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Kate Green
TryHard
NSW
WB Holden Ute (253)
Posts: 289
Reg: 07-2005
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awesome pics Adam! That Cobra is just hot as...the interior is to die for...and shame on you Callum...a 351w leaving you flacid????? Are you not feeling well??  |
Rod Iseppi
TryHard
wa
uzz31 v8 limited x2
Posts: 311
Reg: 01-2006
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adam is that an 87 buick gnx you were racing in the stang? niiiiccccceeee.... |
Rod Iseppi
TryHard
wa
uzz31 v8 limited x2
Posts: 312
Reg: 01-2006
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i personally dont like windsors give me a cleveland any day 
i had a 302c with shiftkitted c4 in my f100 - for the smaller engine in a rather heavy truck it went awesome - fried sooo many sets of tyres..... you could hit 2nd around a corner a get the back end out perfectly...  |
Miles Baker
DieHard
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 890
Reg: 08-2005
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Nah that's a GN not a GNX |
Adam Peterson
Goo Roo
Western Australia
Lexus Roller Coaster
Posts: 1241
Reg: 04-2006
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Rod, yes there were heaps of Gran Nationals over there (New Jersey dragway. I have a few vids too from that night too.
Last night I was at a friends place whos parents were away. She said there was a car in the garage i might like and it was under a cover at the back of the garage. It was an old school Cobra 427 !!!!
Beautiful car :p |
Cara Joseph
TryHard
victoria
skyline T
Posts: 260
Reg: 04-2007
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hmmm i know some one that drives these nearly everyday and nope he aint in the States rite here in melbourne and its most likely a different one every week.. They sound awesome too.. love those GT40's hahaha.. |
Cara Joseph
TryHard
victoria
skyline T
Posts: 261
Reg: 04-2007
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hmmm i know some one that drives these nearly everyday and nope he aint in the States rite here in melbourne and its most likely a different one every week.. They sound awesome too.. love those GT40's hahaha.. |
Kate Green
TryHard
NSW
WB Holden Ute (253)
Posts: 290
Reg: 07-2005
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(Update, getting a 428 in my Mach1 rather than a 351w. 351c or 390 would also suit).
How about this one (black)? found in just cars:
mach1 1970, 351 4V Cleveland, FMX transmission, 9" diff, RHD, A1 cond inside and out, reg 4/08, K34 without plates (VIC), RWC supplied.
or maybe this (white):
mach1 1969, 428 cobra jet big block, complete restoration, multiple trophy winner...blah blah blah....VIC, K95
both look fantastic |
Miles Baker
DieHard
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 896
Reg: 08-2005
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ ? |
Kate Green
TryHard
NSW
WB Holden Ute (253)
Posts: 291
Reg: 07-2005
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sorry, I didn't make it clear:
first one: 34 grand without personalised plates (VIC) 35 grand with them.
95 grand for the second
interested in either Miles??? |
Miles Baker
DieHard
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 897
Reg: 08-2005
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Nope.. the later stangs aren't really my thing. Round those years I prefer the GM and Mopars.
But look at the difference in price for the CJ! Doesn't even say it's a SCJ. |
Kate Green
TryHard
NSW
WB Holden Ute (253)
Posts: 292
Reg: 07-2005
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yeah, big difference hey. the rest of the blurb for the CJ is simmons wheels, 15X9", 15X8" spare set 15X10, original factory big block, 9" diff, 31-spline detroit locker, auto trans, disc front, GT finned drums on rear spoiler, shaker, rear louvre, fold down rear seat and fold away steering wheel, 750 holley, some spares. Pardon my ignorance, but what is the SCJ? Is it Super CJ?
what's the difference? |
Kate Green
TryHard
NSW
WB Holden Ute (253)
Posts: 293
Reg: 07-2005
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oh I just googled it |
Kate Green
TryHard
NSW
WB Holden Ute (253)
Posts: 294
Reg: 07-2005
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there is a SJC on ebay in US with bidding at USD35 grand, but the reserve has not been met, very nice. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3482
Reg: 09-2005
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The 390 doesnt have to be a standard for a '69 for me to enjoy it =P
I'd love to buy locally as well, but they are all too pricy and too RHD. =P
Ahh well i guess i will stick to the original dream of a 351w ;) They arent THAT bad =P
Miles, you may be interested in this:-
http://romulus.ath.cx/ogCarRally07
(Spot the Soarer! ;) )
That was a car rally organised by the Old Guildfordians association (Old Boy's guild for students of Guildford Grammar School in perth)
Check out that Model A!
And yes, that Stingray was in pristine show room condition. =| |
Miles Baker
DieHard
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 899
Reg: 08-2005
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Yeah, Super Cobra Jet. Only 10 more hp but that little bit more collectible.
RHD SUCKS! Keep em original. Butcher em and they're never the same. No matter what you're told about "oh this guy does a FLAWLESS conversion".
I dunno how many 69s you'll find with a 390 in them? Suppose you could get a 351W car and put one in.. but then why not just go to the 460? (cough cough FUEL BILL - 351 is bad enough!)
That black firebird is the sh!t. Heh heh stingray is the 3rd gen. That's a second gen. Here's one I prepared earlier:
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Dave Billings
TryHard
Louisiana
SC 300, Manual Transmission
Posts: 367
Reg: 06-2007
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MUCH MUCH respect for the Grand National!! As they were once the fastest road production car available here in the US!  |
Miles Baker
DieHard
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 900
Reg: 08-2005
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I've wanted to bring one here for a long time. They are starting to go up in price now though 
I reckon they just look cool in black with dark tinted windows. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3483
Reg: 09-2005
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A.. nevermind. =P |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 2425
Reg: 03-2006
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Windsors are an Awsome motor! Just replace it with a Late model EFI version and you can build a 400-450hp stroker as a daily driver no probs!
My old man had an Efi 5L windsor in an EB falcon... Afr heads, stock bottom end, edelbrock intake ,70mm , 80mm afm, 42 lb injectors, Lunati cam... Thing was making 350hp and was a daily driver! 2800 convertor, 4.11 rear end with the 4 speed auto...
MY old man Ringed the NEck out of this thing.... Shifted at 6800rpm ( off the factory tacho ) . Sold it with 290,000km's on the original bottom end... Didnt go through oil or anything..
To this day, that is a testament to how tuff those windsors can be! |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3494
Reg: 09-2005
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EFI defeats the purpose of a carby setup though? =P
Big block carby v8 = pure horn and love juice dribble inducing. |
Miles Baker
DieHard
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 901
Reg: 08-2005
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Nothing wrong with EFI.. only thing is it's fairly ugly under the hood and not original. Some say carbs give better exhaust note, I don't really buy into that. Personally I understand EFI better, but I like carbs more on old cars. They look better, they suit the car, and if I wanted to play with another freakin computer I'd go to work. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 3499
Reg: 09-2005
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Of course there is nothing wrong with EFI! Its more efficient for starters!
But the good ol' carby is easy to tweak so that it has a slightly rough idle.. isnt it?
I love that sound.. glug glug glug.....glug.... glugl glug...glug glug glug....
The glug noise is of course the sound of petrol turning in to vapour, along with your wallet! ;D |
Miles Baker
DieHard
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 902
Reg: 08-2005
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Weeeeell, some people say you get a little more gluggy sound out of a carb. But cam choice, timing and exhaust have a lot more to do with it. I guess you can fatten the idle a tiny bit and slow it down to the bare minimum with a carb easier. But if you really want that nice lumpy rock n roll idle, you've gotta do it with a cam. Basically if you put a rough idle in it with a carb, the car will just run like crap. And it's not much of a job to just pull the old cam and order a Saturday Night Special. |
Dave Billings
TryHard
Louisiana
SC 300, Manual Transmission
Posts: 407
Reg: 06-2007
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Miles Baker wrote on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 05:59 pm:RHD SUCKS
HeHe! Thats what i tell the cops when get I pulled over......Sir, I dunno know where the driver went?!! |
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