dvfalcon

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

Just a enquiry, can I use a 5 speed out of a Ba 6 cylinder behind a cleveland using a modded single rail belhousing in a Xe. Assessing the future of my Ba needs a bit of coin spent on it and not worth spending it as they are worth zip. Thanks Dale

So the input shaft for a ba 5 speed (6 cyl)is the length I require. Just trying to get my head around these gear boxs, and why most recommend using a eb-d gear box. Thanks Dale

I think the spline is to lock the pin and hinge on the door travel together to prevent the hinge wearing. Many years ago I tried a nut bolt conversion and brass self lube bushes but had to much movement, gave up but thats probably because at the time could by hinges new. Above quote could be a valid reason as well Dale

I just checked ebay bayford spares have them in stock get onto them quick. Dale

Check with rare spares, don't know if the are only suppling back order or their shipment for stock are in. I had some on order and picked them up last friday Dale

Alex don't know if you have this here is the electric cct Dale

If you want take a nut off hinge and the bolt out where the hinge meets the door and run wire between you may be a able to ground the light to get it to work. On the driver door you can pick a ground wire up off the main control switch yhat is a black wire that must be still grounded as your windows are still working? On left hand side you will have a ground on the cigarette lighter you can use Good luck Dale

Alex xf door looms run under the front seats and up the underside of the console and join the main loom under the radio. You could a fractured wire in the flexing bit between the body and the door. Note the electric mirror join t he main loom in the corners and the dash on both sides. I have in the past dragge extra wires through the loom and retaped the flexing section. You can do it removing only yhe kick panel but a much easier and neater job removing the guard Dale

Try zuess products in moorabbin they rechrome head light reflectors the should me able to re chrome them 9587 7499 Dale

Im with bluxe good chance th rest is in the outer quarte guard lip, very common to find rust. Just finished outer lip on my car and one small hole tthe size of a 5 cent piece on the inner where you can see the hole Dale

The cross member on my mums XD got damaged years ago. It was repaired using a 6mm plate welded in.it was rock solid after that. Dale

Alot of people carry out this mod a feww people get it passed somehow? To many people have done this conversion spend alot of money doing it being told it is possible and hit a brick wall, end up not getting rego. If I can give any advise put a v8 in it , but a late model winsor know rego issues. And no firewall mods with heater hoses etc.

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Thanks trickdoubt glade I dont have to take windows out, now ineed to decide if it is a retrim or get onae out of a wreck. Dale

Be careful of the tyres grabbing I mine lowered with v8 springs out of a xb coupe I wrecked out, drove a round for years no issues. I got a wheel alignment done and the guy doing tweaked it and the the right hand tyre grabbed the guard only with decent pot holes. Put up with it as it wasn't all the time, six months later the upper wish bone fell out, cracked between the two mounting bolts and pulled the bolts through! The car never got fixed I wrecked it out.