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    Won't get a chance to lay a hand on it until the new year unfortunately. As soon as I'm done at work next Friday I'm off down the beach for 2 weeks. My Series 3 Project
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Gav, looks like you are on a winner with that pickup, that good old 186 banger will go forever.
    Drop a crow torque cam in it while it's apart, or even a cam from an EFI (Black) six, they are much the same.
    The Cabstar five speed conversion pushes the motor forward by several inches, so i wonder if there is any need for mods to be done to the front of engine bay ie crossmember, radiator support panel etc. I know there is a four inch gain with a six cylinder engine bay, but i wonder if it's enough. Did you get to check out the engine bay of the vehicle it came out of? Rod (67Hardtop) might be able to help with the answer.
    I may have some of the fitting instructions here for the Marks Conversion, i will check later.

    Cheers, Mick.
    1974 S3 88 Holden 186.
    1971 S2A 88
    1971 S2A 109 6 cyl. tray back.
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    1988 Perentie 110 FFR ARN 48-728 steering now KLR PAS!
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    Just did a bit more delving Gav and that station wagon the conversion was in, was originally a six cylinder.
    It has the front cross member modified similar to when a Holden six is fitted into a four cylinder Landy.
    Apparently the 5 speed Cabstar boxes were longer than the four speeds, so a 4 speed conversion going into
    a six cylinder 109 didn't require the front modifications, but a 5 speed did.

    Cheers, Mick.
    1974 S3 88 Holden 186.
    1971 S2A 88
    1971 S2A 109 6 cyl. tray back.
    1964 S2A 88 "Starfire Four" engine!
    1972 S3 88 x 2
    1959 S2 88 ARN 111-014
    1959 S2 88 ARN 111-556
    1988 Perentie 110 FFR ARN 48-728 steering now KLR PAS!
    REMLR 88
    1969 BSA Bantam B175

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    Yup, my cabstar and 186 is in my originally 6cyl, s3 109 and the front x member is cut like they did to 4 cyl to accomodate the radiator. The extra length is in the box. The gearbox is about 4 or so inches longer in the front so the motor sits closer to the front. I spose if a cabstar was fitted to an 88" it would fit better with a starfire in front of it, hey Mick??

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    Thanks guys. Yes the donor vehicle did have the front cross member modified. No biggy to do this, the vehicle will be getting fully engineered anyway. 👍
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Well better late than never, this project is back on the move. Number 1 Son came around tonight and we started sanding the firewall in prep for paint. He’s going to come over 1 or 2 nights a week. I’m going to put up a temporary carport so there’s a little bit of cover for it - would have helped tonight as it started raining... Got some etch primer on the bare metal before that started though. 👍

    Will post pics when there’s something to look at. 😁
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Wow - I have been eagerly awaiting an update on this! It’s only been 10 months - anybody would think that you have been busy helping other people on their projects! My Series 3 Project

    Can’t wait for further updates!
    54 Series 1 86
    61 Series 2 109 - Club Rego
    76 2 Door Range Rover
    78 101 Forward Control - Club Rego
    88 Perentie FFR - Club Rego
    90 4 Door Range Rover - Club Rego
    93 Discovery 1 200 Tdi - Club Rego
    98 Freelander 1 - Full Rego
    22 Defedner 90 - Full rego

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    Yeah, you know, no other projects going on so I need something to do. 👍

    It will be good to get stuck back into it. 👍
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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    Tractor, railway, 101, Series 3, motorbike, Classic, Jag, 2 Door, farm, family, friends, career... Come to think of it - you need more projects! Lol

    (I don’t know how you fit it all in!)
    54 Series 1 86
    61 Series 2 109 - Club Rego
    76 2 Door Range Rover
    78 101 Forward Control - Club Rego
    88 Perentie FFR - Club Rego
    90 4 Door Range Rover - Club Rego
    93 Discovery 1 200 Tdi - Club Rego
    98 Freelander 1 - Full Rego
    22 Defedner 90 - Full rego

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    It’s easy - don’t watch TV and don’t sleep much, simple. 👍. Been working on the train set tonight - just sat down for the first time today. I’ll be in bed within an hour or 2 but I need to be on the road before 6 tomorrow, so up before 5. 😊
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

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