SteveHobart

No sorry Dean I didn’t.

So progress is slowing a little due to Auto Electrical issues. Unfortunately the issues aren’t of my making, they relate to a prior owner who, well let’s just say, was maybe a little ambitious with joining wires!






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It’s been a while so I thought I would update a bit! So have found that the Heater Core was absolutely rotten, which is why it was leaking water. So whole dash out time to replace that. While it was out I replaced the fan solinoid (as it was only working on one setting) and fixed up a few cracks in the climate control unit.
I think I have finished wiring in the Megasquirt with all the factory ECU now disconnected. The only cables which were left were those which controlled the emissions controls which is right (according to the wiring diagram), just need to put in a vacuum line to the MAP sensor built into the Megasquirt.

Have found some massively dodgy stuff in the wiring loom too.

Have also started removing the black stripes on the side and am going to be painting the bumpers.








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I haven’t found any differences yet, still putting the engine and transmission together! Ha ha But I’ll advise you when I get it all back in.

The Megasquirt Unit I Got was from Shiftkits Australia and the service and price was excellent, couldn’t recommend more highly!


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It’s been a while so I thought I would update a bit! So have found that the Heater Core was absolutely rotten, which is why it was leaking water. So whole dash out time to replace that. While it was out I replaced the fan solinoid (as it was only working on one setting) and fixed up a few cracks in the climate control unit.
I think I have finished wiring in the Megasquirt with all the factory ECU now disconnected. The only cables which were left were those which controlled the emissions controls which is right (according to the wiring diagram), just need to put in a vacuum line to the MAP sensor built into the Megasquirt.

Have found some massively dodgy stuff in the wiring loom too.

Have also started removing the black stripes on the side and am going to be painting the bumpers.








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It’s been a while so I thought I would update a bit! So have found that the Heater Core was absolutely rotten, which is why it was leaking water. So whole dash out time to replace that. While it was out I replaced the fan solinoid (as it was only working on one setting) and fixed up a few cracks in the climate control unit.
I think I have finished wiring in the Megasquirt with all the factory ECU now disconnected. The only cables which were left were those which controlled the emissions controls which is right (according to the wiring diagram), just need to put in a vacuum line to the MAP sensor built into the Megasquirt.

Have found some massively dodgy stuff in the wiring loom too.

Have also started removing the black stripes on the side and am going to be painting the bumpers.








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It’s been a while so I thought I would update a bit! So have found that the Heater Core was absolutely rotten, which is why it was leaking water. So whole dash out time to replace that. While it was out I replaced the fan solinoid (as it was only working on one setting) and fixed up a few cracks in the climate control unit.
I think I have finished wiring in the Megasquirt with all the factory ECU now disconnected. The only cables which were left were those which controlled the emissions controls which is right (according to the wiring diagram), just need to put in a vacuum line to the MAP sensor built into the Megasquirt.

Have found some massively dodgy stuff in the wiring loom too.

Have also started removing the black stripes on the side and am going to be painting the bumpers.








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I haven’t found any differences yet, still putting the engine and transmission together! Ha ha But I’ll advise you when I get it all back in.

The Megasquirt Unit I Got was from Shiftkits Australia and the service and price was excellent, couldn’t recommend more highly!


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Oh, forgot to mention. My youngest and I went to the local racetrack for a bit of a look. There was a turbo RX7 on track and it was shooting 4 foot flames out of the exhaust. Anyway, my youngest loved it!

So the XF has sidepipes and I have worked out how to program the ECU to shoot flame, just because he likes it!

Funniest thing is, one of my day jobs at the moment is consulting for the Climate Change Office on Electric Vehicle transition for local council. Hypocrisy to the max!


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Brilliant

I did take the top cover off but it’s relatively easy to line it all up again and bolt it down.


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Splitting the join: punch the roll pin out with a suitable sized punch (old chopped-off screwdriver) and the shaft should disconnect. Unbolting the shifter housing will move the rear part of the shaft out of the way.

Rear seal/output shaft seal (if that's what you mean by flex seal): there are tools to enable you to do it in-chassis but seeing as you have the box out, it's much easier to remove 6 or so bolts and split the extension housing from the box. This will possibly damage the gasket between them so maybe source a new one before doing it. These boxes are notorious for leaking from both there and the selector rail seal. I love these boxes but oil leaks are what I don't miss about them.

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So digging further in, slowly because work is super busy. I thought there was supposed to be a rubber mount on the gearbox Cross member, all I have is bits!




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Thanks mate. Yes, sorry Manual Transmission, 4 speed single rail. It’s an EFI as well.

So it should have a neutral switch and a reverse switch?


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Hey guys. Today I pulled the Transmission out. Mainly because the Speedo didn’t work (have ordered a new sensor) but there’s a definate leak from the transmission too so don’t want to have a nice engine and a leaking trans!

So findings. There’s definately a leaking rear seal (new on on the way) and the gearbox rubber mount was literally in 100 pieces (not a word of a lie) so new one of them on the way.

My question is, should there be a switch or a sensor here (refer pic).





I seem to have an extra set of wires to clip to something but can’t seem to see what. The only thing I can think of is a switch or sensor is missing here?


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Update on XF Build. Whilst waiting for the block and head to be machined, I’ve been fixing some other issues on the XF.

Have pulled the Dashboard out and have found a worn ODO gear in the cluster so have ordered some more. Have also been tidying up the paint work (a bit, it’s still dodgy as).

Still have an issue with the Speedo and not sure if what I have done will have any effect. There’s a leak in the rear seal on the gearbox so have been considering pulling that out as well (and I have heard it’s easier to put the engine in with the box attached) to fix the rear seal and the speedo gear!


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the EB falcon recaros are even heavier i reckon,. not sure about others (honda integra seats i had were light)


i reckon without it.. it will look like it's missing a bumper.. 

Hey mate, thanks for chasing me up. Have been pretty busy on the XF (when I get time anyway).
 
Engines out and off to the rebuilders (only for the machining). The plan has altered slightly:
 
Zero decked block
Ported head
Crow 14770 Cam
Cylinders need to be bored out, so will be 40thou oversize as that’s what’s recommended
Balance job on the bottom end
Light weight flywheel
Have gone with the MS3x ECU with the datalogging function, will just be a bit of fun!
 
Have ordered some wiring stuff (the engine bay is a mess), new engine mounts and twin 12” thermos and a Davies Craig Thermo switch. Spent an afternoon cleaning the engine bay and am cleaning up and painting the extractors.
 
So all in all, it’s progressing! Should come in around $3k for everything and should put out some (decent) figures!
 
Thanks for the input!
 
 
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Jay leno said each "revolution" has benefits, when horses were phased out due to cars taking over, it enabled horse enthusiasts to enjoy them still without the cruelty etc .(other than horse racing etc)
then with the electric cars, it will mean there will fuel still available for classic cars even if it's 100% ethanol etc people will still want to use them. 
be sure to add that into your consulting results.. tourism for classic cars touring Tassie( and anywhere else) will still need petrol stations etc. 
 
** i did see an electric vehicle charger at Mt Field National park and also one at Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World in Qld(near Australia zoo)

Oh, forgot to mention. My youngest and I went to the local racetrack for a bit of a look. There was a turbo RX7 on track and it was shooting 4 foot flames out of the exhaust. Anyway, my youngest loved it!

So the XF has sidepipes and I have worked out how to program the ECU to shoot flame, just because he likes it!

Funniest thing is, one of my day jobs at the moment is consulting for the Climate Change Office on Electric Vehicle transition for local council. Hypocrisy to the max!


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Oh, forgot to mention. My youngest and I went to the local racetrack for a bit of a look. There was a turbo RX7 on track and it was shooting 4 foot flames out of the exhaust. Anyway, my youngest loved it!

So the XF has sidepipes and I have worked out how to program the ECU to shoot flame, just because he likes it!

Funniest thing is, one of my day jobs at the moment is consulting for the Climate Change Office on Electric Vehicle transition for local council. Hypocrisy to the max!


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Hey mate, thanks for chasing me up. Have been pretty busy on the XF (when I get time anyway).
 
Engines out and off to the rebuilders (only for the machining). The plan has altered slightly:
 
Zero decked block
Ported head
Crow 14770 Cam
Cylinders need to be bored out, so will be 40thou oversize as that’s what’s recommended
Balance job on the bottom end
Light weight flywheel
Have gone with the MS3x ECU with the datalogging function, will just be a bit of fun!
 
Have ordered some wiring stuff (the engine bay is a mess), new engine mounts and twin 12” thermos and a Davies Craig Thermo switch. Spent an afternoon cleaning the engine bay and am cleaning up and painting the extractors.
 
So all in all, it’s progressing! Should come in around $3k for everything and should put out some (decent) figures!
 
Thanks for the input!
 
 
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Oh, forgot to mention. My youngest and I went to the local racetrack for a bit of a look. There was a turbo RX7 on track and it was shooting 4 foot flames out of the exhaust. Anyway, my youngest loved it!

So the XF has sidepipes and I have worked out how to program the ECU to shoot flame, just because he likes it!

Funniest thing is, one of my day jobs at the moment is consulting for the Climate Change Office on Electric Vehicle transition for local council. Hypocrisy to the max!


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Hey mate, thanks for chasing me up. Have been pretty busy on the XF (when I get time anyway).
 
Engines out and off to the rebuilders (only for the machining). The plan has altered slightly:
 
Zero decked block
Ported head
Crow 14770 Cam
Cylinders need to be bored out, so will be 40thou oversize as that’s what’s recommended
Balance job on the bottom end
Light weight flywheel
Have gone with the MS3x ECU with the datalogging function, will just be a bit of fun!
 
Have ordered some wiring stuff (the engine bay is a mess), new engine mounts and twin 12” thermos and a Davies Craig Thermo switch. Spent an afternoon cleaning the engine bay and am cleaning up and painting the extractors.
 
So all in all, it’s progressing! Should come in around $3k for everything and should put out some (decent) figures!
 
Thanks for the input!
 
 
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Hey mate, thanks for chasing me up. Have been pretty busy on the XF (when I get time anyway).
 
Engines out and off to the rebuilders (only for the machining). The plan has altered slightly:
 
Zero decked block
Ported head
Crow 14770 Cam
Cylinders need to be bored out, so will be 40thou oversize as that’s what’s recommended
Balance job on the bottom end
Light weight flywheel
Have gone with the MS3x ECU with the datalogging function, will just be a bit of fun!
 
Have ordered some wiring stuff (the engine bay is a mess), new engine mounts and twin 12” thermos and a Davies Craig Thermo switch. Spent an afternoon cleaning the engine bay and am cleaning up and painting the extractors.
 
So all in all, it’s progressing! Should come in around $3k for everything and should put out some (decent) figures!
 
Thanks for the input!
 
 
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Oh man! Ha ha I’m so tired can hardly read the screen! Lol Sorry! But it is a cool name!


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Yup Mr Poison, I’m in Hobart.


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