Our XE

I can't call it mine, my son and I built, race it and share all the costs with it

It started out like this:
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Then got some of this:
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Then some of this:
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And while that was going on we were doing some of this:
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and this:
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and without much effort it turned into this:
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and this:
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Then this:
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And here it is as Phillip Island some 6 years after starting the project:
http://s5.postimg.org/u6jn5cdfr/DSC01083.jpg

A bit of detail:

Body
Ford Falcon XE 1983
6 point aluminium roll cage
Autotecnica Race Seat
Autotecnica 6 point race harness.
Power steering oil cooler
70 litre fuel cell
Painted by Cundari Bros Panels Shepparton

Cooling System
4 core radiator
8 blade plastic mechanical fan
Hi-flow racing thermostat

Engine (bottom end)
351 Cleveland with original bore
Flat top pistons
Balanced crankshaft
Balanced harmonic balancer
High Performance Cam
High flow oil pump
ASR 7.5 litre sump
Double timing chain
Oil cooler

Engine (top end)
2V heads with 20 thou off
Heavy duty valve springs
Standard rockers
Anti pump up lifters
GT valves
Chrome Molloy pushrods
Weiand X-CELerator Inlet Manifold
Holley 650 Double Pumper 4 barrel
Holley Electric Fuel pump
Holley Fuel Regulator

Exhaust system
Pacemaker extractors (4:1)
2.5 inch exhaust by Midland Mufflers Shepparton

Electrical / Wiring
MSD Coil
MSD Distributor
MSD Ignition System
MSD 8 mm plug leads

Clutch and Flywheel
Exedy 11” Heavy Duty clutch
Balanced and shaved fly-wheel

Gear box
BorgWarner 4 speed V8 gearbox

Diff
3:23 diff (or 2:92 - depending on which track)
Mini spool
28 spline axes
EL Falcon backing plate

Brakes
4 wheel disc brakes
DBA Series 4000 BA front rotors
AUII callipers
Standard DBA rear rotors
DOT 4 Racing brake fluid

Suspension
Pedders Sports Ryder Shockers
Pedders 800 pound front springs
Pedders custom 30 mm sway bars
Upper control arms lowered by 12mm
Lower control arms extended by 25mm
3.5 degrees negative camber
.5mm toe out
All suspension work donated by Pedders Bendigo

Me at Winton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrJLC7qJqXA

Not our video, but I love it, my son is driving, you will need to move to about the 4:50 mark and then listen to the XE - :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQV0Ztke95g

Great work, Trevor, well done. Car looks great.

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Originally Posted by Trevor

Me at Winton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrJLC7qJqXA

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Thanks for sharing this I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not too many Clevos sound this good.

We are not terribly happy with the sound, we think it can be better, it is a balance on power and sound

These days are always very unpredictable, most of the cars are road goers and the drivers novices, it is a come and try day, $35 gets you onto the track, virtually unsupervised for the day. Winton do have vehicles placed around the track to monitor things and idiots are removed from the track pretty quick.

Awesome!!!!

Yes very Awesome indeed.

Awesome Trevor. Great to see another track car on the forums :)

very nice Trevor. Bet you had as much fun building it as you do racing it