12-Cab C60L & More

[lynx42]

You right, Tony, I made a mistake. M00040 is the C60X at Yarrawonga Vic. Mine must be M00036. I got the photo's mixed up I guess. M00036 had GMH Cabin no 25 which is on a plate under the bonnet (hood). Found M00029 the other day about 200km away. Pretty sad. I'll post photo's later. thanks for the correction. Rick

Bob, I have spoken to Dr.Who previously to no avail. Maybe he's changing his mind. Will try again. Rick

[lynx42]

Made another mistake, should have put M00021 not M00029 for the one I found the other day. There is an F60S there as wellwith an interesting brass plate above the dash. Rick

[aj.lec]

Just back from the collection run
No drama,s
That would be a first
Thankyou very much to bruce for his help
Thankyou very much to our own Tony Smith for the supply of a couple of tyres to suit .It was good to meet you .Just a pity I didnt have more time to have a look at the toy collection
The old c8 certainly is a rusty one but its saving grace is the worst of the rust is in the ancillary/bolt on components but im sure the generosity and knowledge of this forum and wider community will yield some replacement parts

[aj.lec]

P.S. Managed to sneek it into the yard unseen and minimal questioning from the boss
Luckily for me the curtains were closed

[Alex van de Wetering]

Just back from the collection run
No drama,s

Congratulations Andrew! Good to see that the C8 found a good home!

Alex

[aj.lec]

Managed to find alternative for the hard to get 9 x13 tyres (on the back at least )
interesting look
cmp or hot rod

[aj.lec]

bit of a question
I have 4 13 inch rims of two varieties
The first just has two halves without holding bolts
The second has multiple holding bolts like there bigger cmp brothers
On others I have only seen the first variety
Are the second ring-ins or are they originals and just another c8 anomaly

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by aj.lec

Managed to find alternative for the hard to get 9 x13 tyres (on the back at least )
interesting look
cmp or hot rod

Will these be the specs?

Powertrain
Engine: It's all serious Rat, with a Donovan aluminum block, a 4.250-stroke King crank, Carrillo rods and 4.50-inch JE pistons that make 540 cubes. Airflow Research heads, a Pro Systems Dominator on a Dart intake, and custom headers with Borla mufflers with twin chrome stacks make enough power to push the stock cab 11 well over 200.
Power: It makes 874 hp and 655 lb-ft of torque, both at 7,000 rpm.
Transmission: The Jerico four-speed crash box is linked to an RPS Stage IV clutch with a Cyn-R-G segmented flywheel and a carbon-carbon dual-disc setup.
Rearend: A full-floating 9-inch Ford rearend takes all the abuse. The axles are 31-spline, gun-drilled pieces, a 2.49:1 ring-and-pinion for 220-plus mph speeds at flat-out around Corowa.


Suspension: The front end is supported by coilovers with Grigg's Racing shocks and Vogtland springs. The steering is a Stiletto rack-and-pinion, and the tubular sway bar is from Speedway Engineering. In back, it's also Grigg's/Vogtland coilovers with a three-link and panhard bar.

Brakes:The latest Baer 6S six-piston brakes clamping huge 14-inch rotors on each corner. The C8 will need those big brakes to come down from 200 mph.

Adapted from a hotrod site