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Old 11-16-2004, 21:17   #1 (permalink)
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TE 79 corty project
hi guys , just posting some info on my ever ongoing project , 1979 te cortina ghia lowered excessively , 4.1 crossflow auto (manual soon) rejetted standard carby , custom tuned length extractors flowing through 2 1/4 exhaust system one sports muffler at front and a hotdog at back .standard ghia rims ,led dash light installation , retrimmed black and blue dressmaking velour interior , pioneer head unit with custom twin 6" door pod in front , 6X9 us audio's in custom rear parcel shelf and 15 " lighting audio sub in boot ( tight squeeze ) vibrates the hell out of the car.
plans - manual conversion , xf efi engine straight gas to4 turbo installation to get rid of wiring and computer hassles ,lsd installation in standard borg warner diff , king springs to lift the crossmember a little bit , at least 15 inch mags not sure on type yet . au series 2 front brake upgrade kit ( hoppers stoppers geelong $990 fully engineered ). and a few other little wiring and lighting things inside . ( experimenting with led's )
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Old 11-16-2004, 23:51   #2 (permalink)
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welcome to the forums.looks like you got a bit of work to do
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Yes, welcome to the Forums. Sounds like a fantastic project, where in Geelong are you?
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not in geelong , mornington peninsula , dromana .
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oh just that you mentioned something about geelong.. my bad
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nice... sounds like you gonna be busy... ive got a 79 TF Ghia6, that im starting work on...

with the XF enj.... will that drop straight in?... or do ya gotta stuff around with engine mounts and shit?... coz its pretty much the same engine but just newer and more computerized... aint it?
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hi guys , just posting some info on my ever ongoing project , 1979 te cortina ghia lowered excessively , 4.1 crossflow auto (manual soon) rejetted standard carby , custom tuned length extractors flowing through 2 1/4 exhaust system one sports muffler at front and a hotdog at back .standard ghia rims ,led dash light installation , retrimmed black and blue dressmaking velour interior , pioneer head unit with custom twin 6" door pod in front , 6X9 us audio's in custom rear parcel shelf and 15 " lighting audio sub in boot ( tight squeeze ) vibrates the hell out of the car.
plans - manual conversion , xf efi engine straight gas to4 turbo installation to get rid of wiring and computer hassles ,lsd installation in standard borg warner diff , king springs to lift the crossmember a little bit , at least 15 inch mags not sure on type yet . au series 2 front brake upgrade kit ( hoppers stoppers geelong $990 fully engineered ). and a few other little wiring and lighting things inside . ( experimenting with led's )

A pic of a TE of a few years ago. That is fitted with a turbo and simailar mods that you are aiming for.
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Here is a pic of a TE with what I think you a aiming for in mods. It has a X/Flow turbo fitted

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Here is a pic of a TE with what I think you a aiming for in mods. It has a X/Flow turbo fitted

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That is the car I'm aiming for!!!
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A pic of first corty project with hot 250 X/Flow. It was quicker than the Torana down the 1/4
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