We have just lost a great mate, mentor, stirrer as well as a very knowledgeable member of our small Tech corner of the WWW.

"I will someday think of something clever to say " ....... a signature from someone who always had something profound to say.

I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time with this incredible man. Sometimes in life, you meet people that can change your own life. Boof did that to me for the better. We did 3 overseas trips together and had a great 2,000 + kilometer road trip in his 65 fastback, along with many visits at each other's homes.

We we're never at a loss for conversation when together. I love his sense of humour (actually, his sense of the ridiculous, like mine). Thankfully I got to see the world from David's perspective, business like but with an altruistic bottom line, thanks mate.

David loves to stir the pot, especially when it comes to those that love playing with their engines. David is the devil on a lot of people's shoulder, whispering in their ear to spend more money on go fast bits.

Summit racing supplies in the USA, probably thinks that profits will go down with his passing, but he has snookered that thought by living on here, in our little corner of the world wide web, in our Tech Section ? Boof will continue to spend other people's money for a long time to come yet.

All this was because of his experience. His cars were well built, in fact the last two sold (302W powered Capri and his injected 302W 65 Mustang fastback) went to different very well known racing identities.

However, his engine building sometimes hit a few snags. Like the time he was helping a mate build a Holden 6 and because his friend lived in an apartment with only a tiny garage, they decided to assemble it on the balcony. Great idea for room to work, until it came time to carry the completed engine through the apartment and down the stairs. That engine came apart again and was reassembled downstairs. Sometimes the simplest things get past you ?

David gracefully dealt with the hand he had been given, something I do not know if I could do. His empathy for others astounds me, looking after his loved ones when I would be looking for pity.

We will miss you my friend, until we meet again. You will be easy to find as you will be hanging out with a bunch of rev heads in the great Formula 1 pit area in the sky ........

A footnote ........

David was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND or ALS) around December 2015. He suspected something was wrong in August/September of that year. For a long time, only a few of us knew what he had, so his support network was quite small. Over time, of course, word got out & the network grew, however it was still not widely known as that was David's wish.

One thing I have always noted and it was so apparent in this case, good people are always surrounded by good people. Thank you to all that knew and helped in whatever way you could.

I cannot speak to much about the condition itself, only from what I have observed traveling & spending time with him. I can say it is one of the hardest things in life to watch a mate, who you have the greatest respect for, go through.

David did that with dignity & with a smile on his face.

More info here ..... https://www.mndaust.asn.au/Get-informed/What-is-MND.aspx

And finally, some sobering figures .........

https://www.mndaust.asn.au/Get-informed/What-is-MND/Facts-and-figures.aspx

Have a read. The results experienced on the test vehicle are very impressive!

http://www.mustangtech.com.au/Content/pid=30.html

In the mean time, try the Firefox browser if you have it. It seems to work ok, at least on the version we tested.

I will update when it's been fixed.

Update: User registration has been fixed.

Since it's been so long, this one will probably be a longer update than usual. The projects are in no particular order.

First up - Chux bought this Mach 1 project.

As is customary here at Mustangtech, he wasted no time getting right into it. Hats off!

Ed is doing a lot of work to his 66 Convertible, including new front brake setup that he's designing himself, new radiator, and a new internally regulated alternator.

Huskys lovely 65 has been getting some attention.

He's added a reversing camera, which is pretty unique.

A new summit throttle body has been fitted to try to curb an idle issue, as well as replacing some rubber fuel lines with braided items.

There has also been discussion about some kind of forced induction... stay tuned!

Mungus has been continuing work on his Bullet clone.

He's had his steering wheel covered in leather and it's come up great.

As well as this, he's been working on finding a good replacement for the stock interior paint colour.

Ryan has been pretty busy and hasn't had much time to work on his project.

Still, it's looking close and he's going to look at bringing the car home to he can work on it more.

Project Lime is starting to see some interior work when Shaun finds the time.

He's also bought some Pypes mufflers, which I'm keen on myself, so looking forward to hearing how they sound!

Cage and hybrid pulled apart Brandys rear end to have a look at the diff that was acting like a locker at times.

It turns out that the LSD had too many shims in place and never would have worked properly.

We removed a shim and it measured within tolerance, although on the tighter side.

Ratio was calculated to be 2.75, which is a bit taller than we thought/hoped, but we didn't do anything about that yet.

Ozbilt has done a lot of work on Project Patience lately. It's really coming along now. Too many pics to post, but here's a glimpse!

And it looks bloody great, just quietly.

I have re-designed the catch can setup to include a PCV valve again since I didn't like the hint of fuel smell in my oil.

Obviously with forced induction you need to be mindful of pressurising the crankcase. To stop this, I have put check valves in the lines.

I have also added a line to the supercharger intake. The design is illustrated below. The arrows indicate check valves that only allow air to flow in one direction.

What I hope with this design is:

1) during periods of vacuum, the PCV will do it's job normally. The check valve in the supercharger line will ensure that only air from the crankcase is pulled.

2) During periods of boost, the check valve in the PVC line will stop the crankcase being pressurised and will also ensure that the supercharger only pulls air from the crankcase.

So far it seems to be working as intended.

PCV is installed to the catch can.

However, it will now be produced by VLF Automotive and will be called the VLF Rocket V8.

The Rocket will sport a carbon fibre body and 725 horsepower (541KW) supercharged V8. Adjustable coilovers will be standard and uprated Brembo brakes will be optional.

Pricing has not been released yet, but you can imagine they aren't going to be cheap, with some suggestions of US$120,000 for the base model.

The styling is not for everyone, but it's definitely different and should live up to it's name.

Here's the first one for 2017.

Gbx78 has been spending some time with his mistress during the break. "Scarlet" has received some new toggle switches for things such as manual cooling fan override, spot/fog light control and oil temp gauge sharing between transmission and engine.

Some cold air induction is also in the works with the help of hybrid and ozbilt. Scarlets most recent updates can be found here.

Cage's "brandy" has been given a cooling upgrade in the form of a new radiator shroud and beastly derale fan install.

The improvement was instantly obvious, but some wiring may need to be upgraded now because of the bigger current draw of the new fan. Stay tuned.

Brandys most recent updates can be found here.

Santa brought 66STNG and Project Phoenix some headers, but there's some fitment issues that often happen when a RHD or rack conversion is done.

Hopefully it's sorted one way or another, as this car seems to be on the home stretch.

Phoenix most recent updates can be found here.

66.COOP has been missing the cold air that it used to be fed from the bonnet scoop since being Paxton supercharged. It now has a new cold air system built, which will hopefully help.

Next on the list is a new 2-core radiator and connecting the battery in the boot (trunk).

rkmiller's "Project X" is edging closer to completion. It's been painted, and is slowly being pieced together as time permits, including exterior trim and interior.

The Mustang Hybrid, to be built at the Flat Rock Plant, comes in 2020 and will be available in North America to start with.

They are also investing in the development of a wireless charging system, that would enable recharge simply by parking the car.

Mert has 3 68 Mustangs he's looking to part with quickly.

The EXP below is not so standard, but the quality is top notch.

$110,000 - EXP 500 (Shelby coupe) repli-bute. 445 stroker, C6, 3.00 tru-trac. Custom jarrrah veneer dash and shelby console. Custom OEM comfort weave interior. AM/8 track. Correct Shelby sequencing tail lights. All rear fibergalss OEM, front Branda "best". Took second place at 2014 Melbourne Motoclassica. $110k Comes with a few extras I have not installed, oil cooler, trans cooler.

All three vehicles come with a Marti Report.

Dear readers,

I'm just off the phone with Lumley Special Vehicles to move all my "special" vehicle insurance (one car, two bikes) from Shannons to LSV.

They asked me if I was a member of a club, and I said "sort of" and explained this place, what we were about and how we started.

He's added Mustangtech to their system, and anyone that mentions they are a member here will receive a discount.

I did not get any more of a discount for doing this - I just got the same "member" discount as anyone else would get.

But they were certainly cheaper than shannons (by 20-25%), so it's worth giving them a call to compare.

The GT4 utilises the 5.2L flat crank V8 that the GT350 sports, but it is mated to a 6-speed race transmission.

On top of all that, it just looks awesome.