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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 12 11:42 am
by Dave-R
The only person you can trust to do a job without shortcuts is yourself.
That is why there was never any job on my car I didn't learn to tackle myself. Body paint being the only exception due to lack of facilities.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 12 12:20 pm
by Ivor
Darren, there's all the help you need here to get that old beast roaring again and it doesn't need to cost you an absolute fortune.
However,as has been said, I think I would trust a race box to one of our cherished suppliers!
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 12 4:15 pm
by Les Szabo
1stpop wrote:I really wish I'd brought a Chevy . I know it's probably a bad word around here. But the only person local I found to help is a c!?k
Chevy is not a bad word around here darren, I wished in some ways I went Chevy back then, only for cost purposes per ease of hp per cubic inch. A chevy engine can be thrown together with odd bits and only last 3 miles.
Your problems are not down to the make of engine, its down to the person who threw it all together, its tough when you find everythings crap, but you got a good engine now, get someone reputable to build a good box for you and your there!...in the mid to low 11's
..........for now
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 12 5:07 pm
by autofetish
1stpop wrote:I really wish I'd brought a Chevy . I know it's probably a bad word around here. But the only person local I found to help is a c!?k
Locally ????
I shipped my car 600miles just to be painted.
I had my gearbox from england to germany in 4 days via (pallet ways) for 120 euro
440 engine with starter carbs ect cost me 280 euro also in 4 days
Im in germany and im having everything strapped on pallets and shipped over from england.
Dont rely on somone local rely on someone that is the best at what they do.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 12 5:15 pm
by autofetish
Bananarama! that chevy Bananarama!
Mopar is the only way you are in a diffrent league to them.
We are the upperclass the cherry on top the pinnacle of the muscle car
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 12 10:39 am
by 1stpop
just got the verdict on my box , the crap has come from the converter.
but there was a thrush washer behind the pump thats missing??
so very lucky i got the boc checked as it could have wrecked the lot
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 12 11:21 am
by VGVIP
Hi 1stpop, good to see your VG in the club by the way. Remember chatting to you briefly on RnS when I read your thread on the VG there.
Sh!t. I would have thought there would have been loads of play without the thrust washer and could have let go in a big way.
Sounds like a big stuffup though.
Been reading other threads surrounding this, one name seems to keep coming up?
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 12 11:38 am
by Cannonball
1stpop wrote:just got the verdict on my box , the crap has come from the converter.
but there was a thrush washer behind the pump thats missing??
so very lucky i got the boc checked as it could have wrecked the lot
thrust washer missing.........................
kids stuff
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 12 12:32 pm
by db
I had my Truk box (RV8 Borg Warner jobbie) 'professionally' rebuilt by a local firm for over £600. It was fine for a year or 2, then rapidly went downhill and finally ate itself alive!
I took it to Dunc and he pointed out the converter had never been opened up so couldn't have been cleaned, most likely some crap had eventually dislodged and started the self-destruct process.
Dunc had to replace virtually every moving part just because some twt who'd been paid a lot of money didn't do it right!
It's been faultless since and was a LOT less than £600!
Thanks again mate