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FORD POWERED TORANA

Started by _scottya!_ , Jan 26 2010 05:45 PM

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#76 _AD_75_

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Posted 14 March 2010 - 05:27 PM

Mate not sure if ur aware but your motor is in backwards the dissy should be at the back

Hahah funny stuff..i actually wish holden had designed theirs that way

but anyways good to see somebody thinking outside of the box! nothing wrong with a ford big block either. :spoton:

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#77 _Drag lc_

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Posted 14 March 2010 - 05:40 PM

hey i really admire u for doing this convesion am i the only one that shudders when u here a holden v8 cackle past with twin pipes???. :dontknow:

ducks for cover .

what i will say is most ford v8's sound way better than holden v8s at strip im talking hotted up ones.

does any one bag the nice people that put jap 6's into toranas????.

Cheers Hayden

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#78 _studricho_

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Posted 14 March 2010 - 07:08 PM

hey i really admire u for doing this convesion am i the only one that shudders when u here a holden v8 cackle past with twin pipes???.

ducks for cover .

what i will say is most ford v8's sound way better than holden v8s at strip im talking hotted up ones.

does any one bag the nice people that put jap 6's into toranas????.

Cheers Hayden

I have such a car and I have never had a bad response from the public apart from some boogan women of all people. I think that movie with the mustang with the RB26 in it help the whole retro thing be accepted. Was it tokyo drift or something?

I'm all for engine swaps from different manufacturers as long as the car isn't something special and doing so will ruin the whole appeal of the car.

Top of my head example would be a rotary in an LJ-XUI original...

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#79 greens nice

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Posted 14 March 2010 - 07:28 PM

Mate not sure if ur aware but your motor is in backwards the dissy should be at the back

Hahah funny stuff..i actually wish holden had designed theirs that way but anyways good to see somebody thinking outside of the box! nothing wrong with a ford big block either.

its fun getting the distributor out of them too when the thermostat housing has leaked and the dizzy seizes in there. Posted Image

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#80 LX2DR

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Posted 14 March 2010 - 08:08 PM

Made 648hp 524 ft/lbs torque.

that link i just posted from aussie v8 forum,go to page 2 and look for a thread titled half ford, half holden-FOLDEN.
Have a read !

This will make it easier,

Folden

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#81 _HRV74_

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Posted 14 March 2010 - 08:55 PM

Seriously cool scottya, I couldn't not like you car if I tried! :spoton:

I love the mods, mixed in with the sleeper style of the car. Hope to see it in the metal one day.

Cheers
H

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#82 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 14 March 2010 - 09:15 PM

Paul, im afraid "folden" would have to be one of the uglyest pigs of things i have seen in my life...but oh well.

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#83 _scottya!_

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Posted 14 March 2010 - 09:17 PM

Paul, im afraid "folden" would have to be one of the uglyest pigs of things i have seen in my life...but oh well.

took the words right out of my mouth

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#84 _Gunmetal LH_

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Posted 15 March 2010 - 12:15 AM

Folden?

Now THAT"S disturbing!

Nice metalwork, but the car looks dreadful. Maybe a Mustang front on an XW/XY but not a HQ, that's just pushing it too far.

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#85 _niterida_

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Posted 15 March 2010 - 12:39 AM

Yeah the Folden just doesn't quite work. Maybe on a HQ coupe it might look a bit better, but it would need the back end changed to match the front. I also think the curve of the middle section of the HQ continues through the HQ fenders, but the mustang fenders go in a straight line forward and that spoils it. I think it could look nice but it would end up just looking like a Mustang so why bother ? And yes it would be better if it was done to an XR-XY since they are the same sort of boxy design.

Now a Camaro front onto a HQ coupe might be a looker.......

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#86 _scottya!_

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Posted 15 March 2010 - 04:49 PM

I dont think that style of mustang front would look good on anything but a mustang really.

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#87 LXCHEV

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Posted 08 April 2010 - 09:58 PM

G'day scottya! Nice project you have here, it may be controversial to some people, but I reckon it's pretty damn tough!

I'm curious about your fuel system... I stumbled over this pic below... can you explain how it's setup. Obviously you're running a return line... is this a standard type of reg? Is the fuel inlet going into the reg, or the rear of your fuel rail? It's different to anything I've seen before... just trying to work out which way it flows, and where the bypass pressure bleeds off... it almost looks like a return-log style setup??

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Anyway mate, keep up the good work!

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#88 _mick74lh_

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Posted 08 April 2010 - 11:15 PM

I can't understand why bogans get so upset about putting different brands of engines in cars! Good to see someone actually doing something a bit different. And that front engine mount is such an innovative way of fitting 4 into 1s! Honestly good onya this is fantastic.

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#89 _A9XOSS_

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Posted 09 April 2010 - 12:58 PM

Torana = yes,
Tough = yes,
Different = yes,
Dam good job = yes,
All look's o.k to me.
P.S i wonder why the famous 9 inch diff don't get the same receiption Posted Image

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#90 _355 EH_

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Posted 09 April 2010 - 09:13 PM

that is awesome, good to see something different Posted Image

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#91 _scottya!_

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Posted 10 April 2010 - 05:27 PM

Correct me if i am wrong someone,, but was FORD in partnership with BW(Borg Warner) early on in the years when BW was doing R&D with boxes and diffs ?? Not 100% sure, never looked into it.

LX CHEV, That fuel system is a BG fuel system . -10 fuel line from tank to filter and pump, -8 line from pump to carby then into bypass diaphram, -10 line back to tank. Thats how it works !

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#92 _AD_75_

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Posted 10 April 2010 - 08:30 PM

Correct me if i am wrong someone,, but was FORD in partnership with BW(Borg Warner) early on in the years when BW was doing R&D with boxes and diffs ?? Not 100% sure, never looked into it.

LX CHEV, That fuel system is a BG fuel system . -10 fuel line from tank to filter and pump, -8 line from pump to carby then into bypass diaphram, -10 line back to tank. Thats how it works !

How early on are we talking? Ford used BW diffs and box's in early falcons didn't they? mate had a XB coupe that had a BW 8" diff in it originally.

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#93 _scottya!_

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Posted 10 April 2010 - 11:09 PM

Correct me if i am wrong someone,, but was FORD in partnership with BW(Borg Warner) early on in the years when BW was doing R&D with boxes and diffs ?? Not 100% sure, never looked into it.

LX CHEV, That fuel system is a BG fuel system . -10 fuel line from tank to filter and pump, -8 line from pump to carby then into bypass diaphram, -10 line back to tank. Thats how it works !

How early on are we talking? Ford used BW diffs and box's in early falcons didn't they? mate had a XB coupe that had a BW 8" diff in it originally.

1950's BW made Fords Ford-o-matic 3 speed automatic transmission

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#94 _DeNMaSteR_

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Posted 11 April 2010 - 02:48 AM

Personally not a fan of the ford motor, but you have done a fantastic job on this project and the result looks (and probably goes) great! Really nicely done bay too and very clean!

Top Work

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#95 _gtr-xu1_

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Posted 20 September 2010 - 03:43 PM

bump bump... is this a goer yet

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#96 _scottya!_

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Posted 20 September 2010 - 04:28 PM

bump bump... is this a goer yet

Just waiting for Mark Williams tails shaft to come in from the states.
Then turn key hopefully.

Seen ya car down at craigs the other day, coming along nicely.

Tried to have it ready for powercruise but didn't happen .

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#97 _scottya!_

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Posted 09 January 2011 - 10:48 AM

G'day fellow torana owners, Finally the thing started this morning. Had issues with ignition but got that sorted after it totally done my head in for 1 week. Auto sparky advised big optima battery, put VR commodore alternator in, isolating switch and all should be good. Will work out later how to post video.

cheers