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another x file is ,is the watts linkage the same between xf and xe ? i have heard there is a slight differance in them.

Dale I got them all working 100% by straightning the bends others had done,worked 1st go and still working well.

Yes don't be fooled by the xd part number,just like the pillow blocks that came out in a xe falcon,they had xe on the cast number but that don't mean it's for a xe ,it stand for experimental engine.

wtf is this dave.https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/175964237070?hash=item28f8492d0e:g:5bsAAOSw04ZjeFiX&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4P8RlggSmgV5%2FjYu2SqGREdLSPZlAmRI1StDYxniaFOxRpUsZkeZh22J9mNhdiVlW7SiJiccee65Huji6EAWz1X6S0z7rB0BHy53lRat6S%2BGEGaZZQb0HVOScnJ2vTUOiR7XPGSR6SQ9QXsx9Wg6yNXi5dhQmLxztrptfT2J0xQp5J8euunxy8mgl%2B17DYUFx%2B1x5Zwa93yrmULoJ%2B4Og1C0vg7zdr1RyjB6NGPwpnB74FDfp%2BXjOLEBBmu5K0TkmbboHbMI8w%2B7s8ASapPJ6h6ruejoerZhZAMLuQ%2FcwyIC|tkp%3ABk9SR8bqtcLqYg

there is a xf rear drivers door on market place complete for $50 i might go buy it for parts,and see wtf id going on.

i looked on the other rear door and that rod goes to that white plastic turning thing,but something aint right ,in that plastic thing the handle rod is meant to be on notch 2 and that one in the pictures goes on notch 1,so ?

Next is this can someone explain,the door rod is about 5 cm or more ,you can't line the handle up with it,or is this rod for something else and I'm missing the correct rod

nah not coat hangers,small black plastic single hangers,will post picture tomorrow,if i go out there now to take a pic ,the whole house will reak of 2k paint,should be fine tomorrow tho,and remember the truth is out there.

After 4 months I finally worked out how to take these coat hanger things off,the buggers are like double skinned,just stick a small screwdriver behind it and gently prize it off then unscrew the holder,these must come off for the new roof lining

NO takers ? i thought dean knew everything,the headposts are TF cortina,on a build day with the production line out of normal headposts,they just chucked in something that would work,ben from global trim worked this out for me and said yeah he has seen a few over the years with this same thing,case solved.interesting note i bought a set of xe head post cushions from a guy up the road then went to fit em and they dont fit .so i went back and nearly ended up in a battle royal when he wouldnt give my money back ,took months to work out this x file.

next only a trained eye can see what is wrong with the headposts on the T2 factory cloth seats.

Hmmm

2nd is these weird brackets I have only ever seen these on very early xe and possibly late xd.

Scully take a look at that

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wtf thats some serious number of codes there ,my el ghia had the cappa leather .

I find this interesting as I have to do the same thing when doing my t bar conversion

thats a weird one it should just unscrew or try and get a tiny like 8mm bike spanner the real thin ones behind it cause i think the shaft is half flat half thread.

post a picture of what your trying to do.

Yes something like that I read somewhere,maybe I will try that when I do springs on my car.also what if the ef has the balancer on the shaft ?

ive also heard use a AU watts link arms as it bolts more to the centre of the diff cover of coarse you need the diff cover as well,anyone else no about this.

with my new chestnut sedan im keeping the 4.1 and will replace all 4 springs in the sport low with good qlty shocks ,the 6cyl kings are different to the v8 ones,i remember one thing i did with the old chestnut car was fit v8 front springs while it was still a 4.1 and it wasnt heavy enough to look low at the front but once v8 was fitted it dropped .

rear was fine with just sport low springs,but add a fmx,full iron 351c and sport low went to super low with all that weight,i ended up putting std v8 front king springs back in it and raised it just enough for a better ride and still looked a bit low,more like esp ride height,and yeah when i checked the bump rubbers they were hitting the car,so i chopped them a bit ,it did work but like i said i went back to std v8 king at the front and it was a lot better.

yes thats right,thanks for that,i never knew the speedo was in a revised position,i think im gunna have to jack the car up and see,bit it wont be today as i start work soon,maybe saturday,looks like the xd and 82 xe have a stand alone linkage.