Restoration Itinerary
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Stage 1: Suspension bushes at Gold Coast Active Auto Care and adjustment to Diff tension bar. (Wattslinkage) |
Stage 2: Donor engine ripped from XE wagon. Sent away to Donnelly Engineering for flat topped forged TRW pistons, flowed head and custom cam. |
Stage 3: Take out XE 200XFlow engine, and throw it. Send radiator away to get flushed and cleaned. |
Stage 4: Send alternator away for get wound up to 80amps. Send power steering pump away for get overhauled. Send brake booster and master cylinder away to get rebuilt. |
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Stage 5: Car gets towed to paint shop to have under bonnet cleaned and sprayed. At same time will try to find where water is leaking in the front corners. |
Stage 6: Car gets towed back to AH Motors to have 250XFlow engine fitted. At same time, fit alternator, radiator and brake equipment. |
Stage 7: Car goes back to paint shop to have rear guards pumped out, all rust welded, including old repairs. |
Stage 8: Purchase and fit MSD Electrical gear to car. Purchase from Racing Edge Motorsports. |
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BONUS STAGE 1: Transmission gets run off to Russell's Automatics and gets fitted with a stage 2 shift kit, and stall converter. |
BONUS STAGE 2: Stainless steel polished exhaust from extractors back fitted at Hi Tech Mufflers. |
BONUS STAGE 3: Holley 450 4 barrel carby will be fitted. Hope it ain't too big. |
BONUS STAGE 4: Purchase and fit Autometer Tacho and Shift light. |
Photo Gallery
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Stage 4 complete. |
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Bonus Stage 3 cancelled. |
Balance of Costs
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Supposed cost |
Actual cost |
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Suspension, bushes and labour |
$450.00 |
$470.00 |
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Stage 2 4.1L engine with flat topped pistons, cam and ported n polished head |
$1700.00 |
$2433.00 |
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Complete respray including engine bay and door jams with "secret" colour |
$2500.00 |
$2700.00 |
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MSD Ignition with MSD Coil |
$700.00 |
$1089.00 |
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Autometer 5" Tach with Shift Light |
$275.00 |
$275.00 |
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2.5" Stainless Steel exhaust |
$380.00 |
$380.00 |
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Re-kit 3 speed automatic, install stage 2 shift kit and 2200rpm stall converter |
$550.00 |
$900.00 |
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Re-sleave brake booster and master cylinder |
$350.00 |
$350.00 |
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80 amp Alternator |
$200.00 |
$220.00 |
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Clean and fit radiator |
$77.00 |
$240.00 |
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Belts and Hoses |
$100.00 |
$100.00 |
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Water pump and thermostat |
$170.00 |
$170.00 |
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Oil Filter, Sparkplugs and Inhibitor |
$70.00 |
$70.00 |
Car Specs
Engine by Donnelly Engineering. Ford 4.1L 250Xflow engine build-up including:
Bored and honed .040" oversize
Stage 2 ground cam
High volume oil pump
Ported and Polished head with oversized valves
New modified crank with .010" x .010" ground
High performance cam gears
Gearbox and Torque Converter by Russell's Transmissions. Standard 3 speed auto build-up including:
Stage 2 shift kit
2200rpm stall converter
MSD from Racing Edge Motorsports:
6ALN Multifire MSD unit
Blaster 2 coil
MSD leads for a Hemi V8
Paint and Panel by Spec One. Cut back and total respray including:
Custom Emerald Green with Gold Metallic Flake and Gold Pearl
Modifications to rear wheel arches to accommodate the 265 tyres
Rust repair to old effected areas
Exhaust by High Tech Mufflers:
2.5" stainless steel polished system
Custom mandrel bent pipe work