CHESTNUTXE

yeah i wasnt to keen on the fmx at first but ford put these suckers behind the five 1 for a reason,so im boltin err up.

there is quite a selection of alloy centres for 9 inches now so putting one in can save a fair wack of weight.

YUP i have a fmx here and man are they heavy,iron casting,but the fmx is a good box,im putting it behind the pillow-block ,im dropping it down at the trans place soon to get it checked over before i mate it up,the fmx also has a 31 spline yoke compared to the c4 which has the smaller one.

Hmmmmm the DU-CROSSY

I had this idea while we are talking about webber's,making a custom alloy sheet-metal manifold to accept 3x 2 barrel's or 2 x 500 holley's,or cutting the efi banana manifold and welding 3 x 2 barrel adaptor's,feeding 2 cyl's each ?

if it's an 302 and c4 and borgy it will be quite lighter than fmx and 9 inch if its an older model eg'' xa-xc

Some of those other xd -e bathurst group c car's were about 400kg more than DJ'S CAR,thats why they were'nt front runner's.

most of the 351c sedans i have had say 1475kg on the rego slip.with LTD'S being heavier.

yeah i think your right,i will have a look underneath(lol)

OK , well maybe it was a option for fords buyer's maybe not to keen on the idea about a plastic tank,because my mates one has the spare wheel in the middle of the boot in the metal ?

i just did some research on this subject and it seems some others think there was some steel tanks in xd sedans as well ? the reason i always thought this is because i have seen many !Im sure my mate who has a mint GL up the road has a steel tank in his ,i will go and check it out.

utes and p-vans and wagons still had the steel

79 model and early xd's must have had the steel tank ? is that right guy's

i think the 2nd true blue was walked,the first one was a ex cop car ?

yep thats where dick johnson spotted an error in the cams weigh in for the xd- xe ,it was based on a 3 speed manual ,no air or steer,1320kg,but the 5.8 weighed heaps more,thats why true blue had such a power to weight ratio,with that 351c barking 400 odd hp in a lightn'd car.

yeah base models with no air con or steer,the xe was a tad lighter than the xd,it had a plastic fuel tank instead of the metal one ect....

IVE just always been a falcon person,but i do like cortys but its hard to find a decent one at the right money a te or tf i would choose,but its more just about having fun ,plus i no xe's very well,i have read somewhere on here that the corty is only 100kg lighter than a basic falcon is this true ?

YEP MY MATE DID IT IN 3 MINUTES WITH THE CORRECT TOOL !

i bought a bosch copy v8 alternator,not bad for for $144 and got a numbers bosch dizzy ,new metal gt copy vaccum tree ,coil,more coming.

i already have the spare bonnet to cut up,i had this idea for the exhaust like a top fuel car,with 6 pipes coming out the other side of the bonnet ,would match the 6 intake trumpets.

i can get my hands on an efi intake for almost nothing ,i will grab it tomorrow and start to wonder if it can be cut or modded to suit 6 x carby's.

i could have had the gears swapped over by now (lol)

yeah thanks mate but all this i have thawt of allready,and i put a 275-60-15 on to see the difference ,about as tall as a 225-70-15 and it was only marginal,BF GOODRICH do a nice 235-70-15 which is even taller but you loose the profile look.To fix the pinion the whole lot has to come out anyway ,i have a set of 3.08's here ,let's see.

yes i started with a 3.27 open EB diff ,then got a LSD centre,swapped the crown gear over ,new carrier and wheel bearings,and the sucker is still noisy,i didnt change the pinion bearing .now im wishing i did ,i used the same shims on the LSD centre,i didnt need a diff spreader,1st time i ever did any diff work ,i just need now to do the pinion as i imagine thats where the noise is coming from ?

being a alloy head what are you winding them too ?about 60 ft-lbs ?