camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 16/10/15 12:21 AM Share Posted 16/10/15 12:21 AM I've seen plenty that use the factory facia and install autometer gauges instead. I was thinking of doing that or making up an insert and set gauges up in a similar layout to the GT dash. I'll need to be careful I go with something that will work with the Barra later. Any advice on how you run an old school tacho with a Barra would be appreciated. Speedo and odometer should be fine because they'll be cabled from the trans. Will most likely go a TH400 as I want to get totally away from an electronic trans and I don't think Ford's old school 3 coggers are much chop. I win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 16/10/15 12:29 AM Share Posted 16/10/15 12:29 AM Jet's right,he's always right... You loose camo Oh really ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 16/10/15 01:57 AM Share Posted 16/10/15 01:57 AM (edited) Looks like I'll have to give you a rundown on dodgy quotingYou gotta at least touch up the timestamp mateYou loose camo Yeh I'm loose as a gooseWait...did you mean 'lose' EditLol at lazy bitch slappin in another bloke's thread Edited 16/10/15 01:59 AM by camo86T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 16/10/15 02:04 AM Share Posted 16/10/15 02:04 AM Hahahahaha just giving it a bump along And think of the lol's, somebody think of the lol's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo86T Silver Donating Members 1,810 Member For: 10y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 16/10/15 02:24 AM Share Posted 16/10/15 02:24 AM Lols > facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 16/10/15 02:26 AM Share Posted 16/10/15 02:26 AM Errytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 21/10/15 12:20 PM Author Share Posted 21/10/15 12:20 PM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 10/11/15 12:31 PM Author Share Posted 10/11/15 12:31 PM (edited) I can hear the booo's already but...the Barra journey is over for the XW. The simple facts are, it costs a lot of coin to retro one. Not just electrics, but things like you can't run a low mount unless you box the towers. When you cost it all out realistically, it's a 10k drop on top of a stock Barra and I wasn't prepared to have the car parked up for two or more years to save the coin for that. So, its a more traditional path for the old girl. I've sourced a 302W roller cam HO Mustang engine for a good price. All the EFI stuff will be left shouldered and converted back to carby. The GT40P cast heads will replaced with some nice big valve alloy jobbies. The engine came with a Windsor bellhousing and 5 speed XR8 box but I have an option on a 6 cogger as well for the right price. Depending on how I go with the sale of the 250 2V and toploader, I may stoke it to 347 cubes. If not, just some nice new forgies with a reco and balance, decent lumpy stick and in it goes. Will aim for around 450hp at the fly. Still should pedal alright in a 1300kg old schooler. Not Barra fast but will shake the ground with dump pipes short of the diff and make the right noises barking through a manual box Edited 10/11/15 12:32 PM by Bomber 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 10/11/15 12:39 PM Share Posted 10/11/15 12:39 PM Sick, V8 in old school body FTWWant one for a weekender. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 12y 6m 13d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 10/11/15 12:43 PM Share Posted 10/11/15 12:43 PM Why not modern v8 with FI I mean if you wanna go abit crazy surely theres different options out there Seriously tt 1uz with a t56 would be mint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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