Thursday, 11 April 2019

been too busy (or slack) to post anything...

 My 7 day rod run started after the Toowoomba rod run, on the Sunday March 10th..
 and we were off...first stop was Miles, a 3 hour drive with a few stops on the way
 we didn't have as many participants this year, maybe because of the Street Rod Nats being not far away...but the 17 that went had a great time...
 Miles to St George..typical country when you meet a herd of cattle on the road..desperate times for fatterning the stock means moving cattle to the roads to find more feed
 On the way, we called in to see the old display at Glenmorgan
 a big collection in the middle of no-where..
 we spent an hour checking out the displays of all things old..
 wouldn't you love one of these...spinner ute!
 flattie!

 quick pic out front, then off to do more miles..
 bit dry!
 Surat for lunch, then onto St George for overnight stay.
 Nindigully Pub on the way to Moree...
 we got there right on 10, so had to have a beer..
 it's 5 o'clock somewhere!

 next stop, Thallon to see the painted silos..
 and a photo opportunity..
 Qld/NSW border stop for lunch..
 didn't quite make it into Moree..after a particularly bumpy stretch of road, somehow I stripped the gears on my governor in the Turbo 700..hence, no 2,3 or 4th gears!!....tilt tray to town!!
 at least they kept the good room for me...but that sort of was the end of the travels for me, as I had to trailer the car home, thinking that the trans had to come out..
 most of our group, before they all headed off for Inverell without us..
 Now, this is the way to travel in style!!
 I did make it back to Casino for the last night...couldn't not go back seeing as it was my run..had a great dinner together.and some birthday celebrations..
 Lynne and Leon had their birthdays......
as well as Marie....a great end to a 7 day rod run...
 photos from others from the parts I missed..
 the perils of a low car and a lump on a cattle grid...fixed on the spot by the Townsends!!
 we don't like this part, but it's part of using a car on aussie roads....
 at Glen Innes..
 more G.I.
 and more..
 more..
 more..
 more..
 on the road..
 at the Transport Museum in Inverell..



 Hmmm...whats up?

 a break on the way, waiting for a tilt tray.....Ken and Marie go to most events, so the occasioal hiccup is bound to happen...so...to all those attended, thanks for coming, thanks for always being there to help each other..
and..maybe..a hint of what I have planned for 2020...

Monday, 4 March 2019

Found more bits I didn't list in previous sale..

 Most important..nobody has taken up the offer to buy our coupe yet...I have had it advertised many ways, with and without parts..just in case it appealed to someone with or without drivetrain...

I downloaded lots of pics, then deleted some, hence the gaps that appear where a photo should be..
Anyway..the coupe has had its 1st TAC inspection as a rolling frame..I have it set up for a Chev and Turbo 350 auto..but if it was to sell as a roller, with just basic setup parts, it can sell for $25,000..that means no motor..no trans..just the basic roller with stock wheels, no new parts, just the body and fenders...............BUT...
 
If you want it with an engine, I have a 307 a 305, or a 283 that can go with it, as well as the Turbo 350 auto, and the new chrome wheels..like this, the price would be $29,000 !!
 
OR..you can have it for $34,000 with all the new parts I have bought for it..a new Walker radiator, a new Fuel Tank, a new windscreen frame assembly, a new Lokar Shifter, a new pair of disc rotors and rebuilt calipers, a new water pump, new set of gauges, a new grille insert, a new pair of tail lights...and probably much more that I can't remember...so three prices, just choose what you need to get with it!..
More pics down further on this page.














 I also have a stack of Chev rams-horn exhaust manifolds available..some damaged, needing stud repair from $20 each, through to good ones at $50 to $100 each..
 old school Chev saddle mount, if anyone needs one...
 I do have a mix of old steering columns..will have to sort them properly and price them accordingly
 I have a stack of Ford single rail Four speeds as well...but I haven't looked inside any of them yet, so in time, I will check and let them go up for sale..
 I have a few trans coolers,..this is a new Derale..big enough to cool just about any trans, and priced at $80
 yesterday, I mentioned the pulleys that go on a short pump Chev to run the air or pwr steer..this is they!
 think these were spare off an early Ford screen, but can't remember if they were 1932 or off an old 1936 screen I had..anyway..$40 buys them.
 Pair of new Mr Roadster (Speedway Motors) rear spring shackles..$50 pair
 new pair of shocks that are supposed to fit a Chrysler, if my memory is correct...have had these for years..new, never used..dimensions on them now so might help you figure if you can adapt them to something else...$40 the pair.



here's that frame under construction..JW stamped rails..



























 It has a stock width Maverick 8" rear end, and they are approx. 56.75" wide..so as you can see, my 8.5" Americans are too wide..see the picture below..I always intended running stock steel 6" wide Ford wheels, but now have since purchased new 6" chromies with baby moons, as depicted in another pic below..
 8.5" rims are just a tad too wide..7" would most likely work..









the JW rails come with a factory pressed notch for more clearance..



 as it was a year ago, ready for the TAC inspection..you can see the new wheels I purchased..also has all the brake and fuel lines run, has a trans cooler mounted..has a exhaust system fitted, also has a used Gemini booster and a Falcon master cylinder mounted..
 it has a Super Bell dropped axle, held in with So-Cal hairpins, So-Cal stub axles machined to take XB Falcon rotors and Commodore calipers...has a triangulated 4 bar rear with a set of used coil overs