1974 Ford XB Coupe (SOLD)

Price:

$45,000

Specifications:

Engine:

Built by Mick at Hogg Pro-Formance

351 Cleveland Stroked to 378 that makes 530 horsepower at the flywheel.

Alloy TFC Hi-Rise manifold with Bylaws 785 CFM Carby, 2V Heads flow 650 Hp with 4V Stainless Steel Valves Double Sprung, ½ grout filled with extra oil ducts, 4MA crank and custom rods, custom forged recessed flat top pistons with stainless steel rings, Special Grind Crower Cam, Yella terra Roller Rockers and makes peak power at 6500 rpm and peak torque at 4800 rpm. Pacemaker headers are 2 ¼ primaries into one 3' system with 1 set of hookers and 1 set of Gonzos (sounds mean). Hi Volume oil pump with deep-dish baffled race sump, Pro Billet electronic MSD distributor, Mallory Ignition, and Hyfire management with rev limited control, 12mm leads, 120amp Alternator, platinum spark plugs, custom billet alloy radiator with twin thermos and overflow, Gilmore belt drive, Melling fuel pump with Peterson filter, billet vacuum canister for brakes.

Body:

Completely stripped to bare metal, rust cut out and new panels welded in properly. The engine bay and dash have had most holes welded up .The Body was made absolutely dead straight then went on the perfect Ford FPV Blood Orange with the perfect detailed Black Trim by Pro Paintz. It has been about 1 year since it was painted and it shines like day one, the body is super straight 10/10 has front the lower stone tray, rear spoilers and brake ducts. The bonnet is a factory XB GT with locking pins and a small hornet scope to give the engine clearance. Custom detailed paintwork went into the GS type grille, which is in very good condition.

Interior:

The interior is new except the original dashboard fully restored. So is in excellent condition. The interior has new black carpet and new FPV Ba material black hood with orange suede and black cloth on the front and back seats. Original XB seats have been customised to give a sportier look and feel. The rear seat has the fold down armrest in the middle. The door trim are creatively designed with three different materials it's a mix of leather, suede and cloth trim material. Small custom consul tucked under the dash holds the Pioneer head unit in front of the Pro Ratchet B&M shifter 4' Pioneer speakers in the front run from the head unit and the Pioneer 6x4 on back shelf are run by a Alpine V Power amp and the twin 12' Type R subs are run by a Alpine V12 amp. The array of Pro Comp Ultra Light gauges are Tacho with shift light, oil pressure, water temp, fuel pressure and fuel level. Central locking, security system including engine disable, bonnet, door and bot open, tilt alert and a hidden kill switch saves the day.

Transmission:

Built by Ray Bernard from Western Suburbs Differential bringing up the rear is balance-lightened axle with oversized pinion, billet diff centre, with a huge 9"Diff, Detroit locker, 411 gears and Strange 35 splined axles. Precise Automatics built mutualised C4 trans to with stand 900hp later on. Originally fitted with a dominator 4500 rpm converter for the strip but recently have changed to a more street able 2800rpm converter

Suspension & Brakes:

Disc in the front with slotted rotors on and drum on the rear, billet secondary vacuum canister to ensure adequate brake pressure, braided front lines, with heaps of new front suspension work including new drag link, control arms, etc and 28mm sway bar all 90/10 shocks. Rear leaf springs have been resprung, Cal Trac suspension 90/10 shocks on the rear. The car sits low and mean and scrap speed bumps.

Wheels & Tyres:

American 5 Spoke rims, with 215x60x15 on the front and 295x60x15 on the rear, The rubber is only about 12 months old. 2 Spare 8' Simmons alloy 3 piece mags with gold centre used for track work.

Other:

Only driven every other weekend except a few lazy runs over the quarter every now and again on 8' tyres that did 178kmh 12.3 sec.