I've been dreaming about getting a 404 to restore for ages, now it looks like I might be getting my wish.
Hence, I have a few questions to ask:
1) Did 404s with floor shifts ever come out in Australia? Is anything more complex than hole-cutting required to make "on the tree" into "on the floor"?
2) Did 404s with fuel injection ever get released in Australia? AFAIK, only the coupes had it which would make the answer "No".
Finally, if I do restore a 404 I would want to give it a 5 speed BA7/5 gearbox and a 504 TI motor with the mechanical injection converted to EFI.
Does anyone know off-hand if there are TI-ed 404s cruising around? Did their owners need Engineer's Cerificates? How much would one cost? (considering the cars predate most emmission control requirements, and almost all ADRs, I would hope certification would come cheap.)
Hence, I have a few questions to ask:
1) Did 404s with floor shifts ever come out in Australia? Is anything more complex than hole-cutting required to make "on the tree" into "on the floor"?
2) Did 404s with fuel injection ever get released in Australia? AFAIK, only the coupes had it which would make the answer "No".
Finally, if I do restore a 404 I would want to give it a 5 speed BA7/5 gearbox and a 504 TI motor with the mechanical injection converted to EFI.
Does anyone know off-hand if there are TI-ed 404s cruising around? Did their owners need Engineer's Cerificates? How much would one cost? (considering the cars predate most emmission control requirements, and almost all ADRs, I would hope certification would come cheap.)