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    Not a V6. They are a nightmare to even change a timing belt or stretched timing chain. A straight six or four is the go. We have an old Ford Courier as a paddock bomb and it was used by a lawn mower service for many years before we got it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudnut View Post
    Not a V6. They are a nightmare to even change a timing belt or stretched timing chain. A straight six or four is the go. We have an old Ford Courier as a paddock bomb and it was used by a lawn mower service for many years before we got it.
    Oh, OK, I'm more of a Ford guy anyway. Looking at a neat looking AU ute, ATM, I got a soft spot for AUs, had 2 of 'em. Biggest problem is it's in Bayswater.
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    I test drove a 2002-3 Ford wagon from Mark Smith (Bolwarra) a couple of weeks ago. It was only a couple of grand and was a bit shabby, but it nearly snapped my neck when I floored it. By hell, those big sixes have some grunt.

    He will obtain a vehicle to your specs too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mudnut View Post
    I test drove a 2002-3 Ford wagon from Mark Smith (Bolwarra) a couple of weeks ago. It was only a couple of grand and was a bit shabby, but it nearly snapped my neck when I floored it. By hell, those big sixes have some grunt.

    He will obtain a vehicle to your specs too.
    Hey, good to know. Is he still in Portland? I saw he's not near that Shell servo anymore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10G View Post
    Oh, OK, I'm more of a Ford guy anyway. Looking at a neat looking AU ute, ATM, I got a soft spot for AUs, had 2 of 'em. Biggest problem is it's in Bayswater.
    It will have been flogged if its from Bayswater. Lol. Yobbo central.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
    It will have been flogged if its from Bayswater. Lol. Yobbo central.
    Hahaha, yeah there's that as well. I was more thinking that it's at best a 5 hour drive away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10G View Post
    Hey, good to know. Is he still in Portland? I saw he's not near that Shell servo anymore.
    He works from home, so just google Mark Smith Motor Traders Portland and give him a bell.

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    Job's done. Got myself a 2001 AU ute with a tub. 280,000kms which is about 14,000 per year which is pretty good. On petrol, not gas.

    Needs a bit of cosmetic work done. Headlining is shot, driver seat is stuffed, mechanically it's not too bad I think, diff moans, but they all do. Hope to get at least another 200,000 out of her.
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    @MB backfiring is from a couple of easy checks,
    First is air leaks on the intake side, a decent backfire could blow the air box out.
    The second is tooo lean, find the main gas in hose and unscrew 1/4 turn or find the
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    04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there

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    On our EB, I took the whole head liner out and bought a couple of tubes of grey silicone. After scraping that shitty foam underlay off, I coated the board with silicone, laid the headliner back over it and used scraper to smooth it all out. If you bother looking up, you can see where the silicone oozed through the cloth. Meh, it passed road worthy and will never peel off and fall down again.

    It will also make a great base to stick the velour headlining I intend to put in.
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