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Sadly not all. Some were 302 and even there were a few 6s but they are rarest of all as 358(ish) from memory were 351. The only things with Cartier’s that you could not option was the colours and the interiors. You had a choice of 2 colours, a port wine burgundy or a special gold blend, and the interior you only had 1 choice. But with the purchase, you received all the special badging and special embroidery, and you also, wait for it, as a ‘gift’, received a purse, an umbrella, and a limited edition Cartier Watch. You could also ‘add’ to the options of a briefcase, perfume, socks and a tie. On the topic though, have you got any photos of the whole car? Is the whole car for sale or just the motor?

I actually would have that. Looks American

Hope you didnt get this for scraping cars! Damn metals at $20 a tonne at the moment!

OK, after reading that a few times, You would like to know the inside diameter so you can find some heavy springs to fit? Have you been to your local Repco/Sprint/Autobarn? They would be able to tell the number straight up, and if you find a half decent (rare these days) attendant, they might actually be able to point you in the right direction. What do you need hardier set for? Have you thought about Air Shocks?

by the look of how that tyre ended up, looks like a re-cap. i refuse to have re-caps because of that reason, they are like playing Russian roulette.

Hi Guys, I'm sure this can be done but thought I'd ask before I go organising too much ahead of myself. So I picked a dirt dirt cheap BA XR6 Turbo today that lets say, over boosted and failed, catastrophicly. So my idea as a quick turn around (hate the colour and it's a BA), is to slot a FG motor in. But; What will I need to change to do this? ie; mounts, wiring etc Will it bolt straight upto the auto box (was replaced 1500ks before motor let go) Will I have to buy a turbo motor minimum or did they not really change much between the motors turbo and non-turbo? I don't really want to replace it with another BA motor as a selling point of the FG motor.

Well that was an eye opener! I was thinking, maybe change the sump pan, mod the wiring abit and bang-o. Apparently not!, oh how things have changed from the EA-AU era! I think I might go with the first suggestion and slap a BF motor in, no mods then! Its only a flip car so I'm not going to mod it to what i would want, because i'd be better of putting the dollar bills into the toilet and hitting the flush button. Good info though if I ever buy another BA/F to keep (if only the interior was as easy to change as the motor/box) but would rather wait for 1st gen FGs to come abit further down in price.

Sorry mate, you have a long road ahead. Everytime i have bought a new car, they always try to sell me that crap. That stuff is the worst thing for paint. it gets in all the uneven minor microscopic areas and fills them, hence why they sell it the way they do. Great theory, if it actually worked. Had a few people chuck the towel in and sand the car back and re clear it which they reckon was a much cheaper and quicker way of doing it because theres not much out there to get it off, let alone quicker that i know of im afraid.

Wow, that's just wow. I think I will stay here in sa for plates thanks

keep thinking about buying one of these but then i keep thinking, if i do that, it'll only encourage me to buy more cars because then i don't have to go through all the crap with trailers, towing, winching etc etc mmmmmmm pondering.........

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All EF onwards will fit, just the further up you go, more work you have to put into with wiring, dash, and engine mounts. Safe to stay with EF/EL if you just want to slam it in and get back on the road quicker. Most people go AU with EF/EL/XH as they dont need much to modify, compared to a BA engine

I reckon thats a dealer option. (Dave will jump in) Dealers did some weird stuff in the 70s and 80s as Dave has already mentioned. I have actually seen another 2, one was also a ute (red) and a wagon(white) that had the 'tracker' stickers on the guards and the wag from memory had one on the left? bottom corner of tailgate. I think i saw them at a car show in nsw-ish when i was travelling the country and stopped in somewhere. i thought it was an set up for touring, with the suspension tickled and sway bars, along with a more set out seat feel. I think it also got a different stereo, 4 speaker maybe?

i think you'll be leaving it in there

Sorry bud, not straight bolt in. You'll need whole wiring loom, computers and anything electrical to start with. You may find that you wont need every single thing as some things will be deleted. then a modified exhaust system. if you want to go manual, you will need a different pedal box a whole overhauled braking system with modern set up You will need to buy yourself a j3 as well to delete smartlock. you will need a different dash set up you will need to either modify a set of engine mounts to do to previous k frame (is your xw a 6 or an 8?) or another k frame altogether. i havent personally done it but have seen it done, it is not, and i mean not, for the faint hearted or someone who gives up half way through. i had a xm coupe once that had it done, and it was a nightmare to take to a mechanics for anything more then a service so best to document EVERYTHING and take plenty of photos (for the forum as well ) as you may need these in the future for any problem solving or new buyer. if you can do most of it yourself, you will save a shitload of coin but if you cant and dont have many mates in it, its going to take some coin.

Light bars and roo whistlers are the way to go. I have roo whistles on all my cars i take country and havent hit a roo since. Light bars are very helpful as the point in the 3 different directions to light up 180 Degrees basically. Getting better lights as well will help, theres quite a few people to modify their facotry lights with more earth wires and the like and get more light out of them. then theres the HID kits.....

i'd prob go with the short bolt idea as temp fix then maybe down the track, re-seat the hole completely when there is a time of taking head off

That is just terrible. How does one slap someone through a computer screen?

Rev is right. you can replace the BCM/Smart Lock module as many times as you want, it doesnt matter but you MUST replace with the same colour. That is the most important part. Red will only work on red cars, green grey blue etc will not. There are times when you will need a different colour but thats a whole lot of different kettle of fish. You will need to install the new box and leave the car on for 61 minutes. Very important, 61 minutes on the 'ON' position. It will program itself, then after 61 mins, you can start the car. BCMs shit themselves left right and centre lately, owing to the fact these cars are getting on in the years. You will only need a J3 chip if you want to bypass the Smartlock, ie ed motor into xf and the like. Sorry Jack.

so many cars i would love to have again, a corty is one of them. love the TC/D because they go so well on the road with a 302 in them, TE/TF i love because they are so low and power to weight ratio for the 4.1 manuals is better then the falcons

You can buy aftermarket ones that are custom fit spec for a particular vehicle. They arent cheap, normally in the mid 200's, maybe in the 300s down there. I have bought a set for the FG and the Ranger and it does solve the 'odd' look that i find with universal sets. the other thing i heard alot of the older gen were doing is a beach towel under the seat cover, to allow that separation. when i bought my first complete cartier, the leather in it was seriously like it was when it came out of the factory 20 years earlier and the old girl told me that that was how the old boy (who passed away) kept it like that. The only thing i dont like about seat covers is they hide the beautiful seat underneath!

Cant you do this yourself by leaving the key on for 61 minutes?

Now now dont start a competition you cant win

isnt that amazing, it even tells you where to get the paint etc, SOUTH AUSTRALIA!

maybe it was afraid it was going to get a GM treatment? i would say check earth links