Greengo GTX

yabadaba · Post by **yabadaba** » Tue Jan 12, 16 10:53 am

Where is this HEMI now???

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Tue Jan 12, 16 12:30 pm

In the Engine Bay.

yabadaba wrote:Where is this HEMI now???

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Tue Jan 12, 16 12:54 pm

yabadaba wrote:Thanx for the nice comments guys.

Factory originalish, as its such a rare car, but will hope to run on the track too!
Greengo/Sassy-grass was slightly better option for 1971 than the browny/green metallic she came with.(as per piccy)
Original engine was rebuilt in Canada before she was shipped over.
Budget resto was done in the 80's but body and frame was badly rotted by many years of Canadian-SALT!
Up until recently there were very few body panels made for 71's.
So I had to use alot of Califorinian metal from donor cars.
I think six different cars gave up their metally bits to save one GTX!!!

Hope I can get her done before Shakey closes...
Yabacca

ps air grabber and hemi are long gone...
Elastomeric front bumpers are super-rare!
Totally different to the standard chrome/painted ones.

hi jon
you state original engine was rebuilt in canada before shipment,, then state the original hemi is long gone ??? please explain,,

yabadaba · Post by **yabadaba** » Wed Jan 13, 16 2:15 pm

Sorry for the confusion guys.

Hemi-426 engine was fitted sometime in the past and the original 440-engine was rebuilt and kept aside.
Once I found out my Gtx was once fitted with a hemi, I went and bought another 426 hemi that was also in a 71 Roadrunner!
What a strange coincidence...

Clear as mud...

hemi472 · Post by **hemi472** » Wed Jan 13, 16 2:56 pm

Nice car - the factory colour is mega.

are you using schumacher conversion mounts for the hemi ?

p.s - raised white letter tires are cool on factory rims - not so cool on aftermarket

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Wed Jan 13, 16 3:38 pm

yabadaba wrote:Sorry for the confusion guys.

Hemi-426 engine was fitted sometime in the past and the original 440-engine was rebuilt and kept aside.
Once I found out my Gtx was once fitted with a hemi, I went and bought another 426 hemi that was also in a 71 Roadrunner!
What a strange coincidence...

Clear as mud...

Thanks for that jon, what a coincidence i just bought a sixpack car that used to run a 426 hemi, the hemi got sold on in a cash crisis time and it now has a yr correct sixpack mtr fitted

hemi472 · Post by **hemi472** » Sat Jan 16, 16 1:29 am

Cannonball wrote:
yabadaba wrote:Sorry for the confusion guys.

Hemi-426 engine was fitted sometime in the past and the original 440-engine was rebuilt and kept aside.
Once I found out my Gtx was once fitted with a hemi, I went and bought another 426 hemi that was also in a 71 Roadrunner!
What a strange coincidence...

Clear as mud...
Thanks for that jon, what a coincidence i just bought a sixpack car that used to run a 426 hemi, the hemi got sold on in a cash crisis time and it now has a yr correct sixpack mtr fitted

71 six pack road runner dunc ?

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Sat Jan 16, 16 2:27 am

hemi472 wrote:
Cannonball wrote:
yabadaba wrote:Sorry for the confusion guys.

Hemi-426 engine was fitted sometime in the past and the original 440-engine was rebuilt and kept aside.
Once I found out my Gtx was once fitted with a hemi, I went and bought another 426 hemi that was also in a 71 Roadrunner!
What a strange coincidence...

Clear as mud...
Thanks for that jon, what a coincidence i just bought a sixpack car that used to run a 426 hemi, the hemi got sold on in a cash crisis time and it now has a yr correct sixpack mtr fitted
71 six pack road runner dunc ?

No its a 70 v code Challenger chris 440 sixpack car, had a hemi for racing but was bought as a racer new no power brakes or steeering,,

hemi472 · Post by **hemi472** » Sat Jan 16, 16 5:16 pm

Cannonball wrote:
hemi472 wrote:
Cannonball wrote: Thanks for that jon, what a coincidence i just bought a sixpack car that used to run a 426 hemi, the hemi got sold on in a cash crisis time and it now has a yr correct sixpack mtr fitted
71 six pack road runner dunc ?
No its a 70 v code Challenger chris 440 sixpack car, had a hemi for racing but was bought as a racer new no power brakes or steeering,,

The perfect set up manual steering and brakes , sounds like a cool car (I'm getting into e bodies at the moment ! )

Be good to see some pics if you get a chance