I'm in heaven!

[Anonymous]

Well, not literally, but you get the idea.

I've got a friend of a friend in Australia who has a few heads lying around, and he's willing to sell me one really, really cheap. I checked on shipping, and if I get it sent over on the slow boat (snail mail) I can get it here (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) for about $50.

Now I have to decide if I want crossflow, or regular style, or......

I'm so happy!

EDIT: Oops, just did some reading, I guess I can't do the crossflow after all. I guess that narrows down my decision just a little doesn't it? I'd have him ship over a whole engine, but that would blow the budget bell curve all to hell.

Jim

 

[Anonymous]

Wanna trade friends ?

 

[Anonymous]

So, I recall reading somewhere that some modifications might be required to fit the Aussie head to the American engine. Any thoughts?

 

[Mustangaroo]

If you are buying an Aussie 250 2V head and intake there are no mods needed to install it on an American 200 or 250 inline six! Other than new carb linkage as your carb will be located in a different location and most older style linkage will be blocked by the Aussie intake. Hope this answers your questions?

 

[addo]

I can't see how you could get there so cheap. The alloy head weighs enough, even surface mail costs more than that amount.

What vehicle body?

The cheapest (IMO) induction hop-up if you can do some modest DIY is a pair of S.U. HS-6 carbies mounted to the side of your log. They'll sell for $40-ish on Ebay all the time. These ones just went; these are still available. Quite easy to rebuild and tune (fuel curve) once you understand them. The HIF series are not as good for reasons of heat soak on a Ford motor.

It's basically what JC is doing on the Locost, now he's had to shelve the crossflow plans.

Cheers, Adam.

 

[Anonymous]

I can get the shipping cheap because I know where to look, and I have some good connections in the shipping industry. I'm a shipper/receiver by trade. Compared to the chemicals and biologically hazardous crap I usually ship, this is easy.

You are correct that surface shipping is the way to go. The part would quite literally be put on the slow boat, probably departing the Sydney area, hitting a few spots in the south pacific, a stopover in Japan, and most likely unloading in San Francisco to be transported by truck from there. Probably looking at around 6 weeks to get it here. Since winter's setting in now anyway, it's not an issue.

The cheapest hop up would be to modify a log head, but since this opportunity has presented itself, I should take advantage of it, no?

If I do modify a log head, it will most definitely be to a 2 barrel carb, or to a 2 carb setup.

Jim

 

[Anonymous]

If you have the chance to get an Oz head for $50 bucks, take it!!

--mikey

 

[Anonymous]

You caught my interest there. What's this about SU carbs on the log?
I have some sitting around here from an MGB. Got any pics. I love setting these carbs up on the MG there as simple as carburators come and excellant flow rate. Please let me know what you know or let's get another thread going

 

[addo]

It was a standard mod here. Well, as standard as anything gets in the backwoods (Australia and NZ). Take a 144 or 170 and some MGA or TR-3 carbs. Braze little flange plates to the log side (keep them plumb), holesaw through, and make a crude log divider/carb hole cap for the centre. Fit your carbs and go. I have access to a head like this, but not the opportunity to drive 100 miles or so to fetch it.

HS-4s will fit best on a small log, but HS-6s are worth the extra effort (maybe some brazing buildup) on a larger log.

 

[Soldmy66]

I would love to see some photos of a log modded w/ 2 su carbs. Does anyone have any that they could post?

 

[addo]

I think Az might. Check his gallery of sixes.

 

[Anonymous]

Carb linkage won't be an issue. The car is a Fox body LTD. I've used Lokar cables for throttle and AOD functions.

Jim

 

[addo]

Why not get your friend to locate a good running 250 crossflow, factory bore, plus a Toploader bell, block plate and fork? Even at Sydney prices this shouldn't be over $450 total to the crater's door.

 

[Anonymous]

I had put some thought into having an entire engine sent up, since the prices are so good, but shipping weight then becomes and issue.

There are certain 'thresholds' in international shipping, and that one would probably break the bank on the extrememly tight budget that I'm working with.

Having engines shipping within N. America can be a fantastic deal, however. I had an engine shipping from Florida to Alberta on a skid. It took a total of 4 days to get here, and it cost around $135 (Canadian, so say about $100 US)

The shipment from Australia that would cost $50 has no guarantees and could take up to 3 months. I've heard stories from others in the industry of shipments taking almost 6 months, because of long stopovers, bizarre routing, breakdowns, etc. I guess you get what you pay for.

 

[Anonymous]

lucky you, i think all of us want some of t hose ausies. hhehee, one thing though ... why is it that they are sooo popular (is it becuz they are better or something?)

 

[Anonymous]

slightly better head/port/valve stuff, plus, and this is the big one, it has a separate intake manifold, not one that's cast in.

 

[Anonymous]

and they prodounce things funnt...oh wait, not the people, the engine part...nevermind

j/k down under friends