SPArKy_Dave

Fargo?

Fix this

1. Balancer ring has slipped on the rubber inner 2. Your description says timing light is indicating 30-60degrees ATDC while running? 3. Ported vs Manifold vacuum, plus some early Clevo dizzy's were vac advance/retard - similar to the Jag V12's.

1. Verify Harmonic balancer Indexing to TDC. 2. 360 divided by 8 = 45degrees Your spark plug lead indexing, could be off by one spot 3. A Vac advance/retard unit incorrectly hooked up, will retard 30degrees edit - 4. come and get the gas tank

This looks like an interesting Auction? an old timer from Ford apparently - http://www.martinevansauctions.com/sunday-26th-may-2019---birregurra.html?fbclid=IwAR24B4ng3t38irA-cpI2TBuvtR1SDjXjZ_z3Ih4fu3s7Djr0M8Au0fkLJ34

What's the verdict thus far? Is it all factory, or some form of cut n shut?

What do y'all reckon, this place used to be... an automotive retreat maybe? a cult? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/280890592795519/

Precision Parts, are the (or one of the) Australian distributor for Track Boss from memory. I think it's about $3500 for a raw block, with basic machining? There is USD pricing on the T.Meyer Engines website.

Nice work! You'll be taking all Rod's customers soon...

Another vote for T.Meyer Track Boss Cleveland engines. He does them in Aluminum or Cast Iron. Engineered for around 2000hp reliably. Cast and Machined in the USA. The Arrow blocks are Australian, but they're cast in China apparently, and I don't like that.

Do you still want that 100L LPG tank I have, that's full of gas?

Here in this council, the rule is 40% of the block, must remain open space. The rest can be taken up by a house, and/or Outbuildings... only caveat is a height restriction of 3.6m, for walls within 1m of boundaries. The open space can be less, but special council approval is needed I believe. A guy in our street, has a massive colourbond shed in his back yard, with 4-5m high side walls.

Do they have a hard limit for Class 10a buildings, or some other method of restriction? Yeah I've concreted a couple of small sheds before... they turned out ok.

Well... that hasn't been serviced in 100,000km's. You may also find the S5 Solenoid is causing the trans to slip. If the trans is slipping, it can kill the oil pretty fast. I'd probably do an S5, while you're in there? (or de-magnetise and ultrasonically clean your existing one, if you have the tools)