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The top original handle in your first photo the plastic clip that holds the rod on is from a xf (rod has a90degreee bend in it. Xd/Xe rod had a S shape bend in it and goes through the eyelet grommet that came that came on the new one. I would say the hole drilled in the new arm is to large for the xf attachment. You could always make up anew rod but I would just repair you old one

Is that the SANDBARRA

Fix it once fix it properly, these cars have all had clean ups/tidy up/ rebuilds over the years but have never been rebuilt like they are rebuild today. The rust has always been their. Dale

I scrapped a XB coupe for the doors and running gear. All for a XA Ute. Ute long gone but the running gear I still have in my XE Ute. Silly thing is the Coupe was in better condition than the XA Ute. Dale

Were to you get the red wheels from?

The rear window is caused buy the sealer drying up, rear window flexes, rub through the paint and bingo starts to rust Dale

Have looked into using the outright purchase/ change over from Bunnings or total tools and then you could have both. $250 rent per year is a rip off. I only use 1 bottle a year if that. May not be economic for you if you use a lot but worth crunching the numbers. Best of all if you run out on Sunday they are open. Dale

This if just the factory toe bar. The hardest part would be finding standard bumper irons

The last photo is a different car , a previous HO build. From what I understand the car for sale is a original esp sold out of SA a little while ago sent to HO for a rebuild. The last photo is HO’s poster car.

XE XF Ghia were chrome, XE ESP and EA sPack were Black

Another option I just welded up more area on a cleveland/ single rail bell housing to use original t5 bolt holes

Very interesting hopefully it survived

Keen to here feed back on welder

5/16???

Seen some one bolted in in the past. Not shore of it's strength?. Invest in a engine tilt, come in handy https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Engine-Load-Leveller-Lift-chain-Brackets-T-E-Tools-TL9901-New-750KG-Capacity/253003474818?hash=item3ae82ea782:g:Oc4AAOSwsB9WB7tL