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| Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
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Michael here, owner of YeloDog. The question of 'to stroker' or 'not to stroker' is a valid one. When I eventually sorted Red Sloth (14438) with crank fired ignition, Dell 40s and Type C cams, all was good in the world. I had 135HP under the hood and the car was a lovely cruiser, swallowed up bumps and was happy moving between 3000-4500rpm. But in the 3-4 years that it took me to achieve peace with Red Sloth I had already bought the 'remains' of YeloDog with the sole objective of swapping out the engine. When she arrived following the long journey from upstate NY to Warsaw, Poland, YeloDog rolled off the trailer angry, insisting that she was still straight as a dye, and man that engine was bristling like nothing I had experienced before. The exhaust note was deafening. 1st gear and boom, the car literally hopped forward. 4 years into YeloDog and I have had the metal straightened & painted. The head had to be taken off to deal with coolant leaks and I had a lovely single pipe stainless exhaust made to soften the sound and placate the neighbours. 4-5000 miles later, that engine work and exhaust has definitely reduced the bark and bite, but it's still an awesome car to go. The torque is felt all through the rev range while with Red Sloth and its traditional setup, torque really only appears from 3500rpm onwards which means you need to be going at speed to accelerate. With Red Sloth now under new ownership I've decided that YeloDog will be my last old Brit car and for it to join me into my 60s it needs to be be further toned down or better still, further refined. So, I'm splurging on a leather interior - seats, door cards, centre console, sun-visors etc., a 6 speed Lexus IS200 gearbox with hydraulic clutch, a Jenvey 40 fuel injection conversion to replace the Weber 45s and lastly the old style Jensen Healey go-faster vinyl trim along the bottom of the doors and wings. Next year I will get the roll bar repainted and canvas top restored. Then hopefully I spend more time enjoying the road and the wind on my bald head.
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Last edited on 08-07-2025 09:36 pm by moikenny