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Thanks everyone for the replies- if I do it from the top with the glass still in place, yes, it will probably scratch the paint.
 
Murphy's Law says the clips will be seized in place and will break off when I pry them out too 🤑
 
If I remove the lot then I can work on all the other issues in there I guess.

he talks a LOT, but a lot of it is useful. 
 

Check out the photos of the weather strip on GT Ford performance, think they just push in from the top.......maybe. Would probably chip the paint if you prize them off, or you would have to remove the glass and reg to access the spring clips form inside. Honestly can't remember. Sorry.

Thanks everyone for the replies- if I do it from the top with the glass still in place, yes, it will probably scratch the paint.
 
Murphy's Law says the clips will be seized in place and will break off when I pry them out too 🤑
 
If I remove the lot then I can work on all the other issues in there I guess.

Can't remember the top weatherstrip mounts, my Fairmont has chrome trim over the top. The inner felt seal is clipped on from inside the door frame, reckon you could do the fronts, but the glass in the rear door doesn't go all the way down, so might be tricky. 
 
 

Sorry I'm out. On the job to so list still.

i had a bit of a search, couldn't see one specific to XB(XA to XC) i did an F100 one which i'm sure the window needed removing or at least dropping into the door frame. 
 
@bear351c or @hendrixhc may have done them before though.
 
 
 
Peter Anderson is restoring an XC GXL on youtube, and has 100s of distractions along the way, but goes into great detail on most processes. be worth watching or skipping through regardless for other items that may be relevant to your build. 
this link should be the playlist of 50 videos.
 
 

Hi all,
 
I'm about to replace the door belt rubbers (ones that stop leaves and rain and bird s*** going down into the door past the glass on the outside) on the XB and was wondering if there's anything I should do/not do to make it easier. Looking through the service manual there doesn't seem to be anything mentioned about them except they have clips. Looking at it with the door wound down I imagine the whole glass and regulator assy needs to come out?
 
Didn't buy the internal 'brush' seals oops, could have done that at the same time! $64 each door for these though! Might see if Bunnings has a brush seal the same width.
 
Cheers

'Bit of lead in the pencil' proven to be a truism!

Well, last Saturday was an epic day and has given me and my mate confidence and inspiration to push on harder than ever with the restoration of Granddad's old XC... 
 
After liberally lubricating each cylinder and leaving it for a week, we gently turned her over by hand. 
 
There were NO tight spots, weird sounds or unwanted friction at all and she turned beautifully... 
 
Battery was connected and carby was primed and after about 6 attempts, she briefly coughed and died... 
 
A few more attempts were made until, incredibly, the super fuel that was still in her tank (no, it HASN'T gone off at all) made it to the fuel pump and she ran long enough for me to get this very quick video. 
 
Pretty much a testament to the strength and engineering of the mighty crossflow engine... 
 
 

Got in through the back seat today lads and opened her up easily with a flat head screwdriver as suggested.
 
No body in the boot thank goodness.
 
Found some rust around the upper boot gutters where it joins near the bottom of the rear window and some around the top of the tail lights. Haven't looked down by the 1/4 panels yet as they've tek screwed plywood filler board in place. Expecting lots more rust hidden under that beautiful paint job unfortunately. Looking forward to tackling it in time though!

Thanks for that dean. That was my next problem. Currently got it held closed with a webbing strap around the back seat sheet metal and waiting for new lock barrel and key to arrive.
 
I'll do just that tomorrow. Cheers.

Got in through the back seat today lads and opened her up easily with a flat head screwdriver as suggested.
 
No body in the boot thank goodness.
 
Found some rust around the upper boot gutters where it joins near the bottom of the rear window and some around the top of the tail lights. Haven't looked down by the 1/4 panels yet as they've tek screwed plywood filler board in place. Expecting lots more rust hidden under that beautiful paint job unfortunately. Looking forward to tackling it in time though!

Thanks Ford Man. I'll be giving it a try tomorrow. Fingers crossed for no body in the boot! I like the idea of leaving a rope running through to the back seat!