Team Cambridge Monaro

[Steve Holmes]

Wow, that is really spectacular!

[John McKechnie]

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[Milan Fistonic]

And according to Motor Action it was George's first time out in the Monaro.

"Of interest in the 0-6000cc class were two other cars, both having appeared before but painted differently with different drivers. Robin Tanner apperared in the ex-Coppins Pontiac Firebird, now painted a deep rich red and looking very attractive. George Bunce turned up in the ex-Grady Thompson (and a few others) Mark One Holden Monaro - he had bought the body shell, and fitted a modded 350 cu in motor to it. Neither driver apperared in the first session so had their first taste of racing 500 horsepower saloons in the wet. With no history to assess times on, they both started at the back of the grid."

[John McKechnie]

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[John McKechnie]

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[Linz]

Hi John, A quick question for you.
I have reset the rear leaf springs and put in new bushes on my HT Monaro. The leaf springs are held on with long U bolts , when I check the manual short nuts and bolts are used instead. I am guessing a previous owner had lowered the car so used the U bolts, there are no lowering blocks on the Monaro.
Did any Monaro's come out with U bolts?
Thanks Lindsay

[John McKechnie]

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[Frosty5]

Just as an aside, 1969 HT GTS 350 Monaro recently sold at Shannons auctions for AUD$106,000. Could be hope for your dragster John!!!

[John McKechnie]

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[Linz]

I am working the next 2 weekends. Not a bad investment if I can get The Monaro to double in value every 2 years. Looks like I will have to fit a Muncie as the Saginaw is making bad noises in First gear.

[John McKechnie]

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[Mark Fiddyment]

Hi John, A quick question for you.
I have reset the rear leaf springs and put in new bushes on my HT Monaro. The leaf springs are held on with long U bolts , when I check the manual short nuts and bolts are used instead. I am guessing a previous owner had lowered the car so used the U bolts, there are no lowering blocks on the Monaro.
Did any Monaro's come out with U bolts?
Thanks Lindsay

The HK HT HG range all came with short bolts and nuts but what tended to happen is over time when driven hard they sometimes would fracture the spring perch or pull the welds off the axle tubes and offcourse the back end would drop the wheel arch down onto the tyre, so u bolts are not original but good insurance.

[Linz]

Thanks Mark, I have already replaced the U-Bolts with 8.8 Grade Nuts & Bolts.
I will have to check the welds and see how they are. The Monaro has only covered 135K Miles so hopefully its ok.
But Bill Minty did a bit of racing in the Monaro so I better be careful.

[John McKechnie]

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[Oldfart]

Dizzy's bowl is supposed to have a drain to outside the area where it is fitted so that any overflow drains. I love the thinking!

[John McKechnie]

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[AMCO72]

I was thinking 'Dizzy' was that black wolf-hound displayed on your headup picture. Now we have an aerial view of 'Dizzy' and fuel-cell together, and he/she looks relatively harmless! What IS that black beast anyway????/ Looks like something you bought back in the Treka on one of your visits to Siberia!

By the way John, congrats on passing the 1000 postings.That is some effort. Still a wee way to go to catch Rod who has hit 2000!!!!!!!!!
Amazing........That deserves a chocolate fish for sure.

[John McKechnie]

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[Oldfart]

John, in the manual 266 4.12D