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Cheers for the help got the bonnet open by doing as suggested in the comments. *Managed to get a thin rod between the radiator and bumper from underneath and push the lever open. You need to push the bumper out a bit to find the gap.

Did you put thread sealer on the head studs? half the head bolts go into the water jacket on a roller engine and they will pretty much immediately blow headgaskets if you don't have thread sealer on the bolts

A bloke not too far from me has two XE wagons for sale. One is neat but has a bit of rust, the other is average exterior but quite solid. Asking 1500 the pair, getting them to you would be the killer.

i already have that on my watchlist but would prefer put another 200 on top and buy a new one,the weiand one.

Here you go mate, cheap intake for you: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-351-M-400-Falcon-F100-Edelbrock-Intake-Manifold/193218096868?hash=item2cfcb22ee4:g:56UAAOSwbI9d1RdC

The good thing about these "stroker" engines (basically what they are) is that you can get away with a very mild valvetrain because you don't have to rpm the shit out of it to make power. I reckon a working limit of 5500 would still get you 300hp with some basic head work and still pull suburbs with the midrange torque. It might end up being a pretty cost-effective build on that front. A modest redline is needed also if running stock rods and bolts. 4" stroke is more than a crossy or 300 six. It actually has the longest stroke of any production Ford engine, even longer than any big-blocks. Sent from my CPH1903 using Tapatalk

That seems like it would work

grumpys performance centre in america has about 4 different master rebuild kits for the 400,with 71,72 then 73 to 77 then 78 to 82 ,might drive down to ol m8s and see if he can let me take the engine so we can go over it.

yes on the outer bolts thom,but how much sealer do you need to put ? and how far up the thread do you put it,i used permatex about 1/4 of the way up but not to much of it,just a few mm band is that enough or put more ?

I’ll check that tomorrow bud

interesting i remember in street machine mag in 80's a guy had a 400 in a xy so anymore room would be a bounus.

I dunno how much better their quality is these days, but they even managed to fuck up manifolds in the past, something like end rails machined too high or low, or manifold faces way out of whack. Required machining or massive packing out (can't remember) Sent from my CPH1903 using Tapatalk

I reckon they will if they tuck in tightly, but then the engine mounts are different so that may be an unforseen problem. Tower clearance might be very tight. I think spark plugs could be a weekend job. The decks are over an inch taller than a clevo so I reckon the engine would sit at least 1/2” closer to the tower on each side. Best way to determine any fitment issues is to measure the tower clearance on a clevo, get a measuring tape and add the difference in deck height to the top of the cylinder head to the tower at the closest point. Bonnet clearance could become an issue as the manifold and carby also sit higher than stock. You would have to run a carby without a spacer and a drop base air cleaner, unless you like air cleaners sticking out. Sump should be std clevo so a Falcon one should work. I dunno how tunnel clearance will go with the big block C6, but I have heard that 429/460s are a total bolt-in, mounts and all, with no issues noted. I could be wrong on this, but I hope not. I would love to do this swap myself. Sent from my CPH1903 using Tapatalk

Looking good mate! I wouldn't worry too much about the right gaskets for the heads, if your luck is anything like mine they'll be a less-than-stellar fit anyway. Give some Permatex 'Ultra Grey' a go, its bloody great at oil and water seals and hasn't failed me yet - hell the whole sump of my crossflow is sealed with it as I had a tube starting to turn. Doesn't leak a damn drop! Keep up the good stuff - boingk

Another user of the facet electric pump. Great little units. As for rebuild kits for glassbowl crossflow pumps.... Sent from my SM-J330G using Tapatalk