:54 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Harrison #100 under construction
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And will have more street cred than a pink corona
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Now that's just harsh Gav!
However I'd reckon it'd go down a treat in Oxford Street.....Mardi Gras wouldn't even have to be in progress
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Harrison #100
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10-10-2016, 02:52 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Cobra Make, Engine: Evans chassis, jag fr. & rear.
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And will have more street cred than a pink corona
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Hah, I'm sure the ladies sing "I love you for your pink Cadillac ... I just wonder what you do there in the back of your pink Cadillac" - territory style!
Cheers
Dave
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10-10-2016, 07:38 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace Alumina 427 #69
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Everyone likes a car with a pink bits......
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12-01-2016, 03:34 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Evans chassis, jag fr. & rear.
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Dave
There is a Val Charger for sale at Pickles Auctions in SA at the moment.
Cheers
Dave
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12-06-2016, 04:33 PM
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Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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Is there a link?
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12-06-2016, 05:04 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Evans chassis, jag fr. & rear.
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12-06-2016, 05:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Classic revival kit (CR3181), gen III engine, T56 6 speed box, AU XR8 lsd diff
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Its a good car, with some nice options.
318 with 4 speed manual, A60 stripe pack, Radio upgrade.
Sadly starting price is about $4-$5k above market value.
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12-12-2016, 05:20 PM
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Location: Alice Springs, central Australia,
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Been a bit going on lately.
Been doing a lot of Landcruiser brake jobs, when it rains out here the mud is like sandpaper, I have seen a set of pads wear out inside 1000kls.
I sold the blue VF Coupe, it is now living in Port Lincoln.
I have also bought myself a new car trailer.
I wanted something a bit bigger to use behind my truck, I can also use it as a stepping stone for loading the truck for lower cars (Cobra & Mildred).
This is the trailer, except I have ordered with Beaver tail.
I have also ordered the steel and flooring to put a mezzanine above the pallet racking.
Hope to make a start on that this weekend (temp permitting).
Lastly, a few weeks ago I visited Brisbane and attended a metal shaping course, the course is designed for rookies wanting to learn (me to a T).
2 days in Brisbane and was a fantistic thing to do, I already had all the tools and could play around with them, but was never sure if what I was doing was correct.
The instructor has many projects you can do, or you can bring your own stuff to have a crack.
I bought a pair of Corona guards with me to make rust replacement sections.
Here is the guards, as you can see lower rear is rusted out, also the support inside is rusted.
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First step is a paper template.
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Next that gets transferred to the tin.
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With the use of bead roller, hammer and dolly and shrinker stretcher, I had made this.
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I then also made a left side, you can see the blue section, I had to heat to get a tighter bend than cold rolling would allow, so I did a heat shrink.
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The left side was the worst, so I tackled that first as far as replacing the section.
I also found once section removed I needed to slightly increase the curve in wheel lip to get correct profile, again this required a heat shrink.
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With the inner brace cut out, it was determined much easier to make in 2 pieces.
Here you can see I have made a paper template and transferred that to sheetmetal and cut that out.
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Lower section made.
Upper section made and all TIG welded together.
I forgot to get more pics along the way, but I then welded the outer section on, and it was time to pack up.
Here are the pieces I made all in my motel room.
I made a second left (as I will need it anyway)
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We also had a bit of time and he showed me how to use a shrinking disc, this dent was a crease about 5-6mm deep, it is now almost at file finish. or 3 coats of spray putty will have it perfect.
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12-12-2016, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Melbourne,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RMC, carb 347 TopLoader and Jag running gear ~ so old school I time it with an hour-glass :D
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Metalwork Skills + 5 points
good stuff Dave - your resto shop beckons
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12-12-2016, 07:39 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: absolute pace chassis #50 L98 & 6 speed auto
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thought you would have knocked up ,ya own trailer i made 4 or 5 like that in the last few yrs be a weekend job a man of your skills .. nice work on the guards as well .
cheers dean
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