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Thought I would start a new thread for the motor and the million questions I imagine I will soon be asking. 👍
 
I'll be picking up the bottom end next Wednesday and then start putting the rest of it together. I swapped some bits off my spares ute for a motor that was being put together, and then sold on to my mate when the original builder got sick. So here is what I have as best we know, plus what I have purchased for it.
 
Block is 40thou over and o-ringed (no idea why).
Pistons are 8cc jobbies (we think).
Crank has been balanced.
Crow Cams cam 141550S https://www.crowcams.com.au/ShopbyProduct/tabid/92/ProdID/15317/CatID/317/141550S__FALCON_250_XD_CAM.aspx
Crow Cams double row timing gears/chain.
New lifters.
 
MSD StreetFire ignition.
New leads, spark plugs etc..
 
I just dropped off a D head to have a tidy up and get a valve job. Nothing fancy. No porting at this stage. I have Crower valve springs and Yella Terra Street Terra roller rockers to fit to it.
 
Extractors and the 2 1/4 exhaust into a sports muffler (no idea what it is) and no cat.
 
I have Redline Torker manifold sitting here as well, but no carby at the moment for it. I have, of course, the OEM manifold and Weber. I was thinking of running a 500 Holley.
 
New water pump and just picked up some EL thermofans.
 
All hooked up to a T5 with a new Exedy HD clutch and I also have a couple of disc brake diffs here I can use to replace my drum diff.
 
I was also going to use the EFI alloy rocker cover. Will this fit ok over the roller rockers?
 
I have two working carby distributors I can pick from, as well as an EFI one. I take it I just stick to the carby dizzy?
 
 
So that is where I am. I'm sure I have forgotten something, and I am sure I will have a heap of questions when I start putting it together.
 
Parts starting to arrive.

My blue xf had a stuck Open a smidge exhaust valve , so Previous owner removed both intake and exhaust pushrods to that cylinder..
 
only found out after 12 months driving !
it was only after it bent and popped out the pushrods on another cylinder and ran like absolute crap that I became aware of it . 
 
driving it with one cylinder down for so long I just thought it had just a 3.3 “ 200 motor in it that was a bit tired . 
 
bunged another head on with ALL 6 cylinders running and the Ute ran like a champ 

My blue xf had a stuck Open a smidge exhaust valve , so Previous owner removed both intake and exhaust pushrods to that cylinder..
 
only found out after 12 months driving !
it was only after it bent and popped out the pushrods on another cylinder and ran like absolute crap that I became aware of it . 
 
driving it with one cylinder down for so long I just thought it had just a 3.3 “ 200 motor in it that was a bit tired . 
 
bunged another head on with ALL 6 cylinders running and the Ute ran like a champ 

Yep, when they were new. Now I doubt any of those old systems would be close to being able to deal with anything. The pure wear and tear on the vane and all the other systems would just push them to next to useless. Hell if you even let the rocker cover seal and dipstick seal go they go into spaz mode. 

Go to Tilford for the plugs, genuine plugs are about $10ea, NGK ones through me will be $20 a plug.

But everything else I can help with

Check both brake light switches ,,
cruise control cars have two switches on the brake pedal ,,
ones to shut the cruise off if brake pedals pressed . 
Last priced ,, $20 from repco 

Check both brake light switches ,,
cruise control cars have two switches on the brake pedal ,,
ones to shut the cruise off if brake pedals pressed . 
Last priced ,, $20 from repco 

And the winner is .... 80% full of water and rusted pinion bearing.... what a mess...


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I have been busy with a new direction on the interior still star wars themed but more Millennium Falcon.
cheers Scott

A busy Easter fixing the roof of the Millennium Falcon Longreach. Mounted the Kylo Ren lightsaber, (Red) the Luke Skywalker lightsaber (Green) and Obiwan Kenobe lightsaber (Blue)
Used the same hard foam board as a backing but painted black.
 

I think I might be able to find time over this very busy long weekend of not being allowed to go anywhere

Yes

Qld and nsw borders are closing so if he dont pick up the 400 i could be stuck with it until dustin hoffman finds a cure.

yeah money is abit tight, so polished alloy half and etched the steel side and painted, worked real good. i think.

back doors on 
.thanks again

All done for now. 
I just have to replace the screws holding it in with some new flat headed screws, but done for now. 
 
ive ordered the gauges, so the next thing will be to make the wiring harness for the gauges. 
 
 

https://i.imgur.com/ncLiTeT.jpg

Maybe it’s the turbo hanging of the side of mine warming it up quicker.

Was a cold morn yesterday as well chris ..
well it was down the huon ,, frozen windows n all 

Would have left them blue ,,
contrast colour look 

Bout what my head weighs 😜

I wish ,, 
been a few galaxys / american ltds down my way with the 400 in them . 
 
Will you need to notch the shock towers to make some space for it in xd on body ,? 
 
Recon the kings 6 cyl springs will not be suitable with an extra 200 odd kilo compared to xflow 
 
would love that xflow of your utes in my ltd ,,
next step would be the supercharger bolted on ,, just for shits n giggles 

Bout what my head weighs 😜

Why the hell did i keep going up ,?

Be stuffed ,,
 
 
 

22 kg 686g