Nostalgia Dragster Rebuild

[Preen59]

Gee, those rods look pretty weak

Yeah but they were the only ones we could get. We wanted to use CA18DET rods but they aren't quite long enough...

[Mischa]

Yeah but they were the only ones we could get. We wanted to use CA18DET rods but they aren't quite long enough...

shoulda gotten the rods out of a polo gti

[Preen59]

shoulda gotten the rods out of a polo gti

Hahaha yeah well that was the other option...

[Preen59]

And you guys thought Tim's 276 cam was big...

We lost the cam card for our Herbert 70 cam, so Dad called Rick today and got him to email us the specs so we could degree it (Tomorrow).

From: RMacDonald <>
Date: Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Subject: Cam info
To: Ross Preen <>


Hello, Ross!
I'm doin' just like you said to. No Red until after I send this cam info.....

Herbert "70"
Advertised duration: 320/320
Duration @ .050: 282/282
Valve lift: .525/.525
Lobe separation angle: 110
Lash: .026/.026
Install at: 106
Specs @ .050...
Intake opens: 35 BTDC
Intake closes: 67 ABDC

Exhaust opens: 75 BBDC
Exhaust closes: 27 ATDC

Happy New Year!

Rick

How's that for lumpy..

[Preen59]

Time for some more pics..

Here's the block all painted up as we were setting it up to dial in the cam.





Here's the first Halibrandt finished fully (My fingers are rather sore..).



And here's the back, which as you can see is heavily oxidised.. That's how the front of them started!



Here's some pics of the jack shaft i made with the greek coupler and the rear flange for the bell housing that i turned up etc.









It's getting there!

[Blitzen]

Very nice man. I would love to see this in the metal. When do you think you will have it running??

[Preen59]

Very nice man. I would love to see this in the metal. When do you think you will have it running??

Dad wants everything done by July for the Castle Reigh reunion.