what to fix first on the ba

[car10001 52]

hi everyone

 

not sure if this section or forum is ok to ask the below questions

 

got a ba ghia as many of you know thats got 300,000km and is a great car however needs the following

 

all rear bushes including diff bushes (not really causing much trouble at moment just a annoying occasional clunk), diff cradle will need to come out

 

new rear shockers and springs when bushes get done

 

front bushes and do ball joints when bushes get done (already have bushes ready to go in just need ball joints)

 

new front shockers and springs

 

brake pads and maybe new disks

 

aircon gas and probably o rings when getting it regassed

 

engine oil leak fixed (leaks a little at sump and probably timing cover), just put a bottle of stop leak in every couple months or every oil change

 

most of it is standard items coming up at that time and wondered what you lot would fix first as cant afford everything all at once plus engine oil leak isnt bad enough to pull the engine out yet.

 

because of having a demanding job and whatever else how would you save time getting the diff cradle taken out and back in and is there anything that can be done and bought in preperation to minimise time (will get local garage to do it)

 

bought spare rear control arms to press out and in new bushes and wondered wether it might be worth getting a spare cradle as well, may or may not need new axle shafts as well and hubs.

 

plan to get shockers and springs and put the front shockers and springs together so garage only has to change as a whole item, same with front control arms (do bushes but get them to do ball joints on spares).

 

for the aircon dont know what the cost will be to get it fixed and would have to eventually.

 

for the engine did hear that a ba sump and pickup and dipstick tube will bolt to a fg1 engine and the fg1 engine will then fit a ba/bf but wondered wether a fg2 will be able to have the ba pickup/sump/dipstick tube bolted to the engine.

 

current engine is ok apart from the oil leak.

 

apparently there are front brake upgrade kits that you can buy that allows the upgrade to bigger disks but keep original calipers, just wondering if that kit allows you to keep the ghia rims

(https://www.planetparts.com.au/ford-ba-fg-falcon-front-brake-upgrade-kit-inc.-322~751)

 

also got coils and spark plugs to go in as theyre due to be done plus will get rocker cover done while theyre getting done as the coil covers got to come off anyway to get rocker cover off so may as well get it all done.

 

will the 300,000km old throttle body be ok being put back on as apparently that also has to come off as well or should you find a new one or atleast a lower km one.

 

will a fg rocker cover fit the b series barra engine and will the b series manifold inlet manifold clear the fg rocker cover (obviously will need the fg coils and the plugs that go along with them), if using the fg cover will the ba vac lines fit and work if you keep the b series manifold or if using fg one could ba lines be made to fit.

 

will fg heater bypass pipes clear the b series inlet manifold and go on b series thermostat housing, the b series heater pipes also have a 10mm hose connection that joins the 2 together like the older models but wondered if the lines will clear the b series manifold apart from missing the smaller hose as the fg pipes only have the bigger connection that connects the hoses to the firewall.

 

if they fit and clear the manifold apart from missing the small hose join then can just cut the big hoses and fit t fitting on each to make up for the missing small bypass hose and join back together like you would have with the ba pipes.

 

also plan to stock up on parts to fix the common faults that could pop up with this and with the heater pipes need to be open to whatever pipes are in the best condition as plan to get new ones.

 

if anyone has got answers itd be much appreciated.

 

thanks

[deankxf 20,288]

i saw this pop up on My youtube, and he looks like he does most of the work with only one arm even.

My rule, if it's not broken, don't fix it
keep it stock (why would you fit a FG engine? just fit another BA engine or buy an FG car when the BA is stuffed?)
 

 

[car10001 52]

17 minutes ago, deankxf said:

i saw this pop up on My youtube, and he looks like he does most of the work with only one arm even.

My rule, if it's not broken, don't fix it
keep it stock (why would you fit a FG engine? just fit another BA engine or buy an FG car when the BA is stuffed?)
 

 

engine is ok apart from oil leak, had a question as seen it done, whats answers to rest

[car10001 52]

Anyone else know 

[FORD_MAN 1,026]

if you're getting a mechanic to do the diff bushes, replacing the blade arm bushes at the same time will be easiest, as you have to undo them to lower the diff cradle,

throttle body will be fine