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Offline grumm441

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4665 on: September 27, 2014, 08:03:05 PM »
Hey. My stars are back
Thanks Bob
I am again a Five star ocean going
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4666 on: September 29, 2014, 12:03:02 AM »
Open invitation to Western South Dakota, good beer, mountains, Badlands, Mt Rushmore and you can see em all from the top of our property! In fact, Chick and Tony Huntimer are here as we speak.  :cheers:

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4667 on: September 30, 2014, 08:14:50 AM »
And I can vouch for what Trent says about his place.....GREAT scenery in all directions.
Trent, we might be doing another out West trip again next year! I need another bottle or two of Red A-s-s Rhubarb Wine......GOOD STUFF!!!!!

Gregg

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4668 on: October 04, 2014, 12:43:14 PM »
And I can vouch for what Trent says about his place.....GREAT scenery in all directions.
Trent, we might be doing another out West trip again next year! I need another bottle or two of Red A-s-s Rhubarb Wine......GOOD STUFF!!!!!

Gregg

The winery has expanded and added a brewery.

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4669 on: October 04, 2014, 09:10:46 PM »
 Trent,I was out having a feed with a bunch of people and one of them is doing a PhD in DNA forensics related to fauna smuggling, I was talking about you because she'd met someone who it sounds like might have been one of your neighbours...

" he lives in the Black Hills area, you know right at Rushmore there, he's a climber and stuff and he has a brewery.."

sound familiar?.... my friend's name is Sherryn :cheers:
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4670 on: October 10, 2014, 09:48:33 PM »
Trent,I was out having a feed with a bunch of people and one of them is doing a PhD in DNA forensics related to fauna smuggling, I was talking about you because she'd met someone who it sounds like might have been one of your neighbours...

" he lives in the Black Hills area, you know right at Rushmore there, he's a climber and stuff and he has a brewery.."

sound familiar?.... my friend's name is Sherryn :cheers:

Pretty sure it is one of 2 folks either in Custer or Hill City.

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4671 on: October 19, 2014, 05:13:00 AM »
Just back from Queensland
Dropped in at Ross Brown's place
http://www.dlra.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=1314
Corinne had a test fitting
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4672 on: October 19, 2014, 05:47:33 AM »
Any idea when he'll be running it?
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4673 on: October 19, 2014, 11:54:18 AM »
Will duplex chains be needed to handle all of the at horsepower?

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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4674 on: November 29, 2014, 06:21:07 PM »
Will duplex chains be needed to handle all of the at horsepower?

I'm not sure, I thing he is only going to run single 630's
with water cooling

In other news

I'm looking for a three inch stroke crank for an even fire chev V6
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4675 on: November 29, 2014, 06:31:14 PM »
In other news

I'm looking for a three inch stroke crank for an even fire chev V6
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4676 on: November 30, 2014, 05:17:15 AM »
In other news

I'm looking for a three inch stroke crank for an even fire chev V6
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think 3/4's of a 302 SBC........path of least resistance to 440hp :wink:
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4677 on: November 30, 2014, 12:11:06 PM »
So the Holden is binned?
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4678 on: November 30, 2014, 04:11:25 PM »
I just can't get past the little valves and the availability of decent performance parts
They run them in wingless sprint cars and and there used to be a Formula Holden series here
But we  made the same sort horsepower as the formula holden cars on the dyno
I feel that I'm at the naturally aspirated limit for this engine
3" stroke in a 4" bore Chevy V6. you know it makes sense
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Re: Australian Belly Tank
« Reply #4679 on: November 30, 2014, 05:00:03 PM »
I just can't get past the little valves and the availability of decent performance parts
They run them in wingless sprint cars and and there used to be a Formula Holden series here
But we  made the same sort horsepower as the formula holden cars on the dyno
I feel that I'm at the naturally aspirated limit for this engine
3" stroke in a 4" bore Chevy V6. you know it makes sense
G

Makes sense for cheap parts availability, but if you're building from scratch around a 4" bore, a 3" stroke in a 6 cylinder E engine doesn't.

Have you considered taking off .020 in an offset grind on a 4.3 crank?  Puts you right at the class limit.  :roll:

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