Just a bit chuffed..
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Just a bit chuffed..
OK, I know it's not a Scooby, but please permit us to crow a bit about Mike Couch's fabulous 1932 Ford, which set a new European record at the weekend, pulling a 12.6 quarter from his Flathead V8. Bearing in mind this is an original 80 bhp engine block from 1932, the fact that it now makes 245 bhp is quite something! Martyn mapped the Holley injection system on our dyno, so we're quite pleased with ourselves and full of praise for Mike, whose attention to detail is just breathtaking.
A feast for the eyes!
A feast for the eyes!
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i would!! amazing machine! i do love a v8!
edit: beautiful.. cant stop looking at it!
edit: beautiful.. cant stop looking at it!
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Luv it! Absolutely beautiful, and good numbers too.
Any chance of a quick run down of the car's history?
I know it's not a scoob but it makes a change to have something different on here.
Any chance of a quick run down of the car's history?
I know it's not a scoob but it makes a change to have something different on here.
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I only have a certain amount of it. The owner, Mike, built that car virtually from scratch, and there is so much stuff he's made himself it's untrue. Like the inlet manifold? machined from a block of alloy. Amazing workmanship and dedication, it's a real privilege to work on, and rare indeed to find a rod of this quality outside the USA.
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We had this one in last week as well, for those with a guilty secret V8 fetish..
YouTube - Honky Tonkin Wheelstand
It doesn't have the big block in right now, but still draws attention!
YouTube - Honky Tonkin Wheelstand
It doesn't have the big block in right now, but still draws attention!
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[QUOTE=Blue by You;8959922]Guilty as charged!
One of the skeletons from my cupboard:
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One of the skeletons from my cupboard:
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We did Richard Hammond's as well! Engine, brakes, suspension...
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I have a soft spot for Mopars.
Apart from the race car shown above I also owned a '71 Charger with a mildly tweaked 383ci motor that ran 1/4 miles in 12 something.
They are quite iconic cars to own, but dreadful in anything but a straight line.
Much as I love them, it would take an awful lot to persuade me to swap my scoob for one of those now
Incidentally Alan, the 05 STi I have now was first tweaked by you in 2006 to 340bhp, and when I bought the car in '08 you very kindly sent me the RR print outs, so thank you for that.
Apart from the race car shown above I also owned a '71 Charger with a mildly tweaked 383ci motor that ran 1/4 miles in 12 something.
They are quite iconic cars to own, but dreadful in anything but a straight line.
Much as I love them, it would take an awful lot to persuade me to swap my scoob for one of those now
Incidentally Alan, the 05 STi I have now was first tweaked by you in 2006 to 340bhp, and when I bought the car in '08 you very kindly sent me the RR print outs, so thank you for that.
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Im a bit of a V8 convert.
Ran an old school 363 with mechanical fuel pump, carb etc in our Skyline last year. Won 3 out of 6 rounds with it and came third in another. Took it out to California last Movermber as part of the Red Bull world Drift Championships. The Yanks loved it
363 install
Picture from Poland:
Skyline at work - smoky
Youtube footage of the car out working, winning 2nd round last year at Knockhill
My daily driver is a Nissan S14 with a 6 litre Chevy LS2. Great engine but no character compared to the Skylines 363.
S14a engine bay
Ran an old school 363 with mechanical fuel pump, carb etc in our Skyline last year. Won 3 out of 6 rounds with it and came third in another. Took it out to California last Movermber as part of the Red Bull world Drift Championships. The Yanks loved it
363 install
Picture from Poland:
Skyline at work - smoky
Youtube footage of the car out working, winning 2nd round last year at Knockhill
My daily driver is a Nissan S14 with a 6 litre Chevy LS2. Great engine but no character compared to the Skylines 363.
S14a engine bay
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