Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restrained

Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

Ok, F me I've been at the computer for 18 of 24 hours the past 3 days, n smoked the better 2/3 of 1/2OZ in that time...but I like storytime...hey Trichs...

I used to own a 1974 XB 2-Door coupe (Think rounder, neigh fatter Mach 1 Mustang). It was a custom metallic Emerald Green from the factory, 302 V8 Cleveland the smaller of the two engines, but C4 auto, 9" diff, and this was the GS with all power options including airbag rear suspension adjustable from a valve in the boot. I had plans, she was named Wendy, can't tell u why, just is. The front springs were cut, 3 coils off which dropped the ground clearance to just over a coke can in diameter, high...2". With the adjustable air rear, ride height with a press of a button adj in the rear for a VERY low, very slutty stance. Except wheels, 265(mm) weren't wide enough, it looked like it was riding on wagon wheels...
I found deep dish Chrome 12 slots, 325 rears, yes 13" wide deep dish which filled the rear arches beautifully without scrubbing on the inner guard, and 295 almost 12" matching fronts...these sold to me by the local car wrecker...or his son, who I went to school with, which were fitted to a 1972 Mach 1 Mustang converted to RH drive.

Anyway, I started pushing the engine a little hard and it needed urgent attention. I had some 4V heads, which were fitted to a 351 Cubic Inch Cleavland motor, and then saw a crank kit....stroker to 383 Cubic Inches....mmmm yes. So I did.

My lead guitarist mate's dad owned a mechanical workshop, so in one very long weekend we stripped, balance, ported, polished, blueprinted and rebuilt a stroked 351 Clevo now weighing in at 383 CI and hoping to produce 400+BHP at the rear wheels.
I now had an under rated auto, but, just changed the talk converter to 2250 stall, as the C4's were tough.

The car was now run in, and was...stimulating :)
Saturday night, I had a mate in the passenger seat, put yet more fuel in Wendy, putted slowly out the service station drive and onto the highway, straightened up, and well, just thought I'd give my mate a little scare...
When you put your foot all the way to the floor with mechanical secondaries, you get everything the carby can give you, pretty much without hesitation, as long as the air/fuel charge has got somewhere to go.

When you do this on a fully balance and blue printed engine, mechanical resistance to increasing rotational velocity is limited. :)

All hell breaks loose with almost 500BHP at the rear wheels! Especially with 13" of rubber...sure there's smoke...for as long as you want to hold second....but when it snaps into 3rd, you'd better be paying attention....smoking tyres at 100MPH snapping into 3rd for now grip at 3800RPM climbs rapidly to 4900RPM and 150MPH...in a 60zone...oh 60Km/h...ie 37MPH zone...mmm...ok it's 11pm at night on a main highway that's well lit, in an area you might get a car an hour through...and Im young and stupid...younger!

So me mate is white...looks at me and says...did you see that...I back off can't take my eyes off the road...
What?
The Cops?
What? Right foot has now left an impression in the floor pan, blue lights now apparent in the rear view mirror.
Ahead of us is the highway, or as any decent idiot would do a LH turn overpass over a train line...convict built, sandstone, 2 cars wide...
I say quietly...Hang on.
(Ok for those of you who don't know, I have some experience with rally cars...)
With the power of Wendy, you could, in fact rally on tar...and so we did...
A quick right left flick of the wheel and Wendy was now singing at 4500RPM in third, arching gracefully over a bridge, just knocking a corner sandstone brick from the edge as we passed into, well Railway parade...
Straight or, yep you guessed it another idiot Rh turn now into another street that went straight for 500m then ended in a dirt road that led to a gated national park entry or RH turn to make a loop back and around to Railway parade.
Unfortunately the amount of smoke and noise from tyres and car were like bread crumbs to the birds, and at 90MPh we hit the dirt, lights off, engine off, vacuum assisted brakes...oh f....we got no brakes....except hand brake, quick on, flashing lights disappear behind us down the next RH, siren is slowly disappearing.....car rolls gently to a stop....everything is silent again...except the sound of my heart beating and the roar of internal voices shouting commands....

The boys hadn't seen me shut off lights, or roll at over 100 MPH into the national park dirt road, nor the trail of oil my engine left behind at we hit the dirt road...did you forget, ground clearance was only 2", sumps don't respond well to rocks at speed...nothing, not ever was caught, or charged, or busted, but it cost me a lunched engine....ouch 2 weeks after it's build....

:)
 
Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

It was a great considerate car; rather than the usual breakdown then spend thousands of dollars to repair, it saved me all that time and expense by just burning up; I wish all cars were like that; they burn up, you collect some insurance money that you can use as a down payment on the next car.

OH Jaaamz, mate, you'd do well over here...ROFL ROFL ROFL....need to pee...ROFL ROFL ROFL
 
Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

Trichs, I've had the floor for long enough...you are very gracious...good after noon, good evening, and good night all.

My fondest wishes to you all.
 
Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

Honored sir Jaamz honoured...I have a DipEd Psych and Liguistics...you wouldn't know it...and well I've lived a very full life...lets just put it that way.
 
Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

My first car was a Datsun 1000 Coupe. Dad bought it new, gave it me on my 17th Birthday.
I wrote it off and put myself in hospital 3 months later.
Cars don't stop when they leave the ground...even when you've pushed your foot all the way down...
The engine in this car is just normal North / South arrangement. It was now East/West and pressing hard into the firewall. The rear diff was now an optional accessorie. It had been punched out the rear of the car by the gearbox being pushed by the motor being leant on my the Gum tree.
Needless to say that car didn't live to play again. I did. :)

Broken nose, wrist, 2 ribs. Amnesia for 3 days. Lifetime of apologies to one's father...

Oh on a lighter note, in that 3 months that car got me...(can i say this here(?) oh well, laid with several different girls...we played hard and died young together! :)
 
Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

You a musician also? I used to do the band/road thing now I just play for my computer. I just bought a beautiful 12 string acoustic. I always wanted one but never got around to it until last month; got a good deal on a Takamine on ebay.

Good for you. Im glad you got one. Being able to own and play an instrument is not a wish that should be unfulfilled. Me, Guitarist.
 
Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

Hey Trichs, Im dying to know where u are, just generally, I see Blue Skies but look, it's such a personal question I also just try to put a mental map together of where people are, just for fun.

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Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

What's your gear like? Example, I got my les paul, fender strat, the 12 string and fender acoustic along with my line 6 spider mk IV amp and my computer gear - Akai keyboard, and I use Cakewalk software. I must say, your stories are fascinating! and since it's early in the morning here and probably mid afternoon at you - no one is up reading this now; so story on cowboy!
 
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Mmm god, I have a little studio. Pearl drums, Mics, A range of Fender guitars and bases, amps, my favorite is an old Tokai Les Paul copy. Now I know it doesn't sound like much, and it's not, but the first time I played it, I said this is it, and it is. It's just got a lovely feel.
So compared to the Strat it sees much more use.
I also am a classical guitarist...so I have some nice Japanese made K Yari and hand made classical as well. Behringer live mixing desk, couple of 400Watt Fane design front of house and foldback wedges...stuff....cables...tonnes of cable...

edit oh and a old 1980 Marshal JCM900 dual lead head, which kicks a** big time when you want metal....
 
Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

Ok so what sort of music you like playing Jaamz

We are now all old so play music in this circle...Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Motorhead, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Pearl Jam, did I say Metallica and Black Sabbath, Screaming Jets...ok same sort of stuff, plus I guess some more popular stuff as well and all the oldies like 'Sweet Home Alibama' 'House of the Rising Sun' etc,
 
Re: Watch This Flux - 1st 420 Outdoor Fluxing - Presents Fluxy Lady - Fully Restraine

Ok Ok, my bass player and lead guitarist would have shot me for leaving them out...and AC/DC

It's just the 3 chord simplicity that peaves me. But Angus has nasty tricks with some of the simplest sounding of his lead.
 
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