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Old Jul 3rd, 2010, 00:56   #141
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Thats great Gareth! That first drive must have been brilliant!

Good luck in Terenure. Should be a good show.
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Old Jul 3rd, 2010, 01:58   #142
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Superb!! This has been one of the best threads on here I reckon. Good story!
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My first drive of a 122S in 1971 was like that , the car flew like nothing before .when you expect it to go like a ford consol or austin cambridge :-)
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I hope you ran the cam in properly before venturing out of the garage...................
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Gareth, are you going to write an update of everything you've done and the results? Would be an interesting read to see how much you've improved things.
I would like to second this comment. This has been a very useful and entertaining thread. A short summary would be really welcomed.
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Old Jul 9th, 2010, 00:48   #146
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evening gents,

well, had a great weekend blowing the cobwebs out, took her down to the car show and got a lot of positive comments, etc.. so very happy all in all. then coming home the radiator blew. turns out the rad probably had the hole before i even bought the car, and putting in the new coolant, seems to have washed the radweld away.. so, she's been off the road all week whilst the rad gets braized up.. hopefully i'll be back on the road on saturday

so to answer your questions. the car started off as a original 131, b18a, with a single zenith carb and frying pan airfilter..

while it wasn't the slowest car on the road, it was pretty sedate and my daily commute on the motorway was normally spent in the slow lane. the goal was to bring it up to in and around 123gt spec. i'd say it's fairly close, but i'd need to try a real one to compare.. anyone got one i can try?

so, on the advice of the lads here, i looked for a bolt on power upgrade, as i don't have a garage in.

the original shopping list was a d-cam, twin SU's and a decent exhaust.

this was the start, and for the last 9 months i've been collecting parts..

final list turns out at: -

d-cam
gas flowed, ported and unleaded head
simonz exhaust
twin SU's
p1800 inlet and outlet manilfolds (polished as best as i could)
head gasket set
new valves
new followers
steel timing gear set
fuel pump
k&n type filters
clutch master cylinder (late entry to the list )
choke components
tims tacho (non intrusive mounting)
full service kit (filters, rotor/cap, fluids, belts, etc)

it took ages to collect this stuff (you try hiding half a volvo around the house, without the missus noticing )

i'm glad i met Lloyd (Mr Rally) Hutchinson (http://www.tdp.ie/?p=840) who is the soundest bloke you'd ever meet. he was so excited about working on the car, he nearly forgot to charge me.. the SU's needed a good half day to sort out, and he got them spot on, the other silly things were the linkage coming off a lhd car (thanks derek for the tip on softening the braizing) and the clutch master cylinder needing replacement (see further up this thread..)

but that was it. lloyd said it was one of the smoothest installs he's done. thanks to all the parts being present and fitting correctly. the only reference material i left with him was the haynes manual and the Amazon Cars tech tip on changing the cam. the rest he winged it and got it spot on. he was only about 2 degrees out on the timing when he first started it up.

the end result? well i've had her up to 110 on the speedo, which is really only about 145-150kph on the satnav. there was still a lot more welly to go, but i chickened out first, as the brakes are single circuit and not servo assisted.. next project, i think

was it worth it? Definitely! i now sit in the fast lane and scare the sh*te out of the traffic.. no one expects the old dear to be right up their asses looking to overtake the induction and exhaust note is almost religious in its sound..

can't wait to meet that little '66 911 on the motorway again, and show it my taillights

some pics of the end result and of the car show.. hugh, you might have particular interest in some of the pics... a lovely pick up, parked right next to another nicely prepared rally amo.. matt, my son, loved the pickup, btw. might have to talk to you about where to get one for him..

so, like i said earlier lads.. thanks a mill for your input on this. this is only the first of many mods, i guess, so i'm pretty sure i'll be coming to you with more questions, options, ideas, etc enjoy the weekend, i'll probably spend most of it out on the road...

regards,

Gareth
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Old Jul 12th, 2010, 01:19   #147
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Well done Gareth! Looks fantastic. Would love to see it in the flesh some day, not to mention hear it! Maybe you could make it to the next IVC meet? Would really like to sit down with yourself and Aidan over a pint and talk Zons!!!
Oh yes, thats a nice Chevy pick up. Actually, just back today from Vasteras in Sweden at the "largest outdoor car show" in the world. A truly spectacular event! Yes indeed, all Yank stuff, but a few Amazons sneaked in too. Pics soon.
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