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This is the only one I found so far...

Some handy info there mate, really appreciate it. How much you want for it Gav? Cheers mate. Jay.

Do you remember what title they were selling it under, the one I found was just a parts catalogue, and it was $14 Thanks Demmo.

Damn! $75 if you are not in Australia, or $82.50. I might just try and use the EA-ED one I have already. Hopefully a used one pops up on eBay, can't bring myself to pay that much for it. Lol

Thanks Jack, I'll check it out now bud. Jay.

I was under the impression that the 3 speed is a top loader gearbox with 4th gear not installed. And yes, I would be doing it myself, other than drilling the hole/s, (as I don't own a drill press). I was thinking the same thing about selling it afterwards. I haven't seen a local swap meet here in the year and a bit I've been livin here, looks like I'm gonna need to do the occasional weekend road trip I guess.

What's a fair price for a T5 bellhousing? I been offered one (when it gets pulled out of the car it's in) and the fella just wants me to make an offer. But it's gotta come from Victoria, so I don't wanna be forking out heaps for a bellhousing I'm only goin to use temporarily, till the 4 litre has been freshened up (starting that job this weekend). Then the XF will have already been converted to manual, one less thing to deal with when I do the engine swap. I was also offered a XC 3 speed top loader bellhousing for $30, not sure if I should just grab the XC bell and modify, or wait for the other one and pay a fair bit more (I'm guessing)... Decisions decisions.

Thanks Polson Yeah bud 88 model. I was offered some nice brown velour ED seats for $50, just wasn't sure if I should try grab them. Any idea what a manual console should cost, cause he has one of them as well.

Have you been using that Nulon 85/140 very long Ando81?

I know it's LSD diff oil bud, just want to know what my fellow enthusiasts use in theirs. I'd much rather ask here than some snot nose kid that doesn't know an oil filter from a air filter if you get my drift. I buy it from them, I'd never ask them about it.

Yeah mate, that's definetly it then. Might just drain the oil in it and pop the hat off to check what ratio is stamped on the crown wheel instead, gotta be tricky picking a 3.23 and 3.45 by counting the turns... Plus I can check it's condition while it's open. Just outta curiosity, what is the approved lubricant they say to use, and is there a better lube that will work better than the 1 they recommend?

True, ah well, guess it's gotta get mod plated too. At least it's only $80-$120 to get a blue mod plate on from what I've seen.

Here is the nightmare I'm dealing with! Lol. And part of the ECU casing looks a bit corroded, so I'm going to crack it open and check the board for any damage...

Really, has no-one done this in QLD recently???

Tried to find what ratio my diff is, is it a sticker on top of the axle tube? Cause that's the only thing I can find (other than the LSD tag

Really! Was it a complete manual? Thanks Demmo

Unfortunately I can't as I bought the XG ute already stripped, just wanna make sure I've got all the wiring sorted before I put it in, as I would like to lengthen sections to help with hiding it all.

Yeah ive been reading a bit of Thoms stuff over the last week, he certainly knows his stuff. And to be honest, i could use a bit of help with this one. And i heard that about the EA cams slight bigger lobes. This site is great for that stuff! Theres a couple of things that i need to sort on the motor, like putting the dizzy back in, as they sold the original, and the idle control motor off the top of the throttle body is missing (it might be in one of the tubs of bits and pieces) looks the same as the one off my EB 3.9 motor, so if its gone... For now, im just trying to get info on whether it needs a mod plate to be legal, and how im gonna get the motor and box off the back of my ute without a engine crane or block & tackle...

Lol, my civic had 393000 when I got it, and it had a snapped timing belt, blown clutch, shot UCA bushes, and that was just so I could drive it the 1st time. Thanks Ando, I'm gonna go have another look tomorrow. So far, so good though. I turned the motor over by hand today, no binding, grinding or anything really... I pulled the plugs and had a look down to the piston tops, and they look alright, minimal carbon build up, oil is bang on the right level, and looks/smells fine, could use a change (which shall happen soon). The plugs look alright, but it looks like 2 different plugs were used 3 are longer at the electrode and 3 about 1mm shorter... Dunno what they were thinking there! Lol

Is it possible to use an XG column and ignition, but use the XF barrel, so that the smart lock works and the XF locks match the ignition. This is for a XG into XF engine & driveline swap.

Didn't know about the E series front suspension having Hondas influence too. Can see why they are a nice smooth ride...

Yeah I know they're alright, but for all the shit I copped over it, I can't really say I was a proud Honda driver. But then it was just a 90 Civic hatch (ED6) twin carb SOHC 1.5 (D15B4 engine) and 5 speed, went hard for what it was, and handled like a little club racer... I knew about there help in developing the crossy head, kinda how Yamaha did the head on my 1JZ motor. (I have a bit of a soft spot for Jap cars)

I do like the LPG idea, but as you said, gas isnt readily available everywhere, and being out in the sticks, petrol stations can be few and far between. And I'm kinda on a tight budget, I've got a few leftover bits from a 3.9 motor (head bolts, head gasket kit, valve stem seals and what not, so I was thinking of pulling the head for a gasket and bolt swap, and just a general going over (filters, gaskets, maybe new water pump and that while it's out) as it is only 168k on it and just swap the entire fuel setup, looms, dash, steering column... The lot pretty much, get it running and legal (I assume a mod plate will be needed here in Qld), and then maybe look towards a low boost turbo setup. Maybe (when my budget gets better) get a AU gas motor and build that up for a big turbo setup later down the track.

Thanks bud, I vaguely remember having to do that on a (head down in shame) Honda forum now that you mentioned it... I'm stoked about the LSD, I stopped in at the storage shed and spun one of the axles to see if they both spun together (which they did

True, wish I checked this before I left... Lol Nah, I gotta go back to get fuel lines, a swaybar link and the trans hump (and maybe the part where the clutch cable goes through the firewall). I got the whole lot to fit in the old XF, she wasn't happy go over the mountain side all arvo. Looking forwards to getting it all goin!