Recent content by Geoff289

I don't know my Torinos but not having the original engine reduces the value very considerably. Until '67 Mustangs, and quite possibly all Fords, didn't have engine numbers. The concourse world relies on the casting date being within a few weeks before the car's production date (but there were...

We've been to Canada before, a great country and great people very much like us as you say. We went to Quebec last time in a borrowed car with Ontario plates. The Quebecois are not keen on the rest of Canada and even less keen on Ontarians specifically. Every time we stopped, I made it a...

Congrats. Seems very well deserved to me.

Good work Ryan.

Hewey, hasn't anyone ever told you that patience is a virtue? If you'd waited a couple of weeks Mrs. Hewey would have won you your dream truck in some raffle, and probably a full professional resto of the Statesman as well. Kind of truck central at your place now. The new addition does look...

This issue of genuine factory parts being actually made by another company external to the manufacturer is pretty common. I had to replace a sensor for the DPF in my previous diesel Mercedes daily driver. The old one was embossed with the Benz badge and MB part number, but when I took it out...

It's been a while again. As you know, one of my projects on my Mustang over the Winter, when it won't be going out so much, is to fit the aircon kit I picked up some time ago. Back at post 1042 I showed the condensor set up with its bracketry and the drier attached. After getting over an issue...

Wow, how tinny is Mrs. Hewey? (locals will understand the vernacular) I picked up $8.40 from Tattslotto on Saturday night, not even enough for next week's ticket.

Camaros were not, and still aren't, sold new through dealers down here, they have to be imported. KB's car was a '78 model that he purchased from Unser Chevrolet in New Mexico in 1979. However, racing rules here meant that only a '74-77 model could be raced in the relevant category so he had to...

Hi Jon. That '64 falcon vert with the flames is kinda cool. I always liked them. Even though our Falcons down here were pretty much direct copies of yours for most of the 60's, somehow we skipped the '64's, and we never got any verts. Bit of a shame the mini me with it seems to be a '55 Chev.

We had a similar issue when we were building our place with the old, and very dilapidated boundary fence on the south side being inside our property by about 75 mm at the front widening to 250 at the rear. This was a real issue because we were putting our garage wall right on the boundary and...

Great work. A few thoughts. Usually best to drain the converter before separating the engine and trans, but maybe it was already empty. You'll need a pilot bearing for the back of the crank. So the engine is 4.5 degrees down front to rear? You'll need to consider the actual driveshaft angle...

I think that F250 would just squeak in under the 3,500 kg/7.700 pounds gvm limit. https://www.vehiclesizes.com/cars/ford/f-series-f-250/f-series-f-250-x-supercab-1997/ Keeping them left hook is a State rego matter rather than a Federal import matter. 30 years here and Qld, maybe everywhere, so...

Bob's back, all is right with the world.

That's right. Under those Group C regs there were three classes - up to 2 litres, 2-3 litres and 3-6 litres. Of course, the original XK, XL, XM, and XP Falcons manufactured here in the very early '60's were direct copies of American Falcons, although a year or so behind. XR, XT, XW and XY's...