KNG355 1972 HQ Statesman - Posted On:
August 18th, 2008 By:
AJ
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We’ve been piling on the tough Victorian cars lately, so we thought for a change we’d bring you a a tough NSW car. A 355 powered HQ Statesman built with drag racing and street cruising as its only duties. James’ Stato(KNG355) is no slouch even though it tips the scales at 1590kgs, it has run a best of an 11.32 to date.
Mercules MCF Project Car Part 9 - Posted On:
August 13th, 2008 By:
AJ
We have alot to update on mercules this update - from engine to panels!The paint and panel has been finished (our side of it anyways) and we have had a chance to have a play with the motor finally! The block was stripped bare and everything dropped off at the local machine shop. One of the heads ended up being cracked, so brand new cast heads with all the problems of the original castings gone were ordered. The new heads have larger valves, intake and exhaust ports are visibly larger, redesigned combustion chamber, posilock studs and guide plates - have a look at the comparison of the old and new below.
TZENU 1971 XY GT Replica - Posted On:
July 31st, 2008 By:
AJ
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Sitting at the servo freezing cold waiting to see what the Mexicans had to offer us, when we hear a rumble and turn around to see this absolutely immaculate XY along with 3 other very tough cars that will be featured very soon… Honestly I don’t want to say this about a Ford, but for want of a better word this 1971 XY GT Replica is freakin gorgeous!
The XY was initially bought as a freshly painted body minus the door jambs and engine bay. Straight away the bay and jambs were given a quick once over and a motor was sourced from ‘a friend of a friend’ that was meant to have 450hp and judging by Pauls laughter it most definitely didn’t come close to that number.
Mercules MCF Project Car Part 8 - Posted On:
July 20th, 2008 By:
AJ
It has been a long long time between updates on Mercules and she’s still moving along. Paint and panel is one of those things that just drives you insane, sand paint, sand paint, sand paint tie noose……. We have been concentrating on the engine bay as it is the final part of the shell to be finished before the colour goes on. As you can see it was a complete mess, ze germans seem to like having 400 holes in the engine bay.
