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In August 08,after a few weeks of e mails,and other assorted paperwork,we packed a T bucket,turtledeck,grille shell,our T bucket dash,and a few other bits and pieces into a crate and flicked it across the ditch to a Brisbane customer,so he could build his new toy..
Here are some piccies that he has sent us,of his progress..
Next bunch..
That engine is/was a 250 inch Ford unit,pirated out of an Aussie Falcon,crossflow head,and punched out to 283ci,have all the specs here,cant find them tonite,its my bed time...but its a mean little package.I just know Parker is going to enjoy it..:D:whacked:
Beautiful engine. Nice job
sweet engine wow that is some real good lookin detail right there nice
He has done a nice job on it..The guy has been around hotrodding and dragracing forever in Australia..He and his brother raced Topolino altereds in the 70s[?]
Technical details are 250 x flow ford JE 3.8 forged pistons 6.2 Carrillo rods carr 285000x38'bolts stroker crank 1.888 journal size acl race bearings 282ci kawasaki throtte bodies 12xDeca 80lb injection nozzles 2100 hp pump isky springs and retainers roller rockers 80th chrome push rods c4 4000 convertor 4.11 diff 6al ignition with rev limiter aluminium balancer gear change electronic on steering wheel 12.5 compression pistons protude 180th past cylinder head laser cut head gasket.
Here we go,found them..[Lynda did actually] :rolleyes:
If you guys know how big a Ford Cortina is,[1978],mid sized 2000cc 4 cylinder,well,Ford Australia produced those cars with that 250inch six in them..and a 200inch six,as well.The Cortina with that engine was cranking low 12s on the strip,I believe,in street trim.:eek:
Should work real fine in a T bucket..:cool:
Way kewl roadster! Should be a blast to drive when it's done, and gorgeous plus!!!
Yeah,Dave..I think he plans to street it as well,who needs viagra when you have a potential 9sec street bucket with a Wild Willy Borsch style wing over ya head??:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Very cool, thanks for sharing.
Really unique ride ...thanks for the pics !!!
Very trick.
Great lookin' bucket. Love that 6 cylinder engine - and if the exhaust sound is anything like a Chebbie/GMC 6 - holy earplugs:eek::eek:!!!!
Thanks for sharing
looks good.....`cept the steering wheel is on the wrong side
Yeah, but only by a couple of inches.Quote:
Originally Posted by moter
In the good/bad old days,we could get away with building a hotrod LHD,but that was stamped on pretty quickly,after the first few hit the road,,It must have been the beginning of PC nonsense,but it got slammed..Even now,its hard to bring in a hotrod from the US,as a few have found..An example...a couple of years ago,a guy from here in New Plymouth,bought a 32 roadster in California,did a couple of events,loaded it into a container and brought it home...Kool,left hook roadster cruisin Taranaki...oops,cant get it road legal here..Appears it was built in about 2001 or thereabouts,has a repro body,not a genuine article...Has to conform with auntie NZ,s road laws.So,it has to be converted to right hand drive,probably needs collapsible column,and all other items necessary for an American import of that age,to be legally allowed on the road..Big can of worms with many ''ifso,s and wherefores,etc...Quote:
Originally Posted by moter
Basically,we can import any vehicle under 3500kg,more than 20 years old,and get it road legal here,in LHD form,but,after that,lotsa fun.:eek:
But this ones in Aussie,so its even harder,,and yes,I think it may be street driven..