macca2042 Donating Members 150 Member For: 15y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Yarrawonga Posted 07/02/12 08:44 AM Share Posted 07/02/12 08:44 AM looking for a project car, have alwaysed loved the styling of the 55' F100 but due to the overrated prices of them I find it harder to justify buying one to do up, my other option is an xy falcon, I have seen them from between 2-6k which is ok as I can do alot of work myself but just cant decide which one to buy.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Donating Members 9,946 Member For: 17y 1m 9d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 07/02/12 08:49 AM Share Posted 07/02/12 08:49 AM A) xy. Save your money, save up for a while, and buy one nearly complete. Will save you 10s of thousands in the long run. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/#findComment-1192586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/02/12 09:40 AM Share Posted 07/02/12 09:40 AM What sort of project? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/#findComment-1192627 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca2042 Donating Members 150 Member For: 15y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: Yarrawonga Posted 07/02/12 10:02 AM Author Share Posted 07/02/12 10:02 AM prob will be a long term as just bought a house but one to do from scratch, have plans that will suit both pretty well just wasnt sure if I had to sell the xy that id be able to get the money that id expect Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/#findComment-1192639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrmcdowell Donating Members 730 Member For: 13y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Randwick, sydney Posted 07/02/12 10:11 AM Share Posted 07/02/12 10:11 AM old school corvette stingray convertible, my dream car to do up! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/#findComment-1192645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 11m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 07/02/12 10:23 AM Share Posted 07/02/12 10:23 AM Sorry what I meant was what engine/driveline, strip or circuit? Car shows? What's it for basically. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/#findComment-1192655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistler6 Member 417 Member For: 17y 8m Gender: Male Location: VIC Posted 07/02/12 10:35 AM Share Posted 07/02/12 10:35 AM All I can say is be prepared to spend a lot of coin on an XY or the like, if you plan on getting it to a decent standard. Less if you are handy with the tools & a welder! If you are, it doesn't matter sooo much about condition of body, rust etc...Agree with Henz, try to find something that was maybe half done - there's a few shells on ebay that have been blasted & primed I think, maybe an XY & an XR? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/#findComment-1192666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixfan Flaccid Member Donating Members 2,503 Member For: 21y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: NOONAMAH, go figure..... Posted 09/02/12 01:23 AM Share Posted 09/02/12 01:23 AM Actually, what I'm doing at the moment is a short wheel base series 2 jag, I got 3 of em for $1200 and I only bought them for the seats in the swb...Options are pretty open here, keep the 4,2 six and put it all back to standard, ya get IRS disk brakes, climate air, elec windows or lump it...generally people put in some variant of the 350 chev....been done heaps of times and for me..well...Yawn....Now, What I'm thinking would be good is a nice barra t motor with auto, strip it and it'd make an OK track day car, that I wouldn't get terribly upset about planting into a wall...Jags are actually good project cars atm...they're cheaper than 70's fords / holdens atm and parts are readily available and surprisingly cheap. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/#findComment-1193355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistler6 Member 417 Member For: 17y 8m Gender: Male Location: VIC Posted 10/02/12 05:01 AM Share Posted 10/02/12 05:01 AM But its a Jag! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/#findComment-1194062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
johno Donating Members 773 Member For: 14y 6m 18d Gender: Male Location: Mt Gambier, SA Posted 10/02/12 05:17 AM Share Posted 10/02/12 05:17 AM The problem with the XYs of any condition is that people are paying silly money for these, so they can build GT replicas.Even rusty bodies are going up in price, as they become rare.And I understand the F truck saga as well. I am looking at a Chev pickup project, and same thing. Can pick up a reasonablevehicle in the states for not a lot of coin, but anything out here seems to be looked at as a retirement nest egg.Dont be in a hurry, and keep your ears, and eyes peeled. Something will pop up. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78832-looking-for-a-project-but-need-help/#findComment-1194074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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