im not a big fan of grey motors but that one looks sweet
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:41 am
by parisian62
Hey Thommo,
Very cool. Frogmouths look good - I'm planning to use them on my grey. Any more specs on the hot grey?
regards
Stewart
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:35 am
by oldnek
Nice Ride Thommo,
Credit to you, great classy touches that make the package.
Regrads John
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:26 pm
by Devilrod
Awesome! Love that Grey motor.
Where did you get the scoops and did they come with the mesh??????
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:27 pm
by HEMI
Looks sweet, nothin wrong with the grey!
Just fit a "full flow" oil filter and elec dizzy to the dinosaur and problems solved.
HEMI aka Mark
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:51 pm
by Trev
sweet Fb Thommo, love the grandpa look
Trev
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:01 pm
by EK283
Thommo,
Ive got to say the wheel and tyre combo is spot on just love the fat doughnut look! The stance is perfect and so too the colour, tops!
Regards Greg
Thommo's Ride
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:42 pm
by NoMAD
That looks awesome mate! top job!
Sweet looking Grey as well, hope it kruizes as good as it looks!
Cheers
NoMAD
Replies
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:56 pm
by Thommo
Thank you everyone for your fantastic comments.
To answer your questions,
Pasisian62 - specs
Short motor
Stock block, crank, rods & pistons
35-75 cam with steel timing gear
lightened flywheel
recurved dizzy
raised oil pressure (the ol' washers behiend the spring trick)
fully balanced, clutch and all
Head & manifold
Shaved enough to raise compression to 8.6/1
179 intake valves in relieved chambers
hardened valve seats
runs premium unleaded fuel
ported intake & exhaust
Matching ported speco manifold with oversized mating rings
10mm alloy plate, Tig welded to manifold to head face to
clear 4 into 2 into 1 Extractors
Carbs
Triple 1-1/32 strombergs
fitted with venturi restrictors
Devilrod
Frogmouths were purchased from Alan Fountain Ph(02) 4392 2215
they come with the mesh and an adapter ring to holden strommies
as they are made for American stromberg 94's
HEMI
What problem?
The motor revs its ring out as some of our club members can atest.
Although I dont give it a hard time very often.
All I wanted to achieve was a lumpy idle, A nice sound through the gears & to look good to me.
(AUST)Mod
Im not a big grey motor fan either!
Its still there, because the car was never fitted with seat belts,
and if you fit a larger motor in my state (SA), I would have had to fit them
I also choose a mid 60's theme for the car, so it fits that anyway.
NoMAD
I reckon it kruizes as good as you think it looks. Sweet
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:04 pm
by MINT62
Nice one Thommo!
Another nice FB/EK gettin around little old Adelaide
Gotta love the lumpy note
See u round
Stingray
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:22 am
by parisian62
Thommo,
Thanks for posting up the specs. That's a real special FB very . I'm hoping my EK wagon will end up like that - mid '60s sports.
Devilrod - I rang Alan Fountain about a month ago to order a pair of Frogmouths. The factory at that stage hadnt started back from Christmas holidays but he took my order anyway.
Regards
Stewart
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:59 am
by Devilrod
Thanks Thommo and Parisian, I'm more interested in the mesh bit, the roadster runs a 94 and I'm putting twins on it soon and want some filtration. Johns R&C have frogmouths but no spacer or mesh...
