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From the description I'd say the flexplate bolts have come loose.

Hi

Thanks for the detailed reply, maybe I should read build threads more often.

I have a six in mine.

I was considering using a cable. Was thinking I could get a replacement one for a b and m shifter or similar, make a couple of brackets, job dun.

Do you think there is any reason why I couldn't use a cable?

Has anyone hooked up a c4 to a column shift in a xf?

Will the box line up with the shifter, eg when the box is in d with the shifter be in d?

I really need 3 seats.

I lifted the picture of another site but yeah pretty sure the 2.77 in on the left.

I love the smell of gear oil in my fridge in the morning

Same

This picutre shows the offsets

Doh wrong picture

This is my diff spreader, over night in the freezer shrinks enough to drop in.

Only gears that will go on the 2.77 carrier is 2.77

Rick this is what you want, I think they are called acorn wheel nuts, yes same thread as commo.

I paied eighty for one recently, cost me another sixty to get it to sa

Rack back together , cut sone sheet metal for a shim

 

 

Now to open this up

This week only got half way through rebuilding the rack, went to slam it back together this morning but needs some more shims on the pinion. Looks like I'll be heading to the local self serve wreckers this week for shims.

. about all I did this week was straighten this and filled some holes in the engine bay. The metal was stretched so was a bit of a pain.

So I've been concentrating on getting the t5 to fit without cutting into the hump. First I fitted a mustang extension housing, didn't just drop on. Found the issue, it was fouling on the 5th gear. After some grinding got it to fit. Before and after.

 

Now looks pretty much the same at the falcon with the same depth.

 

Made some engine blocked and pulled the motor forward about 25mm, still need to clean them up. Plenty clearance between the water pump and radiator .

 

This is where the shifter comes through now. Picture taken with box in 4th gear, will be trimming about 20mm off for I bit more clearance .

thanks all

Cheers all

How much is safe to take off the fly wheel?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=230927438989&alt=web

Any good ?

Wheels are saab off a 9000 turbo.

Yes

 

What colour are you going to paint it?

Good score on the seat material!

Colour will be the colour it left the factory, monza red.

Yeah, happy i got the material. Got it from a guy that read a thread about the seats. Apparently his grandpa had it in his shed. Didn't come cheep. ebay ,i wasn't the only one who wanted it.

Looked pretty good as is.... TBH.

Kinda 90's retro.

Looks better in pictures. Paints bubbling/cracking in some places. I do like how it looks now and when I start to prep the body I'll be thinking should should I really do this. I would like to see it looking like it did when it left the factory being 1 of 500 made.

Started some work on my te s pack. Plan is to do some upgrades to the engine, change to a 5 speed from the auto, not a huge fan of manuals but I want to keep it original in appearance. Fit the 28 spline diff I built, change the steer rack to a manual one. Paint the car and basically try and make it as close to looking standard as possible, oh and retrim the seats.

Some pictures of how it looks now.

 

And how I want it to look, will be fitting nougths and crosses wheels to clear the brakes .

 

Console I put together for it.

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The s pack material I picked up.

I have most of the parts I need to put it together, thinking I'll stretch the rear tubs as well.

I'll throw up more pictures as I go.

Guess your fitting a 28 spline diff this time.

Ok

Coil bind , .089 ,next down .0805 then again was .089 w

The seals are sitting at the base so I assume they are fine.

 

Cam card

I don't have one , got the cam from... Glenn, about a year ago. Marked as 647 , this is a picture I downloaded from one of snail eater/Chris's threads , same cam

Didn't get a video of it running and the engines coming out this week but ite got more lump then the 650 I pulled out. Will start a thread in the corty area and put one up when it's back in.

 

Dial in, i'll do it when it's out .

 

Thanks all.