Our Charity

We are raising money for the Perthes Association.

Perthes disease is a potentially crippling disease of the hip which affects children (mainly boys) between the ages of 2 and 15 years. In Perthes disease the blood supply to the growth plate of the bone at the end of the femur (the ball and socket joint of the hip) becomes inadequate. As a result the bone softens and breaks down.

We have chosen this charity as my son, Max, was a Perthes sufferer and spent over 18 months in a wheelchair.

Friday, 28 March 2008

Engine

A request has flooded in for more info on the Pontikak powerplant.

Its the 305 cubic inch (5 litre) small block chevy V8, standard apart from an Edelbrock Torker II inlet manifold and a 4 barrel Holley carb. When new it pushed out a modest 150hp. I'm not sure how many of those horses have escaped in intervening 24 years though.

Engine wise we have done the following:

  • New Battery
  • New Alternator
  • New AirCleaner
  • New set of hydraulic valve lifters and push rods
  • Replaced the perished heater, fuel & vacuum hoses
  • New drive belts
  • New plugs
  • New rotor arm, distributor cap & plug leads
  • New thermostat (found that one from a Ford Ka fitted after emptying all the boxes at my local Halfords)
  • Converted to twin electric cooling fans
  • Oil & filter change



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i think alot of horses have escaped to be honest :) i didnt realise you'd done that much to it, its getting there :)

30 March 2008 at 21:27
Anonymous said...

iv decided dad that i think i should have the pontiac after youve finsihed with it :D only kidding!! xx

30 March 2008 at 21:33

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