capriman69
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/11/30 21:53:53
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Hey man sweet ride. I nearly died when i saw ur plates! i got a mate down here in Victoria that's like an escort nut...got heaps of them...and also has a cobra...would u believe with the same plates!
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/01/12 21:06:32
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would you believe that ive had these plates since i started my project in 1979. it was the first thing i bought after the car and ive had them ever since tuff plates .i bet you your mate hasnt had them for as long as i had mine
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/02/12 09:18:14
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yes it was dark blue and it was turbo 250 falcon motor
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/03/12 22:07:58
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what model falcon did you get ur struts out of?
how much modification is required to fit?
cheers
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/04/12 19:17:06
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struts from falcon? the front struts are escort but the brakes are falcon and the diff is 9" falcon stud pattern all the way around
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/05/12 03:38:50
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have you got any pics of the front brakes?
what engine mounts did you use ?
cheers adro...
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302esky
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/05/12 17:23:06
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what engine mounts there are none, look at the photos and you can see the mounts lol lol
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/05/12 22:50:38
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yer any pix of the front brake set up? please  Adrian and myself are wrecking a falcon , i was wondering if we can use the brakes?????[?]
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/06/12 00:08:55
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Ahhhh i see, I wonderd what that was when i first looked at your pics.
Do you have any thing else that holds the engine in apart from the gearbox?
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/06/12 16:28:39
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as with the falcon front brakes the discs are xa xb and the calipers are hq they just dont bolt on you need a adaptor or hub what i did in the 80s was the stub axle was put a left hand thread on the stub and fitted a collar that accepted a falcon wheel bearing and put the disc over it and made a adaptor plate to take the calipers easy but im going to go bigger and like 13 or 14 inch disc with 4 or 6 spot calipers on the front and 4 spot on the rear got other plans for mega horsepower i will be jacking the car up this weekend so i will take some photos of the brakes
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/06/12 16:33:54
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the front plate holds the engine in and the rear had a x member that ties both chassis rails together it is not that hard to do it was more harder to make a heater/demister and hook it all up than the engine plate and xmembers
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/06/12 16:42:21
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i used a hq master cyl on the firewall and cause the car came with power booster you must run powered brakes so i used two remote boosters in the boot, 1 for the front and 1 for the rears and two vacuum tanks to hold reserve air cause of the cam and long distance to travel when you press the pedal hard you go trough the windscreen if your not carefull
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/06/12 17:07:36
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heres an other v8 eskyspv.com.au
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/06/12 17:09:51
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RE: my v8 esky
2006/12/14 04:13:20
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can i get some mesurments from your engine bay eg fire wall/gearbox tunnel so i can work out what i need to cut off and modify? detail would be appriciated? how did you get the heater back in and where? and one last thing can i get a pic or two of the front engine plate and crosmembers? cheers adro...
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