PILLOW BLOCK 357 C.I. CLEVELAND

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

Some of those other xd -e bathurst group c car's were about 400kg more than DJ'S CAR,thats why they were'nt front runner's.

[Mr Polson 10,214]

 

there very light a full striped XD shell would still be well past 1300kg my ghia i thinks past 1800kg people tell me there not that heavy but ive weighed a few now and never seen a complete xcar inder 1450 kg and that was a 200 3 speeder car with nothing not even a radio

 

 

 

My XF ute is 1450, empty tray, half a tank of fuel and everything else as factory.

[gerg 10,871]

According to unique cars my V8 wags is 1550, but it feels heavier than that... Or maybe the engine is a bit wussy I dunno

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

if it's an 302 and c4 and borgy it will be quite lighter than fmx and 9 inch if its an older model eg'' xa-xc

[MNTL.XD 3,831]

Spot on mate.

I used to have an FMX in the XD, went to a C10 and the difference in weight was a fair bit, especially when you're doing the swap by yourself, and doing it in gravel. lol.

I have recently removed the BW diff and swapped for a 9", we grabbed a bag trolley gor the 9", fk they're heavy in comparison!!

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

YUP i have a fmx here and man are they heavy,iron casting,but the fmx is a good box,im putting it behind the pillow-block ,im dropping it down at the trans place soon to get it checked over before i mate it up,the fmx also has a 31 spline yoke compared to the c4 which has the smaller one.

[PRO250 1,506]

My ute will be over 1700 when I fit my 9er witch will be soon my last borgy is clunking  

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

there is quite a selection of alloy centres for 9 inches now so putting one in can save a fair wack of weight.

[bear351c 10,270]

Don't care about the weight.........LOVE my FMX.

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

yeah i wasnt to keen on the fmx at first but ford put these suckers behind the five 1 for a reason,so im boltin err up.

[bear351c 10,270]

You'll love it..!!   Neck snappin, tyre chirpin', gear changes.  (still heavy as fook.!)

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

can the tranny shop get a bit more stall out of my std converter ? i think the std stall is about 1700rpm 

[bear351c 10,270]

Yes, but they will have to pull it apart and change the angle of the blades inside, I reckon...

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

ok i will ask 'em ,cause a fmx 2200 or 2500 or bigger is about $400 plus so let's see when i drop it off.

[FORD_MAN 1,026]

Some shops can, most would send to it off to the likes of dominator or just sell a new one, I'd contact the likes of Dominator or even ebay theres a few on there.

 

2800-3000

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Blue-Hornet-Ford-FMX-V8-Hi-Stall-Converter-2800-3000rpm-Stall-302-351-/231179418314?hash=item35d35dfaca:g:P~cAAOxydgZTIWV2

2200

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Taipan-Performance-Ford-FMX-V8-Hi-Stall-Torque-Converter-2200-RPM-/161764983802?hash=item25a9f1c3fa:g:0YMAAOSwhh5TnXoJ

used $100. The Convertor Shop 9" add says 2800-3000

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-Stall-converter-9-FMX-/201499623295?hash=item2eea503f7f:g:ACsAAOSwYIhWkCPj

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

ok thanks,i will check them out.

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

THE extractors turned up,1-3/4 primarys,not bad for the money,with gaskets too.

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

I put the extractors on today just for a dummy fit,they are 1-3/4 primarys

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

The fmx is now fitted,so out comes the crossy soon !

[MNTL.XD 3,831]

That looks mint!! I like!!

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

I have taken all the acc off it ready to drop in once i have taken the crozzy out and cleaned up the engine bay a bit.

[MNTL.XD 3,831]

I put mine in with the R/H extractor fitted. Once the engine's in i can't get the extractor in from the top and can only get it in from the bottom if i remove the steering box. Much easier to get to the bolts on that extractor when it's out anyway so win/win. From memory when i had the fmx in i had to have atleast one extractor off to get it in or out because it wouldn't fit between them. Mine had a 2200rpm convertor which was a standard convertor modified with the fins on a different angle, i don't remember who it was through but was an exchange job for $400.

 

Edit* Mine are 4 into 1 'Perry' extractors.

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

I just lay the extractors in the bottom of the engine bay ,then bolt em up as im about to tighten everything up,yeah its hard if you dont have a hoist when fitting the extractors,i once put the car over a drain ,opened up the grate ,jumped down the hole to fit em up lol.

[MNTL.XD 3,831]

Hahaha funny as fk, would've loved to have seen that!!

Heaps easier to bolt them on first, well, the r/h one anyway. L/h shit easy.

But then again i don't put the g'box on first either, i put it in from underneath once the engines in, not that it makes much difference either way, you just don't have to angle the engine back so far when putting it in. Biggest hurdle is getting my big ass engine crane to fit under the car! (Same as yours by the looks)

[CHESTNUTXE 7,307]

well i hope it fits,a few guys are gunna come around and lower the ass end in with a rope or something while im on the crane,then once its all in i can start putting the acc back on,my fully re-co 750 vac should turn up tomorrow,then i dont really need much more just a bit of wiring up and fuel,the rest is just taking time so its looks as factory as possible,another member gave me a xe v8 fuel line that comes out near the pump,so in the next few weeks i will turn the key and run errr in with just the extractors.