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gerbie_rox

Former member ·

#518352
Yeha had a look, its the 250

malcolm Insano Dub Head

812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#518355
nissan RB25 turbo very similar to RB26 used in the GTR,sbut with single turbo or toyota igzu twin turbo

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#518359
wow I'm amazed someone hasn't said 'put a subie in it'............'they are SO great and the conversion only cost $800 including the motor' 😁


gerbie_rox

Former member ·

#518481
Hehe i get enuf boxer engine sound from my subi, i dont need more lol.

DUB54V Seriously Crusin Dubber

126 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·

#518630
i was looking at the trading post today and saw a smashed up commodore for sale the car is destroyed but the engine is still untouched
SUPERCHARGED V6...hmmmm would go quick n sound good too with the right exhaust....and he wants offers over 2000 grand.complete car
well sort of.look in the wrecking section.hope this might help.good luck with the tina👍

sinecure Want another... :(

1,031 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#518633
Guy in Sydney (I think) in an old car mag I've got has a 20B rotory in an early Cortina.

Scary.
A POSSE AD ESSE.

I live in my own little world, but it's okay, they know me here.

DubCrazy Custom Title Time!

1,295 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#518650
this debat is going slightly off track but there never was a production 3.0 in the uk 2.8 was the biggest, thats not to say people didnt bore and stroke, as for the MK1 the uk only ever saw that in 1.6 and 2.0 4cyl form. never got the V6 unless it was imported or done by someone them selfs(which happened a lot) i still say go the pinto easy easy easy :thumb


steff..................
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#518667
DUB54V wrote:i was looking at the trading post today and saw a smashed up commodore for sale the car is destroyed but the engine is still untouched
SUPERCHARGED V6...hmmmm would go quick n sound good too with the right exhaust....and he wants offers over 2000 grand.complete car
well sort of.look in the wrecking section.hope this might help.good luck with the tina👍
A Commodore engine in a FORD???!!!:repuke Real Ford drivers would rather push their car than have a Commodore engine in it!!:bounce
It's just wrong. It's like asking Hellbus to stick a Ford Laser engine in his EH!! It's like the poms selling the Nazi's Rolls Royce engines for their Panzer Tanks.:o
It's just not cricket!! Go Warney!!!!:beer

- Adam.
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

gerbie_rox

Former member ·

#518669
Lol yar, as much as i like commodore engines, it is unatural to put one in a ford. I cud get Killed for thinking it!! lol

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#518675
Craig Torrens wrote:wow I'm amazed someone hasn't said 'put a subie in it'............'they are SO great and the conversion only cost $800 including the motor' 😁
And that includes a complete motor rebuild !!!!!😁😁
tssnq.com.au

gerbie_rox

Former member ·

#518678
Mick H wrote:
Craig Torrens wrote:wow I'm amazed someone hasn't said 'put a subie in it'............'they are SO great and the conversion only cost $800 including the motor' 😁
And that includes a complete motor rebuild !!!!!😁😁
Haha if i could find all that for that price id put one in me UTE lol. as a 12R dosent put out the same as a subi hehe

[ Edited on 3/8/2006 by gerbie_rox ]

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#518683
gerbie_rox wrote:Lol yar, as much as i like commodore engines, it is unatural to put one in a ford. I cud get Killed for thinking it!! lol
Teheheh. It's not all that uncommon. Most 1930's Ford Hotrods are Chevy powered. Heaps of Holdens/Chevys have ford 9" diffs. Still with the ford/holden rivalry it would be considered a rather odd choice for an engine! It would cause alot of inner conflict during the V8 supercar series!!:vader Alternatively, it could create harmony and balance as either way, you can't lose. Kinda like Feng Shuei for petrol heads!😂

- Adam.
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....

gerbie_rox

Former member ·

#518688
Hehe yar, but i think sum of my mates wont see it like that lol.

They will try run me off the road! haha.

tassupervee That really hurts doesnt it!

1,171 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#518694
DubCrazy wrote:...... but there never was a production 3.0 in the uk 2.8 was the biggest, thats not to say people didnt bore and stroke, as for the MK1 the uk only ever saw that in 1.6 and 2.0 4cyl form. never got the V6 unless it was imported or done by someone them selfs(which happened a lot) steff..................
Ummmm sorry M8 but wrong and wrong again.
The Mk 1 saw many different models and engine combinations including both "Cologne" (german) and "Essex" (Pommie) V6's ranging from 2 to 3.1 litres in England.
The 3.1 was the famed and desireable RS3100.

Perhaps you might like to read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Capri
or:
http://www.fordcapri.co.uk/
to clarify things for you.
L8tr
E

[ Edited on 3/8/06 by tassupervee ]
Im not a complete idiot, quite a few parts are missing....

seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#518733
My subaru only cost $66.66

Got to love the stuff Japs throw away
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seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#518734
Nissan SR20 were $50.00

I got two
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71superbug The Itch Itcher

1,184 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#518736
dub crazy i know there wasnt one stock as such but they were built and sold.

JEff uren at RAce proved (the shop where dad worked) offered a drive in drive out conversion on the old cortinas, capris, escorts .etc

the conversions he offered are that of the Capri comanche, cortina savage .ryv

look here for more info on the capri and cortina

http://www.classiccortinas.co.uk/mk3/Brochures/raceproved/savage_comanche.jpg

Anthony

CAFFINEPUSHERMAN bandito di culo

1,609 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#518738
those cortinas with the 250s in them came with toploader gearboxes which were not overstressed in the 250 combo get one of these babies with a 347 stroker windsor and put in a 9in and the shitter should pull high 12 s straight out the box
A candy coloured clown they called the sandman tip toes through my room every night just to sprinkle stardust on my pillow go to sleep everything will be allright
1967 Type 3 square
1956 double door panel
1968 single cab kombi

71superbug The Itch Itcher

1,184 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#518774
can anyone say xr6T conversion?, keeping it ford, huge power, hude possibilities for modifying, wouldnt be too heavy i dont imagine....cant complain really can ya


Anthony

tassupervee That really hurts doesnt it!

1,171 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#518799
CAFFINEPUSHERMAN wrote:those cortinas with the 250s in them came with toploader gearboxes which were not overstressed in the 250 combo get one of these babies with a 347 stroker windsor and put in a 9in and the shitter should pull high 12 s straight out the box
Toploader?? neh!
hehehehehe they were fitted with just a cruddy single rail thing, top loaded yes but not a top loader!!
Wouldnt last too long behind a tough V8 aiming for 12's LOL!
L8tr
E
Im not a complete idiot, quite a few parts are missing....

Kimbo Officially Full-On Dubber

207 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#518831
DubCrazy - as an old Essex boy from just up the road from the Dagenham Ford factory, I beg to differ mate, the Mk1 Capri came with a 1300 (in-line 4), 1600 (in-line 4), 2000 (in-line 4) and 3000 (V6) as standard offerings; then there was the Mk1 face-lift version, which had the same body/engines but different lights and interior; the Mk2 had the same engines, but reworked for more power with a different bodyshell; it wasn't until the Mk3 (compeletely new bodyshell) that the 2.8 V6 came, but early versions of the Mk 3 did have the 3000 available.
http://www.myspace.com/ksadelaide

Kimbo Officially Full-On Dubber

207 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#518834
... sorry forgot about the RS3100 that tass mentioned. I agree with his earlier sentiments as well, v. good in a straight line, but going around corners became "interesting", especially in the wet. A few guys that I knew with 3000's had either lowered the rear to shift the centre of gravity back (which was totally contrary to the very popular trend of jacking them up to the sky with shackle extensions), or carried ballast in the trunk to add weight over the rear.
http://www.myspace.com/ksadelaide

gerbie_rox

Former member ·

#518918
seagull wrote:My subaru only cost $66.66

Got to love the stuff Japs throw away
Geez u must know sum people or sumfin cause the offers i find are around like the $900 mark, thats the cheapest i have found

gerbie_rox

Former member ·

#518999
What im aiming for is sumthin that will blow away the ricer kids around here.
To many of em here!!!!!!!
Grrrrrrrrrr

lol

Cheers

Notch Nut Custom Title Time!

1,011 posts · joined Apr 2006 ·

#519035
gerbie_rox wrote:What im aiming for is sumthin that will blow away the ricer kids around here.
To many of em here!!!!!!!
Grrrrrrrrrr

lol

Cheers
My suggestion would be a shotgun. Aim for the front tyres (they all drive "sportscars for hairdressers") anyway.

- Adam.

A cheaper alternative would be a motorbike. I dragged off some yuppie wanker in thier Mercedes Benz on their way to work about a month ago. The tosser must have spent a 6 figure sum on a car he thought was quick. I only spent 16k on my Harley. It may be considered a tractor but it was still quicker than his Merc. His blonde girlfriend wasn't impressed with his cars performance either (or maybe he was just a dud root that morning?)
lol..
- Adam
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....