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Old 05-10-2006, 09:08 AM
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Our new baby!!!!
OK, guys! Check out our new "baby".
XR8 with a hand built (in Australia ) V8 engine 220kw. It just purrs. It doesn't get much better then this. Leather interior, Momo steering wheel....List goes on and on.









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Old 05-10-2006, 09:14 AM
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not bad

before the n00bs start pestering you would you mind just posting a little pic with a piece of paper saying your user name stuck over the gear shifter or something as a proof of ownership challenge

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Old 05-10-2006, 10:41 AM
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Its pretty good. But, what strikes me is the "handbuilt" claim. How many of these engines are sold per annum? Since it is a mainstream car, it needs a lot of workforce to produce all these engines.

Reminds me of the "AMG handbuilt engines" claim.
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Old 05-10-2006, 10:42 AM
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Its pretty good. But, what strikes me is the "handbuilt" claim. How many of these engines are sold per annum? Since it is a mainstream car, it needs a lot of workforce to produce all these engines.

Reminds me of the "AMG handbuilt engines" claim.
Ack, just so long as there are some components that are handmade, no need to piss on the bonfire!

Looks nice, very nice indeed... are they bullet holes in the C pillar?!
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Old 05-10-2006, 11:58 AM
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Its pretty good. But, what strikes me is the "handbuilt" claim. How many of these engines are sold per annum? Since it is a mainstream car, it needs a lot of workforce to produce all these engines.

Reminds me of the "AMG handbuilt engines" claim.
In the time this car was build Ford made these engines by hand, And i was told that the guy that made them signed them and if they had problems with them he got to deal with it. As the pic shows. But i also think they signed the block to.
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Old 05-10-2006, 12:01 PM
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Looks nice, very nice indeed... are they bullet holes in the C pillar?!
I was thinking exactly the same...
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Old 05-10-2006, 12:03 PM
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I was thinking exactly the same...
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Old 05-10-2006, 12:19 PM
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Can the front fender be changed to acomodate diferent headligts, i never liked the front of that one.

It looks great otherwise, great machine you got there
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Old 05-10-2006, 12:51 PM
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Nice big sedan! 220 Kw, (220X1.36) so about 300 hp, very nice.

Oh, please peel those bullet hole stikkaz, they even look bad on pickups...
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Old 05-10-2006, 02:33 PM
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Can the front fender be changed to acomodate diferent headligts, i never liked the front of that one.

It looks great otherwise, great machine you got there
There are many designs of the AU front but the XR front on the AU's were some of the best for the AU series, You should look up Tickford TS50 you will like that.
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Old 05-10-2006, 04:30 PM
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Ack, just so long as there are some components that are handmade, no need to piss on the bonfire!

Looks nice, very nice indeed... are they bullet holes in the C pillar?!
Really, I thought it means that the engine was assembled by hand.
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Old 05-10-2006, 06:05 PM
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thats a very nice car congrats
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Old 05-10-2006, 06:35 PM
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Its pretty good. But, what strikes me is the "handbuilt" claim. How many of these engines are sold per annum? Since it is a mainstream car, it needs a lot of workforce to produce all these engines.

Reminds me of the "AMG handbuilt engines" claim.
How else do you think these tihings are built? Have you ever been to an engine plant? I guess you think that there are robots that pour components into a big machine and *poof* and engine comes out.
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Old 05-10-2006, 07:10 PM
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In the time this car was build Ford made these engines by hand, And i was told that the guy that made them signed them and if they had problems with them he got to deal with it. As the pic shows. But i also think they signed the block to.
Weren't these engines the last of the old 5.0 OHC Winsor V8's before the new BA DOHC V8's appeared? Bit of a swan song to Tickford engineering if my memory serves me correctly. If I remember rightly, Morley from Motor magazine toured the factory and even helped build one of the engines.
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Old 05-10-2006, 09:12 PM
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I'm diggin that trailer hitch, adds a solid touch. Nice car overall.
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