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26-04-2007, 11:38 AM | #1 | ||
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I was looking on a website called RacingJunk.com and found a nice little project car. It was a ford focus witha 347 stroker V8 in it, all looked very well done, almost factory fit look. Check out the picks. It was for sale for $24000US. Bargin...........
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26-04-2007, 11:50 AM | #2 | ||
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I think you can buy the kits from england to do the full conversion, including the diff.
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26-04-2007, 11:53 AM | #3 | ||
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http://www.ford-v8-focus.com/
this is where they do the conversions. send them an e-mail and have a look around
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26-04-2007, 12:47 PM | #4 | ||
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There is video of one of these things in action on you tube....absolute weapon
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26-04-2007, 01:08 PM | #5 | |||
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just ran a search there for 'Ford Focus V8' and came up with a few.
What a bloody weapon.
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26-04-2007, 01:40 PM | #6 | |||
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26-04-2007, 04:08 PM | #7 | ||
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Hahaha that just doesn't look right! I want one!
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26-04-2007, 04:19 PM | #8 | ||
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I'll just pop down to the local ford dealer and put one on order....
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26-04-2007, 04:21 PM | #9 | ||
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You can(Atleast used to) buy the directly from Ford. 5L cammer engine
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26-04-2007, 04:27 PM | #10 | ||
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Just imagine rocking up to the RTA with that sucker..
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26-04-2007, 04:28 PM | #11 | ||
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Would be awesome to sit idling in traffic with that thing, people all around you having no idea what car all the noise was coming from.
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26-04-2007, 05:04 PM | #12 | ||
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Imagion trying to work on that engine with that amount of space. Drop something in there and its gone forever
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26-04-2007, 05:08 PM | #13 | ||
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OMG I want one of those, well the 06 model would look great
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26-04-2007, 05:24 PM | #14 | ||
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A v8 can fit?
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26-04-2007, 07:38 PM | #15 | ||
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i spose if u chopped most of the firewall out and put it a foot or 2 further back.... :S
not sure of the point of putting a v8 into a fwd but meh.... if it was an AWD would work good... blow the **** off all the wrx's / lancers / other rice burner mobiles at least :P |
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26-04-2007, 07:41 PM | #16 | ||
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I want one
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26-04-2007, 07:43 PM | #17 | ||
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I'd want one but the way they chop the thing.... it'd wreck all that fine handling the Focus is renowned for I reckon.
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26-04-2007, 07:46 PM | #18 | ||
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That would make me want to but one.
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26-04-2007, 07:46 PM | #19 | |||
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26-04-2007, 07:51 PM | #20 | |||
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26-04-2007, 07:55 PM | #21 | ||
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26-04-2007, 07:55 PM | #22 | |||
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there was a later model focus for sale in NZ with a BARRA 240 engine and box. Just as lethal half the noise
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26-04-2007, 08:29 PM | #23 | ||
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imagine trying to change the spark plugs in that sucker... damn,
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26-04-2007, 08:31 PM | #24 | ||
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there was a site a while ago called project zx3 which showed them doing the conversion and they were thinking of supercharging it lol
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26-04-2007, 09:27 PM | #25 | ||
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Bah. Wouldn't mind one but I don't see how there's enough room for the LPG tank.
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27-04-2007, 12:31 AM | #26 | |||
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27-04-2007, 09:30 PM | #27 | ||
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ford racing america made one with the 5.0 cammer motor to show its versatility a couple of years ago it looked horn as all ****! they were thinking of developing it for limited production, but it looks like another ford project kicked into the corner collecting dust.
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28-04-2007, 09:51 AM | #28 | ||
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bear in mind.....this could void your warranty
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29-04-2007, 08:39 PM | #29 | |||
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