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posted in wrong thread(pic removed) looks like you have all the parts now Action Man

its done under the car, manual gearboxes don't have coolers or dipsticks. i haven't read this but it looks like it covers it pretty well from the photos. https://www.mustangevolution.com/mustang-articles/how-to-change-your-manual-transmission-fluid/

what oil is in the gearbox? it takes transmission fluid, not gearbox oil. if you can select reverse easy when stopped, then i don't think it's clutch related. i would change the oil, transmission fluid most take, but look it up to be sure.

@Mr Polson may know of a decent exhaust mob over there, while i was in Tassie i didn't need any mechanical work at all that i didn't do Myself(7 months based in Cressy)

it's not rocket science to make one, on the mainland it would be probably $150 fitted for a custom one

XE is same if that helps for XF(FALCON) .. FE is longer wheel base, you'd need a ZK ZL fairlane one or FD FE LTD redback even had 3" available back in the day..(for falcon) i'd guess any exhaust shop could get one in

you sound like you are about to port the heads and fit it to the ute for V8 rumbles

if you are mounting them on the outside, beware the bonnet doesn't hit them, and try make the bracket off the underside of the bonnet if on bonnet or wiper vent(don't butcher the paint) usually oil, and fuel are only done outside, because you aren't meant to have fluid type gauges inside the car.

i've always gone with the stock sports dash clusters because not a racecar. the XF i had was different though, because the s pack cluster were very prone to issues (bad solder joints and tarnish on connections) i ended up adapting an XG cluster to mine, definitely wasn't easy to do. yeah, what do you want to do? and what car? do you like the A pillar guages? and the monster tacho on the column covering the fuel or temp guage? (first thing i'd remove if i got a car like that) ripping the ash tray out of the console and fitting 3 guages there is neat, volts guage i particularly use.. if it's always on 13 ish(less with lights on etc) and suddenly its down to 12 or less you look at the temp guage and open the bonnet see if the belt is still connected etc. other guages i like are oil pressure (because the oil pressure switch for the standard light has fucked up twice, leaks huge amounts of oil out, could kill an engine... and light didn't come on) if you have plenty of money the AFR gauge is handy to see if the engine is running lean or rich.. (can do this on a dyno for cheaper probably and car will be tuned to its potential)

@SPArKy_Dave he'll probably want something

if you can't find the fuel sender this might be worth looking at

if no one has the answer, i would say i assume so.. as in, it will probably bolt up and the push rod should work*because i've used XB pedal box in XE before. as for the master cyl, i expect brake lines will be in a different spot, may have different threads?

that inside of the big end of the bottom right rod looks terrible doesn't it. is that just the shit casting finish? almost looks like the bearing shell had been spinning inside it

i recall them having more movement.. but then again, it's been 10yrs since i have had one

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i think if you had EFI and needed to space the rocker cover, then the efi gear won't fit back on(the standard bananas type) so beware of that.

pull up on the door lock button or key at same time? if that works, there's a spring broken in the door mech

give a transmission mob a phone call to confirm, but i was Told to get any from EA to EL for My brothers EB(similar spec to the XG) the only catch is the EF and EL etc don't have a dipstick which if it doesn't leak is fine.. but if it leaks and you can't check it they fuck up from low oil. dipstick can't be added as far as i know. but if options are limited, you could get it.. fit it, then send yours off for reco etc later(or find one with a dipstick in good nick)

AWESOME! love the special invented tools!

port matched?

They are but it depends what you're putting it in whether that's and advantage or disadvantage i wish i used a T5 from AU on My lexus V8 into falcon, i reckon it would have been a bolt in with stock mount, speedo, tailshaft and gearstick in the right spot(engine had a decent firewall gap due to where the sump allowed the engine to fit). supra box was probably more expensive itself also

@XTREME KARTS XF would know all about that engine i suspect. he followed the sprint cars a fair bit last year or before

if you mean just to replace a worn head, i believe it would be a direct swap from EA to EF head(some ELs had an AU style head) speak to a cylinder head mob with one phone call to see if there's a preferred head to find and double check before doing it(having it surfaced will help prevent head gasket issues, and fitting an AU headgasket is often an upgrade if suitable(surfaces need to be very good) to fit the MPi injection stuff, it all bolts on if you are handy messing with that kind of thing.

what's the intention for this engine? slap it back together with new rings and bearings or hot it up and fit to XF ute?

tissue test is handy, i made a video of mine to show a mate..