The 355 with less than 400km….

The “355” From Hell…..we had the pleasure *cough cough* of this ‘work of art’ come by the engine room late last year, for diagnosis as to the failure of a sub-400km new build.

With only 380kms (and FOUR oil changes – as suggested by the engine builder, hoping the noises would go away) on the clock this poor engine was in a very poorly state. After close examination of the parts delivered, we ascertained that she’d been running on roughly a 90-10 ratio of engine oil to sand blaster garnet….yep, you read that right!

The shop who built the engine had pulled it down and couldn’t find the fault, aiming to re-charge the customer for another rebuild. As you can see from some of these photo’s, it had been eating itself away with every km put on her since first start-up (ie. the garnet residue was already inside her from the get-go as found on both inner and outer bearing shells).

With only the block and heads left to save, the remainder of the new parts were binned and she was rebuilt again….cleanly this time!

The new combo is happily purring away, first (500km) service down and we still can’t wipe the smile off the customers face!

355 Stroker LX Torana 355 Stroker LX Torana 355 Stroker LX Torana 355 Stroker LX Torana 355 Stroker LX Torana 355 Stroker LX Torana

Mild Hydraulic Roller 351W

We recently built this mild hydraulic roller 351W for this tidy XT Falcon. Exceeding the customers expectations, it’s now racking up plenty of KMs on the streets of Adelaide!

+100HP Upgrade

After two previous engine builds by another builder, both of which failed to meet the performance expectations of what was promised, we had the job of building the latest version….and the one that exceeded expectations!

With a completely new bottom end combo, but still maintaining the same head and manifold package, we managed to create a much more enjoyable drive (over 100HP @ wheels more) and one very happy customer!

Blue XY GT Engine Upgrade

Blue XY GT Engine Upgrade

Blue XY GT Engine Upgrade

We’re Moving!

Yes we are moving to a new workshop! We’re currently in the midst of moving and will be ready to resume business on the 3rd July 2023 at our brand new location at 107 O’Sullivan Beach Road, Lonsdale.

Our new workshop has all the features of our previous address (none of our services have changed) so when you’re ready to talk to us about how we can help mod or design/fab to your requirements, you know where to find us!

HQ-HZ Holden Fire Extinguisher Seat Mounts

We now have HQ-HZ Holden fire extinguisher seat mounts available online via our spare parts division – The Muscle Car Parts Garage

Check them out here: https://themusclecarpartsgarage.com.au/product/fire-extinguisher-mount-hq-hz/

Fire Extinguisher Mount HQ-HZ Fire Extinguisher Mount HQ-HZ

1957 Chevy Custom Air Cleaner

Who doesn’t love the lines of a 57? We recently had the pleasure of fabricating a custom air cleaner housing for this absolute beast as there was limited bonnet room to fit a standard shaped air cleaner.

We also performed some mechanical and cosmetic services on her in preparation for her new owners!

1957 Chevy Custom Air Cleaner

1957 Chevy Custom Air Cleaner

1957 Chevy Custom Air Cleaner

BA-BF-FG-FGX Fire Extinguisher Seat Mounts

With heaps of interest growing over our fire extinguisher seat mounts we’ve added another line which suits BA-BF-FG-FGX Ford Falcon.

As with the early Falcon & Mustang models it’s welded steel, powder coated finish and fits without any mods being done.

All our mounts are drilled for a standard CAMS 1KG Fire Extinguisher (MF10ABE used in this demonstration).

Buy yours online today!