Ea 351 Clevo in tradingpost

riverrat321 · 15-02-2005, 11:51 AM

Hey guys I noticed an Ea 351 clevo with 12 months rego for about $8,000 in the tradingpost. Have a look if your after something different. Running straight lpg.

tickford2001 · 15-02-2005, 01:09 PM

maybe that guy from the wanted area of the car yard gave up looking for a set of BA BOSS heads...

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sounds interesting though, but it would want to be in show condition or running bloody fast 1/4s for that price IMO

smciner1 · 15-02-2005, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tickford2001

maybe that guy from the wanted area of the car yard gave up looking for a set of BA BOSS heads...

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ROFL, Good Call (tm)!

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Lukeyson · 15-02-2005, 09:31 PM

prob the most expensive EA available !

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MrLandau · 15-02-2005, 09:36 PM

There was one done in the southern suburbs of Adelaide with a 351 clevo - legally registered. The guy who built it made Cobra replica's so he had his engineer make it happen. Very much a sleeper of a car - except for the "Power by Ford" rockercover script grafted into the bootlid.
Shane

big_waity · 15-02-2005, 09:50 PM

WOOHOO! I have an EA under the house which is destined to have a 302 in it. I was unsure as to whether I'd actually be able to register it. This makes me feel a little better!

LUXO_8 · 15-02-2005, 10:16 PM

lol, concrete and dirt under my house, you have an EA?

is it a load bearing EA??
LOL

HOON69 · 15-02-2005, 10:53 PM

wasnt there one in a magazine last month,goldy POS EA with 351 bought originally for 50bucks or sumthin

either way 8k is too much imho

dogbreath_48 · 15-02-2005, 11:03 PM

I thought a retro fit engine had to be newer than the car it was going into to register? also thought clevo's wern't made in '88. Am i wrong?

-Stu

XP6 · 15-02-2005, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HOON69

either way 8k is too much imho

So you actually know this car personaly do you...
Its a car that has rego with a nonstandard drive train, being a engineered car its unlikely to be a shitta, think of how many dollars this would have taken to do legal.
Because its old dont mean its not worth it, prob cost twice to three times that figuire to build it.

chelvdog · 16-02-2005, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by HOON69

wasnt there one in a magazine last month,goldy POS EA with 351 bought originally for 50bucks or sumthin

either way 8k is too much imho

That gold EA from performance fords was a dungga! From memory the driver's side rear quarter was 90% bog.
I thought that the engine had to be same era or newer for transplants too, ie, must have same or newer emission standards.

Tote · 16-02-2005, 10:59 AM

I believ if you run dedicated gas you can use an older engine as the gas engine has lower emissions. This is what they were doing with Cobra replicas prior to FI windsors being easily available.
Regards,
Tote

tickford2001 · 15-02-2005, 11:49 PM

there was a guy in this months performance ford magazine that put one in...think he said it cost him about $1000...

Sox · 16-02-2005, 08:30 AM

If it has been engineered, and done properly, I'd say it's a bargain

Rick.

lv619 · 16-02-2005, 08:45 AM

Looks to be a bit of a sleeper to me:

HOON69 · 16-02-2005, 11:18 PM

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So you actually know this car personaly do you...
Its a car that has rego with a nonstandard drive train, being a engineered car its unlikely to be a shitta, think of how many dollars this would have taken to do legal.
Because its old dont mean its not worth it, prob cost twice to three times that figuire to build it.

do i have to know him to now its abit pricey for a older type car,i'd understand if it was a limited edition ford or a coupe etc but not a ea with a v8 in it..
doesnt mean cause he put hundreds of hours into it doesnt change the market value of the EA,none the less..

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That gold EA from performance fords was a dungga! From memory the driver's side rear quarter was 90% bog.
I thought that the engine had to be same era or newer for transplants too, ie, must have same or newer emission standards.

yep thats it what a dungga indeed.. LOL

Tote · 17-02-2005, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HOON69

do i have to know him to now its abit pricey for a older type car,i'd understand if it was a limited edition ford or a coupe etc but not a ea with a v8 in it..
doesnt mean cause he put hundreds of hours into it doesnt change the market value of the EA,none the less..

yep thats it what a dungga indeed.. LOL

Oddly enough that's what people were saying about XB coupes in 1983, who'd pay good money for a fuel guzzling tank that's too claustrophobic to sit in the back of, funny how times change isnt it...............

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XP6 · 17-02-2005, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HOON69

do i have to know him to now its abit pricey for a older type car,i'd understand if it was a limited edition ford or a coupe etc but not a ea with a v8 in it..
doesnt mean cause he put hundreds of hours into it doesnt change the market value of the EA,none the less..

yep thats it what a dungga indeed.. LOL

Id say a EA V8 is very rare... seeming they were never made

" doesnt mean cause he put hundreds of hours into it doesnt change the market value of the EA,none the less.."
WTF you could hardly go on common market value, they were never on the market in the first place!
How many cars that have been modified properly go for market value, supose Mcbeths magna is only worth $12-13K at market value...