studs for the aftermarket roller rockers.
As it turned out, that Trade Me Peterson blower
manifold was also warped, so it was back to
Wayne for surfacing before Marty could even think
about bolting the GM 6-71 blower on. Having sat
unsealed for years, the blower was full of muck,
and Marty first had to strip, clean, and repolish it
back to perfection — a bit of good old-fashioned
hard yakka that has resulted in a blower barely
distinguishable from a brand-new unit.
There is a bit of brand new where it matters,
though. New Zealand’s supercharger guru,
Alan Shadwick at Als Blower Drives, came through
with a blower drive and rear bearing plate, as well
as the Garlits Streetcatcher scoop that sits above
the boost-referenced Quick Fuel carburettor
sourced from Dene at STA Parts.
It was Marty’s handiwork that brought the whole
package together, however, including the alternator
brackets and pulley that he machined up, the full
electrical rewire, and the three-inch exhaust system
with X-pipe to suit the tri-Y headers. While he
was under there, he also took the opportunity to
strengthen the narrowed rear chassis and Panhard
rod mounts, as well as install a driveshaft hoop to
get the car ready for LVV certification.
Street legality was paramount, which is why the
jewellery hanging out of the bonnet isn’t anythingskid hack
Among the cars Willy’s owned
in his time, one of the more
notable is ‘351 Hack’ — the
tough Ford XW Falcon built
by Dave Gurr and featured
on the cover of NZV8
Issue No. 103. Powered by
a supercharged 351ci Clevo
and backed by a five-speed
manual box, the street-driven
skid hack would have been a
whole lot of fun!(^44) themotorhood.com