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  1. Posted

    G'Day my 2cents

    i did EFi to carb on NC failance windsor for my T-bucket, used aftermarket HEI dizzy (needed bronze dizzy gear from memory), used Torker II intake, holley carb, C10 auto it went really well, T-bucket being light(ish), as im not a tech/wiring guy either,  i reckon it cost my under $1000 at the time with second hand parts except dizzy)

     

    i have had a few E series V8's and all went really well, with all factory stuff, agree its only 165KW engine in stock form but you should be able to get it to work at least to original factory specs, espiclaly if its already in the car, with exhaust and all the computer/ wiring/hoses etc done, i wouldnt be swapping from EFi just yet, as as mentioned the cascade effect on having to acquire & swap trans/starter and other related gear

     

    Sometimes its best to let the experts at this stuff, work on them and sort out the issues, use your time to make money doing what ever you do best/ skillset is,... then use that money to get expert help (i always hang around so i learn something from the money i spend with them too, so its win/win...car gets fixed and i learn something for next time).

     

    I had to do this with my barra powered xe, we mucked around for days trouble shooting some issues, tying stuff, swapping parts all to no avail, rang around, found a tuner and the end it was in the setting in the unlocked computer that needed changing via HP tuners. 

     

    do you have pics of the current setup ?

    cheers

    Wok

     

     

     

     

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    45 minutes ago, Outback Jack said:

    That shouldn't make any difference, there's a rubber sealing strip across the front and the canopy sits on top not butts up to the rear of trim. Should be fine.

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    ahhh ok, perfect,

    now i cant go buy it due to damn lockdown....

     

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    Gday, just wondering if an XG ute canopy will fit XH ? im assuming the plastic trim around the XH rear window may foul ??

    and if the XG one wont fit, anyone got a white XH canopy in good condition without roof rack holes ?

    cheers

    Warren

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  7. Posted

    yeah very cool...they have a good following in the states....

    if you need any bits, i have 2 x 240's sitting here, that will soon be scraped..one from a D series truck and the other from F100 (im in melb though)

    looking forward to the build

    cheers

    Warren

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  8. Posted

    23 hours ago, Mr Polson said:

    Barras don't have a coolant temp sensor. They have cylinder head temp sensor, it's not actually in the water jacket, just the metal of the head.


    From what I have been able to find, most people will tap a thread into the thermostat housing and fit a sender there for the cars coolant temp sender.

     yes was just researching this, to see if i could use a E series housing as it already has a holes drilled etc.....

     

    got the econogauge working found the vac line for that and plumbed it in...never gets to power....the barra must be too economical !....

     

    with the speedo drive in the gearbox, is there any different between the untis say from the XE BW auto and the EF T5 manual ? i have swapped gears around but someone mentioned to me that the actual unit may be different, and that i should use the original XE one and change the gear....visually they look the same except part numbers

  11. Posted

    G'day, have barra swapped my XE, but wondering what others have done for gauges in partuiclaur temp and oil ? and maybe the dash economy gauge

    i was also wanting to run a seperate tacho (as opposed to the indash one) as i have an old VDO one that suits the car.

     

     

    - speedo is working albeit a little out as its running off the T5, have played around with the gears from 18t to 21t, thinking it might need 22t with the 3.45 rear diff

    - fuel guage is fine as its all stadard XE wiring.

    - alt light is fine, tapped the barra loom to the standard XE wiring

     

    Thanks
    Warren

  14. Posted

    Gday finally got around to installing the BA barra engine  in my XE, its just NA at the moment so wondering what airbox options there are ? what have other used, as the the BA airbox/filter assembly is far to big to fit in the available space without cutting stuff, i tried looking online but so many are turbo'd and therefore no running the NA airbox etc....

     

  15. Posted

    just a thought but did you bridge/join the inhibitor switch wires ? this used to be a trap when doing auto to manual on the older falcons, not sure if computer controlled or what in the EA....and maybe you wouldnt hear the relays go if they weren't joined ...i'm not sure on these "modern" cars....

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  18. Posted

    Gday, got a 9" diff , have removed the stuck brake drums etc, so now I can spin either axle by hand ( the other side then spins backwards - so its an open diff centre☹️ ), but the pinion doesn't rotate, and I cannot rotate the pinion by hand or with a long bar, I assume I will have to fully disassemble but thought id ask beforehand what might be the problem ?

  20. Posted

    12 hours ago, gerg said:

    Mine was pretty tight even for a stocker (drove my brother's EA with the same box, felt a lot looser) but I hated the required travel for each gear, especially back and forth.

    A lot of the slop can come from the rubber isolator that the stick bolts through onto the selector. It's like a weird spongy urethane that gets floppier over time. I pissed that rubbery bit off and used ground-down washers to space the 6mm bolts internally to the large bolt holes on the stick and fat washers either side to hold it all together. Gives a much more connected feel to the gearbox, albeit with a bit more harshness. I also swapped sides to which the stick bolted to the lever, bringing the stick slightly closer to the driver.

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     Yep did the same on my 5speed XF van !....after I snapped a bolt holding the stick to the gearbox selector.....

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  22. Posted

    agree with Defective, For the Diff (in my XE) I have sourced a LSD 3.45;1 from an EF XR6, need rear lower control arm bushes changed, brake line fittings changed and a hand brake sorted (potentially use EB front cable ?), and the rear hat for watts link(?), this is probably the least work and plenty strong for non turbo, still able to found relatively cheap, are disc brake etc

     

    if you change the turbo exhaust manifold to a custom one i'm sure the turbo could be re orientated to clear the tower its not a massive notch/indentation required, pretty sure the BF and FG exhaust manifolds are different perhaps one of those will put turbo in a different place.

     

    as for the 6 speed im not sure, you could ring Mal Wood, he has all sorts of boxes with different length extensions housings and shifter locations

     

     

  23. Posted

    this is great thread on the barra swap in XE falcon

     

    theres a seller on ebay that has stand alone wiring harness and PATS removed computers, it hink for about $750, has like 6 wires to connect.....

     

     

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  24. Posted

    Gday, pretty sure the FG sump will need to be changed as the deep pan part is rearwards (not 100% on this), the BA/BF barra sump has front pan. which will clear the XF subframe.  You also dont need the fancy mounts, you can use the falcon ones from EB/ED upper  and bolt them to the lower XF parts    You will need the modified sway bar, muscle garage in SA(?) makes them and sell one ebay. You will need to fabricate a transmission mount according the gearbox selected, and the later the box the more mods you may need to do like trans tunnel and shifter location/console etc  Depending on what radiator you plan on using the front apron needs a trim to clear the lower radiator hose (using BA/BF radiator), and potentially the RH shock tower will need a notch taken to clear the turbo (depending which setup you use (again check the build threads its all covered).

     

    Also check with engineer, pretty sure the power output rating on the barra (lowest KW is the E-gas 156kw)  compared to XF EFI crossflow (121KW)  is greater than the allowed percentage in some states and will require engineers certification, at which point they will check a whole heap of other stuff for compliance, which may get costly !. (eg/ Victoria is 20% over standard requires VASS).  If the cars already rego'd you can run it till you get pulled over I guess (if in VIC without yearly inspections) ! :)

     

    I will be doing my XE shortly, as I have all the bits, just gotta get it rego'd first

     

     

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  25. Posted

    G'day, just wondering if there are any options to replace the power steering pump on EF/EL V8 ?

     

    My pump was leaking so I swapped it for a spare (origins unknown) and it s also leaking (broke the pulley puller in the process, so not winning at the moment)

     

    had quote of $220 to reseal it (apparently the impellers? are no longer available), no one will guarantee it wont be noisy AF after reseal, I  did find a genuine replacement for $450, or a "rebuilt" exchange unit for $390

     

     

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