Will my Barra turbo ever leave the engine stand?

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You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

There's a school teacher in Victoria who has been slowly rebuilding a Fairmont GXL 351, not sure if the series will help you as such with the Barra conversion, but might help you with any interior work or hard to find parts for the XC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zbHVqpkgjs

# ¿ Feb 20, 2019 00:11

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 09:55

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Ansith posted:

His build is great, I was following it a while back but when he took a break I stopped. I'll need to catch up on it.

There has been a few times that I've referenced his videos on how to do something.

Yeah, Peter is pretty thorough with his build, even getting stuff plated and the body/metal work he's been doing to it. It's gonna be a sweet ride once it is going, which probably isn't too far away as he has had all the glass installed into it in the last video update.

# ¿ Feb 22, 2019 03:09

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

It's amazing how many XCs I used to see in the 80s and 90s with saggy rear springs. They always looked like some old gasser drag car. Also see through doors with the rust

# ¿ Feb 25, 2019 00:17

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SDnJAYeN6c

Peter Wherritt's review of (at that time) the latest Fairmont GXL

# ¿ Feb 26, 2019 00:32

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Ansith posted:

Saw that a few weeks ago, watched a few of his others too. He rated it pretty decently, going off some of his other reviews of Australian cars he was usually pretty harsh.

Yeah, compare it to his review of the HX Holden where he absolutely bagged the poo poo out of it, it was surprising for Wherritt to be so positive about the Fairmont. Too bad it took Ford until the XF mid-refresh to make all wheel disc brakes standard across the passenger (not ute or van) line.

I can't remember, have you done any work to the front end?

# ¿ Feb 26, 2019 23:49

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Is your rear sway bar disconnected on the driver's side? Something seems to be hanging pretty low on it

# ¿ Mar 14, 2019 01:34

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Good to see the old thing getting some work done. I've just moved home and hoping to get started on some work on my old XP ute

# ¿ Jul 26, 2019 11:16

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

I think NinjaTech is talking about the US Ford Maverick. I don't think the Aussie 250/4.1lt alloy head will fit the US 250 block, as Ford Australia did some changes to the block when they moved to cross flow heads.

# ¿ Aug 11, 2019 00:54

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NinjaTech posted:

I can't find any information saying what changes there were or that it won't work. The only info I'm seeing says that the 60's-80's Aussie heads fit but it's all pretty vague or lovely forum posts.

This site has a great write up on a cross flow 250 from an XF Falcon being put into a 65 Mustang - https://fordsix.com/archive/www.classicinlines.com/XFswap.html

# ¿ Aug 12, 2019 01:20

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

Sorry to see that news about your friend

# ¿ Mar 17, 2020 03:15

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# ¿ May 22, 2024 09:55

You Am I: May 20, 2001; Me @ your poasting

I didn't know that about the LPG Barra motors. That explains a YouTuber I saw (Fuel Injection Sucks) used a LPG motor as their base for a turbo setup

# ¿ Mar 17, 2021 23:28

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