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On a prepped track, a short, sharp burnout is all that is needed to clean the road debris of the tyres and slightly warm them...

'course, muggins here can't help himself, and treats it like a smoke machine until he runs out of room to the start line

Cheers,
Harv

Harv wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 7:35 am On a prepped track, a short, sharp burnout is all that is needed to clean the road debris of the tyres and slightly warm them...

'course, muggins here can't help himself, and treats it like a smoke machine until he runs out of room to the start line

Cheers,
Harv

You say that like it's a bad thing

Rippa photo!!


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Hey Harv. On the subject of dissy issues, I've used Vintage Racing Developments in Epping to build my electronic dissy for the HAMBster. I haven't touched it in years and it has never let me down. He's a nice bloke to deal with, even coming to WSID a couple of years ago when he knew I was running to check how it was working. Check out his website at what he builds for racers and restorers.

VRD do great work. Dave rebuilt the dizzy in Graces Ute when it was eating rotor buttons, and supplied the o-rings and tapered gear pins when I had that pile of magnetos converted to grey motor. He is good people.

Cheers,
Harv

More $&@“ ignition problems. When wringing the motors neck then backing off sharply, it stalls. Not great on the highway, rather embarrassing after a burnout at the drags (don’t ask me how I know). 14.4 second pass. No burnout for the second run (ashamed of my earlier stalling). Thought I had gone around the water box but must have caught some water - spun like crazy off the line, 17 second pass. That’s close to stock grey motor time

Erratic pinging under mild load again. Have had enough, and ponied up for an ICE ignition set. Should have followed this advice some time ago, but was too stubborn.

Now have a coolant leak, somewhere on the drivers rear above the starter. Can’t see it with all the steering, headers and booster in the road, so borrowing Number One Son’s borescope. From memory there is a welch plug at the engine mount, and some more in the bellhousing. The bellhousing will be easier to get at… and an excuse for more converter

Shed still hasn’t been built (they are digging foundations today, 4 months in), so likely repairs in the open driveway.

Cheers,
Harv