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Updated 540 Build Photos
The car is now 100% mechanically finished, not much to go until it is ready for painting.
Engine started eventually(harness plug appeared to be at fault)and took it for a drive on Saturday. Fuel Tank http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...m/PB020048.JPG http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...m/PB020047.JPG http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...m/PB020044.JPG Battery http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...m/PB020043.JPG http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...m/PB020042.JPG http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...m/PB020011.JPG http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...m/PB020009.JPG http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...m/PB020008.JPG http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...m/PB020001.JPG Warren |
Hi Warren, very impressive build, love the fuel tank.
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Looking good. It's hard to tell from the pics. Is there a significant structure inside the windscreen frame and under the roll over hoops?
It will be great to hear your driving impressions. nice work, very neat. Cameron |
Looking like a factory made car. What car did the dash come out of?
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Cameron,
The side supports for the windscreen are made from 6mm aluminium to stiffen the windscreen frame and the hoops at the back are fibreglass with no other structure built in. I only drove it a couple hundred metres up and down the road a few times with no mufflers and no doors. With power steering, a light clutch and smooth gear change from the falcon it did feel nice to drive. Sitting in front of a falcon dash and holding a falcon steering wheel the perception is it has a feel not unlike a falcon. Jdean The dash is from a locally made Ford Falcon. The kits uses a XR8 (a sportier V8 version) variant of the falcon for the doner car. Warren |
Great looking car, im considering purchasing one atm but am tossing up between this and a 67 fastback. I have a BF xr8 ute that has 7km's on it that was purchased from auction as a stolen recovered car, i had intended to drop my s/c alloy engine in it but am looking for something more than a drag car now.
How involved is the build and how many hours would one need to put into the car to get it to running/driving. I would think im more than capable of doing everything but the paint work myself as i have stripped and reassembled many BF xr8's, there is a growing market for these engines and im now considering building myself one. |
Theres one forsale on carsales for 70k in the same state as yours currently is, thought it was a bit rich.
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I'm just about to order a 540 can you tell me anything I should look out for when ordering. I have bought a 02/05 GTP 58,000k's For $11500 (cheap)
The only thing that is damaged that I need is the radiator! Cheers Mark |
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No silver I bought it out of pickles Auctions in Adelaide cost $550 to get it to NSW
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Sounds like a decent buy if there's bugger all damage.
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BLWNCOBRA,
It took about 10 months to get it drivable. I mainly worked on it a few hours a night and a few weekends. It was mainly bolting in parts with the manufacture of a few brackets and installation of heat insulation, brake and fuel lines. As far as I am concerned I think it is a relatively easy kit to build. If you have stripped and reassembled BF falcons it wouldn't be difficult building one of these kits. You will need a sedan as a doner car. The ute only uses a 3 channel ABS where the sedan uses a 4 channel system. The wiring harness will be different and the rear suspension will be needed from the sedan. Warren |
Hi all new here and interested in the 540. why not a ute what is the difference between a 3 channel and 4 channel abs system..........told ya IM new
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Haro88,
A ute has different rear suspension than the sedan, but that can be overcome by purchasing a cradle from a sedan. The difference I was told between a 3 channel and a 4 channel ABS is the number of inputs and outputs to the ABS . On a sedan there is a speed sensor on each wheel and an output from the ABS to each wheel. This allows the ABS to independently control the braking on each wheel. On the 3 channel there is only one speed sensor from the rear wheels so both wheels are controlled by the ABS at once. I don't think traction control is available with 3 channel ABS. The wiring harness also would and be wired for 3 channels. By using a ute there could be problems. The best people to talk to would be DRB and ask them. Warren |
warren any chance of posting a few more photos on here.... curious to see what happens with the starter
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