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71 rebuild
see003:
sweet ride
wabco40:
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Thanks :beer:
wabco40:
I managed to pick up a pair of unopened NOS rocker mouldings. I have been looking for years for a pair of mint originals.
The last time I saw a pair of new originals was back in 2006 at Carlisle.
The repro mouldings curve down too soon at the rear and do not follow the shape of the bottom of the door.
I also got approval from the WA DOT for all the mods and ADR report. I just need to take it in for licence inspection now. Hopefully that will happen next week.
wabco40:
I took the car over a weighbridge today, it came out at 1380 kg.
Looking up the specs for a 71, they say a small block is 3197 lbs/1450 kg.
I guess I've shed a bit of weight by replacing the steel springs with composite and the cast iron calipers, heads and intake manifold with aluminium.
I hope to get some time next week to take over the pits.
When its licenced then it will be back in the shed to replace the exhaust, fit double offset trailing arms and 1" per side shortened spring. I've also got a set of bilstein shocks to fit.
Scott:
I thought vettes were a fair bit heavire than that. Good to know. I bet you are getting edgy now. It's all so close. Good work.
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