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Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sat, 07 May 2005 12:20
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Some of you may have seen the 'Ozzie Drift' ute at various meetings around the country, showing off. This is an example of what happens with a pile of cash, and a big-name workshop. Now let me take you on a little journey of what happens when someone with some cash, but ZERO taste, comes to Mr Shin.
First up, meet Don. Don is an overweight garlic farmer, with apalling taste in cars and shirts, and a right foot even heavier than his stature would have you believe.
Don's personal favourite form of transport is the 250 crossflow, seen here undergoing an LPG conversion. This lives in a very untidy XF ute.
Several weeks ago, a couple of unfortunate events took place. First up, Don happened to be present during stuffing a 2JZ into Ryan's Cressida. Some kind of comment was made about 'maybe that Falcon could do with a better engine.' Secondly, he came along to Calder for a drift practice session. He brought the Falcon. He even had a go. He enjoyed himself beyond all comprehension. In the XF. So he says something like 'Shin, what would I need to do to the XF to....' See, it HAD to be the XF ute - anything else would ruin his image. Oh dear. What do I do? Much thought was given to turbo'ing various Falcon motors (including stealing the motor from his old EB XR6 that he drove through a fence one night...). However, he seemed to have really latched onto that earlier comment of 'if only Falcons had some kind of engine like this (when looking at the 2JZ). A little bag full of cash appeared several days later. Mr Shin took this little bag shopping, and came up with this:
[Updated on: Sat, 07 May 2005 12:30]
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Montrose, VIC
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Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sat, 07 May 2005 12:48
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This is going to be fun  Keep the pics and story rolling!
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SE. Melbourne
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August 2002
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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sat, 07 May 2005 12:54
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| NeoNasty wrote on Sat, 07 May 2005 22:52 |
Hey I recognize that face.. not the top pic.. Didnt you go to Box Hill tafe? I think I had a few classes with you.
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Y'never know... I've done a lot of classes at BHIT - where did you spot me?
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Melbourne Eastern Suburbs
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October 2002
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sat, 07 May 2005 13:00
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The best bit is that said manifold can be separated into eight separate major components. As a result, it achieves idle control unlike ANY of those damned awful Jap engines.
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SE. Melbourne
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sat, 07 May 2005 14:27
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aah.. Peter Griffiths class?
I am qualified now, have been for bout a year or so.
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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sun, 08 May 2005 02:12
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Ahh yes, Peter - voted Most Like John Howard. I was probably always sitting up the back, fast asleep, due to getting up at 4am, yeah?
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sun, 08 May 2005 02:16
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Shinny does it again!
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sun, 08 May 2005 02:43
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awesome
2JZ... NO WAY! 
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Sutherland Shire
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April 2003
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sun, 08 May 2005 03:12
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its a 1JZ by the looks of that pic
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QLD
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sun, 08 May 2005 04:27
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looks like a 1jz mate
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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sun, 08 May 2005 11:59
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In fact it IS a 1JZ...
More pics soon.
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Montrose, VIC
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Wed, 11 May 2005 01:57
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l0l gold love to see it in action
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Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Wed, 11 May 2005 02:33
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lol awesome! I love stort time! especially when it's TRUE
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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Wed, 11 May 2005 15:15
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Don just loves his Falcons - here's his other one, at idle:
Apparently, you shovel coal into the boot or something? Here's the driveway as he left:
Essential to any drift car is sharp, responsive, quick steering. They don't come much better than moving up to XF power steering:
Another earlier Falcon of Don's - it seems it didn't respond so well to it's little journey through someone's fence? At least it is generous enough to donate parts of itself to both the coal/steam-fired Falcon, and the XF. How very noble.
Looks tough, doesn't it? I wonder if they do them in a currogated finish, to match the tank?
This is the little red box that is intended to keep the 1JZ marching in step:
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goldy coast
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September 2004
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 12 May 2005 11:40
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im loving this build up. Should please me if i see it on the drift track, at least its a real motor, not a 60yr old fossil
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 12 May 2005 14:59
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an aussie drift ute with twin overhead cam turbo technology instead of pushrod 5.7 ltr v8 antiques should be awesome
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 12 May 2005 15:32
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And leaf springs... (I'll reserve comment on the XF front end for a few days!)
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Melbourne, Australia
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March 2005
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Fri, 13 May 2005 05:31
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What happened to the AU XR6 package at Just Falcons?
HERESY!
Good to see Donald hasn't changed since primary school.
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Adelaide, SA
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Fri, 13 May 2005 07:59
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Plenty of room to rest tools and write notes in texta under the XF bonnet - they also come with factory mud!
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sat, 14 May 2005 11:55
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Ahh well, guess he was hanging around me too much and took some of my less than favourable comments about Falcon engines seriously.
Yes, those mantle-pieces down the sides of the engine bay ARE handy - and I'll bet this XF has got a little more mud under it than when it left the factory...
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Sydney
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March 2003
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sun, 15 May 2005 02:31
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hahaha awesome! Goodluck!
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melb
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February 2005
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 17 May 2005 15:06
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Me thinks not enough oxygen getting to mrshin's brain with all those fords stinking up his house 
Great wright up though.
MATT.
P.S. Dave must really love you.
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Blue Mountains
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December 2004
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Fri, 20 May 2005 04:18
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| ae86drift wrote on Sun, 08 May 2005 12:43 |
awesome
2JZ... NO WAY!
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LOL @ TF&TF quote hehehe
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Fri, 20 May 2005 22:03
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ah shinny the don rules supreme again.
aye whens that pintara going to get re-powered?
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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Fri, 20 May 2005 22:48
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Ahh, the Pintara... resting peacefully at Don's farm. Pity he lost the key for it
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 24 May 2005 14:35
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Yes, it's been far too long since anything was done on this thing, but today the 250 finally came out. Such a sad moment... Note the lovely looking radioactive green crap on the side of the engine - I'm told Ninja turtles live in there! (Well, the cooling system DID look like a sewer...)
Yep, apparently that thing is, actually, a gearbox! What's more, fella by the name of 'Lenny' up the road was more than happy to let me give it to him...
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 24 May 2005 14:37
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There she lay, looking all forlorn and unloved. Isn't it ugly?
Check out the flow potential of that Ford exhaust, with that delicate mandrel bending.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Wed, 25 May 2005 13:44
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ill come take that engine off your hands too if you leave the GRA throttle body on it 
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VIC, Sth Frankston.
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July 2003
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 26 May 2005 05:02
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Hahahaha, Big Don, just makes me laugh.
Good luck wif the conversion, looks like its straight forward when ur on the job eh.
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 26 May 2005 06:59
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get in line allan
seriously shin if don wants to move the GRA TB drop me (or allan) a line
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 26 May 2005 07:19
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Ahhh... no, GRA BBQ regulator is staying for now... sorry peoples!
Dropped the engine+trans into the XF today, frighteningly enough, it actually fits in there better than the Falcon motor. Who'da thunk it ey?
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Sydney
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May 2003
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 26 May 2005 16:14
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pissing myself laughing @ this
absolutelly classic
cant w8 4 upd8s
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Perth
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May 2005
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Fri, 27 May 2005 14:41
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awww dude no  could be worse. could be going into a commodore
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Montrose, VIC
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 02 June 2005 15:44
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Now, let's just reflect for a moment on the fallen - some of the previous vehicles to enjoy the Big Don Touch:
First up, meet 'the house'
The much-loved Pintara (as you can see, it's still popular with the locals!)
And, of course, his favourite of all, the EB XR6:
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 07 June 2005 15:10
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Well, it's getting there, bit by bit. First up I thought I'd mention that even I was surprised at the difference fitting the power steering made. Previously, the old steering box was geared so that it gave 5.5(!) turns lock to lock - no WONDER it was such hard work driving this thing (don't forget one had to do a little column shifting as well ) - the power steering box brings this down to a more acceptable 2.5 turns. That's gotta help! Still, with the power steering, wider tyres and extra castor, turning the wheel without any oil pressure is very hard work...
Anyway, to some pics. Here's what the slightly agricultural engine mounts look like: (yes, I did the washing again...)
And that lovely little die-cast wonder that is the Chinese 'cooler:
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Montrose, VIC
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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 09 June 2005 13:06
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If there's one time a Falcon REALLY doesn't like, it's bathtime!
And bathtime can be LOADS of fun when you have good friends...
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 09 June 2005 14:01
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if it had big tits it would have pleanty of frineds
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Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 09 June 2005 14:34
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this thread so classic - one of the best!
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VIC, Sth Frankston.
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Fri, 10 June 2005 02:50
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| mrshin wrote on Thu, 09 June 2005 23:06 |
If there's one time a Falcon REALLY doesn't like, it's bathtime!
And bathtime can be LOADS of fun when you have good friends...
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Don + Tractor/Falcon = teh win.
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Sat, 11 June 2005 12:21
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Don + turbo = ?
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Toronto, Downtown
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Melbourne
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December 2004
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 14 June 2005 02:21
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hahahahaha best thread.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 14 June 2005 07:19
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my son wouldn't be too happy with you mick, he loves his little duck
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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 14 June 2005 10:34
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I'll truly retire if I go out to it one morning, and there's two live ducks in the puddle in the back
We even stopped in at Rare's today, and priced up a shaker $300 for a fibreglass replica! Pity, because we would have done it had the price been right...
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Melbourne
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June 2005
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 14 June 2005 13:19
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 Well well well, I guess since Mr Shin has already been doing the introductions I should probably say hello to you all myself.
So here goes... Hello all and well met!
Big Don
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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 14 June 2005 14:35
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Damn. Does that mean I have to watch what I say now? It's alright; I can always quote the sheep!
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Melbourne
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June 2005
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 14 June 2005 15:25
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Not at all, it just means you'll have to watch your back
J/K!!
hey shin btw I'm riding shotgun with u tomorrow U'll need someone to change ur tyre's
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Tue, 14 June 2005 20:59
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ideal shaker = plastic rubbish bin cut in half (not the round ones the square type ones)
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MELBOURNE
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December 2004
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Wed, 15 June 2005 04:38
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hahaha. Great thread, did you go to LAA don?
Thanks
Troy
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Melbourne
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June 2005
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Wed, 15 June 2005 04:46
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Yeh, that's where I met shin, did u go to LAA as well?
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MELBOURNE
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December 2004
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Wed, 15 June 2005 05:21
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Yeah I'm still there lol! I remember seeing you drive off in your white ford. We used to call you Donald Duck, I was really little lol.
Thanks
Troy
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Melbourne
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March 2004
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Wed, 15 June 2005 07:49
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lol - i love it! Keep up the good work!!
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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Ozzie Drift - or - 'you can't put a bloody Jap motor in a REAL car'
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Thu, 16 June 2005 09:07
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| Grega wrote on Wed, 15 June 2005 06:59 |
ideal shaker = plastic rubbish bin cut in half (not the round ones the square type ones)
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I was actually thinking of being slightly more upmarket, and buying a cheap mailbox from Bunnings/The Warehouse and chopping it in half...
And Boofis, don't worry, Don's mind hasn't improved at all since you saw him last... Then again, what do you remember about ME, hey?
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