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Old 29-06-2008, 09:42 PM   #1
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I was amazed when someone in the "Favourite Holden" thread (which I incedently started) had youtube footage of a VH Commodore doing one of the best ever burnouts and it had a 351 clevo with a toploader gearbox.
I have heard of a HT panelvan having a 250 crossflow in it and an FJ drag car with a 289 windsor in it, (sorry no pics).
Have you guys ever seen a Ford in a Holden, Ive seen plenty of Chevs in Fords, and in XYs aswell, it really is a slap in the face, so now its time to expose the Ford powered Holdens once and for all and give one back for all the Ford fans out there!

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Old 29-06-2008, 09:45 PM   #2
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One of Dick Johnsons last drives in his yellow XU1, was fitted out with a 351 cleveo.
(I kid you not).
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Old 29-06-2008, 09:49 PM   #3
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One of Dick Johnsons last drives in his yellow XU1, was fitted out with a 351 cleveo.
(I kid you not).
Pitty its not as popular as Brockys 179 powered Austin. Do you know the whereabouts of this car now?
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Old 29-06-2008, 10:05 PM   #4
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Pitty its not as popular as Brockys 179 powered Austin. Do you know the whereabouts of this car now?

Yeah thats right, Brock had the whole publicity machine cranking a good 10 yrs before Dick.

I have absolutly no idea where it is but heres some pics.
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Yeah thats right, Brock had the whole publicity machine cranking a good 10 yrs before Dick.

I have absolutly no idea where it is but heres some pics.
Jeez thats unreal. I never knew this one. Thanks for shareing.
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Old 04-04-2010, 07:55 AM   #6
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The cousin of a mate of mine has a torana he uses for hillclimbs, he got a 250 crank reground to fit in the 202, so it still looks original, just goes a lot better... Not exactly a ford engine in a holden, but part thereof...
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Old 29-06-2008, 09:54 PM   #7
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Mate of mine's uncle has a torri drag car, previous engine was an injected crossflow twin turbo on methanol (I seem to recall it was 191ci). That bit the dust a few years ago while I was watching it on a pass.

Now its got a barra182 of about the same ci, twin-turbo and runs methanol. Funny the passers by during an evening at kwinana who stop and have a chuckle.
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Old 30-06-2008, 09:11 AM   #8
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Mate of mine's uncle has a torri drag car, previous engine was an injected crossflow twin turbo on methanol (I seem to recall it was 191ci). That bit the dust a few years ago while I was watching it on a pass.

Now its got a barra182 of about the same ci, twin-turbo and runs methanol. Funny the passers by during an evening at kwinana who stop and have a chuckle.
i'd really like to see pics of that twin turbo barra!
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Old 29-06-2008, 09:51 PM   #9
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It can work both ways with Ford cars being powered by GM especially small block Chevs in hot rods.
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Old 29-06-2008, 09:57 PM   #10
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Hey what about the XY GT Falcon which was featured in STREET MACHINE not too long ago where the falcon was intended for track use and was powered with a LS1 motor.

That definetely got the critics talking......
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Old 29-06-2008, 09:58 PM   #11
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Back in 1985 a guru called Brian Plankman fitted a 186 with a three on the tree "racin shifter" into a XY GTHO. It was called the 6 in a row HO
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Back in 1985 a guru called Brian Plankman fitted a 186 with a three on the tree "racin shifter" into a XY GTHO. It was called the 6 in a row HO
If I recall that car was fitted with Plankmans patented "dash board cam" commonly known as the choke
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Old 04-04-2010, 06:42 PM   #13
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Back in 1985 a guru called Brian Plankman fitted a 186 with a three on the tree "racin shifter" into a XY GTHO. It was called the 6 in a row HO
That sounds suspiciously like the HO with the 202 red motor fitted, was found in a barn years ago and featured in Street Machine at the time, still got the mag stored away I think....
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Old 04-04-2010, 09:49 PM   #14
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Cool Ford into a Holden

I can remember back in about 1964 there was an FJ running around the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne with a Customline V8 that left no room for the starter it was inside the mud guard
also the HJ Kingswood with the rotary that was mentioned
that was called a Mazda Road Pacer as I recall the bodies were shipped to Japan and fitted with rotaries
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Old 29-06-2008, 10:08 PM   #15
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A guy by the name of Rob Pilkington over here, had a HG Ute with a blown Cleveland in it, and it pulled very low 7s in the quarter.
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Old 29-06-2008, 10:18 PM   #16
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Looks like that Tory even has a XYGT radiator onboard. How succesfull was it as a racecar? Im suprised that the Clevo even fit in that tiny engine bay
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Old 29-06-2008, 10:58 PM   #17
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I was pretty sure it came done to cost, personally i dont know. But i have been told that chev motors were/are cheaper than ford racing parts. As i said no first hand expierence it is based on answer i recieved when i asked the same question (why would you put a holden motor in a ford).
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Old 29-06-2008, 11:06 PM   #18
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I knew that no one would believe me from what I said in my previous post, so here's some evidence I found on Draglist.

7.035ET 189.87MPH Rob Pilkington Ford HG Ute AAG AU 2001
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Old 30-06-2008, 08:12 AM   #19
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I watched a HB torana at the drags back home, that was powered by a 250 x-flow used to have some pics of it lifting the wheels off the ground.
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Old 30-06-2008, 08:41 AM   #20
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I remember seeing an FJ years ago with a 460. I think it was called the "Aboriginie" and was owned by the Gatt Brothers.

Years ago a good friend of mine show me some photo's from back in the early 70's of a Corvette drag car with a Clevo in it. I imagine it would have upset the Chev heads. He is a rodder and is always going on about the rodder who toss Chev into Fords and how it is ok, but if someone threw a Ford engine into a Chev, or a Holden it would be seen as the biggest sin.
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I remember one year at the Gold Coast All Ford Day my mate had his 64 Cortina with a SR20, he was told he wasn taloud to pop the bonnet!

Yet over with the Cobra display there was a Cobra Replica with a LS1!
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Old 30-06-2008, 11:16 AM   #22
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what about this sleeper


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Old 30-06-2008, 03:57 PM   #23
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Now that is a sleeper.........
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I was speaking to the guy that owns that car at autofest he said its the ultimate sleeper hes a diehard ford man but the commo,s are cheap he also has another one with a twin turbo 302 clevo he had it at mallanats but done a head gasket his other car is a full house xd show/drag car in dark blue im pretty sure the xd is getting raced at mildura this weekend. :
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I'm just waiting for the day someone throws a Barra Turbo into a VL.

I remember seeing I think it was a HZ, might have been a HX a couple of years ago with a XF 250 Cross Flow.
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I'm just waiting for the day someone throws a Barra Turbo into a VL.

I remember seeing I think it was a HZ, might have been a HX a couple of years ago with a XF 250 Cross Flow.
Barra Turbo into VL? I think it's already been done!
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Old 30-06-2008, 12:41 PM   #27
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I've seen pics of a 57 Chev with a 8BA flathead in it. Wish I could find the link for it, but no luck.
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in the late 80's a guy built an fj ute with a 302 windsor, it was dark blue and in a couple of mags at the time
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there is a HR somewhere with a BA 4.0T in it...
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Theres a car that is used down here at the local drag meets, its an old VH commy with a mild 351c in it!, also i have seen old broshures of old premiers with mazda rotaries in them!, no lies! rotary powered holdens!!
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