xlnt6 Donating Members 350 Member For: 20y 4m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 22/07/06 11:04 AM Share Posted 22/07/06 11:04 AM Well, a couple of the local guys in sunny Melbourne have asked me why I have not posted any pics of my car since the body rework. It was a nice day down here today, so I finally was able to give it a half decent wash and take some.I figured Ford Oz should have released a Ford Cobra (an Aussie one, not a yank tank) by now, to re-kindle the memories of the XA/XB hardtop. I couldn't wait any longer so I decided to make my own, and what better car to use as the basis as the new Aussie muscle car the XR6T/Typhoon.Motivation is a Nizpro Cobra Stage III engine with an uprated turbo, and makes a max of 440 rwkW @ 6100 rpm. And before you ask, yes it has been dyno verified on several dynos including Nizpro and HPF, and no I haven't run it down the quarter. This is the latest incarnation of a ongoing obsession !!!CheersRobin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOCK Team Grandpa Donating Members 1,921 Member For: 18y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley Posted 22/07/06 11:11 AM Share Posted 22/07/06 11:11 AM sweet ride mate...like your gauges as well. Are the front gaurd vent custom for your car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 2m 30d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 22/07/06 11:21 AM Share Posted 22/07/06 11:21 AM Are they vents or lights in the front bumper Robin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 22/07/06 11:24 AM Share Posted 22/07/06 11:24 AM Nice job Robin!As you know I don't like some of the styling options you have but as a total package your car is the best BA/BF on the street bar none in my opinion. What gauges are they Robin?I don't think I've seen any like that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoon Hoon Member 156 Member For: 19y 10m 3d Posted 22/07/06 11:35 AM Share Posted 22/07/06 11:35 AM (edited) Outstanding. Congratulations.Any plans to add a stripe package? Edited 22/07/06 11:36 AM by Phoon Hoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageF6 Donating Members 1,622 Member For: 20y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/07/06 11:36 AM Share Posted 22/07/06 11:36 AM Tidy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 21d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 22/07/06 11:37 AM Share Posted 22/07/06 11:37 AM Thats a very tough looking car i like it...nt 100% sold on the side vents but nether the less a tough car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlnt6 Donating Members 350 Member For: 20y 4m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 22/07/06 11:40 AM Author Share Posted 22/07/06 11:40 AM The vents in the front guards are custom. They are functional and vent the engine bay. I modified the original Ford guards to suit (moved the blinker, etc), and then custom modified the PVC vents to suit the shape of the guard.The front bar has vents fitted which feed directly to the Nizpro airbox, ie cold air intakes. They have a plastic mesh screen fitted internally to stop debris getting in.What gauges are they Robin?I don't think I've seen any like that before.Hi Adam, yes they are Timex, which I imported from the UK and customised to suit. I wanted gauges with exactly the same colour scheme as factory (ie blue backlight with red backlit pointers) and these were the only gauges that I found. They can be made to illuminate in about 7 different colours, but I modified them to default to the blue colour. They were a bugger to get into the OEM cups as they were alot longer, so I chopped them up and remote mounted the gauges electronics.CheersRobin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 22/07/06 11:45 AM Share Posted 22/07/06 11:45 AM Cool.You need a close up pic of the custom throttle body adaptor that you made, it's really neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlnt6 Donating Members 350 Member For: 20y 4m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 22/07/06 12:09 PM Author Share Posted 22/07/06 12:09 PM You need a close up pic of the custom throttle body adaptor that you made, it's really neat!Here's one I prepared earlier !!! CheersRobin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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