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 jigga
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 08:46 PM |
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Powertune Sydney?
What's the story/history of Powertune of gladesville road?
Anyone know the owner?
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AA003
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 09:23 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by jigga
What's the story/history of Powertune of gladesville road?
Anyone know the owner?
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Yes, what do you want to know?
Best engine builder around.
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 10:01 PM |
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How long you got?
Not that I know him well, Adrian has been around since the 70's
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 10:09 PM |
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Steve Carter on here knows him well......I think he did his apprenticeship there.
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 07:37 AM |
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???????????????
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 07:40 AM |
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In 1979, I built a Super-bug Sports Sedan, with a 2.2 Radke engine. After running a few hillclimbs, I realised the engine was not suitable for the
Under 2litre class that I wished to contest in the Comalco Sports Sedan series at Amaroo Park. My research led me to Powertune, at Gladesville.
After quite a bit of negotiation [not just financial], Adrian finally built a 1968cc engine for my VW. There were a few 'teething troubles', but
finally I had a reliable engine that produced 169hp @ 7500rpm, on Mark Walker's engine dyno. This enabled me to do what I wanted to do.....beat the
Quickest Minis around, and win the Under 2 litre class in the Comalco S.S. Series in 1981. Adrian then bought the car from me, and still has it. He
won't sell it back to me.
Cheers, Greg
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 07:59 AM |
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Mate I'm fairly sure he doesn't do any work anymore for new customers. I think he's concentrating more on dealing with existing customers and side
projects.
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jigga
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 08:39 AM |
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I would like to buy a car from his yard
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 08:48 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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I would like to buy a car from his yard
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Good luck with that
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 10:15 AM |
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yep lots of luck
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 11:02 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Mate I'm fairly sure he doesn't do any work anymore for new customers. I think he's concentrating more on dealing with existing customers and side
projects.
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+1
He lives around the corner from me, I called him up one day as I wanted him to check my engine out. Very nice guy and we chatted for about half an
hour, but he wouldn't take the work on as he only wanted to deal with existing customers.
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 03:40 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Pollywaffle
He lives around the corner from me, I called him up one day as I wanted him to check my engine out. Very nice guy and we chatted for about half an
hour, but he wouldn't take the work on as he only wanted to deal with existing customers.
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How long would it have taken to check your engine out......half an hour, perhaps?
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| posted on April 30th, 2012 at 06:10 PM |
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does he still have all the SPG's in display cases? i would love one of them.
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| posted on April 30th, 2012 at 06:51 PM |
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still has the boat in the front under wraps
The only water it has seen in 25 years is rain
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