si's shakey

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jun 01, 08 9:56 pm

well a lot of you will know by now that i had a little woopsie well got back to swindon at 5 and left the runner at kiwis got back there at 6 occlock to find him working hard so me and kiwi took the intake headers and heads off to find the head gaskets had blown to bits photos coming soon so anyway going to clean up get some new shiny bits and peices and hopfully run at the nostalgia

anyway started off saturday with a

1. 15.6 at 82.64mph
2. 14.9 at 93.06mph
3. 14.4 at 95.26mph

so i am well happy and well pleased with what kiwi has done for me

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jun 01, 08 10:04 pm

Nice one S9mon, glad I got a few pics before you retired on Saturday.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jun 01, 08 10:08 pm

DrogoBroadband wrote:Nice one S9mon, glad I got a few pics before you retired on Saturday.

you will be getting plenty of pictures at the nostalgia and mopar and hrd

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Sun Jun 01, 08 10:08 pm

What a bummer Si,least you got back OK though..

latil · Post by **latil** » Sun Jun 01, 08 10:41 pm

That's annoying

you'll have to invest in some cometics from Wil.It won't be just head gaskets you're breaking as you start to go faster

Ian Z · Post by **Ian Z** » Mon Jun 02, 08 12:20 am

\well done S. glad u got back ok.

Philth · Post by **Philth** » Tue Jun 03, 08 8:12 pm

...as diagnosed by Kev and me

. If not done so already, you may wanna check the flatness of the gasket surfaces. It did sound good as Ivor the Engine though - could have got away with entering it into a steam rally!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 03, 08 8:19 pm

Philth wrote:...as diagnosed by Kev and me . If not done so already, you may wanna check the flatness of the gasket surfaces. It did sound good as Ivor the Engine though - could have got away with entering it into a steam rally!

the heads have been sent off already and we are checking the block tomorow

thank you very much for everyone that came over to help and showed concern [and the pith taking of the block colour lol]

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 03, 08 8:31 pm

What caused the HG to blow Simon?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 03, 08 11:58 pm

will have a better idea in a couple of days mate

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Wed Jun 04, 08 5:25 pm

I seem to remember talking to somebody about torqueing the heads on Saturday at Shakey...now who was that Simon?

Sorry mate, couldn't resist!

Glad you got the old girl home in one piece though.