xdwagooon 46 Posted October 21, 2013 hey guys just wondering what anyone has done for gearbox mount/brackets in to xf as its only got the one lot of holes there... thinking about either just making a new swanky crossmember or just extending the original one out? and opinions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler06 266 Posted October 22, 2013 Use a t5 bananaish shaped mount mate from xf xg or ea by memory. Bolts straight in ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mark Davidson 169 Posted October 22, 2013 yep what chris said Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
revhead 1,392 Posted October 22, 2013 also with the engine mounts get a die grinder or dremel, and grind out the engine mount holes 1 inch to the front ,then grind out the engine mount plates to the rear of there holes on inch to the rear ,this will give you heater hose clearance also die grind out the gear box xmember holes as well ,this is how i did my last xf 351,c4 auto ,then fitted bigger washers to the xmember nuts , 1 XFGHIA747 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,273 Posted October 22, 2013 COOL STUFF ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xdwagooon 46 Posted October 23, 2013 yeah but its trying to get hold of a t5 crossmember that's the issue.... I can just make something similar motors already in now otherwise id have considered moving the mounts forward a bit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vandacoot 3 Posted October 23, 2013 How much clearence do you have? If I did it again I'd be slotting the holes no questions asked. 1 revhead reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mark Davidson 169 Posted October 23, 2013 other wise raid a xe for its body mounts and weld it in or i have seen a bit of flat plate welded to the cross member to pick up the trans mounts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dusty_ben 143 Posted October 24, 2013 Where are you? I may have a ea banna crossmember here. In wa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Mark Davidson 169 Posted October 24, 2013 he's in rocko ben Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PH351 314 Posted October 24, 2013 I like the slotting holes idea. I'd prefer to try and keep my a/c working if my clevo goes into my FE. The engineer I spoke to was aware of the clearence issue. Will he know or even care about the slotted holes? I'm in Vic so things might be different this end of the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xdwagooon 46 Posted October 26, 2013 well as its not exactly going anywhere near the licensing dept anytime soon ive used my original xd v8 crossmember and errr modified the xf body mounts to make her all fit as the headers I have have to sit pretty high up and were fouling on the body mounts so job sorted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler06 266 Posted October 26, 2013 Yeah ive heard of others using the 6 cyl body mounts. Plenty of clearance then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xdwagooon 46 Posted October 26, 2013 the xf 6cyl mounts are in way too far, the xds sit towards the outside of the car a good 6 inches or more so plenty to fit the 3.5inch collectors in with the factory crossmember that's already notched for the exhaust just takes a lil creative engineering to make do and best thing is theres a little hole in each side in pretty much the right spot to just start opening up with a die grinder working forwards to give you bit of a slotted hole for the bolts to go through just its on a bit of an angle so a bit of a wedged spacer should seal that up nicely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motorcycles4eva 5 Posted January 9, 2014 i'll be wrecking an xg auto ute soon..if it helps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
