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Wow now we're talking

It would be interesting to know how many repco crossflows are out there in use in currently registered cars,these would have to be for me anyway the most "wish I had one" engines out there.

Keep em coming.

Mick

have you got a pic of the car that its in?

Stewart

The old grey in the NA race car,


Very hard to keep these old girls together when the pressure is on.
Crank shaft is the weakest link as some of you may know, when it goes bang so does the rest of the motor and wallet as well

What, hot grey's unreliable

Ok lets be serious thats a pretty wicked looking grey, how about some details/specs (please) Must run pretty hot looking at the aluminium radiator and extra cooling outlets plumbed straight to the radiator top tank. Just trying to work out the oil surge tank on the firewall, have you blanked off the original sideplate breather tube?
With the SU's are they 1 1/4" and is it still running an original mechanical fuel pump or has it got an electric pump, and while I'm on the subject and this is an open to all question. When I finally get around to putting triple su's on my grey should I run a fuel pressure regulator?

Thanks for posting yet another mighty grey still out there revvin'

Chopped,

SUs generally run merrily at 1½-3½ psi inlet pressure, and overflow around 5 psi. Your stock grey/red glass bowl fuel pump should be running 4½ psi max. The blue motor "steel can" pumps run a poofteenth less (~3.9psi). Any form of aftermarket electric pump on an SU (or a Stromberg for that matter) will want a regulator (even the Carters deadhead at 6psi).

Cheers (and apologies for going offtopic ),
Harv.

Harv,

Your not off topic really (well maybe sort of) we are still talking about the mighty grey

Thanks for the info mate

Mick

Mick,
I got involved with this car about 10 years ago because of friendships and racing historics. The FJ was originally owned by the late Ray Bailey who's name has appeared on this forum before. The car was left to his son and daughter and was raced by my close mate and his brother in law. Just because the greys were so reliable I helped build a couple of motors for this car and drove only once at Wakefield park.
The engine goes like this.
Ported head with I believe Torana red valves.
TRW/repco lumpy top pistons (Try finding those now impossible). The latest engine has flat tops.
It had a wade or waggot cam can't remember, nor do I know the specs for that.
Main caps machined flat then billet steel used to increase the strength.
Grey rods with the side beams linished and crack tested.
Copper head gasket hand made I believe.
Ross custom made harmonic balancer.
1 1/2 inch SU's.What Harv said about the fuel pressure.
The breather is filled with led then tapped for the hose to the catch can. You can see this on the oil cap.
The cooling works well and yes it does run a little hot.
Some blocks were even grout filled to strengthen against flex.
Crank standard, no choice. We priced a billet crank and was $4000.00 so standard it was.
It did run extremely well but the grey is just not designed for high revs.
The car has now been retired and I doubt it will see a track again.

Regards Greg

Hi guys heres my hot gray 138 +60 rm62 cam, triples, headers, 186 valves, steel custom made timing gears, speco rev master double valve springs, EJ bearing caps, custom rocker cover

Wow where did you get that Drag Rocker cover mate they are older than most people think I've spent years, no DECADES looking for one.

So if anyone has one of these Drag covers to suit a grey that no one really likes or wants let me know and I'll take the piece of junk of your hands (just name a price)

Lucky bugger

Mick

I had to buy 2 trailer loads of grey motors and parts to get it and had to deal with a not happy wife who was not impressed with my drag rocker cover! somtimes they just don't get it!

I hear you mate my first wife was like that or even worse My second wife is a keeper though, she understands the car scene (she had a 63 pillarless chev) and now the kids have grown up its even easier

And look at the bright side you have a very rare rocker cover and you can never have too many spare grey motors

Anyone know where these Drag brand covers were originally cast

Mick (Green with envy )

My rocker cover came from an fj custom that won the 1965 Adelaide rod show and was featured in hot holdens mag way back i also had the engine but it was stuffed i've never seen another! neither has anybody i know so anybody who know something about it would be cool Cheers Mark

Here's a better pic!

lostmav wrote:Here's a better pic!

NOW YOUR JUST TEASING THEM