CHESTNUTXE

are you saying 2 pipes off 2 mufflers or 2 pipes that come off 1 bigger muffler ?,not much space there but maybe could fit 2 x 2inch pipes ? or maybe 2 x1/4.

funny that because ford back in the day did so many tests on the new plastic fuel tanks and even dropped them off the top of 2 story buildings to show how strong they were,the main problem with doing a dual exhaust on a xe -xf is the tank and the watts linkage on the passenger side ,so most just go for a short dumped twin at the mufflers ,well thats what i plan to do,and move the fuel line so the exhaust doesnt heat it up,cheers.

yep ok,but on the factory v8 ,i think the fuel line go's towards the front left chassis and then into the engine bay to mate with the clevo pump,just mine still has the 6 in it at the moment so just wondering what is the go.cheers

JOE is correct 1982 esp gold snowies ,were not rolled on the edges,but 83 and 84 were,i have 2 1982 esp rims and 3 1984 ones,not a matching set but still look good.

The main reason is i want to run a dual exhaust and when i was under the car doing the diff i noticed the fuel line is exactly where the other muffler should be so im going to have to upgrade the fuel system or line to fit the dual exhaust.

well its not cornering,but i would say carrier bearings,its definatly quieter then the other centre but there is a slight vibration when taking off that wasnt there before ? i didnt set the gear mesh just took a guess it would be ok swapping the crown gear over,should i just try wheel bearings first or just get the whole lot done ?

ok i took it for a drive and its only marginally quieter ,oooops maybe its the wheel bearings,but i have the LSD centre in there now,so i guess start with wheel bearings and then if that doesnt work i suppose its all comin out again ! :angry:i used a medium sized crow bar to lever the centres out ,wasnt to hard just a pain in the arse if your under the car,cheers.

well it took about 10 mins of hitting each side with a rubber mallett to get it in then i did the caps up so it will have a bit of load,probly about the same as the LSD one i took out of the EF housing,now i no what those 2 small holes are ,ok im gunna fill it up soon,cheers

well i dont no what a diff spreader is but i got the old open centre out without to much fuss and i found it quite a bit heavier than the lsd unit ?,broke a shim trying to get it in,then used another shim identical size and tried a different method to fit it in and it worked much better ,the last centre had noisy bearings so i used the new lsd complete unit with its bearings,gunna fill it up soon ,put the brakes back on and take for a drive,i really hope its better because im getting sick of living under the car LOL.

Today i pulled out a 3.27 open centre and swapped the crown gear on to a LSD out of a 96 LTD i picked up for a good price,i have never done any diff work before but it all went down ok,i will refill with oil tomorrow and test drive it,im hoping it will not make any noise as the old one did.