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Browndog's Supervan 2 (yet another one!)


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Sweeeet.

 

 

FYI - those V6 Holden motors are meant to be fairly smooth so would check that its not got something bung.

 

They harmonic dampers delaminate and eventually fall off. If that has started shitting its pants it could be the reason for harshness.

 

Also chuck a set of plugs and leads at it. From memory they are vunerable to excessive heat and fail readily too.

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Yeah a friend of mine told me about the dampers too, reckons he replaced a few of them. It is not shaking as such, or missfiring, it just sounds nasty when you get over 3000rpm. I am told they are all like this. Jackson Foster (who has the cream/brown Mk2) said his is the same.

 

But I will give it a good going over/service once I pick it up anyway :)

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It is an Ecotec engine I think, and airbox looks factory. (although I am no expert on anything GM! :) )  The temptaion would be to find a supercharged V6 and slot it in :)   I am going to use this as a tow vehicle for my race car, so the extra torque would be a good thing. Not that this is lacking in torque or anything, but more is always better!

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All good - if it is induction noise then look at chucking on a factory ECOTEC airbox and it should shut it up a bit - they make horrific noises with a pod filter. (I'm just casually assuming its not a factory airbox)

 

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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Holden powered Ford FTW.

Did it come with the FOMOCO plates?

Good score if so.

 

yes came with FOMOCO plates, had the option to pay less without, but wanted those!

 

this would be better induction setup for it if you want to legitimately call it a supervan

 

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I was thinking more like a Cosworth DFL? :)

 

 

such a blasphemous engine choice!

 

Even the owner said he was not super comfortable about that! I had a 3.8 Supercharged V6 from a Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe that I sold about 6 months ago. But no bloody way would that fit in a Transit without a lot of cutting and arsing about! So I sold it. The dilemna is that it goes so well, so I may just leave well alone for now.

 

Want. Supervan 2 was one of my favourite matchbox cars.

 

The owner had the matchbox car too. And gave it to his painter mate one day and said "make my van look like that please!"

 

Mine got painted, sanded down and left looking shitty. I wish I still had it in Supervan 2 livery.

 

I have a nice die cast of Supervan (the original one) Might have to get Supervan 2 now:)

 

If you carjam FOMOCO it comes up as "Ford Transit Supervan 2" :) 

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Loving the new acquisition. Not loving the choice of engine so much, but Chev into Ford hotrod is acceptable so meh.

 

Am seriously digging the Supervan paint work. Now you've got one thats a runner, hurry up and finish the silver one :thumbleft:

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Real nice van. :-)

 

Someone at Masport must have had fun at the rego office, getting all the J* 780 plates.  Jim Donald's BDA Escort had JD 780, and Blair Robson's had JB 780.

 

The Holden V6 traces it's roots back to the '60s Buick V6 (via Jeep), which was 3/4's of the 300 V8 that was derived from the Buick 215 (later Rover 3500).  Apparently there are a few Holden seals that fit the Leyland P76.

 

Buick, Oldsmobile, and Holden all did supercharged or turbocharged versions over it's three decades. :badgrin:

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