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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:31 am
by John McKechnie
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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:36 am
by John McKechnie
Job finished at Jet Blast.
All rust treated , all bog removed on the entire car .
Body, doors, front guard, bonnet, boot lid all done.
A rust free car.
Masked around the tags, they stayed.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:37 am
by John McKechnie
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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:41 am
by John McKechnie
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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:48 pm
by Shano
Wow, hard to believe it's the same car. Congratulations on an amazing job so far. Can't wait to see this one lifting a wheel around Hampton Downs.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:01 am
by John McKechnie
Shano- the body is always the biggie.
Engine just about finished.
Webers being checked now.
Engine goes to Marsh in September for run in and dyno.
Gearbox, diff, brakes,interior , front and rear suspension all ready to go.
Just need to confirm the height when all weight is in.
Another biggie will be the weatherstrip kit- $2k and cage about the same.
It will always be the body and the paint that determine how quickly I can afford to finish this car, but at least now, looking at it,-its not the end of the beginning its the beginning of the end.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:02 am
by John McKechnie
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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:34 pm
by Rod Grimwood
Grouse John
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:23 am
by SPman
Amazing how a coat of paint helps bring it all together.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:10 am
by AL the Jeepster
Sweet build & awesome seeing it done once, done right first time..... Nice work John
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:55 pm
by Steve Holmes
John McKechnie wrote:Shano- the body is always the biggie.
Engine just about finished.
Webers being checked now.
Engine goes to Marsh in September for run in and dyno.
Gearbox, diff, brakes,interior , front and rear suspension all ready to go.
Just need to confirm the height when all weight is in.
Another biggie will be the weatherstrip kit- $2k and cage about the same.
It will always be the body and the paint that determine how quickly I can afford to finish this car, but at least now, looking at it,-its not the end of the beginning: its the beginning of the end.
Are they making weatherstrip kits for these Monaros now John? Do you know who makes them?
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:48 am
by John McKechnie
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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:03 am
by Steve Holmes
Thanks John re the weatherstrip kits, thats good to know.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:03 am
by John McKechnie
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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:26 am
by Jizim
Looking good John.....was great to catch you up mate....always have time to talk about such things we love! See ya soon. Kind regards, Tony Rutherford
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 3:14 pm
by khyndart in CA
Terry Marshall photo of Cambridge Monaro 1970/71 season. ( NZ Classic Car article. Dec 2008)
Grady Thompson on the front row at Ruapuna. Against Crosby,Fahey and Dawson and in front of Rod Coppins.
(Ken Hyndman )
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:27 pm
by khyndart in CA
khyndart in CA wrote:Terry Marshall photo of Cambridge Monaro 1970/71 season. ( NZ Classic Car article)
Grady Thompson on the front row at Ruapuna. Against Crosby,Fahey and Dawson and in front of Rod Coppins.
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(Ken Hyndman )
John McKechnie,
If you can get this Monaro restored back to its former Team Cambridge condition, that will be a wonderful achievement and I hope all TRS readers can go back through their old photos, magazines and programmes etc.and supply you with any information they can.
Good on ya mate for giving it a go.
(Ken Hyndman )
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:32 pm
by Jac Mac
[color="#0000CD"]Pole position is opposite side on Ruapuna grid..therefore Dawson pole, then Fahey, Crosbie, Thompson... [/color]
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:03 am
by John McKechnie
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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:10 am
by Grant Sprague
Thank you John for up date and well done so far............. was looking at [although Paul being shorter] Paul & Croz in escorts you can see how Paul [ex uk race car] sits way lower getting centre of gravity...low ...... huge advantage every corner .....still see this today in club level I guess people ok with the way things are ...I remember
the first pre 65 Anglia I raced it seemed common sence to sit on the floor taking a lot off the bottom off the seat ....seemed to work ok lol ........