seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 4m 28d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 23/03/08 03:18 AM Share Posted 23/03/08 03:18 AM Ford is too cheap to build two types of suspension for the utes. Especially when FPV utes are a small percentage of the total ute sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBean Member 400 Member For: 18y 6m 29d Location: Melbourne Posted 23/03/08 03:23 AM Share Posted 23/03/08 03:23 AM You're probably correct - still sad though, that we don't have the option.It would have been very easy to factory-adapt the UTE's rear to accept the sedan's IRS -ok, it's not the strongest setup, but for street-tyres, it would be good enough, and the benefit in handling would outway the sacrifice in strength...I will most likely study Simon's conversion of a little, and would also look at retrofitting Ford's std sedan IRS - it would save significantly on custom engineering, but probably sacrifice strength.Ah well, time would tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooka THE Member Donating Members 1,210 Member For: 19y 5m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/03/08 03:34 AM Share Posted 23/03/08 03:34 AM (edited) Well Daz, it's........ well..............urrrrrrm...........black I guess.......... as long as your happy............. Chooka Edited 23/03/08 03:35 AM by Chooka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_89 Member 51 Member For: 16y 9m 19d Gender: Male Posted 23/03/08 04:16 AM Share Posted 23/03/08 04:16 AM Yeh Dags... that's a stupid thing to do....Only idiots sell their T's. At least you replaced it with the next best thing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flukey Seriously Flukey Member Donating Members 4,354 Member For: 20y 8m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/03/08 07:24 AM Share Posted 23/03/08 07:24 AM Maloo's tail lights look rediculous. Congrats!Agreed.Can you get rid out that aerial thingy on the roof? Its huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitbmxrider Donating Members 420 Member For: 18y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Mill Park, Victoria Posted 24/03/08 05:18 AM Share Posted 24/03/08 05:18 AM get rid of the bloody mudflaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bird Ute Member 5 Member For: 17y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 24/03/08 05:58 AM Share Posted 24/03/08 05:58 AM Ermmmm....I did'nt buy the FPV F6 Tornado, with stock 230 odd rwkw to be a workhorse.I DidIts a good compromise. name another ute on the market you can loadwith a tonne of fire wood and still hose of dunny door at the lights It might not handle as well if you dont use it as a ute well why buy it ?????? My 2c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBean Member 400 Member For: 18y 6m 29d Location: Melbourne Posted 24/03/08 09:52 AM Share Posted 24/03/08 09:52 AM (edited) It might not handle as well if you dont use it as a ute well why buy it ??????If you care to read my post properly, I was referring to the FPV, not your XR6 Edited 24/03/08 09:55 AM by MrBean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatal Member 205 Member For: 16y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: Poxby Downs, SA Posted 24/03/08 11:51 AM Share Posted 24/03/08 11:51 AM There's a local carpet layer bloke here and he uses a Super Pursuit every day for his work ute. Just chucks his tools and crap loose in the back!! Awesome work car though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBean Member 400 Member For: 18y 6m 29d Location: Melbourne Posted 24/03/08 10:26 PM Share Posted 24/03/08 10:26 PM @ Phatal: As I mentioned earlier, 99% of blokes that considers purchasing of a FPV UTE will do so for recreational driving - you will get those that will use it for a workhorse, but they are in the minority.Most, like myself wants to boot it every so often, while staying within speed-limits of course, unless you're on a dragstrip or racetrack.Of course everyone is entitled to their opinions, and for me, the UTE's handling doesn't do it, at least as a sportcar.In most other departments it is on par, or ahead of the competition, especially wrt cheap, easy power, and then of course, the transmission.So yeah, it will get chopped and refitted with an R34 Skyline IRS, when, I dunno, hopefully within the next year to 18 months it shoulde be complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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