Thread: SWB 2A with a difference

The starfire uttered it's first words today.
I fitted the Accu-Spark ignition system in distributor to replace the points, wired up the coil, tipped some juice down the carby throat, turned the key and it sprung to life. It was a bit noisy as the exhaust was straight out of the headers, but at least it runs.




Cheers, Mick.

That's a tidy looking 88". Way back a Bathurst racer by the name of Jim Faneco set up a company called Country Dealer Team (CDT) that did performance upgrade installations for the Holden 6 as well as the 4 pot Starfire engines.

Here is their turbo-upgraded Starfire in a VC Commodore:



If you get bored with the power output of the stock motor something like that might be an option

I've been contemplating eventually doing essentially the same to the 2.25L in the S2A I am currently restoring; draw-through SU carburetor using a 200TDI turbo modified for 6 psi boost max. Though my priory right now is to just finish the resto with the engine in stock form and enjoy it for at least a year (if I don't get bored before that long!).

Thanks,
that is a very interesting pic.


Cheers, Mick.

Sorry I'm going off track here but do I see a carbi bolted to the intake of a turbo there????? so the turbo is pressurising fuel/air mix???? if that works then that is a stroke of genius!

Would there be issues with running lean? Could the suspended fuel condense/settle onto the pipework before it gets to the combustion chamber?

Originally Posted by debruiser

Sorry I'm going off track here but do I see a carbi bolted to the intake of a turbo there????? so the turbo is pressurising fuel/air mix???? if that works then that is a stroke of genius!

Would there be issues with running lean? Could the suspended fuel condense/settle onto the pipework before it gets to the combustion chamber?

It's known as a "draw-through" (as opposed to "blow-through") carburetor set up. Google "Draw through turbo pictures". The fuel is well atomized after passing through the compressor, don't think there are in general any significant fuel drop-out issues.

The first such OEM set up in a passenger vehicle was this:

Boost Beginnings: The Turbo Jetfire - Speedhunters

This might be of interest to some!
I made this gadget up to align the centre of the crankshaft pulley with the portal in the cross member at the front of the chassis.
Normally a Holden straight six engine in a Holden vehicle has the front raised up and I believe this was to align the drive train and reduce universal joint wear. When series Land Rover had Holden straight six engine conversions they were mostly installed in the same configuration with the front of the engine raised approx. at the same angle. This causes the gearbox and transfer case to be kicked up and not sit in the original alignment it originally left the factory in. Not a big deal in the overall scheme of things, however in some situations the gearbox bell housing can hit the body work and also the gear stick doesn't sit centrally in it's hole in the transmission tunnel.
With the engine bolted up to the gearbox, but the engine mounts removed, the plate on the tool bolts onto the crankshaft pulley and the pipe spigot protrudes out through the chassis portal. The engine is the jacked and manoeuvred until the spigot is central in the portal and the wooden guide will slide freely along it and into the portal. The engine mounts can then be "tweeked" so that the engine will stay set in this position.


Cheers, Mick.

Earlier in the week I picked up some rims, radiator support panels, and seat mounts from the Sandblaster, and then hit them with a coat of primer on Friday. Come Saturday it was time give them a coat of paint, Limestone on five of the rims, and the remaining rims will get Deep Bronze Green as they are for a trailer. The seat mounts will get a coat of silver, as that is the colour someone has paint the interior of the vehicle. One of the radiator support panels was painted red, no specific colour name, I just got a "near enough" colour match made up from a sample on the vehicle.

If someone can tell me why my pics are always upside down I would greatly appreciate it!



Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by mick88

Earlier in the week I picked up some rims, radiator support panels, and seat mounts from the Sandblaster, and then hit them with a coat of primer on Friday. Come Saturday it was time give them a coat of paint, Limestone on five of the rims, and the remaining rims will get Deep Bronze Green as they are for a trailer. The seat mounts will get a coat of silver, as that is the colour someone has paint the interior of the vehicle. One of the radiator support panels was painted red, no specific colour name, I just got a "near enough" colour match made up from a sample on the vehicle.

If someone can tell me why my pics are always upside down I would greatly appreciate it!



Cheers, Mick.

I had that problem the other day also , they were correct way up in my photos