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Cheers Patty, we pick up the base engine for it tomorrow, we'll get started on the crank and block mods pretty much straight away and measure up a few things to see how far we can push as far as comp and then order our pistons to suite. We're all excited to get goin and see how far we can go with the old taxi

That's cool about the wagon sometimes it's best to get a whole car especially when it's for work purpose you need to be on the road - it reminds me of a funny joke - not a Ford but we had a VS Wagon used for work and it had so many things wrong with it I spent $5000 fixing it and countless hours but admittedly I loved working on it, everytime we drove it something just happened to go wrong that resulted in taking the Gregories book out to troubleshoot. So we thought if your going to break down that often, because it had a tow ball we could buy another fully working wagon and tow that behind us everywhere we go when going to work, and when the wagon we are driving breaks down just start up the towed wagon and begin towing the original wagon.

For those that have followed through the years we own and built Jet066 which was the first 8 sec irs b series and still the fastest street driven xr6t. Abit after the Xmas we parted it out and had contemplated selling the shell as well but after removing the last of its components we realised we were a little too attached to it to see this happen & perhaps we had a little unfinished business to attend to. I love racing and love the car but my want for a quick streetcar is all bar gone so the logical decision was made, why not take it to the next level at the track and make a more dedicated track car where we don't have to sacrifice/compramise things like you do in a street/drag combo. The build is a joint venture between Forced Performance & Tuning & will have the usual support that we've had through the years from 6boost, Golebys parts & a new member All torque engine machining who will be sponsoring/supporting our engines. Plenty of thanks already to Prasac (paulie) for much needed direction on a few things, I'm sure there will be plenty more thanks to come in the following months as we progress. The car will still be Barra powered but with a few things we've learnt over the over yrs, it'll be purely based around the needs to keep a big hp track based engine in one piece. It'll be converted to a 9in 4link to allow us to tuck a descent tyre under it with all work done in house at fpt as well as all the fabrication. It'll be haltech controlled & we'll be lightening the car as much as possible without compromising on structural stability but apart from that I won't elaborate too much yet but let the pictures do the story telling as we start making big progress. If time permits we hope to make inroads in the next wk or so, we look forward to sharing the progress as we have over the last few yrs with the original build. Thanks John & FPT

Thanks fellas we promise to not disappoint

Yeah props to that person for getting stuck in that early! They need this shirt

Hey guys my name is Luke used to be on the forum years ago when I had my bf xr6t ute. Well few years after selling that one I bought another. Iv owned this one for about 8months and until today was making 370rwkw with the following mods Built motor 1000cc injectors Walbro 460 intank Gt3582 .7front cover, 4inch inlet Full exhaust 4inch dump into twin 2.5inch Hdi cooler kit, no intake just a stumpy pod straight from turbo!! Not 100% sure but the original owner claims it has a built gearbox.. Who knows So over the last month I fitted up a new plazmaman 1000hp kit with 4inch turbo side intake. Gave the turbo to precision turbos and they fitted it with a 11 blade billet wheel. Today it was tuned at autotech and managed 404rwkw on 98 and 466rwkw on e85! I'm absolutely stoked with how it goes!! Struggles to get any power down first 3 gears with the crappy 245 tyres I have on it but they are staying until I atleast put a built tailshaft in it.

Love the fireplace in the background it sets the mood.

Birthday pm I've got for six years now says whinginator and 24... Fhark u years and mean mods lol

Nuf said

Whatever the bloke tuning it suggests

Getting the car serviced and picking it up and being told it all looks good and no issues

If u say ls mick I'll disown u lol

At least you beat the 13 that the others earlier in this thread predicted Can't wait to see the results of the new setup :D

Im going to pop down to graham west tomorrow and have a chat to brett if hes not busy. From what I heard from a mate is that he is pretty happy with the chat that he had with him about the next step on his car. Also recommend by a few people at a car meeting that had very nice and smooth running cars. So im not heading south after a few really bad stories and have heard nothing but good stuff from gw. Also hes not happy until a customer is happy from what I have heard to. So that's the place I will be going to. :D

Plastic turbo pipes split quite easily..

I rate graham west. Tune was fine for 2 months then started stalling. Left it with him for a week 10kw more and not stalling. All under workmanship warranty

Anything looks tuff doing skids ...... Just sayn

seen a few utes- I doubt there will be huge amounts on the road. I was wondering if the main customer base will be those who are brand loyal- rather than those who want the best car for their money. with the exception of the xr8- for those who want unbelievable performance for the money.

Just saw my first one in the wild - only saw the rear. Badge placement on the boot is shocking - they'd be gone before I drove one out of the dealer

Cheers guys. I'll try Shannons when the time comes! Liked the quick story Boris, hahaha. Where there's a will there's a way!

look forward to reading all about it, good luck mate

well, that's definitely a different way to go about an engine bay! Kudo's to you for being different.

Top plug is the for the variable intake manifold control on the NA car. Not required for the turbo. Extra wires appear to be for a bonnet switch for the alarm. Do you have/know how to use a volt meter? Before you go belting anything with a hammer remove the solenoid wire from the starter (the small wire) and check for battery voltage between it and earth when the key is in the start position.. There's multiple reasons why the car won't crank and considering the car is a conversion you going to need to work threw each one but start but checking the an actual start signal to the starter. Do you have a wiring diagram?

Got an offer I couldn't refuse and all torque do great work. Eventually we hope to get it all inhouse so in the future if we do have issues we can in and out as quick as possible and really just the next evolution in learning

Thanks guys .... Wrinkles are fine ... Increasing slowly lol Still in my pjs Birthday ftw

Bring on the Ashes, off my footy this year,can't seem to get enthused about any code

Coz the factory tyre placard says he cant and qld transport are stubbon retards, end of story. Their are plenty of load rated options above 16", the fg 1tonners can have 17's. Like a said, qld transport are difficult. Its the size of the rim that cannot be changed phil, not an issue of wether larger load rated tyres are available. Its retarded coz karnts buy style sides, whack a tray on it and run whatever they want all the while overloaded. Yet if its registered as a 1 tonne and the po po see larger wheels they are all over it. Can thank wankers in "mini trucks" for that.

If you're going to stick with a two piston front caliper then at least track down a set of the PBR C5/C6 calipers. They use a 325 x 32mm disc rotor instead of the 298 or 322 x 28mm that the standard Falcons use. The extra 4mm thickness helps with handling the heat and not warping. That caliper was also used on the '97-'02 Corvette, which means a good range of performance brake pads (ie get them from the US). They are had to find secondhand, but if you're not going to go Brembo then at least find a set of them. They came in three different colours: - Red with a PBR logo - Black with a Ford logo - Blue with an FPV logo They were an option on the BA Falcon and standard on a lot of the BA FPVs. They do need a 17" rim though.

PCV, crank, crank vent, blowby valve = all the same thing. Do appreciate the responses on that but I figured it out. Big one is the pcv, the little one is the ac hose. I've been a little absent minded thinking about a heap of other things going on in life distracting me right now and unfortunately life is a bad habit I'm not ready to give up right now. I heard something once about a book called the zen art of motor mechanics. The pretence is about how those sh*tty hard jobs are actually an escape when they require all of your attention & focus. This build is a bit of a mental thing right now. Time for other sh*t and all the unexpected things is taking my eye off the ball a bit. But when I'm in the shed, the fires stoked, radios on and I'm quietly sipping a tastey beverage thinking about the problem I'm facing, I really enjoy it. Sounds silly but it's a bit daunting knowing there's this big scary thing in the shed that's looking to cause me grief at every turn but when I get started I make progress. I'm also starting to round out things now so I can finally see how it will all work which is ace. And it's an hour or two a day or every other day for now Ok so things still to do; Sort out & re plumb the vac lines, booster & pcv Get more thread lock & bolt down the manifold Mount & plumb the intercooler Fit the pressure transducer Chop the airbox to fit, bend the Ac line to clear everything (and if not disable it over winter til I can custom something up) Mounting tabs to hold small things out of the way as well as get some pipework bent up to suit Fix the rad Reassemble & start (hoping to restart next Thursday for a brief time to see if the tune will work) So on to the latest of the night - Got the right angle drill kit and event that was borderline close from not fitting in to position too Learning the hard way that I've done this ass backwards as well. The injector rail is now in the way preventing me from using the expensive and hard to find 3/8th wobble attachment from doing up the manifold nuts. Also, pretty much forget torque settings on a nizzy plenum as you can't really get a tool in to get at them, so the FT system it is - stands for FFFFFFAIRLY!! Tight. It would be easier doing this BEFORE the injectors are reinstalled. On a completely unrelated note, trying to do injectors first is what led me in to this mess! The central nuts are the most difficult as they are more inboard and under the body of the thing. Everything else I will do up when I've got more threadloc. The stuff from factory is a right pain as it's everywhere in the threads you don't want it to be. As we do, we'll sneak a tool on it & get them all done up. I'll come back after a few heat cycles & double check them too. In my youthful rush brought a new gasket for it and modified it which has now effectively f*cked it so the original will go back on. It'll do The tune has been uploaded and is ready to start. I've got some generic etc codes (p1000) which Re common for when things are disconnected I believe so we'll give it a kick in the guts soon and see how many injectors spray fuel external to the manifold or that throw codes etc. Flashing the ecu took longer than I though it would too. Noticed the ecu makes a high pitched squeal when it's working too And the dark art for the night, the FG arrangement. So again a major call for a FG rocker cover of someone knows someone with a spare, but I can mod something to work. The below is a pic in the headlight area to see bonnet clearance. Hard to see but the pipe opening is high as the coil cover is also high. I could get around it by chopping the foil cover but I'm super not keep to do that right now. And I think the rubber could maybe be put to a heat gun to warp and make work. I don't think this is the way to do it though as under bonnet temps are high in any car and nothing will ensure it will hold that shape, so thinking about a few options there. Worst case is I use that pipe as a template to have a custom piece made up and crashed to suit. Or maybe the bonnet lining will start to get a bit grazed by touching. Anyway we'll see what tomorrow brings but for now I'm very pleased with how it sits. I spied a few other photos of El setups that look like that could give a good inspiration to help get around the problems I'm facing too The other issue is the tps. I didn't think these needed a tps as they've got a wired throttle but apparently they do. The top of the tps will rub in to the bonnet insulation too so I need to think about the orientation of the tb. Again that's a problem for not now. Height issues at the moment to be solved; Assorted cooler pipe to help with bends etc for now;

We've sort of started so as good of a time as any I spose plus I like to share I get excited and stuff lol Makes me pull my finger out as well, I'm back out to work in less than a month so have to make the most of what I've got left to get abit done. A gasaxe and a grinder have my name in them first up

Nah no need to complicate things at this point, the next engine is designed on some really simple principles and a few additions to make sure it lives up to what we're gonna throw at it.

Yeah it got shared around a fair bit on fb and even had a buyer for it at one stage but it fell through at the last minute which looking back at it was all for the best. I'm really looking foward to doin it all over again and just lucky I get to do it with great mates and with the support of some of the best in the business

sorry stripes , all I have to do is klick on the photo to enlarge it . am I the only one that can do that ?. the engine has arrived

Should we arrange a cruise that will end at Boris' house?

From the photo's Arronm posted earlier (don't want to quote it because of how ugly the VF is), haha, I'd definitely have an FGX over any VF if looks were the only concern. FGX looks tough as nails from the front!

http://youtu.be/p-yGuaOehUQ

My only issue with 2nd chances with shops like this is they let it out like this in the first place. If the general public can pick issues up like this then why aren't the supposed professionals, unfortunately it's not the first time we've seen results like this from them when others seem to get it right the first time round. Ya lucky op ya have plenty of good options in seq to rectify it

330rwkw on Premium with a gtx3582,stock btr+stock stall converter,stock ba motor 3" cat-back went 11.37@126.5mph 2.0 60ft as a guide. Only 14-15psi of boost.

Thanks xr6tman

Piss off the filter all together

2 weeks

Luke warm indeed, I still fancy an xr8. As for fault free and reliability your absolutely right. Yes things like sheet metal brake rotors are a bit average. But 450rwkw+ on a stock bottom end is like...1uz stuff. Almost unheard of, and that ridiculous torque delivery and numbers v8's cant match. Oh well. These cars are going to go full vl spec once they stop making them. The cult they have created in just 10 years is amazing enough given today's economy and all the poofs driving golfs.. Edit: had to add this, you might be right about the 76 jet. So GTX76's all round then! They are on special atm ffs ford

So... how about that local sports team?

Why are people obsessing about "features"? These creature comforts are making for very lazy and unskilled operators of both cars and trucks. There was a time when cars had non-synchromesh boxes and controls on the steering wheel to advance and retard timing etc. but have been phased out by easier ways for the average motorist to use. Now the argument seems to be - if it isn't the fastest, cheapest car, loaded with the worlds best gadgets and able to run a 10 second pass while listening to Bluetooth music with the air-con blasting while eating a Big Mac while my slush box changes gears - it must be a poor attempt at building a car. Who would actually ever think parking assist is a feature that a muscle car driver would ever want or need? "Yeah, I love driving forward really, really fast, but I can't maneuver it backwards even at crawling pace".....I don't want to share the roads with people that can't park a relatively small vehicle.

Great Wall

thread needs moar gide

Give up lol, that's what I was looking for and ended up with the G6. It's got the lot.