DeTomaso Mailing List: October 97, Message #237
     



From: 	Dan Jones <djones2@mdc.com>

Subject: Re: Aussie blocks ?

Date: 	Thu, 9 Oct 1997 15:25:18 +0000



> Thanks. I guess the only remaining questions are:

>

> how far out can you bore the Aussie 351C ?



I'm not sure but 0.060" is supposed to be okay.

BTW, the blocks are supposed to be standard bore.



> phone number or other contact info for the supplier ?



His name is Mike Fielder and I've posted his number here 

before but his card is packed away in one of the boxes

from California I've yet to open.  Anyone else got his number?

 

Thanks again,

William



Dan Jones wrote:

> 

> William,

> 

> I'll send this to the list too since I think there's some interest there.

> 

> > So there's still room in the shipment for more stuff ?

> 

> As of two weeks ago there was.

> 

> > How does the deal work, where does the container end up,

> > how does everybody get their stuff, etc etc.

> >  Has anybody dealt with him before ?

> 

> I've dealt with him before when I bought my first set of Aussie

> heads.  He has a warehouse someplace south of L.A. but I picked my

> stuff up from his house in Simi Valley.  He loaded several sets

> of heads into the back of the Bronco and let me pick the pair I

> wanted.  As far as the block goes, I'll have to have it shipped to

> St. Louis.  I was hoping I could stuff it in the back of the car before

>  I left but it didn't arrive and I didn't have space anyway.

> 

> >  What about duty ? I wouldn't mind getting hold of one of these

> > myself.

> 

> No duty.

> 

> > What else interesting does he sell ?

> 

> He has Aussie blocks and heads for 351C applications and 302

> Cleveland cranks (used for 330+ inch 5.0 strokers).  He also sells

> a nice roller timing set  that's adjustable in 1 or 2 degree increments

> (forget which) rather than the usual +/- 4 degree positions ($90)

> and "Yella Terra" roller rockers (pricey) for the Cleveland.  He

> supposedly does Chevy stuff too.

> 

> I asked him about intake manifolds, specifically about high rise

> dual planes.  Nothing available from down under.  Apparently

> most of the factory stuff was cast iron and the aftermarket

> was all U.S. stuff.  He did mention that some (most?) of the factory

> manifolds were set up for Quadrajet spreadbores.

> 

> Later,

> Dan

> 

> Dan Jones wrote:

> >

> > $350 for cleaned and checked bare blocks

> >

> > -Dan