Another brilliant piece from a GUNNAS WRITING MASTERCLASS WRITER.
All I want to do is drive the damn thing! So worried about whether it’ll start first go or whether the Quarterhorse will shit itself. Damn Quarterhorse battery – I’ve heard quite a few stories of them dying when left unused for extended periods of time. Can I make the bonnet fit somehow? If I space it up at the hinges it’s sure to hit the cowl when opened. Can I easily obtain a fibreglass bonnet with a reverse cowl or can a metal one be easily made? Have I damaged the bores turning it over the other day? Will the idle motor decide to fucking work for a change? If the issue isn’t that damaged wiring then I’m totally at a loss as to why it won’t work. I’m definitely going to need help from Matt or Damo to get it running with those injectors. Why can’t I find a belt that’ll fit? Should I worry more about engineering it? Should I have put more effort into finding out where the engine number is stamped? Should I have stamped it with the 5 litre’s number? God I hope I don’t get found out. I think it’ll fly under the radar pretty easily. The idea that it’ll be discovered by some random cop at a breatho is fucking scary. “Just pop the bonnet for me sir, it doesn’t sound very stock. Oh look, that isn’t the normal deck height of a 5 litre – you’d better call a towy!”