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Do the yanks have cars that need the 3 bolt type? Ive got wasp brand stuff up front, ill have to look at their travel potential now

My turbo motor has cast pistons, its in the tune. Dont drop 1k on pistons that will most likely not be needed. I loooove this thread though

I dont know if they still make them but a few years back autotechnica made white light h3 globes and they were amazing. They were "not legal for road use" but still really good. Bigcav may be able say if they re still produced.

If its stock internally, that stock engine isnt far off maxxing its potential power output. Not to say it couldnt make a stack more(because it would). But ive always been told ~250rwkW is a good figure to work with. Any more and you'd start looking at spool or 200 rods. My 2c

didnt this get detuned to protect the driveline?

Solid advice going on in here. 250 rods arent the weakest thing going around, several turbo motors run them to great effect(300rwhp+)not to mention torque. And the ARP rod bolts are future proof and reliable. Goodluck with it all

+1 crossflow

Looks like xds had a different profile to xes. The d-profile stuff is cheap as hendrixhc said. Ive used red in mine, came up schmicko

I dont think sohc is to be under-estimated. Alot of bits are made for them and if your after a simpler setup you cant go wrong. On the other hand, dohc have alot going for them too. Turbo cortinas are awesome, goodluck with the swap

NZ lpg sticker looks like a nitrous sticker on drag cars. Lol rad. So if understand right, if the car was put on lpg say before 1993 it doesnt need a compliance plate and if it meets current regs it doesnt need a plate?

You could also just do away with the bar completely

I did this conversion on my old ute. Afaik it bolted to the old brackets but i suggest you should be ready for some shimming with washers or the like as it may not clear the body perfectly as mine didnt. With my existing towbar which was a medium duty item, i decided to upgrade to heavy duty whilst converting. Although with the right hardware, the towbar couldve worked, ie different gooseneck. Hope this helps

Yep, first pic was facing towards drivers door. I shouldve specified. My advice would be get the two together side by side out of the car and get creative haha. Goodluck

heres a picture of the inboard mounts. Id dare say they re a hybrid because they bolt into the stock floor mounts

heres a picture, if you need a better aspect i can get more pictures

I didnt fit them, i got them from a guy who had done all the customizing. But ill get a pic for you shortly

Ive got ed xr8 seats in mine. Cant beat them imo

Looks good down low. Maybe a nice heat sheild to make it look legit and might even avoid unwanted attention

Have you got a part no. handy of a better spring to suit the 250? Ive got a feeling my crow springs have softened.

Temps will alot better down there

Any pics of it in situ? Nice welding.I played with log style years ago but changed to hi-mount.

Im wondering if anyones had dramas with alignment on these repro guards. Ive just had my xe painted and my painter reckons theyre impossible to get right. By eye theyre slightly out, is he talking shit or are they bad?

So if thats the case, these guards should be able to be gapped right. I think ill hinge kit my doors first and find someone to do the gaps. Im no panel guy

Im after someone to install a new headlining in my xe. I have all the rods etc but no liner. Ive been quoted up to $500 to supply and install, is that competitive? If you ve had one done in the melbourne area, could you pass on the info. thanks

Checked out ebay last night, theres a guy doing velour ones. Im keen on a vinyl one like what came out of the factory. Guess i better keep looking