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I have a wide ratio, XF-EA T5 in mine behind a 302 and it is indeed a world class. It also has synchro on 1st (all T5s, WC or non-WC have it actually).

The non-WC has a few clues as to its identity, the main one being the layshaft bearing on the front face of the box just being a plain roller type (with bronze thrust washers inside) identified externally by what looks like a welch plug turned inside out.

The WC box has a tapered bearing here with a cast steel cap that forms the bearing cup for the race. From outside, it looks like the top of a small piston with a slight dish in it and the outer edge will be a machined finish.

Non-WC takes a light (non-EP) gear oil, and has bronze syncros.

WC takes red auto fluid and has fibre-lined steel syncros.

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dipstick even used to be an issue on those things, oil cap, that other breather thing on the rocker cover to the throttle body.. 
wonder if it could be something that's been there the whole time causing issues with the E series ECU, like could it be a manifold gasket or the runners and the E series was better at masking it

i can’t wait to get it out in the bright sun. Being metallic it changes colour in the sun. Really pops. 

cable clutch pedal box will work from XC to XF 
 
XA to XE hydraulic ( will fit XF if needing hydraulic for V8 etc)

Big day today. 
The Escort is home at last  
 
Covered in dust
 

 
First time washing it since December 2020 *not me in the photo* 
 

 
all nice and clean at last. ready to go into its new home. 
 

 
this is how you clean the inside, right? 😬 its fine, there is no interior at the moment 
 

 
Engine bay looks so pretty 
 

 

 
In it's new home. the shed is a little squishy with the car running this way across the shed, but once i get some shelving into the shed and a bit more storage ill have space to move. 
 

found you a family wagon for this engine, one owner no rust, 3.3 gutless wonder waiting to be removed. 1hr up the road from you (ish) 
 
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1982-ford-falcon-gl-xd-auto/SSE-AD-11836872/?Cr=23


 

Nice roll master chain came and also this awesome powerbond balancer

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David Vizard has been a prominent author of performance books since the 70s and is a successful race engine builder and performance guru. He's been around since before aftermarket parts were a thing so knows how to squeeze every last bit of performance out of factory parts while at minimal cost.

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Ok all painted and no mucking around cam is in,crank is in, and 1 piston just for a look at down the hole.

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Looking smooth

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Mark sent these through today. 
Bonnet and grill fitted and aligned.  
 

 
This makes me smile seeing it look a little more like a car again 
 
 

That looks very similar to a Crow 21666 (the last one I had). Same 0.050" specs. Basically one up from a towing cam, but it looks like Elgins have a much longer ramp, like an OEM one would have.
 
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water neck,sump,balancer,heads,and heaps more interchange with the normal cleveland,interesting note the later 351m used a different balancer .

I'm pretty sure they are the same, the whole point of the 400 was to use as much tooling from the clevo as possible ie: the cam bore is the same space apart from the main journal.

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its a  ford one copied by a aussie company ,steel is nice,im so over cleaning 50 year old timing plates,cause the water pump fks em.

Also new timing cover ,not bad for $125 quality looks good

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Today was a big day. 
the car is finally back on its wheels after about 12 months. 
 
Subframe and driveline looks good in there 
 

 

 
The modified Type 9 gearbox fits perfectly, to a tee. @2redrovers
The boot is a steering rack boot to seal the shifter from crud. 
 

 
Brakes well and truely fill the 13" wheels. 
 

 
I still have a lot of work ahead of me, but it is at least back on its wheels and rolling. 
 

 
Thanks to Peter for the following photos. 
Me with my head somewhere under the car lining things up. 
 

 
getting the gearbox to line up...its close, but perfect to a tee. 
*cameo featuring Mark's crazy Zetec powered panel van* 
 

 
Done, and on its way back down to earth. those brakes, though
 

 
last bit of spanner turning for the day
 

 
 
Its nice to have it rolling again, and should be home within a couple weeks. 
I still have loads to do. the front seats are off getting upholstered now. 
once its home the assembly can start. 
I have a bit of electrical work to do, to neaten up the engine bay, couple more brake lines to make, fuel lines to make, paint the brake booster bracket, rebuild booster, paint fuel tank. lots of work ahead of me, but at least it can now come home. 

New pointer and ring compressor lobbed up,about time I used a better one than the one I have been battling for years.

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Maybe the rich condition was causing a bad misfire which was showing as lean due to oxygen going through unburned?

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that was the cause of it not reving.
have to take it for another run on a dyno with a good operator.

Is your current one toast?

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have odered a msd 6al and keeping the current dizzy for triggering (hope that sorts it out).
also going up in jets as shes a bit too lean for my liking 13.5-1 at wot.

Just a word of caution, XR-XE clevo extractors is a bit sketchy.....
 
XY slightly different to XD.
Manual steering.
FMX trans, etc, etc. 
 
You may have to 'modify' the extractor tubes. Pacemakers are notorious for not quite right fitment. Good pipes, Aussie made, but not direct fit. 

yeah im keen.
im in ambarvale let me know when its ready and how much you want.

dyno was a fail as it wouldnt rev over 4500rpm and the dyno operater i dont think knew what he was doing.
i think the est has a limit of 4500 so looks like im going to have to ditch it and find an xe electronic dizzy.