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would depend on your spool/lag turbo size i would think. if it's a small turbo that spools early (runs out of puff early) it's probably going to be pretty ok, but if its got no low end torque and comes in higher in the rev range i reckon it would be pretty painful to own. just being manual the 1st gear ratio is going to be better than a BW40 trans it's got now,

i loved the 2.77 even with the crossflow and T5 for engines that make good torque from idle to 4000rpm like i had, My ute was happy doing 1850rpm in 5th with 2 x 100kg adults, 2 motorbikes in the back with 2 chainsaws and 6x4 trailer level with wood on the highway(would have been same fuel economy in 4th but less noise in 5th) if i didn't have overdrive i'd have tried the 2.53 for sure if they were common, i reckon 1st would be no worse with a single rail (6cyl one) as My XD was with the 351 version single rail and 2.92 gears i had once.

the XE diff will be 25 spline so if you wanted to run 28 spline to my knowledge you'd need(i'm not 100% sure) 2.77 LSD center, if wanting LSD not sure if you can retro fit 4pin setup into them? (thought there was a 28 spline version though?) if you wanted those axles you'd need the 28 spline spider gears in the center(no idea if they fit) i think the EB axles will fit the drum diff if you put the correct bearings in and holders on? (never tried, haven't read about it for well over 10yrs) i think you can convert from drum to disc by drilling new holes in the disc caliper mountings and clocking them different (the flange on the diff is rotated differently for drum and disc. ) @Thom may remember, @gerg may know even if it was Mine, i'd be getting a 2.77 LSD diff with discs from an XF ghia/ZL fairlane etc (some were 2.92 for no apparent reason in my opinion) and then having the gears fitted to it. leaving it 25 spline unless you are going big hp (stock 351 would be fine with 25 spline, I never had 28 spline in anything i had not even the 1UZ conversion)

i would expect it possible if you had a diff dude who was willing

it was mentioned 2.77 when i hears about it

pretty sure if you've got enough power you'd just start in 2nd or 3rd i remember one of My cars would actually stop it doing a burnout on grass even if you held the brakes on hard.

what i would have loved but didn't know they existed was a 2.53 diff ratio. would have been like having overdrive and My engine would have been fine with it (LPG CAM)

yes, I CHOSE this setup on purpose about 25yrs ago when i did My 351 into XD. the 351 single rail used 3.23 diff gears to My understanding(could be wrong) but with the 2.92 diff it was pretty much perfect (clevo revs higher than a stock crossflow anyway) what you should make sure of ASAP is that the box is GOOD(the selector shaft seal often wears and leaks ALL the oil out and you'd never notice in the 6cyl) and I would STRONLY advise it to be rebuilt (same for any single rail or T5 even) because what i did was blew up THREE ($50 each back in the day) in a month that were all good in 6cyls. i ended up taking 4 into a reco mob and he chose the cortina 6cyl one to rebuild out of them all due to being in better condition. (possibly even shorter 1st gear) anyway, i liked it, the spread of gears was very "normal" if that's a way to describe it. I did 80,000kms with the reco one before the clutch died and i switched to an auto due to traffic driving me insane with it.

EA to ED seats bolt directly in 1988 onwards XF van and ute. if you mean the rails. not sure if the seat parts swap to the older rails or not though. the tilt mechanism might be the exception to EA to ED seats, base model ones might be swappable. definitely check before committing. (take a seat rail with you perhaps

yeah accelerator shaft bush, likely disintegrated . this one is on a FULL XB assembly on ebay

yeah now i think about it i don't recall one. been a long time since i've had one

yeah he's asking about the XD one, should be same as XE (late XF are e series type)

paging @CHESTNUTXE @burnnotice1000 hows the accelerator pedal spring go?

is it like this (pic from ebay)

how much is it to recore one? the core itelf is on ebay for the first time i've ever seen for $135 ish link to triple core used reasonable ones should still be under $100 if you can find a wrecker new copper brass in 3 core (2 core must be cheaper ) at $900 in the wide ones link to new copper brass 3 CORE $200 odd for a new alloy one, not sure which alloy one is the peoples choice, but plenty of people are using them these days new alloy one

yeah it's not unusual.. BUT. @Nato of Falcons from that VISUAL, you may find the radiator is fine, just reverse flush it, and see if you can see water flowing through the tubes (alloy radiators are cheap at least).. what you will likely find, or find out soon. is the welsh plugs are on their way out.(there's one behind the inlet manifold also ON the manifold)and one behind the flywheel. and. the biggest risk in my opinion, is the water pump if it's got the steel fan type (genuine ford had a cast iron impeller that would last longer than the seal at least) anyway, the fan blades can rust away. AND, the other risk is rusted bolts in the block from the water pump. all good learning stuff. not fun for new players. but. the XF is THE BEST CAR FOR LEARNING.. one of the easiest things to work on this side of a gemini.

better the coolant issue now than cooking an engine later. this is why i recommend changing all hoses on a "barn find" the cast alloy fittings in the manifold can go crusty is this what broke? i bypassed the manifold coolant flow on one of my cars for this reason, but also another car due to a welsh plug rusted out on the back side of one. sounds like the pump is weak, it could be full of crud. i'd be inclined to run the engine wherever the bottle works for a bit and see if fresh fuel cleans up that issue.

that laquery goop is what old fuel does when it goes rancid(or crusty crystals with the recent fuels) the tank pick up has a plastic screen on it that can plug up with the same gunk. there's nothing in it after that, just a pipe. i'd also check it still pulls from the bottle so you can confirm it's not blocked from goop since initially running. did you have a filter in the system for the bottle setup? i'd pull the tank sender/pick up out and have a look again. BARN FIND ADDS VALUE ... NOT! (maybe if you like working on crusty fuel lines, brake lines, perished rubber everything.) there's also hose leak potential (sucking air) from rusty metal lines and or other rubber sections to the tank. really need to treat it as 5 different sections now and rule out any issues in each one

if the car never had the fancy console, or rear air vents (col shift or the base model console) the hole for the rear air vents needed cutting out of the dash/heater box area for it from memory (i had to block this when i used an XE ghia dash in My XE ute)

if the car never had the fancy console, (col shift or the base model console) the hole for the rear air vents needed cutting out of the dash/heater box area for it from memory (i had to block this when i used an XE ghia dash in My XE ute)

thats the XE XF type they actually cover up an auto hole (its what i've always had on mine until i used an EB console in the XF ute

removing that rubber bush in the shifter also makes the feel 100% better.(in My opinion)

what i did with those shifters (need to be a bit handy) is delete that rubber bush thing. (from memory i rounded off flanged nuts and inverted them as a metal bush with thread inside and then did bolts up) that may give you the space you need also. i can't remember what XDs had to hold the boot on, but XE/XF had a big ugly rubber boot that slipped over a metal ring pop riveted on the top of the console

seems to be trimmed in other cloth if you had a commodore (different seller, but looks same seat) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/403786408853?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D247549%26meid%3D1c9e6f453f194700bef969d20f647fb1%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D204311294271%26itm%3D403786408853%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedV3MskuWithLambda85KnnRecallV1V4V6ItemNrtInQueryAndCassiniVisualRankerAndBertRecallCPCBlended%26brand%3DAutotecnica&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A4037864088531c9e6f453f194700bef969d20f647fb1|enc%3AAQAIAAABcClE7Rni7LPdZba0E4PpnN9sqdNIfzrngjJmhUj%2BPVGabI8X4okIddREUp4Q0zc2AzeQ%2BYWQSxoBqGa9J%2Bx35NrBHVFYUVGsflNyHmFJfvouFhcLtSal3PrT8uqN34xP8tTkRtMZH%2Bjfqn4MA7rMqmpSiT%2BR7jeJUe7auwQDVf6PjsXLjVyEtnS3cfRiA32SdSb9tT7fP4FHk6%2BdeBoaCcx9JdviExejacBQb7ZQaVe1cK%2BFIR7Xzn6AiG8HkxuxY391xKacN0b6OB71qK02Kku9yOVHcrfTc3MKeI%2FDO2fcXHJwVyJ2ZFB8KHu2inry2OPLiCmA%2B0NNFsIY0IJLjwk%2BgyJUTHgpWrDrrY92Al%2Bk6Gv5nC8WsNYx6li%2BPrPvq7wjJopUaLU3aHiXgh1yw1hy6ksQRRVzBqhamRiApmSGGF1E3p%2BuZ9FRg56V%2BsxbekuHJbnR%2B%2FrMq%2BQR7XVHJXyqqYUv%2FFUtzD%2F246MgXOgQ|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A2047675

that curve shape in the top pic looks wrong (might be good if you spilled your coffee though) @CHESTNUTXE shared fake ESP seats on ebay last week (autotechnica brand) they may do them in different material that matches what you already have? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/204311294271?hash=item2f91e6f13f:g:UiIAAOSwvCdkQa9-:sc:AU_StandardDelivery!3153!AU!-1&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0Pje9Y6DSe36asz7ccFPa6xlORaw59wKQVPH6K53iMfyRhjlzcfP6gBdYZJi49T7VS0qEoMvbTVQI7egOVQUtxvFAJSdouNoGKC6%2FwyOvQ3x7CRP9FqHzFrqhEza8v2mLfBVu5JieeD4HrmsHxFzPFMbKuZQM1R5PwJ35d%2FLqqlhjX5pk2Krh3NiIUTveMFT%2BpBAfjTGp2wp6JOKtKpHBzxZwL9k0edtBR%2FYJaokgBkCMtsWEw0niBJKp1GJgvNzo6owPzPFYF6MhqqZcIaT1lI%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR67y97f1YQ