Fordstralia photo dump

"Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too)" (havecarwilldrive) 07/22/2014 at 20:41 • Filed to: None

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Here's a few pics that I took a little while ago. I was looking through my photos and realised these followed a theme, perfect for a relatively meaningless Oppo post!

GhostZ > Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) 07/22/2014 at 20:44

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I would burn every Ecoboost if it meant we could get a twin turbo I6 ford engine in the Mustang.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) 07/22/2014 at 20:53

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I thought that taxi was an FG for a minute, the blur on the photo made it's headlight a little stretched.

Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) > GhostZ 07/22/2014 at 20:54

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Would you give up your V8 mustang for it? That's essentially what happened here, the (single) turbo I6 Falcon was so close in performance to the V8 that they stopped selling the V8 (except for the super high performance FPV models).

Many regard the turbo-I6 Falcon as a better car than the V8 (less weight, similar power, etc.). I can only imagine a twin-turbo I6 mustang would be insanely good!

Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 07/22/2014 at 20:55

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It would take some crazy person to custom build an FG wagon to use as a taxi!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) 07/22/2014 at 20:57

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Look at these prices!!!

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) 07/22/2014 at 21:15

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there's a guy around here who has FPV FG headlights and bumper on a BA/BF wagon.

It... doesn't quite work, I think it needs the quarters and bonnet from the FG too.

GhostZ > Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) 07/22/2014 at 21:29

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Honestly, I probably would. The reduced weight over the front tires and potential for higher RPM driving (plus wastegates) would be too badass to give up.

The question would be if buying a V8 and turbocharging that would be even better...

Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 07/22/2014 at 21:41

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Yeah, I would imagine it would require a full front-end panel swap to work, even then I don't think the FG front quarters would match up to BA/BF front door panels. I'd be interested to see someone try!

Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) > GhostZ 07/22/2014 at 21:44

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Yeah, I would generally agree (though I would consider myself unconventional).

Though now that you mention it, V8 + turbo = MOAR PWWR!!

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) 07/22/2014 at 21:47

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it'd be a big job, I've seen an FG hearse, so maybe the trick is to start with the FG sedan and make the wagon parts yourself.