The new stockcar 147a

[Clive]

A quick update to say stockcar 147a now has a heart beat!
Got it started tonight thanks to Dad and my mate Garrett.
Still needs to have the timing adjusted and steering bled up, and other fine tuning but it was a great feeling to hear it run!
Will have pics and a video in the near future.

[Harding Jr]

That's great to hear Clive! Nothing beats the sound of that engine firing into life for the first time! I look forward to seeing more progress shots .

[King James]

Shot Clive, fark im so excited for you

[wanttobe]

Shot clive I think i had mine Timing Advanced 26/28 degrees if thats any help Clive

[RC]

wicked clive,can wait to see that video!!!!!!!

[Harding Jr]

Shot clive I think i had mine Timing Advanced 26/28 degrees if thats any help Clive

For a straight 6 Falcon the maximum advance is 36degree's at 3000RPM. That's with full mechanical and vacuum advance.

[Clive]

Shot clive I think i had mine Timing Advanced 26/28 degrees if thats any help Clive

For a straight 6 Falcon the maximum advance is 36degree's at 3000RPM. That's with full mechanical and vacuum advance.

On the subject of the dizzy, should I get it locked or connect the vacuum line, or just leave it disconnected?

[wanttobe]

Shot clive I think i had mine Timing Advanced 26/28 degrees if thats any help Clive

For a straight 6 Falcon the maximum advance is 36degree's at 3000RPM. That's with full mechanical and vacuum advance.

On the subject of the dizzy, should I get it locked or connect the vacuum line, or just leave it disconnected?

I think i had mine disconnected

[Bull]

If you disconnect it you will need to set your timing at 24 or 36 or whatever you have your full advance set at.

[Harding Jr]

Shot clive I think i had mine Timing Advanced 26/28 degrees if thats any help Clive

For a straight 6 Falcon the maximum advance is 36degree's at 3000RPM. That's with full mechanical and vacuum advance.

On the subject of the dizzy, should I get it locked or connect the vacuum line, or just leave it disconnected?

On our car we have the vacuum on all the time. But we still use the mechanical advance. Depending on the cam (in general lumper = less manifold pressure) the vacuum does bugger all as there isn't much pressure.

I'm sure you could give that question to Carlos in person and he will be able to give you a more in depth answer. Although he may have a different bearing on what to do.

One important thing about speedway and racecars there is never no correct or wrong way to do something, there are just different ways.

[Clive]

Thanks mate.
Old dumbass here only marked TDC on the crank pulley so need to take it off and mark up to 35 degrees or so
Since running the car noticed some pin holes in the water inlet so getting that sorted.
Also need a carb kit as it is leaking after shut down (fuel bowl gasket is dead).
Clutch needs attention as at present the slave is trying to spit out the piston.
Brakes need attention as when running the car has no pedal feel whatsoever. May end up ditching the booster set up in favor of a big master cylinder.

Ah the joys of it.

Got a fuel pump shield made up last night though, will fit that tonight.

[RC]

any updates?

[Clive]

Sorry been a bit slack with updates of late!

Since my last update:

-Water leak fixed in water inlet
-Carb rebuilt
-Seat padded and currently away getting covered (Thanks to John at Fine Fit Upholstery)
-New belts purchased (RJS with sternum clip)
-Power steering bled up
-Crank pulley marked for timing
-Body prepped and primed
-Roof plate cut off and rollcage prepped
-New rod made for clutch slave which solved that issue

Had to cut off the roof plate as going from a racetech to the steel surgeon seat I only had 230mm from the centre of my helmet to the front bar on the roof plate Have now extended the bar 100mm further forward and getting the plate after work today.

To do:
-Paint body
-Signwrite body
-Fix brake issue
-reinstall seat once padded
-reinstall and adjust belts
-Make and mount wing
-pad various interior parts of car
-tune engine

And other little bits and bobs that escape me for now..

[King James]

So excited Clive

[ford ill do]

shot clive,been a hard slog for ya but better to do it right first time than muck about later repairing stuff as im thinking youll have enough repairs to do once the season gets underway look forward to seeing the finished product as i no youve spent alot of time and probably alot of coin on this car,as with any race car you need those bottomliss pocketts ,lol always room at my new lodgings for ya if you head to palmy and this go,se for any of you jaffas that head this way

[Clive]

Me too KJ

Thanks ford, yep it has been a year's work so far to get this far with the drip fed funds lol.. Still dont want to know how much it owes me, but it's lots
Will keep ya in mind if i'm ever silly enough to race in palmy
If not will see you at teams no doubt!!!

[RC]

how is it going?

[Clive]

Two steps forward, one step back..
Took 6 attempts but got the clutch pedal sorted, it was sitting too close and my legs were up around my chin
Anywho, to do list now consists of:

Make / mount wing
make / mount mirrors
make gearbox cover
paint body
signwriting
make and mount bump stops for diff so it doesnt over-extend and lose the driveshaft
Put padding around interior of car.
time engine correctly

Thats about it, not too far away now!

[Harding Jr]

If you there was racing next weekend You'd get there . Well done Clive!

[Clive]

Dave Shaw (Petrolfumes) has kindly offered to do an online 'unveiling' of the car once complete, so I may take him up on the offer before it gets wrecked

Thanks for the interest and advice from everyone, it has helped alot of the last 12 months or so

[Clive]

a few pics of what it looks like now:



ignore the ciggie butts!

[pink64c]

well done clive be proud of what ya achieved

[Clive]

Signwriting has begun!




Should be done by the end of this week, wing is made but unsure if I like it (looks too short to me).

After that just fiddly little things left to do and its ready to (hopefully not) roll!
Let me know what you think of the numbers, this font was chosen to match the barbed wire going around the car as pinstriping.

[Terminator-141d]

Signwriting has begun!




Should be done by the end of this week, wing is made but unsure if I like it (looks too short to me).

After that just fiddly little things left to do and its ready to (hopefully not) roll!
Let me know what you think of the numbers, this font was chosen to match the barbed wire going around the car as pinstriping.

yeah man looks mint good shit

[Chris56]

is that all yourve done?