xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 My latest addition to the family I thought Id share with you guys. 1979 XD falcon dirt track car I have just purchased. 4.1 and 4spd with a locked diff. This car is what you call C Grade ( no not group C....lol ) and I am going to paint it and sticker it up like Dicks tru-blu xd that won bathurst in 1981. ( great year 1981, the year I was born as well as the year Dick first won bathurst. ) Anyway, heres some pics of it as I bought it, I will post some more pics once its painted and sign written. Yes, it is a trademe special...lol Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Ok been busy this week working on the new toy as we are racing in 2 weeks. Fitted new bonnet and right front guard Heres a pic of interior and cage as I bought it And now cage is painted and fitted aftermarket steering wheel Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Refitted motor and painted engine bay. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 And here it is all painted Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Painted black around door window frames Painted top of windscreen shield white And also touched up the orange where indicators would be...lol Signwriting will be all done next week at some stage. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Heres a couple more pics of engine bay. Have refitted power steer pump and also welded and painted radiator panel as previous owner had cut it off to remove motor. Signwriting starts to go on tommorow. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Have just finished applying some of the signwriting today. More to come. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Some more signwriting done today. Unfortunatly number 17 is already taken in my grade so I got 81 instead. ( The year I was born and also the year of Dicks first win ) Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Couple more pics I took today. My mates commodore I painted for him about a month ago when he bought it. I am doing some more paintwork to his car tomorrow. ( good ol' somsors aye ). His commodore is in the hobby grade, 1 grade below me. In the hobby grade, cars have to remain standard in everyway apart from roll cage. My grade, you are allowed modifications, ie motor, diffs, body, suspension etc. Also painted the rims on tru blu gold and also a few spare rims aswell. Been a busy evening. Will put pics of the rims on the car painted tomorrow. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Wheels are now gold. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Had practice day last week. Im new to dirt track racing and this car and I did considerably well. Had one problem, being a xd falcon, it has leaf springs in the rear and big 3 inch lowering blocks. I had about 23psi in the rear tyres and was going great, fast, flying really. Anyway, I dropped the rear tyres down to about 16psi and went for a spin. 2 laps into it, blew my right rear tyre. What caused it was the lower tyre pressure and the tyre rolling under hard cornering, the tyre rubbed against the u bolt threads under leaf spring and blew my tyre. I have got 2 rims in now getting the offset adjusted so Im ready for the race meeting this sunday. Apart from that, the car is excellent. Heres a couple of pics of me in action at practice last week. Forgot my camera so pics are taken from Kellys cellphone. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Heres a pic of the real tru blu. Bathurst 1981 And my tru blu....lol My place 2008...lol Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 Had the offset adjusted on my rear wheels. Alot more clearance between u bolts now. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Finally, some good weather and we finally had a race meeting. First time out on the track in this car with a full grid of cars, not by myself at practice. Today was my first offical race meeting and it happened to have been the c grade chamionship. Well all good. We had 12 cars, and 3 races with points for each race totalled to give you the total score at the end. Well out of 12 cars, my very first race meeting and I came 7th. Not too shabby for a first timer against a flock of comodores and my mates cordia ( number 17 ). Heres a few pics of me in action. Also, another mate of mine raced also, number 24 xf falcon is his car. Ben ( 17 cordia ) and I were battling with each other all day. Great racing! Anyway, sorry for the late reply guys. Weather hasnt been the best lately. Finally got my first meeting last month. Car come out without a scratch and was really flying. Heres some pics. Hope you enjoy. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Had a race meeting at Ashburton Speedway 2 weeks ago. Great race meeting. Awesome banked track. Enjoy the pics. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xafordgod Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Just spent the day fitting my new motor. Raced up 4.1 crossflow. Big port head, redline intake, 500cfm 2 barrel holley, ported, polished & planed head, headers, stage 4 cam, oversize flat top pistons, electronic ignition etc etc. Revs to 7000rpm with ease. Was dynoed at 280hp at the wheels. Anyway, very, very grunty engine. Off to oxford tomorrow for a practice for nexts sundays oxford meeting. Heres some pics. Also put my user name on windshield...lol. Good advertising. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xafordgod Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Had practice on sunday and all I can say with this new motor is WOW. Totally differant car. Heaps and heaps more power. Got the holley in getting new power valve and gasket kit put through it. Will be looking good for the meeting this sunday. Cheers, Brendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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