steve mcqueen

OK, So you guys who run the SOHC or DOHC engine in your XE's or XF's, what fuel pump's do you use???? I would imagine the standard XE-XF EFI pump, in your sedan's, am i right??

Yeah i checked out today what external pump the XF EFI wagon use's and it looks like the Bosch 044 but of cause its not. How quiet is that bad boy? Im thinking if i replaced my 044 with the FPE240 from Fuelmiser, its the listed EFI pump for XF wagon and if its quiet and does the job then "whoo hoo" ill be a happy camper. Ive never had a efi wagon so cant say what they sounded like with the pump. I like BG's maybe get the tank cut and shut, thats not a bad idea. Ill have to see what plastic tank fixing/repair/welding people are out there and speak with them. Crazy, I have heard of the walbro 255 so i might also check that out. Yeah, its the noise thing mate im to old to be listening to that continuous Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz that emits from the 044. When im in the car id rather be listening to the Brandenburg concerto no 3 by Sebastian Bach whilst wearing my slippers than a 044. 351XD, id love a pic, just over the next day or so see how you go.

Not sure. The E series sender unit mounts up from the passenger side bottom front corner of the tank, it looks neat in that location if it would fit in the factory hole of the XD tank it wouldn't work correctly as its now working vertical and not horizontal. Ants, my fuel guage doesn't work anyway so i just carry a piece of garden hose i stick down the tank and blow air into every now and then, if i hear fuel i keep driving if not i head for the servo. VL pumps, i thought were all Bosch 044 units? The same one im using now. Ive just done a quick ebay check on them and some are mounted in the tank? but appears to be the external Bosch 044. Great pump, just noisy as fook!! even with my stereo turned up, you can hear it and people look at you in town at traffic lights and im sure they think "listen to that POS" hahahaha,,, unless they are looking at me and thinking "what a handsome man he is" Im all for more education on this VL pump tho. Thanks, good to know that its not legal to use a fuel cell, i didn't want to go that way anyway. My floor pan does have the Dynamat from front to back, its worked a treat on noise control just not the pump. So the XF wagon tank factory set up sounds like a "surge tank" set up with a low pressure pump feeding the 'imaginary surge tank' then has the EFI pump mounted on the outside to run the EFI. Where is the EFI pump mounted on the outside of the wagon? I would have thought it had an internal EFI pump???? Im not sure what an XE or XF wagon EFI fuel tank looks like. They appear to fill up from the side of the car like E series to and if its only an internal low pressure pump in them that wont work on the EFI. (ill check the parts cattle dog at work this moring for what pump it use's) I wonder would a EFI pump fit from an XF sedan fit my XD sedan tank???? Prolly not but that just popped in my head right now. Keep them idea's coming team, problem shared is a problem solved.

Also, once you find the one you want and can get a part number, check on line price's. On line price's on items like alternators and starter motors are hands down cheap cheap cheap!!

Why cant Flash lube just be added to the tank? Its a product made specially for applications like this. Thus making it a fuel that is compatible with early engines not suitable for unleaded. In this guys instance it wont matter as it sounds like he is getting his engine re built anyway so the machine shop would recommend hardened valve seats and new valves,,,, But.... For people who have an old classic, weather that be an early Falcon or a Morris or a side valve V8 cant they just put this valve saver fluid into their tanks and carry on per normal?

Yep, i did away with the antenna on my XD and replaced it with this bad boy. Its hooked up to my Kenwood receiver/CD and works a bloody rippa!! Here's a link (sounds like the one wagoon is talking about) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DNA-AXA110-AM-FM-BOAT-MARINE-DIPOLE-STEALTH-ANTENNA-SUIT-RADIO-AUDIO-RUSTPROOF-/171813598620?hash=item2800e3759c:g:m-8AAOSwrklVbnQw

I liked how the XD came out with that choice stu, from factory it has 2 mounting positions to suit. BW and C4.

This is a really good read crazy and i have learnt now a couple of little things from it plus reading the other threads on surge tanks and in tank fuel pumps, will help me out heaps on something im working on now. Top stuff bloke

In one word. No.

I had 4 wheels soda blasted bear, they had had many coats of paint on them from previous owner's and these wheels came up bloody fantastic after doing so. All i did then was blast the dust out with an air gun and painted them in a 2 pack silver and to this day, still look the goods.

Im guessing you have these on your car? You can get these in REPCO or most hardware stores. They work ok but must not be placed more than 1 meter apart, the noise omitted has to overlap for best result. Get this brand and make, they are better made than the el cheapo plastic jobbies. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LION-SONIC-ANIMAL-REPELLER-2-PIECE-ALUMINUM-BLACK-ALLOY-METAL-/261952232781?hash=item3cfd91dd4d Or You could get one of these, they work great, skippy will hop away when he or she hears it. These do have one pitfall tho and that is the speakers. Will prolly need replacing after 3 years. https://www.shuroo.com.au/ (check the warranty details before you buy) A work mate has both these on his RAV 4 and lives out the back of bum fook skippy ville and he always tells us of his near misses. At least buy the lion sonic repellers for your Ford. Light bars. Repco has them on special till this sunday, "The Big Red" brand and they pretty good. I have tho seen great results from cheap light bars from evil bay. I have been to 2 demo nights on light bars from Great white and Big Red and we compared these lights with some el cheapo ebay stuff and we were greatly impressed buy some of the evil bay gear. Again pitfalls with some of the el cheapo stuff, one guy found his light bar wasn't water proof so had to seal it up with silastic and another had 1 LED go on him making his light bar look odd. Narva also do light bars but i haven't seen them in action. I find im always giving my air horns a 'toot' at night if im out the country as they good skippy scarers to

I have a new slightly damaged after market cap here in front of me (had it for years, its has a slight bend in it) all yours for free, PM me your address

Ok, here's goldie.

Flux capacitor

Id be interested as if i smash one in Goldie id have a back up. Now as you no?, the xf tail light lens is not separate to its body like an XD one is so how is this gonna happen. Any more info?

I so 100% agree, but weather you buying an air filter for your car or a $9 electric kettle from Big W, these crappy products are out there, so its up to the 'consumer' to think twice "will i go cheap and nasty, or buy a little bit better"? With the aid of the internet these days and personally talking with your mechanic, we should research products before we perhaps fork out our hard earned $$ but we are just to lazy to do so + and this is a big +, we trust the product that comes out of the box, believe me i have been bitten more than once building project goldie, the money i have wasted on that due to it being a shit product and not up to my standard or being incorrect so im guilty to

I can confirm "there is no upper ball joints from REPCO in the SILVERLINE brand in any Repco store in NSW" Their distribution center doesn't have any and has no plans on ordering them either. Repco sell TRW or Transteering ball joints and prefer to do so. We find if and when asked for a ball joint that we refer to the TRW part number and nothing else. We do have a few silverline brand tie rod ends in stock for different cars but not bloody many, mostly Toyota crap. Any body who buys a Silverline brand part from anywhere clearly has no money to buy a better product, and trust me, we see it all the time. We give the customer a quality brand, tell em the price and they always go, "is there anything cheaper" Filters, tie rods and brake shoes, if you ask for a cheap brand then you get what you pay for, if your car wont stop properly cause you aint got any money to buy better quality brake pads bar Silverline then 'you need to save up till you can'. Dave and Lott, i give you guys credit for letting the members no about this poor quality product, if you here of any more, speak up. At the same time people, put a good well known brand/product on your car, do it once do it right.

Some good you tube clips on the procedure, have a look at what others are doing. I have to agree tho, "the socket removal method" works well.

That was the cross member we used to when we fitted a 4 speed single rail to my sister's XP ute, bolted up per factory and was/is still perfect.

I think they both look good in either colour but why 20's? They a big wheel. 18's is as big as id go but of cause its not my wheel or choice. Toss a coin heads for gold, tails for silver. I dont think you will go wrong.

I got project goldie done by Tint a car, got mine done in the Octane. They did a really great job to i thought.

Similar items on ebay say 79 to 99 all the same. I have one of those arms that is crap on yours you can have for nicks to if you want. Let me no.

Didn't have the centre cap on for the pic mark for some reason. Still have that wheel to, it use to be on Nana until she got a defect for incorrect steer wheel and what not.

I still 100% stand by my earlier comments on a SOHC engine from an E series falcon. You could do a DOHC conversion from a BA for money between 3k-5k. Why bother with modding a crossy when a SOHC OR DOHC in stock form will do the same.

Mark, i have that wheel in my Hyundai excel, its very comfy and does the job perfect. My wood grain wheel is close to the one you also have. I had to scan a pic into my pc as i dont have the car anymore but still kept the wheel and it was taken near 20 year ago.