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Once all the clips are removed, it should come apart. Possibly stuck with age, or some numpty has put Silastic on there to seal them. If memory serves, Clark rubber has something similar. Try and save a small section, if you can, cut it with a blade at 90 degrees to the glass, then take that in and see if they can match the profile., (think its just soft, square foam.) Doubt you'll ever find a N.O.S seal, or headlight for that matter...... not even made aftermarket anymore, I reckon.

Interesting read, Dave. So, for all us non-sparky types, what would you recommend for spark plug boots, ignition modules, points cam in a dizzy, internals of an old headlight switch etc etc.. Dont let Trump know about this.....

If you're after new extractors, be mindful of what you buy. All ebay adverts say "will fit from XY - XE" But, there are some differences, many wont fit without a BFH on one of the tubes. Some wont fit a C6 or FMX, some interfere with manual steering etc, etc, .. As James said, the port sizes are way different, so make sure you get the correct 2V or 4V. Do you have an inlet manifold? should have 4V stamped on it, if it is a 4V. 98% of Clevo's were only 2V. The 4V inlet port has roughly the same width of material on top and bottom of the "hole", the 2v on the right, has almost double the thickness on the top of the "hole"

Freakin awesome..!

Can be done, but, easier without. It's only 2 bolts mate..

Would be waaay easier with the dizzy out, but you can do it with it in. Hard to get to the valley "walls", you'll have the oil sender at the back as well. Much easier to pull the dizzy out, (don't turn the crank, it'll pop straight back in) remove the thermostat housing. Heaps easier to clean all the old gasket goo off........

Not for me.......

Waaaay heavier..! Cast iron housing Vs Alloy.

Yeah mate, took out the C4 and Borgy, slipped it under the bench, 'cos it's all matching number. Built up a 351 from bits and pieces I had in the shed, and bolted to my old FMX, 'cos I like to chirp the tyres when changing into 2nd. Would have cost thousands to get a C4 to the same state.

Yeah, I got an FMX, and I manually shift it all the time. Heaps of fun through the hills, bit of a pain sometimes, when dickheads pull out in front of you and you try to get around them, but theres enough torque in 3rd gear.

XLT..! Just do it...

Dont really want to "like" this but......... Good work.!

Oh HELL YEAH............!

Cross threaded the nut...??

The TQ has a solenoid for high idle, when the A/C kicks in. Thats what the wire is for.

That adaptor plate is the correct one, has the flange (cant see it, under the gasket in your pic) and the "ear" Gerg was talking about, on the opposite side. If you can plug the EGR stuff off, do that. Should have come with new studs in the packet.? Lockiing 2 nuts together is the best way of removing the old ones, as stated.

Adapting the kickdown lever is a pain....... Gave up on mine (FMX) and just manually shift gears. It's more fun, too. !

Is that like Schroedingers cat.........?

Yeah, they will be tight. But as Dean said, 2 spanners about 20mm apart at the ends, and squeeze them together with one hand. Drip some ATF or WD40 on them overnight.

OMG....... those rocker covers are friggin gorgeous.

Yeah mate, that'll work. You can buy a manual choke, but obviously FC/FD didnt have a choke cable. Nothing stopping you mounting one under the dash. It's reasonably warm in SA, so I don't even run a choke, just annoy the neighbours warming the old girl up.

Blue blocks had a larger shaft, (I think). Round about 0'500". Reckon the black blocks were about 0.480" thou.

Measure the dizzy shaft hole. Or the shaft measurement under the gear on the dizzy shaft.

Agreed. If you haven't machined the block, buy your pistons first. Most engine builders will ask for them, as they measure them first to decide which is smallest/largest and adjust the tolerance on the boring machine. Definitely use a Zinc additive or Zinc oil. If you have the Eddy Performer, run with it, it will work fine for a daily. If you buy flat tops, you might have to run her on 98 PULP, which can be pricey. I ground a relief chamfer on my 302 heads, and it runs fine, on 95 but doesn't really enjoy 91 unleaded (pings). As it's a weekend cruiser, I only run her on 98. "Black" block is a later XD-XE Clevo, and has a different size dizzy shaft, earlier "Blue" block dizzy's wont fit.