Free.51

These look in vgc & cheap too
 
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2388547651314927/?mibextid=dXMIcH

I vote for PDR (paintless dent removal) also.
It's the least involved, and usually avoids re-painting - which can open a can of worms.
 
Skilled PDR technicians, can work miracles!

Have you tried the paintless dent removal option yet b4 doing the sanding/filler route?

Have you tried the paintless dent removal option yet b4 doing the sanding/filler route?

Cheers Nath, The small plunger popped it out but then it caved back in,  I guess  I will need   to go the car-filler/Sand route.
 

nice to know i can still remember enough of it. 

This is how i have mine. Left hose from firewall to block & right hose from heater tap to water pump.

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This is how i have mine. Left hose from firewall to block & right hose from heater tap to water pump.

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I just remembered watching this vid recently & when i saw your post it reminded me of the vid👍

The Cleveland Air cleaners, are grouped into Carburettor types, and emissions vs pre-emissions vehicles.
 
Your pics are 1975 onwards (passenger vehicles)
F-trucks (commercial vehicles) were emissions exempt, thus the pre-emission aircleaners carried over, for a while.
 
The WW Stromberg carbs were fitted to XA 302, (possibly some early XB 302's),
and mid-70's F-truck 302's also.
 
Pre-emissions = no charcoal canister for fuel vapours (fuel cap vented to atmosphere),
and oil cap open to atmosphere (crankcase emissions)
 
These vehicles with 302, had a massive mouth snorkel on the air cleaner,
Hot air intake under the snorkel but no vacuum valve, and one hose to air-cleaner body for PCV.
 
Post-1975 = charcoal canister, one way valve in fuel filler cap, washer bottle relocated to behind battery to accommodate charcoal canister,
and oil cap has hose to air cleaner body along with PCV hose
 
These vehicles used a narrower 351 style snorkel - as per the pics above.
 
XA 302 air cleaners were painted red, with a 6cyl style round snorkel
Early XB pre-emissions large snorkel 302 aircleaners were painted red same as XA,
Later XB pre-emissions large snorkel 302 air cleaners, were blue
 
I haven't quite narrowed down the paint colour change-over point, yet.
 
All 351 Air cleaners were painted blue.

Yep, Clevo king knows his 351's.  

Free.51, you are an Officer and a Gentleman.
 
Thanks very much.

Ok block is cleaned and painted and put the core plug set in tomorrow will drop the crank in and maybe a piston or 2

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Got the manifold today, will put it on sometime soon, just getting the AU ready for a rwc nxt week, noticed last night there is a slight leak coming from the rear muffler liquid/condensation dripping on the driveway.

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Carol’s ,?

Does blue block mean pre xc xd?

Just about pulled apart everthing down to bare blocks and bought a few big containers to put parts in .

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i did 80,000km in 2 yrs in mine after reco, changed cars to a 250crossy version.. pros were less tyre wear, less fuel, less stress on hot days and better handling.. cons were the exhaust note missing 2 cyls... that's about all.

I haven't seen THIS ONE work below, but i've seen(borrowed) a similar one about 30yrs ago from some engineering mob. it wasn't supported as deep in the bore either. 
i thought a honing stone kit could be used for removing the ridge also? perhaps @Thom might know if he's got time to reply
 
https://www.amazon.com.au/Lisle-36500-Ridge-Reamer/dp/B000P0ZK1O/ref=asc_df_B000P0ZK1O/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=341791816778&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11513454522436914383&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1000567&hvtargid=pla-579453460767&psc=1
 

 

would it need new pistons? or is it not much more for new pistons with rings?
i never understood the fuss over if it was a 030 etc, if it's good, it's good for 100,000kms at least.. how many clevos are in daily use doing more than 10,000kms a year these days?

Will continue on today with susing out parts to rebuild one good 302

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Yeah, my XB is JG34.....  (1975 Fairmont) Blue blocks had larger dizzy shaft hole in block, XD/XE had slightly smaller (black blocks)

Ill have a look when i get a chance extractors might be in the way which means it'll have to go up on the ramps

Yeah you might have to give it a clean to read it

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Will that be on the passenger side at the rear?