My New Ride

Got my latest van purchase home tonight......

1985 XF Van, with Tailgates. Engineered with v8.
351 Stroker, Auto, Lsd, 4 wheel disc with slotted & cross drilled rotors.
Straight gas, twin tanks.....

Won't be on-line tonight, going cruising!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so ya doing a geelong run to visit hey... lol

did all the local haunts tonight Daz!!!!

Geelong????? we'll see!

And YES! I have washed Mr Bumpy since taking the pictures, & I washed the new one too!!!!

Hay John looks good for a ford.

Crackers wrote:Hay John looks good for a ford.

How did I know you'd go there!!!!!!!

Very happy, but was looking at Holdens as well, just couldn't find decent van at a decent price....

Had almost a 3 hour drive to go get this one........ and 3 hours back........

Murray & I looked at a van for $4500.00 that my mechanic wouldn't put on the hoist cause of rust.... same van is now $5900.00...
I must have looked at 80+ vans over the last 6 months, all the time money burning a hole in my pocket, but I held out and very glad I did!
Looked at WB's & HZ's, nothing had the appeal or features I was looking for. This one has all but A/C and nothing to do but drive it & figure out what to mod & customize first!!!!

I'll just say well done and congrats on a nother van, becouse any van is a good van.

Took her yesterday (Australia Day) on a make or break test run....... Almost Mildura....

Hooked the trailer on the back, thru in the engine crane & took off to James's Place.

Then we set off for a run to collect his new engine........ and back.

After all was done, travelled over to Sunbury & had pizza with the DVV...
Met up with some I already know & some new faces.
Popped round to Mika's to perve on his van (& Landau Coupe, but they ain't important enough to mention)..... (& I ask myself, mmmm do I need another XF, will Mika part with it) TO BE CONTINUED!!!

Van ran great with good economy (to my suprise!) for a Stroker. Never skipped a beat.

I paid good $$$$ for the van, but I really think for what it is, and how well it's been built and quality of parts & workmanship used in the build..... It has been money very well spent.

She really needs a bath now after the run, so on the way home from work I plan to stop at car lovers to give her a wash and some loving (a Detail & vacuum) when I get home!.......

Nice score and glad to see its looking after you; must be nice just to be able to jump in and drive something without having to do a full rebuild...

Haven't had it a week yet & changed lots, with lots of changes to come.
but Yeah! It's been good to just jump in a cruise in it & enjoy it.

Only went van shopping cause the Blue Van I doing is going to take 12 to 18 months for Body & Paint.
Needed a Van worthy of the Nats at Easter - And Found It!! but They wanted more $$$ than I had for "JADE" so I got this instead! LOL

well done, even though it is a ford, but just as craig said, at least it's a van..... looks good and glad it's running well..... guess i may see her on saturday morning?

You will Maz...... been out again tonight cruising and showing her off!

Kara loves her, & wants one now!

Went around to my wog mate Steve with all the Val's tonight, ended up with heaps of stuff he had left over from the many XF's he had.
"and ya need this, and this, oh and here's a gas strut that will keep ya bonnet up properly, & more & more"

Gotta love freebies!!!

Got my eye on a set of 15x295 12 slotters he has, but he's not sure yet if he will need them one day!

Nice snaps of your place there mate... You really are ............. driven!

Sweet new ride! What`s she sound like out the back?

Sound out the back is a little choked at the moment (for rwc reasons, was a tad loud) But a nice deep note.
I can only describe as early 70's Clevo Growl (like a Phase 3 HO I s'pose)

Give it a couple of weeks & will open the exhaust back up n let her breathe!

It's an awsome van, i heard it comin down the road from about 300 meters away and he was basically rollong down the road, what a sweet motor, i am jealous. But John, that van was worth every cent, i like it alot.
Thanks again for all your help and advise.
James

Great to hear the Fordosaurus is up n mobile again James............

She is not the quietest car, Taken it to work twice this week, Auto serviced monday and timmers to look at today......
Both Kids and the dog are firmly Face Pressed to the front door when I roll in the driveway now.....

Going to bring her to VCV tomorrow night....... Crackers (hopefully) will be there and get to have a look & check out what I got planned...
Maybe even offer to help!!!!!!!!

so we see it tomorrow nite at the VCV meeting hey

Yep I'm going tonight around 8.00. Maddie is starting saxaphone lesons tonight.So I won't be there for the BBQ.

Got two LCD screens in now, only 2 to go..................

Then the trimming, then the wiring,........................

Shit the Nats is nearly here!!!! Hurry!!! Hurry......

best tidy up the magna,, and find a trailer to cart the gear down.

AU Thermofans all in:

TEFBA coolant filter all fitted:

Driving & Fog Lamps fitted:

Big Arse front mounted towbar is back in:

The Bells & Whistles Stereo:

UHF CB Radio, where the stereo should be:

Using the rear window demister switch as a manual over-ride for the thermofans, demister light on dash comes on when the thermo's come on, if the fan motor fails, the light doesn't come on:

Got the S-Pack dash repaired, zero'd and back in:

Extra set of reversing lights:

Finally, today miracle effort, getting the 2nd of the two LCD TV's in the factory headrest fitted & wiring everything up:

well done John, lookin good

Love the head rest John, how many more tvs to go now?

1 more 19inch Craig...... then the fun begins with the other toys!!!!!!!

Then I may put a hornet scoop backwards on the roof & hide a projector in it!!!!!!

Way to go maaaaate.

Great effort.
Headrests have turned out well.