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Just a bit of an intro to the car.
I bought off ebay in 2007 with about 200 thou on it stock as a rock..  and put my old XR6 wheels on it, clear indicators and some EL wagon tail lights..   After that I put a EL hybrid XR6 head on it, 300kpa reg, NC sportsman ECU, XR6 tailgate wing, XR6 Quad light front, 17's, and lowered it 2 inches all round. Currently looking a bit sad with a blown head gasket, sitting behind the shed waiting for a transplant.   After the head gasket went, I thought it was time far a change, and not having a V8 powered car since I was 18 I decided to throw a 5.0L in the ol girl. while searching, I came across a 5.0l wagon and made the purchase. I got to drive it for about a month before the rego ran out, then onto the hoist it went, out with the 8 and in with a 6. Now with the engine and trans sitting on a pallet I was able to pull it down, at first I was going to just rebuild it, and with looking for rebuild kit I came across the stroker kits and with some umming and arring I purchased a Scat rotating assy. With the block stripped it was into the engine reconditoners for a re-boar and a hone. I have since picked the block up and have it on my engine stand ready for reassembly. and some more pics of all the stroker goodness.. :yahoo:   Oh and I aslo got some plates to go with it   more updates as I go... Last edited by sexyr6 on Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:07 pm, edited 10 times in total. |
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Always loved that wagon Chris.....Look forward to seeing the progress.
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small update, after finishing off cleaning up the shed, I got the block all cleaned up and the pistons have the rings and rods fitted, I would have squeezed them in, but I could not find my ring compressor, lol will have another look for it tomorrow.
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Sounds good, can't wait to see more!
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got the crank shaft and pistons installed today.
progress pics   
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cam is in, timing gear, lifters, and oil pump all fitted up.
  plans for today are hopefully finish off the bottom end. |
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Was busy helping a mate build a shooting rig today, so I only got a little bit more done on it.
Timing cover, water pump and harmonic. 
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Comming up sweet .Can't wait to do mine
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Again not a lot more done, still helping my mate, but I did manage to paint strip the sump and pressure wash the intake manifold, upper and lower sections.
All ready for paint (will attempt that tomorrow).  while i was in the shed with the camera, a few pic's of said shooting rig... was working on the floor today.  
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Age: 44 Posts: 683 Joined: 4th Mar 2010 Ride: BF Fairmont Ghia & TS Magna Location: central coast |
the old wagon should go well with a fresh v8 in it, will this become your daily????
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yeah, this is my daily.
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Age: 44 Posts: 683 Joined: 4th Mar 2010 Ride: BF Fairmont Ghia & TS Magna Location: central coast |
{USERNAME} wrote: yeah, this is my daily. very nice and highly useable daily 
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347 Wagon...awesome..!!
Just a warning with those king bearings, they are a really hard bearing, and if the crank is cast it will wear the crank faster than the bearing. Just a heads up. Also, with that balancer, im not a 100% sure, but does it have the right offset and 4-bolt pattern for the aussie 5.0L.
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thanks for the heads up on the bearings, will check the balancer out tomorrow.
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