[Al weyman]

I have put this on hold for a couple of years but the time is now right resurrect the project and get this bit of American racing history back together as a proper car the way it was built. Here is a link to my Facebook album please feel free to comment or advise. I would like to get this finished by next spring and see if I can revive that invite I had to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, may even try to get one of the original pilots from the 70's behind the wheel. I will adventually need some NASCAR style Goodyear Slicks but a long way off from that just yet.

I don't intend to race the car and in fact as you can see I have stripped off the fibreglass rear quarters and big rear spoiler and have a doner 2nd gen which I am going to remove the rear end from and stitch it to the original roof so I will be actually be adding weight to the car. I will aslo run it as they did with steel bonnet and boot and glass windshields back and front which will up the weight. I will build a replica 400 bhp engine for her, I already have the block, heads, full original Weaver drysump equipment including all lines and Mooneyes tank of the orginal style and pan. It has the Ford 9inch axle (naughty GM) Lincon uprights and Ford steering bix (tut, tut) and I have 97% of all the parts I need to complete including no less than 6 front wings I came across and a front spoiler from the original mould in the States. I will use it for a few trackdays and displays etc.

here is the link you may need a Facebook account to peruse it. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2...1629&type=1

[Doug Phillips]

How long have you had it Al? Great project. Waiting for the offer to codrive!!! lol

Did you see this?

http://www.auctionlistservices.com/08iroc/index.htm

[Al weyman]

I have had the car for about 15 years now but did nothing with it. I have it nearly all stripped down just got to remove all the front suspension and steering. I have been attacking it with a twisted wire brush in a 4 inch angle grinder but may still have it bead blasted as its a bit hard around the roll cage tubes to get clean.

I should have gone over to the auction although saying that there is not a great deal of parts I need to finish off. I do need a period seat though. I have all the dry sump equipment, Ford axle, straight cut gearbox have a block to build an engine and I also have the original Edelbrock Scorpion manifold and 850 Holley it came with. A 360 degree set of headers would have been nice as well it may end up without those unless I can source them somewhere as I havnt a clue what they look like. I also need to eventually sorce some tyres and get them over here.