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I think they used to do genuine engine reco's. A friends father used to work there. I have no idea if it's still open
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I remember reading a David Morley column in Motor magazine that stated all Ford factories must be made to the same standard no matter where the location is. That is the reason why Fords factory roofs can withstand one tonne of snow per square metre. lol. Because it snows all the time in Broadies.......................
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Hahaha, not mine mate - you mean GTPowner, he's the only Ford factory that I know of. Check out his build thread............
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Even now Ford still has a worlwide standard to what their facilities are supposed to look like and how they are built. The new Product Engineering Centre in Geelong has to be made of Fire Proof Materials because it's a Ford World Wide Mandated Standard.
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On the upside Brisbane can have 2m of hail fall in an hour, so I suppose it might be a good idea ![]() ![]() ![]()
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I will get on the phone to my mate at some stage, and give you some background on the Ballarat Plant...
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XA coupe 8.8sec @ 150mph http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...coupe+drag+car BA GT-P for the shed Mustang GT for the other half E3 chubsport - fully fat (and slow), sitting there waiting for me to get sick of it and sell it. BA XR6T for a daily NT Pajero for the bush XB 4 door project- swallows a BF xr6 turbo My dad is a generous bloke. He gave away his dead car batteries free of charge.... |
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If i'm not mistaken, it was Ford tractors. Here's an aerial pic - http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/images/pd019/019,508PD.jpg It's on prime land nowadays, you can see the river behind and it has magic ocean views from the front. The big area in front was a holding yard, I remember as a kid driving past it in the 70's and seeing heaps of new Fords lined up there. |
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