Ah yes. The boost test in the old 900 on my "private drag strip".
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"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough"
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I seem to recall a stone wall along one side and hurtling towards one in front. It got all crossed up under, erm, late braking but it was gathered up with a dab of oppo and we were away!Nefarious wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:02 pmAh yes. The boost test in the old 900 on my "private drag strip".
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Ive not done that for aaaaaaages....Nefarious wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:18 pmYou, of all people, Scott, are in no position to piss-take about putting the Westfield in the weedsscotta wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:12 pmPossibly a bit like when you took my aussie relatives round knockhill...and promptly stuck it in the weeds at the bottom of duffas...Nefarious wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:47 am I was about to berate you all for besmirching my good name, but then I looked at my own signature and realised I probably don't have much of a leg to stand on....![]()
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To be fair, that's in part because the Westfield's been stuck in the garage for aaaaages...scotta wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 4:15 pmIve not done that for aaaaaaages....Nefarious wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:18 pmYou, of all people, Scott, are in no position to piss-take about putting the Westfield in the weedsscotta wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:12 pm
Possibly a bit like when you took my aussie relatives round knockhill...and promptly stuck it in the weeds at the bottom of duffas...![]()
Beside, it doesn't count if you keep rolling and style it out...![]()
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I spent a fair amount of this morning figuring out whether you could get a Vauxhall Chevette to run a 10 second quarter mile with a crate LS engine. The answer is "probably", using the LS376/525 motor.
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There was a Chevy Chevette running low tens with wheel stands at drag week this year. I'm not sure what was in it though.
Found it on line and it's running an N/A 427 big block.
Found it on line and it's running an N/A 427 big block.
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Bloody hell, you really need a job!NotoriousREV wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:32 am I spent a fair amount of this morning figuring out whether you could get a Vauxhall Chevette to run a 10 second quarter mile with a crate LS engine. The answer is "probably", using the LS376/525 motor.

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ZedLeg wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:42 am There was a Chevy Chevette running low tens with wheel stands at drag week this year. I'm not sure what was in it though.
Found it on line and it's running an N/A 427 big block.
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While skiving this morning I found out that you can get a base model F-150 with a Coyote or a base model Dodge Ram with a Hemi for around $30k + taxes, I want one.
Apparently cheapest spec 2wd with the V8 isn't a very popular option for some reason.
Apparently cheapest spec 2wd with the V8 isn't a very popular option for some reason.
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I remembered that The Netherlands is a relatively cheap source of Chevrolet Caprice station wagons and 80s Ford Thunderbird 5.0s. This changes everything 
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So, having not bought mid-80s American junk from Holland, I spent far too much of my time thinking about how awesome an Austin 1800 Landcrab would be on airbags and with some kind of modern engine swap and nice wheels. Or possibly an early Princess with the same treatment.
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Can you define "awesome" in this context?NotoriousREV wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:30 am So, having not bought mid-80s American junk from Holland, I spent far too much of my time thinking about how awesome an Austin 1800 Landcrab would be on airbags and with some kind of modern engine swap and nice wheels. Or possibly an early Princess with the same treatment.
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That's got to be an autocorrect from awful, Shirley?DeskJockey wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:38 amCan you define "awesome" in this context?NotoriousREV wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:30 am So, having not bought mid-80s American junk from Holland, I spent far too much of my time thinking about how awesome an Austin 1800 Landcrab would be on airbags and with some kind of modern engine swap and nice wheels. Or possibly an early Princess with the same treatment.
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So for the Princess, I’d fit Wolfrace slot mags and I reckon the engine out of a 9th gen Chevy Impala SS could be persuaded to fit (transverse mounted 5.3 LS V8 and fwd auto box). AWESOME.
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NotoriousREV wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:17 am So for the Princess, I’d fit Wolfrace slot mags and I reckon the engine out of a 9th gen Chevy Impala SS could be persuaded to fit (transverse mounted 5.3 LS V8 and fwd auto box). AWESOME.
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Yes that sounds truly and utterly awful. Thankfully it'll never happen so it's OK.
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Any old bl tat that used hydrolastic / hydragas should be pretty easy to airbag, as the displacers never form a structural part of the suspension, just control the height.
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Rev, get a job. For your own sake.