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[Smooth Hound]

a brand new mk 5, 2.5 non turbo, pre ecu, high top lwb 4by 4. with no faults and a 10 yr guarantee to say so ( one thats worth the paper its written on ) oh and an awning for it. oh and that would have to have the arctic spec.

[CONSTRUCTION MAN]

what about a stainless steel chassis and body , now that would be something I would like my mk5 to have.

CM

[Luke]

what about a stainless steel chassis and body , now that would be something I would like my mk5 to have.

CM

just stainless rear arches would do me

[transitgeoff]

what youd still opt for the pudding front arches then

[Luke]

what youd still opt for the pudding front arches then

new wings easy afternoons work mabe stainless bits infront of the doors too

[Britishbulldog]

a rust free (yeah rite with a ford lol)
solid gearbox (perhaps 6 speed (giving min40-45 mpg )


with all sprinters saying were not worthy as we go past them
(maybe asking a bit too much with the last one eh)

[xbox360]

I would like vairiable speed intermitent wipers on mine and a set of tyres that dont spin on wet grass.

[MRspivvy]

I'd like one of those australian jobbies with the big falcon straight six. with an lpg conversion

[Rolo]

I'd like one of those australian jobbies with the big falcon straight six.

As the owner of one I'm seriously starting to think it would be a lot better for me to bite the bullet and fit a bent Commodore super six as somebody suggested; owners claim it will give all the power of a V8 with the frugality of a four cylinder -32 miles per gallon - if driven more gently.

I would also like to fit a 2.88:1 diff plus a wide ratio (2.78, 1.93, 1.36, and 1:1) top loader four speed gearbox (one advantage is that I would also be getting rid of this annoying stick in the middle of the floor), PLUS another VERY wide ratio top loader with a 3.82:1 first ratio mounted right behind it, using only its first and direct (1:1 ratio) gears through a button on the gear knob itself controlling a gear change solenoid, not as a "gear splitter" but as a true eight speed gearbox, where the fourth speed on low would be nicely and usably spaced from "fifth" and then all the way through a very fast 2.88:1.

No overdrive and nothing inside any gearbox turning any faster than the engine itself has to be an advantage, too.

The eight final ratios would be 32.7, 22.7, 15.96 (a little bit more powerful than my current 15.5:1 first gear now), then 11.76, 6.68, 4.86, 3.71, and 2.88.

Assuming I could get a solenoid working the two gears of that secondary top loader, is this a doable job?

Even if I don't change the engine I may still do this and I reckon I can do most of the job myself if somebody holds my hand.

Would it work?

[noddy]

i have mine sat out side with 402520 on the clock still running same engine and box its never had the pump off what more do i want ??

[BigNeil]

i have mine sat out side with 402k on the clock still running same engine and box its never had the pump off what more do i want ??

to post pics of the super machine 402k ??