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Old 21-11-2005, 10:44 PM   #1
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Hi guys i have always liked the look of svo's and was just browsing through car sales looking at ones for sale. I had a few questions about them though.

As far as performance goes i doubt hey are anything special being just the standard ford six, is that right? Do they come with extras like better brakes, LSD better suspnsion etc, or are they just cosmetically different?

Also what exactly were they ment to be, are they similar to the ESP's the XE came in "european sports package". To be honest i dont even know what svo stands for? And also who made them, were they a totally ford creation or did some other company build them? If anyone can answer these multiple questions I appreciate it , thanks.
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Old 21-11-2005, 10:47 PM   #2
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im sure gunns can answer all of that. he is the SVO know it all...lol
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Old 21-11-2005, 10:52 PM   #3
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mick webb created them , most were either spacs or ghias , if orig should have bilistein suspension ,lsd ,recaros ,minor body enhancments , I owned/drove one for a few years and was a very excellent car ,just happens I found another later model car with similar stuff as the old ones that I have now
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Old 22-11-2005, 12:39 AM   #4
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Ha ha mines an SVO
I deppends on weather you buy one or get it modified to svo specs I bought mine after someone else spent the cash Build No#35 december 96 :thebirds:
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Old 22-11-2005, 12:42 AM   #5
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What the hells done to ur car 5spdEF?
13.9???
thats movin
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Old 22-11-2005, 01:58 AM   #6
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check out a brock fords website somewhere out there.. has a little info on svo.. also check out my website and look at the magazine articles in there which features some info and writeups on the SVO...

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Old 22-11-2005, 08:07 AM   #7
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As far as performance goes i doubt hey are anything special being just the standard ford six, is that right? Do they come with extras like better brakes, LSD better suspnsion etc, or are they just cosmetically different?
SVO's were never about being straight line quick they were all about handling. The suspension was reworked with Bilstin shocks, Lovels lowered springs, and Whiteline sway bars. They got a LSD, along with extractors and a 2.5 inch exhaust with high flow cat.
After speeking to Mick Webb some came with cams and mild head work, at one stage.

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Old 22-11-2005, 09:14 AM   #8
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There were a run of SVO's release by southside ford in brisbane but these were EL's and only in V8s.
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Old 22-11-2005, 09:55 AM   #9
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Ha ha mines an SVO
I deppends on weather you buy one or get it modified to svo specs I bought mine after someone else spent the cash Build No#35 december 96 :thebirds:
ok what is it with people not posting pics of there car when they know damn well that it is rare or unique...lol

thats a hint 5spdEF!!..lol...chuck some up!

EFFalcon - do you think it would be a good idea to start a thread where everyone post 1 pic of there car, it would make for a nice database of sorts.
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Old 23-11-2005, 12:32 AM   #10
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I got tons of photos but they're all too big to post need to try and work out how to reduce there size a bit and then by all meens i'll post em
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Old 23-11-2005, 12:34 AM   #11
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What the hells done to ur car 5spdEF?
13.9???
thats movin
Serious work has been done like head work stainless rollers etc. T5R borgwarner crash box 7" LSD stuff like that.
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Old 23-11-2005, 03:13 AM   #12
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7" LSD huh?
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Old 23-11-2005, 11:30 AM   #13
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EFFalcon - do you think it would be a good idea to start a thread where everyone post 1 pic of there car, it would make for a nice database of sorts.
Umm, there's already a sticky at the top of this page called Members Cars. There's plenty of pics in there, and there is always the Show us ya EA-ED and EF/EL threads in show and shine forum.
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Old 23-11-2005, 11:32 AM   #14
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Is your SVO a V8? 5spdEF
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Old 23-11-2005, 08:00 PM   #15
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mines an SVO
ED engine as the EA's was rooted.
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Old 23-11-2005, 08:38 PM   #16
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nice one matt6n ,never seen another silver slate one before ,always wondered what mine two toned would like like ,TOP CAR

pretty sure the EF svo v8 isnt a mick webb special ,they were a limited edition out of southside brisbane or something ,IRC they sold em with body colour coded wheels etc,
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Old 02-12-2005, 06:13 PM   #17
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Some of the 6 cyl SVOs also had turbo conversions too
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Old 02-12-2005, 07:20 PM   #18
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My cousin used to have one. An EA SVO. Last time I was talking to him, his one from what he says caned.

But I thought that SVO went out of business years ago. Is this true?
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My cousin used to have one. An EA SVO. Last time I was talking to him, his one from what he says caned.

But I thought that SVO went out of business years ago. Is this true?
Mick Webb's SVO is still going - I talked to him on Wednesday

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Old 11-10-2006, 08:03 PM   #20
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i got a el svo one of the southside fords one and heaps better finished than a stock xr of the same year.
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