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06-15-2022, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Adelaide,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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BJ, all I can say is that they are committed to having it finished as quickly as possible, given COVID (as in resource complications) limitations. As in most workshops, cars there are taking up space, and will be out the door as soon as is practical 
I've known these guys for decades, and I trust them.
Cheers!
Glen |
07-18-2022, 12:29 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Greetings all,
Still slow going because of specialist labour shortages, but engine 'refresh' should be completed early this week, so engine and Toploader should meet up soon.
Been discussing (again) re- which flywheel to use. My mech. is still trying to impress on me the advantages of a lightweight flywheel, but I want to stay with a standard mass flywheel.
My overall gearing in first gear is quite high, hence my preference for standard mass.
Cheers!
Glen
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10-24-2022, 06:35 PM
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A 'non-update' update...
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Originally Posted by xb-60
....so engine and Toploader should meet up soon.....
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Sheesh, that was posted back in July!
Engine has been complete and ready for some time now, but information for the correct flywheel/clutch/HTOB for a 302W mating with a Toploader are - for some unexplainable reason - hard to track down (here in Australia), would you believe?
Cheers!
Glen |
10-24-2022, 06:45 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xb-60
would you believe?
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Impossible to believe. Damn, we could have thrown a TL and 302W together on a Saturday afternoon back in high school.  |
10-24-2022, 09:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xb-60
A 'non-update' update...
Sheesh, that was posted back in July!
Engine has been complete and ready for some time now, but information for the correct flywheel/clutch/HTOB for a 302W mating with a Toploader are - for some unexplainable reason - hard to track down (here in Australia), would you believe?
Cheers!
Glen
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I never would have thought that. I know Cleveland's were popular down your way, so I just thought Windsor's would also be? Cheers, Dennis |
10-25-2022, 03:14 AM
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Location: Canandaigua,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
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Glenn,
Well that sucks! The problem probably is not the Windsor, but rather the decreasing availability of clutches, flywheels and HTOB's designed for the TopLoader spline. Even in the States they are becoming harder to find.
Good luck.
Cheers,
Jim
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10-25-2022, 04:56 PM
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Quote:
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Glenn,
Well that sucks! The problem probably is not the Windsor, but rather the decreasing availability of clutches, flywheels and HTOB's designed for the TopLoader spline. Even in the States they are becoming harder to find.
Good luck.
Cheers,
Jim
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Jim,
Yes, I do remember you commenting on that previously. Hard to understand - particularly in the US - with the number of Windsors and Toploaders that must still be around there 
Cheers!
Glen
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11-07-2022, 02:35 PM
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Well, we - apparently - now have all the parts to be able to mate the engine/flywheel/clutch/scattershield/gearbox.
With luck, and belief that the above is true and accurate, I should be able to report concrete progress...... soon
Cheers,
Glen |
10-25-2022, 03:35 AM
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Quote:
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I never would have thought that. I know Cleveland's were popular down your way, so I just thought Windsor's would also be? Cheers, Dennis
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Dennis, you're reasonably correct there. Windsors were used here in Falcon GTs until around 1970-ish, then Clevelands until late 90's, and then back to Windsors.
My 302W is 2001 vintage; Ford Australia had an deal with Tickford and mine is one of a very small run of Tickford built Windsors.
Cheers!
Glen
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10-25-2022, 03:47 AM
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Haven't been sitting around here though. Some luck (or maybe some commiseration) with my Alfetta. After 40 years, he's gone to a new home. A fellow Alfa enthusiast drove around a thousand miles to pick him up - and then another 1k miles to take him back home.
Trying to add some pics, but can't for some reason.
Cheers,
Glen
edit: funny, pics can upload now (now 26 October)
So.... here he is, almost ready to go:
Incidentally, the colour is Posillipo Blue (very dark, a fantastic colour on an Alfa, but the I'm biased)
....and now all wrapped ready for the trip back home to Armidale, NSW:
Richard (he bought the Alfetta) had a dry trip almost all the way back home, and then a hail storm hit just before arrival home. The wrap was to avoid stone damage, but luckily, prevented hail damage as well!
More: How's the home-made engine hoist? He brought that from home, assembled it, loaded the engine onto the front of the trailer, then disassembled the hoist and repacked it on the ute. A really nice bloke, as well as resourceful.
Last edited by xb-60; 10-26-2022 at 01:42 AM..
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