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BBQ-202 The Epic

Started by Heath , Sep 05 2006 07:08 PM

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#1326 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 07:47 PM

2045???

Just paint the dam front mate.

Cheers.

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#1327 Heath

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Posted 25 August 2009 - 06:56 PM

Heart of the old girl needed some love

Just put a new water pump on so far. Changing a few gaskets here and there; an oil leak and an exhaust leak, cleaning shit up, fitting the other inlet manifold & carb obviously.

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#1328 _gen3torrie_

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Posted 25 August 2009 - 10:37 PM

paint the dam front already heath that can come later lol

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#1329 _mello92_

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Posted 25 August 2009 - 10:48 PM

Little sledgy was the perfect tool for the job I see.

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#1330 MRLXSS

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Posted 26 August 2009 - 08:22 AM

There's this real neat stuff called Degreaser, works a treat! :tease:

Give it a shot, and let me know how you go!

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#1331 Statler

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Posted 26 August 2009 - 08:28 AM

Maybe a bit of reverse pschycology is needed.......
Paint the rest of the car in primer Heath!

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#1332 Heath

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Posted 26 August 2009 - 08:53 AM

Ohh ffs do you know what the weather is like down here atm? I'm not gonna paint anything on my car in 15deg temperature

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#1333 _evil UC hatch_

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Posted 26 August 2009 - 10:47 AM

you should holiday in queensland, we had temps around 34 deg C the last few days

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#1334 Heath

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Posted 27 August 2009 - 04:51 PM

Old #@$^%& $30 350 Holley from wot179 arrived today

Reason it's cactus (look at the bend lol):
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Bit I bought it for:
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I'll give away anything I don't need on this carbie btw, so let me know if you're chasing spares!

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#1335 wot179

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Posted 27 August 2009 - 08:28 PM

Hope it serves its purpose.

Glad to be of assistance.

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#1336 Heath

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Posted 27 August 2009 - 09:37 PM

Cheers mate. I think it will do the job quite nicely

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#1337 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 27 August 2009 - 10:16 PM

you should holiday in queensland, we had temps around 34 deg C the last few days

Here here.

It got f*ckin hot f*ckin fast.

Could easily paint the front here Heath....

/me wonders wtf he is doing with that holley.....

Cheers.

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#1338 _evil UC hatch_

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Posted 27 August 2009 - 11:14 PM

I have heared of gas only setups using holley baseplates and doing away with the rest of the carb. when I worked in the carby shop we used to sell 4 barrel bases to the local lpg fitting joint every now and then. Im guessing thats what your up to heath?

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Posted 28 August 2009 - 08:32 AM

Yeh, that would be what he is doing... You can use the baseplate on a Gas set-up for optimal performance from a Impco setup i think.

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#1340 _doogs_

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Posted 28 August 2009 - 08:40 AM

That makes sense. I was also curious as to why you had the holley Heath,
(seeing you openly criticised them like many others).

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#1341 Heath

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Posted 28 August 2009 - 12:31 PM

Yeah I'll throw some more info up when it's all put together, but in the meantime: it's an Impco 300A running down through a tallish, throat-like adapter (which Impco also produce) to the twin barrel Holley baseplate which you use as a throttle body. Goes onto a normal 350 Holley manifold which is also cheap and easy to get your hands on. Same throttle linkage/bracket as you would run with the Holley too. So if you purchase a car with a working 350 Holley and don't want to change the carb to anything else, throw away the bad parts of it and put it on gas!

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#1342 MRLXSS

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Posted 09 September 2009 - 09:02 AM

Paint the front!

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#1343 mr5000

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Posted 10 September 2009 - 09:35 PM

54 pages and front is in holden racing grey still

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#1344 _Brad1979UC_

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Posted 11 September 2009 - 02:53 PM

So the impco mixers dont have a throttle body on them? They just bolt onto one is that correct? Never seen one in the flesh im v curious to take a look when u get it heath

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#1345 _ToranaGuy_

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Posted 11 September 2009 - 10:57 PM

So the impco mixers dont have a throttle body on them? They just bolt onto one is that correct? Never seen one in the flesh im v curious to take a look when u get it heath

300A's require a carby or a carby base plate, and i think the 425's do as well. Seen a lot of 425's on holley base plates.

Nice to see some progress Heath! Until the last couple of days the weather has been rather poor down here, well for painting anyway. I've been painting up the engine block & parts for my mighty boy, and it's been taking ages to dry between coats.

Don't worry heath, good weather is coming, you will get it painted this summer! At least you have been able to enjoy your car a bit! My Torry sits in the shed, i just don't have the time to work on it atm, too many other projects to finish, that will take much less time. Once a few of them are done i have room to work on the torry.

Cheers

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#1346 _doogs_

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Posted 12 September 2009 - 09:48 PM

Beautiful weather down here today, the time for panelwork has come again.
I think we should be getting some progress pics soon.

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#1347 _mello92_

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Posted 12 September 2009 - 10:11 PM

He'll do it when he's ready.

Nothing you post here is going to change that.

Far out people, stop filling this already massive thread with crap.

I know this post isn't helping, but gee, someone had to say something.

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#1348 rodomo

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Posted 12 September 2009 - 10:16 PM

Beautiful weather down here today, the time for panelwork has come again.
I think we should be getting some progress pics soon.

I think you're right Doogs. He was here today migging up holes in a guard.

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Posted 13 September 2009 - 10:56 AM

He'll do it when he's ready.

Nothing you post here is going to change that.

Far out people, stop filling this already massive thread with crap.

I know this post isn't helping, but gee, someone had to say something.

Paint the front heath....

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Posted 13 September 2009 - 11:27 AM

Beautiful weather down here today, the time for panelwork has come again.
I think we should be getting some progress pics soon.

I think you're right Doogs. He was here today migging up holes in a guard.

Probably the wrong car he is working on though!