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FMX was phased out in the 70's for more efficient designs in the C4 & C6. Ironically, in the 80's they revived the work they'd started on an overdrive version of the FMX in the late 60's. Thus the AOD was born. If I was into autos, this would be the path I'd take.

They all SUCK..............

Xw xy are narrower than xa onwards.

Pretty sure you can change the pedal box on any xseries with the dash still in, well i know this is true for XA,B,C. You have to remove the steering column however. I hate changing bloody pedal boxes, cunt of a job, changed the one in my xc last week.

Pretty sure you can change the pedal box on any xseries with the dash still in, well i know this is true for XA,B,C. You have to remove the steering column however. I hate changing bloody pedal boxes, cunt of a job, changed the one in my xc last week.

Sure was mate, took 2 days to work out the problem, was driving us crazy over something so simple! It's an awesome conversion, nice power upgrade, efficient and practical. Thank god the hardest part is over!
 
Here is a vid of it's first proper start up. Happy days
 
 

No worries man

I can find out tomorrow bud, mines in storage at the mo, but I'll be goin out to do some work tomorrow, so I can measure it up then if you don't get a response tonight.

Id spend more on a wheel, its what you use and look at the most.

$200 ?

cast head crossys are land fill even with such low km i think you will have issues selling it

Jesus! Didn't think they were that expensive. I might just get new carpet lol
Does look like it cleans pretty well tho

Sure was mate, took 2 days to work out the problem, was driving us crazy over something so simple! It's an awesome conversion, nice power upgrade, efficient and practical. Thank god the hardest part is over!
 
Here is a vid of it's first proper start up. Happy days
 
 

All sorted today after spending lots of time and headaches, changing fuel rails, mucking around with heaps of different pumps, the car started and ran, thank god! All due to a dodgy fuel regulator and looks like my wiring is all good! Not bad for a 17 year old with no real electrical experience to wire up a fuel injected AU motor into a XC Falcon

All sorted today after spending lots of time and headaches, changing fuel rails, mucking around with heaps of different pumps, the car started and ran, thank god! All due to a dodgy fuel regulator and looks like my wiring is all good! Not bad for a 17 year old with no real electrical experience to wire up a fuel injected AU motor into a XC Falcon

Check your wiring to the crank trigger and cam position sensor, I have seen two that the only thing stopping them earthing out was the dirt on them, if the wires arent laying properly when that little tin bracket is installed it can nick/ slice the wires

I've heard good things about the Impco 425. Impco literature says its a "vertical mount" application which suits sitting atop a V8...but I've known folk to horizontal mount them. Theyre 20mm narrower than a 225 and flow a lot better. Hmmmm....that's given me food for thought. you may be onto something mate! I suppose you can mount a 425 remote from the throttle body...as you might a 225....you'd have to on a 4 litre engine - typical installations on a V8 are directly to a Holley baseplate/throttle body. The reason I suggested a 225 is they're perfectly adequate and dime-a-dozen at self-serve wreckers. You're gonna pay a good dollar for an Impco 425 - even second hand - around $300 cos' you'll be bidding against the V8 owners...
 
Oh..and "Blue LPG" ( http://www.bluelpg.com.au/) in Lilydale have a stand alone shop and sells stuff on Ebay. I got a tank restamped there for $160 and can recomend the service.....if you're looking for a local supplier of bit 'n' pieces. I know a place that'll make up a flexible service line for you too without the anal "Where's your LPG ticket?" stuff as well....

series 2 or 3 the alternator mounts on the sump are a dead giveaway

Ah...er..okay......your options for keeping the gas to return to the original premise are somewhat dependant on manifold type : are you going to use log or BBM type? 
 
Systems found on the BBM manifolded cars (if that's what you're going to use) are commonly ring type simple mixers employing complex convertors or Impco systems using smaller "200" mixers. (simple convertor, complex mixer) I reckon this is a "packaging expediient" - in that for the space available, these are the easiest fitment options. You can get a neat cast aluminium manifold that adapts the Impco mixer to factory intake piping for the factory look. Of the two, I'd choose the Impco system for it's simplicity and its value for money. Spares are widely and easily available. 
 
If you wish to use a log manifold on your conversion, again ring mixers are used as well as Impco systems with either "200" or "225" mixers. For my money I'd use the Impco 225 mixer with a Model L convertor. This is a natural fit for log manifolded engines. The 225 has the same internals as the 200 but doesn't turn airflow through ninety-degrees and thus flows a bit better than the "200" These mixers have "clean air" (CA) and "feed back" (FB) versions. CA fitment is less fuss than FB.....but if you're looking to get a roadworthy for the car, the tester may insist of FB fitment in keeping with pollution requiremnts and the AU engine. FB fitments employ microprocessors linked to the HEGO sensor (and associated pneumatic control) in order to lean out inherently the rich mixtures on FB mixers.
 
I reckon the 225 mixer is a better choice for the 4 litre engine than the 200. Although I've never seen a commercial fitment, with a bit of thought I reckon you could put an Impco 225/Model L  on a BBM manifolded engine. I'm looking to do this on my 4 Litre XF conversion. That may be instructive for you as the engine bay shape is quite similar in most respects. I'll post photos when I get it done.
 
Finally - gas injection - an expensive option and probably unnecessary for this application.

The guy has not asked for an opinion on his plans, lets stick to helping him rather than shitting on him.Simple answer to the question is yes au's ran a simple converter system from factory, falcons never got gas injection until fg mark2. I f I were doing it id use something like an impco system because the vialle gas that ford used on au are not tunable, and very expensive to replace a converter on.

I don't think you're wasting your time...it's nice to have fuel system redundancy. There are still cost savings running a car on LPG...especially if it's your daily.
 
I run my EB on gas most of the time and it's good to know that if ever there's a problem with that system I can flick over to petrol and complete my journey. Last Christmas a fuel pump shat itself mid-intersection (with my toddler kids in the car) in one of my cars (without LPG). It  required a tray-truck-trip home. Expensive. Inconvenient to say the least.  
 
Old Impco vapour systems are great...simple, effective. Simplicity is their virtue. An L-series convertor and a 225 mixer will do the job on a 4 litre engine. I'm working on a way to get a 225 mixer onto an engine with a BBM...gotta be better than the ring mixers. The four litres go okay on gas - having petrol on board is like a plumbed in gerry can...very handy!
 
The J3 chip  idea has merit I believe. Want gas? Go for it

When a member of wes caliber is banned I understand it will leave shockwaves for a while,it's been long enough.
 
He's started a fight in a turbo thread and he isn't even here lol.
 
Enough though,only gay dudes fight over hair driers.

hahahah oh man you made my day, thanks mate

So the ratio's are different to out run lions and stuff?

there should be a bush that does go there ,maye check out the rare spares web page to try and find the correct part,also if you need the screw in ball bush to hold the stick in there the same as mid 90s, magnas,yup you read it correct

I would fit a 2V head, Holley, cam, electronic dizzy and extractors. Is the car manual or auto? If it is auto i would do a manual conversion to get a bit more go. If  you stick a t5 behind the log motor and 3:45 diff gears it should get it moving alright and you can make it look like it is just a stock 4 speed from the inside. By the way got any pics of the car ?