Finally, photos of my AU XR8 wagon .....

XR8-AUwagon · 03-02-2008, 08:59 PM

Photos of my AU XR8 wagon. Still needs to be lowered more. Yes, she is fully XR8, not just a nose cone.
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...4/IMG_0451.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...4/IMG_0447.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...4/IMG_0452.jpg

Sorry, could only do them through photo bucket as I didn't know how to get the files smaller to just add as attachments. I am blonde after all!! LOL

**DJM83** · 03-02-2008, 09:02 PM

Ford never made an AU XR wagon, 6 or 8. What was the car originally?, did it come with a factory V8?

GK · 03-02-2008, 09:06 PM

She knows the XR wagons weren't made, she was telling us about the build up in another thread a few days ago.

The car looks great. Nice job! Pass on the approval to hubby!

GK

HLC · 03-02-2008, 09:14 PM

what a beast.

lower it!

WoodysXR6 · 03-02-2008, 09:30 PM

Very nice indeed im not into chrome that much but those wheel compliment the car very nicely we done.

Regards Craig

XR8-AUwagon · 03-02-2008, 09:23 PM

We bought a written off AU XR8 with the Tickford 220kW engine & T5 box. The guy's brother had wrapped it around a tree on way home from having roadworthy done to sell it!

My hubby & a couple of mates did the transfer over into my stocko AU wagon, rather than buy me another XR8 - I had sold my last EB XR8 (after I'd bought it back twice) in 2005. I'd gotten use to having the wagon, but wanted a bit of power & sound back. I've always had mainly V8s - or high powered 6s, so I was missing it like mad.

With a MX and BMX-mad son and a new baby, I needed the wagon space, so here it is - my one-off AU XR8 wagon. There's a lot more to my story and she's still a work in progress, but now that bub is asleep, I need to make lunches and iron school clothes. Will try and get more of the build story in the thread another time.

And yes, yes, yes - I know it needs to be lowered heaps more. She sat up like a 4WD before we did the engine swap, so she's had mega-lowering done already!! LOL!

Glad you like it, I'm pretty stoked!!!

**Peuty** · 08-02-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by XR8-AUwagon

We bought a written off AU XR8 with the Tickford 220kW engine & T5 box. The guy's brother had wrapped it around a tree on way home from having roadworthy done to sell it!

Not to be picky, but if it has the 220kw version of the V8, how is the series one XR front off the engine donor's car? Or have I missed a vital piece of info along the line somewhere?

JC · 11-02-2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

Not to be picky, but if it has the 220kw version of the V8, how is the series one XR front off the engine donor's car? Or have I missed a vital piece of info along the line somewhere?

Peuty - good pick up. If they are off the same car, and it was earlier than a 2001 model, then it will at best be a 200kw motor, but in all probability, it would be a 185kw model.

However, if it is a later model (2001+) and if the original owner had smashed the front bar (or maybe preferred the series 1 bar over the series 2/3), then maybe it was replaced with a series 1 bar? I think this may be the case because of this:

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Originally Posted by XR8-AUwagon

Yep the front was from the donor car and seeing as it was a very close colour match & didn't cost us any more coin, we thought it the best option.

Narooma is close to galaxy and was a later model colour (galaxy was series 1 only).

Either way, it's an XR8 motor in a wagon - probably the only one in Australia, so it's pretty special.

JC · 03-02-2008, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TE50 056

Ford never made an AU XR wagon, 6 or 8. What was the car originally?, did it come with a factory V8?

Ford never made a T series car either, but most of them still have Ford badges on them.

I kind of like the home made XR wagons.

WoodysXR6 · 03-02-2008, 09:51 PM

sorry to change the topic on the thread ,but has any onr seen pics of a purple au wagon made into a ute with the xr front and ford embossed tailgate if not ill tryn get some pics this week if it in the drive way around the corner

Black XR · 12-06-2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by WOODYS_XR8

sorry to change the topic on the thread ,but has any onr seen pics of a purple au wagon made into a ute with the xr front and ford embossed tailgate if not ill tryn get some pics this week if it in the drive way around the corner

Saw it at westfields on weekend snapped a couple of pics of it on my mob will post them soon. Looked good apart from the dreadful color.

**DJM83** · 04-02-2008, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JC

Ford never made a T series car either, but most of them still have Ford badges on them.

I kind of like the home made XR wagons.

Oh snap, yeah i wasnt sure. But thought they knew. As others have said IMO id put an S3 front on

StealthAu · 03-02-2008, 09:03 PM

Looks good, what donk is in it, as in from what series AU RX8

aye you · 03-02-2008, 09:26 PM

looks the goods i must say

DoreSlamR · 03-02-2008, 09:58 PM

nice effort, but those wheels really are ugly. Since you're going for a 'factory' xr8 look i'd say standard xr8 wheels would do the trick. just my opinion of course.

Well done anyway.

waggaclint · 03-02-2008, 11:56 PM

well done looks good gotta luv blue wgns.....

Chamelion · 04-02-2008, 10:27 AM

You're not on the sunshine coast are you? I'm sure I saw your car in Maroochydore a couple of weeks ago....

XR8-AUwagon · 04-02-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Chamelion

You're not on the sunshine coast are you? I'm sure I saw your car in Maroochydore a couple of weeks ago....

I get around the Brisbane, Sunshine and Gold Coast a far bit, so it possibly could have been me. Wheels have only been on since Saturday but, before that I had 17x8 XR8 Tickford rims on her. We've been up that way quite a lot over the last couple of months as we have friends & rellies in the area as well as my gearbox guy at Caloundra (Top Cogz).

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Originally Posted by Eu-GenixX

would like to know more about the V8 conversion.. and how it was done.. what was needed etc... ....

We had a complete running XR8, which made the job super easy. We put absolutely everything from the dash forwards into my car - it also helped that we had 4 guys (incl a sparky) that know a LOT about cars (incl hubby of course) and heaps of room to make a big mess for the weekend.

Chamelion · 04-02-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by XR8-AUwagon

I get around the Brisbane, Sunshine and Gold Coast a far bit, so it possibly could have been me. Wheels have only been on since Saturday but, before that I had 17x8 XR8 Tickford rims on her. We've been up that way quite a lot over the last couple of months as we have friends & rellies in the area as well as my gearbox guy at Caloundra (Top Cogz).

We had a complete running XR8, which made the job super easy. We put absolutely everything from the dash forwards into my car - it also helped that we had 4 guys (incl a sparky) that know a LOT about cars (incl hubby of course) and heaps of room to make a big mess for the weekend.

It was you then! The rims would have been my next question.

I remember seeing you/it at the lights next to Red Rooster/Homemaker centre.. I posted up about it on this site somewhere.

Well done, it looks better in real life than the pics suggest. However, to be honest the old rims looked a LOT better.

Matt.

b2tf · 04-02-2008, 05:34 PM

I like a lot, my only suggestions would be to put a S3 front bar on, and put the pizza plates back in the kitchen

Eu-GenixX · 04-02-2008, 11:37 AM

would like to know more about the V8 conversion.. and how it was done.. what was needed etc...

looks nice.... not a fan of the rims tho.. :S

StealthAu · 04-02-2008, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Eu-GenixX

would like to know more about the V8 conversion.. and how it was done.. what was needed etc...

looks nice.... not a fan of the rims tho.. :S

You'd need a wrecked xr8. Engine, wiring, ECU, BEM, ignition barrel (keys and door locks too), cluster, and transmition. There is probably a few things I've missed, but what an impressive job to be done in just 1 weekend

Eu-GenixX · 04-02-2008, 01:27 PM

wow.. that does sound impressive.. and expensive.. haha...

nice work

walker · 04-02-2008, 06:19 PM

thats cool as

MADED-6 · 04-02-2008, 06:38 PM

looks good i really like it.
theres just something about tough looking wagons that i like.
cheers josh.

HLC · 04-02-2008, 06:47 PM

i dunno why all the negativity towards the rims.

they aren't really my style either, but i reckon they suit the wagon.... which in turn, looks good.

cool.

Chamelion · 04-02-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

i dunno why all the negativity towards the rims.

they aren't really my style either, but i reckon they suit the wagon.... which in turn, looks good.

cool.

No negativity here, but as someone who saw it with the previous rims, I simply feel it did look better than it does. ;)

bf tubs · 04-02-2008, 07:16 PM

a s2or 3 front end would finish it off i reckon ,

StealthAu · 04-02-2008, 10:25 PM

Every man and his dog has factory ford mags off one make or another, I think what you have suits your car. One day all these people will realise there are a crap load of other options other then ford mags.

dreadly · 05-02-2008, 02:17 PM

series one wagon kinda looks ok... but you have to buy some tickford wings for the front near the indicators and it might look ok then?? Not the best wheels but hey still looks good but get the wings, clear side indicators, and some inner chrome door handles, lower f6 intake pipe for air box....cheap easy mods that will improve it