Operation Rudolph this year was the largest in it's four year history. We had over seventy vehicles from the QLD police to the Cairns Livesavers and every emergence service was represented.

This saw a change is how we did the trip with the convoy splitting at Aeroglen. Red group went left and cruised through Strathford, Brinsmead and Redlynch. While Green group did the normal beach run. Both groups rejoined at the Campus shopping centre and then continued on to to Palm Cove via the northern beaches.

All money raised this year will go to ACT for Kids.

Turbo Update 11/12/2009

Heat shields in Place and will be finished in a Blue Chrome. Dump pipe is yet to get its heat shield but it was well under way when I left this afternoon.
Stainless Oil Drainage pipe straight out of the Chrome tank, it was in there for 45 minutes and the finish is show quality.
Air pickup pipe also straight out of the Chrome Tank, Many thanks to Terry and Dave from Electroshine who did the chroming. Electroshine make and polish or chrome stainless steel parts. We took our stainless parts to them for polishing but the boys chromed them instead. Lucky they have been watching the build as there workshop is over the lane way from Brett's workshop.

The Turbo build is getting close to finished lots have happened this week,Turbo to intercooler pipes power coated in an Alloy colour and finished with a shinny clear coat. I cannot wait to see it all together now it is starting to look good, well next week with a bit of luck.

This is Rare

How rare is this? Two rare EB Falcons side by side.
Falcon EBGT and a EB XR8 Sprint. There were app 200 of each made and to see them side by side is very unusual.
My mate Matts GT and Luke from our Earlville stores car. Luke worked in our store last Monday and came in the Sprint Both cars are original which is also rare for cars that are now ninteen years old.
The XR8 Sprint is a down market GT. It has all of the GT running gear and suspension but is 30kg lighter as it does not have the luxury bits. No extra sound deading, no Premier sound(unless ordered) or body kit therfore it was a faster car.

Getting ready

Maryland and I getting the first Christmas catalogue ready.

Current driver

Over the last week or so I have been driving my mate Matt's EB GT, it is a very rare 5 speed manual.

The two beasts together, I am getting impatient now I would love to drive my Falcon.

Another update

Yes we can close the bonnet, we had to test the new bracket for the radiator alloy over flow tank.
There is not much room left under the bonnet. Pipe from the turbo to the intercooler will be finished in an alloy power coat . all other metal brackets Brett made will be painted Dynamic white the same colour as the car.
Left hand side is now finished with the blow off valve fitted and all the intercooler hoses hidden as best we could.