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 Post subject: TAXI"S XE WAGON WITH V8 AMBITIONS
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:26 pm 
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Heres my old wagon i sold a while ago and just bought it back yesterday.Now the problem is its a 12/83 so im going to have put it on lpg and maybe engineer it too when i fit the v8.
At the moment its a 200ci auto with a/c and no power steer but its a v8 shell with hydraulic clutch hole and not cable hole as most later xe's ive seen..

I've got a 351,fmx out of a zh fairlane,302 roller cam windsor or 302 clevo with open chamber heads to go with the big turbo ive got laying around to put in but unsure of which way to go yet..any ideas peoples but has to be able to pass engineers for rego

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 Post subject: Re: TAXI"S XE WAGON WITH V8 AMBITIONS
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 6:41 pm 
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ashcook wrote:
That does look great mate. Going to be fantastic once finished :D


Thanks Ash,on the phone tomorrow to the engineers and see what i have to do for the v8 and will start planning from there...

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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:08 pm 
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Tidy looking wagon mate.
For engineers it will be disc brake rear , V8 front springs and straight LPG.
Are you even going to bother transfering the rego on this one? You will sell it before the next one is due............... :mrgreen:

 

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 Post subject: Re: TAXI"S XE WAGON WITH V8 AMBITIONS
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:24 pm 
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EVL098 wrote:
Tidy looking wagon mate.
For engineers it will be disc brake rear , V8 front springs and straight LPG.
Are you even going to bother transfering the rego on this one? You will sell it before the next one is due............... :mrgreen:


Well i didnt last time i had it for week and half lol but it was in dad's name then :D but was looking at keeping it then,so i reckon it come back to me for a reason.Rego is due in 3wks so will get it passed with the 6 and put the 8 in after that...

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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:17 pm 
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I dont see any issues with a 302C fitted. Hell they were an option, and as stated it has the correct firewall for the correct clutch. Should pass with flying colours, but will need all the emmission gear for an 83 XE 302. The last of the 302C was in 83 so i dont see it being a real pain in the butt.

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 Post subject: Re: TAXI"S XE WAGON WITH V8 AMBITIONS
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:28 pm 
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I thought the last was November 82.
If it was 83 there will be no issue at all.

 

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 Post subject: Re: TAXI"S XE WAGON WITH V8 AMBITIONS
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:29 pm 
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Yeah I seen that one earlier today when I was scoping out evil bay,thought it was a good buy at that price.Will see what happens tomorrow first before doing anythink...

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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:39 pm 
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Rang my rego man today and had a chat with him about the wagon and then rang the RTA technical line as well and got the same answer..

As long as it has a 83 model clevo block with emission gear on its right for fuel no questions asked..

So with this good news im stuffed :( as most 83 models are mostly ESP and ex chasers so theres not alot of them around

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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:03 pm 
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ashcook wrote:
Hmmm, good and bad news.


yeah, think i will go lpg and put what i want it then. Probly little windsor at this stage with clevo heads on it so i get best of both worlds of rev's and flow..

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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:17 pm 
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very nice , you should be happy :D ,,SHOULD,,,, be happy :twisted:
haha Phill i really hope you get this one going


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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:51 pm 
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LTD's and a few Fairlanes were V8 even after the official cutoff of November 82.
Talk to the F100 wreckers. There was a lot of F trucks and Bronco's in that model that were 351. My bro had a December 84 one with 351 Clevo factory fitted.
The problem with building your roller Windsor block is that due to it coming out of a late model car it requires a feedback LPG system to pass , because that motor originally had a O2 sensor.
So you will basically need to run an EFI setup with a gas computer........................

Now you can see why mine got chucked in the too frigging hard basket. :evil:

 

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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:09 pm 
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EVL098 wrote:
LTD's and a few Fairlanes were V8 even after the official cutoff of November 82.
Talk to the F100 wreckers. There was a lot of F trucks and Bronco's in that model that were 351. My bro had a December 84 one with 351 Clevo factory fitted.
The problem with building your roller Windsor block is that due to it coming out of a late model car it requires a feedback LPG system to pass , because that motor originally had a O2 sensor.
So you will basically need to run an EFI setup with a gas computer........................

Now you can see why mine got chucked in the too frigging hard basket. :evil:


Might keep an eye in the local trader for zk fairlane and on ebay too.I can another windsor motor no worries at all so the boss is still a go for now with lpg....

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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:14 pm 
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builtfordtough wrote:
very nice , you should be happy :D ,,SHOULD,,,, be happy :twisted:
haha Phill i really hope you get this one going


Damo


thanks damo for selling back to me and causing me such headaches :twisted: ....

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 Post subject: Re: TAXI"S XE WAGON WITH V8 AMBITIONS
Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:15 am 
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EB-EL windsor. It will fit and they are dime and a dozen. Parts are plentiful and while performance isn't cheap for the windsor, it's readily available. Engineer will probably get happy too with it being EFI.

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:24 pm 
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banarcus wrote:
EB-EL windsor. It will fit and they are dime and a dozen. Parts are plentiful and while performance isn't cheap for the windsor, it's readily available. Engineer will probably get happy too with it being EFI.


Probly would be the best thing for it but I'm over efi and want a carby so I don't have to worry about what I do in engine work and how the computer will take it....


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