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01-08-2008, 05:00 PM
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[FEATURE CAR] TZENU - 1971 XY GT Replica
Sitting at the servo freezing cold waiting to see what the Mexicans had to offer us, when we hear a rumble and turn around to see this absolutely immaculate XY along with 3 other very tough cars that will be featured very soon… Honestly I don’t want to say this about a Ford, but for want of a better word this 1971 XY GT Replica is freakin gorgeous! The XY was initially bought as a freshly painted body minus the door jambs and engine bay. Straight away the bay and jambs were given a quick once over and a motor was sourced from ‘a friend of a friend’ that was meant to have 450hp and judging by Pauls laughter it most definitely didn’t come close to that number. The new paint and interior wasn’t really planned. Paul was giving it a quick tidy up in readiness for his upcoming wedding when his now wife(Kristal) insisted he get the car resprayed and interior redone! That’s a bit like finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow! “So before she could take that back I had it in at Motorstyle Automotive getting the body work prepped for another spray in Raw Orange (with a touch more yellow tint in it)”  …I’ve sheared cam lobes twice and bent the push rods after revving it to 8500rpm…Pumping out a tidy 216rwkw, Paul has managed a 12.82 @ 109mph on street radials. “The first time I sheared a cam lobe off was because I didn’t bed the cam in properly. Basically I just couldn’t be bothered!!! Took her out for a quick blast around the block and a week later the motor began running like a wolly goat! Took the sump off and found somecam shavings, started pulling everything apart and found a cam with sheared lobes.” “I bent a push rod (had stock ones on it, as I was rushing to initally get the car back on the road), as it usually goes, I was at the lights and a little rice burner wanted a run, first gear felt really strong, but when I went to grab 2nd, the shifter wouldn’t budge(yep stupid linkage). While this was happening, I still had my foot buried in the firewall and hit 8500rpm!! Needless to say a set of Chromoly push rods found there way into the motor!” What’s Next? “I have been eyeing off a nicely built 393 (600+ rwhp) sitting at Motorstyle Automotive, but i’m not sure whether to put it into the XY or straight into a cortina for a nice drag monster!”. Paul and Kristal, congrats on such a tidy XY, both Paul and myself are devout holden fans and it was hard to take our eyes off of your ‘FORD’! Quick Specs Paul Carayannis TZENU 1971 XY GT Replica Colour : Raw Orange with a yellow tint Occupation : Accountant Age : 25 ENGINE Make : 351 Cleveland Carbie : Barry Grant 750 Heads : Weiand Xcellerator Manifold Ignition : Zenith Electronic Exhaust : 2 1/4″ twin exhaust with Pacemakers Cooling : Alloy radiator + engine fan Power : 216 rwkw Performance : 12.82 @ 109mph TRANSMISSION Gearbox : C10stage II shift kit Converter : TCE 3300 Stally Diff : 9″ 4.11 LSD SUSPENSION & BRAKES Springs : 2 1/2″ lowered king springs Shocks : Koni Adjustables Brakes : GT disks and calipers all round INTERIOR Seats : Retrimmed based on original GT seats Instruments : GT dash RUBBER & RIMS Tyres : Rear - 255/60/15 Front - 205/60/15 Wheels : Convo Pros THANKS My wife Kristal first and foremost, George & Michael Motorstyle Automotive, Mira Finish (paint & Panel), D & J motor trimmers, ICE ignitions.
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01-08-2008, 07:47 PM
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heya falcon hell thats one shmick looking beasty you have there bud well done
 its a ford with an 8 in it and it looks tuff what more could you ask for its just a shame there was a glimps of aj takeing photos in ya feature vid that kinda spoiled it lol
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04-08-2008, 01:49 PM
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Thanks fellas for the comments...
A big thanks to Adam & Paul for bearing with Melbournes bone chilling Sunday Morning!!! And for doing an awesome job at it!!!
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04-08-2008, 09:14 PM
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hi mate
that is a credit to you . i like how it has the original look untill you hit the loud pedal  cheers chris ps : even if it is a *&^$
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