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gerg reacted to a post in a topic: Budget upgrades for the DIY
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chuck a fan belt on top of the air cleaner element and close the lid on it, itll leave a nice gap between for the lid. I bought a XF van on gas and they had done this trick to it pretty cheap.
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log motor is more of an american term for the pre crossflows isnt it?
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thanks guys! speedometer apps rock, ive got a jeep that reads 7% lower than the speedo states i found, only realize this after getting a fine after doing the speed limit on the fwy.
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hi guys, if you change your rims to a larger diameter tyre, going from 14" to 15" do you need to go down teeth on the cogs? scored a nice set of 15 csa globe copies and definitely want to fit them on the XC since 14" tyres are getting pricey in WA and limited sizes i think ive got a pink cog in my single rail box atm, for the 2.92 diff ratio [pretty sure i pulled out a green one from the three speed manual with the 2.77 diff, honestly cant remember, too many sleepless nights with a newborn]
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thanks Clevo120Y, i bought a chaser and hopefully thats all i need to do with the engine, going down there friday week so hopefully theres not many probs with it! if it starts fine ill try to get my uncle to relicense it before seeding starts
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ha im probably wrong on the casting of the head at home, out here on the mine getting my brain scorched. thanks for the info on the chaser, ill definitely try that one. ha id take a set of tyres up there next time i go and bring it back on a permit if i get it going, housemate would have kittens with car number 4 arriving tho. hahah
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Heyas! went up to my uncles farm recently and hes got a XF S Pac single rail with the EFI crossy, just recently took it off the road as he split a hose and it heated up as he got home and the tailshaft is dodgy. the car is in pretty good nick for a country car. told him i have a tailshaft at home from the XC that was in my 3 speed and fits the single rail and he told me that one of the spark plug threads in the head is a little too loose for his liking. i offered to buy it and hes keen, he just wants to keep the hotwires that are on it the bastard is there any tips someone can give about getting the thread sorted out to get this thing home? i can get a permit to drive it, the trips about 2hrs over the ranges east of perth. the other question is that i have a alloy headed xflow at home, im pretty sure its a D2 casting head, can i swap the heads over without causing much trouble with the EFI etc?? Im gonna pop it off my engine this week and give it a clean up as its been sitting without manifolds on so i hope i dont run into too much trouble :/
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gerg reacted to a post in a topic: The Holley Thread
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heres my handful of change... tune a holley with a quality vacuum gauge [either from the base of the carb or on the manifold, i use the brake booster port on the manifold, for the idle tuning turn your air/air fuel mixture screws out on each side 1/4 of a turn at a time and keep going until you get the highest possible reading. once i cant get the reading any higher and it seems to stumble a bit ill back it off to just before i could get the highest reading. keep both screws wound in/out the same. choose a powervalve that is roughly half your vacuum reading, rounded down, say you get 14hg reading from your manifold vacuum port, you should use a 6.5 power valve. if you have to turn the air/air fuel mix screws out over 2 full turns you may need larger jets, if you have to turn them to one turn or less, you may need smaller jets.
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^i did that to my diff mounts the other week after they had been sitting exposed for a while after being hot tanked. worked a treat getting the surface rust off.
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citric acid is a fantastic degreaser, really helps get into the red dirt from ex mining vehicles or bush trips. a <10% mix of sulphuric acid [and water] is great for cleaning carbon and crap off steel and alloy rims, just dont leave it on for too long [i used to let it sit for 15 mins max, if it spotted the alloy rims from being on too long id scrub it off and spray it on again lol]
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i was running a drop base on the holley 350 on my XC xflow and it sat on the carby and fouled on the linkages. i bought a 1 1/2" air cleaner spacer and it worked a treat, just gave enough clearance for the carb and linkages etc and i was able to stick a 14" x 3" air cleaner under the bonnet. http://www.kustombitz.com.au/p/4455983/plastic-air-cleaner-spacer-riser-ring-1-12-inch-tall-4-barrel-5-18-inch-holley---torco.html
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lol @ one of the comments on the page was a article on this in perth street car mag, so many more options than just painting things now
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Need help on fitting single Rail Shifter Saddle
wookie replied to 78xcgxl's topic in Transmission and Differential
i unscrewed the nylon bush to replace it with the alloy one and thought while i was there i should replace the saddle too, the saddle was a marginally worn compared to the new one. im pretty sure mines a XE 6 cyl box too, 83DA-7003-BA 0503-039, possibly a late model box??? i say go with it if youre gonna replace the box later, if youre worried maybe just put a lil sleeve where the saddle would go on that shaft, by the look in the pics, the red saddle looks about the same size as the shaft itself. -
Need help on fitting single Rail Shifter Saddle
wookie replied to 78xcgxl's topic in Transmission and Differential
i bought a large XC single rail shifter saddle from parts lunacy on ebay, the blue one and it fit my single rail perfectly, mine is a 83DA box too im sure. i didnt know how to fit it so i took the old saddle off the shaft inside the box and put the new one on. seemed to be a perfect replacement. -
Cheers for the answer clevo120y, i have been reading your air flow bench thread too, i must say all of your posts are very inspirational. All i have really done to my crossflow was clean up some of the casting lines in a manifold with my little rotary drill and rough them back up, might have to invest in a bigger set up as reading these makes me want to learn a lot more about the process and its great that youre showing us how you check your work to see that youre on the right track, thank you! yeah safetys a big one, i used to go bare foot around most of my jobs, after months of treading on little wires from teh wire wheels and increasing my pain tolerance and possibly tetanus hah i had a lucky scare with a crossflow rolling off a tyre i placed it on [still chained up] and luckily stopping on the base of a engine crane with my ankle between it and the floor. boots for the big jobs now [if it ever happens again at least it wont scratch the shit out of my leg]. ive paid good money for laser surgery and always use glasses and ear plugs are a definite must with power tools if you want to hear in the future. PPE is pretty cheap and very accessable, i always have a stack to hand out to mates aswell, spesh when a few are giving me a hand, that way we all can look stupid together and enjoy a few beers instead of hospital trips hahha