Australian Belly Tank

[Milwaukee Midget]

The record cars on show at the moment at The Heritage Collection at Gaydon include the MG endurance and mile class racers,

Rev, you per chance don't have a camera, do you? 

I wouldn't want to sully your fine build diary with images of what your team mates refer to as "Pommy Cars", but there is certainly room on the Milwaukee Midget diary, if you were to need a place to dispose of such photos . . .

 

[thefrenchowl]

Hi, Pendine Sands... Stopped there a few times while dreaming of going to Bonneville!!!...

An early record car there, twenties?



Plenty of bike racing there as well in the good old days... Freddie Dixon and his Douglas flat twin:



Patrick

[Reverend Hedgash]

Oops, yep Golden Arrow, my mistake.

I think we should definately catch up Malcolm.

Dik

[Reverend Hedgash]

I do indeed have a camera and if I get to the display I shall shoot aplenty for you.

dik

[grumm441]

layshaft  Holden - 3497-A07
3rd gear     Holden 4-06
Input shaft  Holden   923-U-WN  One groove  225 mm long

it's definitly the primary gear as it make the noise with just the primary and the layshaft in and all the other gears out
third gear appears to br the right one
and new gaskets probably wouldn't hurt
G

[Dr Goggles]

New gaskets? don't you eat cereal?

I drove down there yesterday and got the correct one, two thirds of the price of the right one, so as they say , ultimately it's cheaper to do it right the first time. The place where I got it was a bit of a time warp, they're not a retail op and I'm pretty sure they don't deal with the public much.... at all.

It was nice of Benny to point out that he'd picked up an M21 for $200, I consoled myself that ours is largely rebuilt, so, how are your seventies going Benny?

[grumm441]

New gaskets? don't you eat cereal?

It was nice of Benny to point out that he'd picked up an M21 for $200, I consoled myself that ours is largely rebuilt, so, how are your seventies going Benny?

No I don't eat cereal, and everyone know that you can't just use any cereal box and that it has to be cornflakes.

I've got a M22 that I paid about $200 for, which is slated for another project

G

[Elmo Rodge]

New gaskets? don't you eat cereal?



No I don't eat cereal, and everyone know that you can't just use any cereal box and that it has to be cornflakes.
G

Are you trying to say that Weetabix won't work?  Wayno

[grumm441]

weetabix might work, however we don't get that down here
we do get weet-bix, but that's not quite the same, and may leak at the hyphen
G

[Dr Goggles]

That, is a very good point. There may be some cereal packets that are printed with raised lettering which may suffice as an "o-ring" on hyphens or for that matter apostrophies.

Now, is the box you're talking about a rock-crusher or a bog-cog Tonner box?

I have also noticed that there are several parts listed for the M21, I can't remember the exact ratio of the third we got but I think it's in the 1.2's, can we count 'em when the box comes apart again I want to do a gear/rev/speed chart.

[Milwaukee Midget]

If it's getting to the point that you're repurposing cereal containers, I think I'd be tempted to skip breakfast and just order up the gaskets. 

On the other hand, if you still have food, you're under budget! 

[grumm441]

I have also noticed that there are several parts listed for the M21, I can't remember the exact ratio of the third we got but I think it's in the 1.2's, can we count 'em when the box comes apart again I want to do a gear/rev/speed chart.

yep, sure. If you're here to count them
G

[rgn]

we do get weet-bix, but that's not quite the same, and may leak at the hyphen G

Surely, not if you were to use yambond?
Can I ask a serious question? Thanks

Why the 253 and matching old gearbox?  Is it a period or class thing with tanks, or just making what you have or started with go as hard as you can make it go?   

[Dr Goggles]

In short . It's a series one Commodore V6( which to our US friends is essentially a Buick 231), because they are very short, we used the box because we could shorten it easily. The car, is short.

[grumm441]

In short . It's a series one Commodore V6( which to our US friends is essentially a Buick 231), because they are very short, we used the box because we could shorten it easily. The car, is short.

I thought we used the box because it was free (at the time)

Can't use yamabond on a holden. It's for Yamaha's.
G