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There is a mod you can do to thelate dizzy, they bush the shaft at the base of the of the dizzy to add support. Dale

Early cleveland blocks are imperial dizzy shaft, the black block xd onwards are metric hence the difference(outside shaft diameter). You can run a late model dizzy in a in a early block, but a early dizzy wil not fit a late block. Dale

I am sure the repo ones are all good, ben would not release them I Would buy them If I needed them. What I am saying I have seen genuine esp wheels and caps that don'T sit flush? Dale

Caps can not sit flush on some non machined esp wheels Dale

Tibbe locks and barrel fit to xe so xf should fit xg. Dale

Not a fun job you have yourself there Alex?

Don't know for sure but I can tell you I have changed a xe steering column from coloum shift to non coloum and then fitted xg tibbe lock ignition using xg shrouds. So there may be slight differnce but not major Dale

The bolts issue was it the good old 1/2 unc/bsw mix up

Sent pm Dale

Udidca302 As bear and 2redovers said, I cut out and replaced wher I could, carefully welded up the pin holes this is a very complex area a lot of valleys and different shapes. I I ground and sanded back, coated in POR15 but could also use KBS and welded back together. I swear by Por15 and KBS rust paints and after using bit here used it on the rest of reapirs, in cabin and boot. If you have a look at the second photo you can see the shiney round circles. They are were the spot welds were. Very time consuming job and and if a decent car wasn't so hard to find this car would have been binned. Would I do it again. Yes! In fact if I was putting any money into another I would pull the top off coat it and it will last for ever Dale

I did plenum repairs to my xe. Thought I had a little repair on lhs only . Once that was repaired discovered it was worse on the RHS. To repar Rhs I removed halp the top. If I was doing another car any small rust in this area I would remove the the whole top, big job but peace of mind. Dale

A few self tappers works a treat! If I remove gear box that a gearstick doesn't pull out or Once the self tapper mod is done, I pull the extention housing off.

The one at the front of the arm rest under the handle is about 8g (gauge) phillips head self tapper 3/4 inch long and the two underneath are about 14g Phillips head 1 inch long Dale

If you have a broken one fix it by putting a nut and bolt through it Dale

https://www.google.com.au/search?redir_esc=&client=tablet-android-samsung&hl=en-AU&oe=utf-8&safe=images&q=keyed+insert&source=android-browser-type&qsubts=1436424682805&action=devloc#imgrc=ziwcjZs5YPUobM%3A KEYSERTS(KEENSERTS, LOCK IN INSERTS) Not exactly what you have there but as a option you can try these. The hole is drilled and tapped larger than recoils, helicoil and may suit the hole you have left on the block. Once inserted the for pins get nocked in stopping it from un doing. That looks like it may have been machined up an loctited in Dale

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-Falcon-Fairmont-Ghia-XD-XE-ESP-351-Chrome-5-8-Badge-NOS-Style-Phase-AIT-V8-/331593052790?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item4d347c7276 Gt proformace niddre vic had them 12 months ago, think they they were repo black and silver And here on ebay

So many variants I beleive they where cast in both oz and Nz. With some esp wheels the cap sits flush some their is step? The grey csps at the top some had the blue ford symbol in the blue. All grey EA , blue ED.

Used both kbs and por15 marine clean and rust blast (convertor) all good, when it comes to the rust seal don't know if one is better than the other but I prefer the KBS Dale

I have been experimenting stripping my xe back I found the best result using GPI stripper and hitting it with the high pressure wash. Have to repeat some parts 3 times. I then wash it down with KBS MARINE CLEAN AND etch it with KBS RUST BLAST Dale

As Gaz said is the main different, but may variation, vents no vents, silver and black surround, colour console black only Xd, beige, blue gray and black. Xe. Don't know if it is fact or myth but heard many years ago that one of the designer in the XD designed the highrise console did so for it to hold a six pack and aircon vents are to keep it cool! If so how aussie. Dale

Chrome or black trim 7mm nut on end at mirror accessed inside door, these do rust and if unlucky will snap, if this happens when reattaching I driil out and arildite glue new stud in. and phillips head screw at b pillar end, take off mirror two screws on top of door frame and drill out pop rivits under bailey channel

Does anyone know if the one piece BA falcon roof lining can be removed out the front doors without damaging it, and if it does can the front seats can stay in. I need to re glue the material on it as it is falling down, I once gave shit to a mate because is sigma did this in the early nineties I didn't expect this from ford?

Your door hasn't dropped and the catch on the door isn't resting on latch on the door frame? Dale

I used paint stripper, scrape and wash with thinners. Messy job ! Dale