XF AU Windsor conversion

[fotz 25]

Thanks @SPArKy_Dave - I will contact them

 

any ideas in relation to the air conditioning compressor?

[deankxf 20,979]

2 hours ago, fotz said:

AU XR8 end looks like this.

 

 

 

mate of mine said get the late XF or XG pedal (basically 1988 ute onwards) and an AU V8 cable should fit it. (if you can find one)

 

as Sparkydave said above, i'd consider a custom cable, they are reasonably priced from memory. and could make An AU V8 cable complete if it's broken, (just get a late pedal and find a way to mount it (think i tek screwed one to the floor once if they mount different)

[deankxf 20,979]

5 hours ago, fotz said:

also any ideas for an accelerator cable, impossible to find an e series or au v8 cable anywhere…

this is marked as used, but it looks pretty good in the packet, 

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/235559411647?itmmeta=01HXPAC30PDXG0VH3944PKT6PY&hash=item36d86f5fbf:g:phEAAOSwVKBmPzj~&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8LaeB87bETlBzaMvWuhdX254PraVwnCPF4iKvKDUoMLQda40sL3kSGdqiynumLBPmyV6G7IsXo5P3W8nnnXOXbIviS%2Bs6EJ49OeXAdGuigfNn5LIvcYPBTmXC3wrr8Fz2kyYDkjDyGkvhShzx9KFtG75wBLdQDA2vAUemgvpPc7fsPG%2BtQM%2Br9rrc2k18HWzTkkPLu0rp6A%2Bt5gHd7HGQLlXHp8DdtIRy9OjjmFECfPMEB7gxFHQpHiEcf%2BBu2a87%2FRj4xoGIRMhLFUcBD2UqzAcbIoamBIgF5jdQuQmSGLPa1u9VEUFgxOUB87HEDLWDg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7awsMrtYw

[fotz 25]

thanks @deankxf will go for that one!

[Thom 6,708]

E series a/c compressor doesn't fit au accessory brackets, to swap to e series accessories won't help either, as the a/c compressor is is still too wide with the e series brackets (e series brackets also require a different timing cover, water pump and balancer than au) as dar as running a/c goes you would need to modify the passenger side rail to clear the pump, but if you aren't going to run a/c you can just use a shorter belt and remove the a/c pump all together

[fotz 25]

Thanks Tom!

 

Anyone know of any smaller compressors that would fit, or any other options. Or am I left with modifying the strut tower.

[fotz 25]

@deankxf @Thom has anyone put an an xg pedal in an xf.

 

I got my hands on an xg pedal and an AU v8 cable. Pretty sure the cable will just click in.

 

I thought the XG pedal would bolt straight in as XF and XG are very similar. But the mounting bolts in the firewall are slightly off. Has anyone done this before and what’s the best way to achieve this?

[Thom 6,708]

[mention=291]deankxf[/mention] [mention=43]Thom[/mention] has anyone put an an xg pedal in an xf.
 
I got my hands on an xg pedal and an AU v8 cable. Pretty sure the cable will just click in.
 
I thought the XG pedal would bolt straight in as XF and XG are very similar. But the mounting bolts in the firewall are slightly off. Has anyone done this before and what’s the best way to achieve this?

It's not the "correct way" to do it but I've fitted one with self tappers before, if you wanted to do it a bit better than that I've used nutserts and then bolted it in

[deankxf 20,979]

55 minutes ago, fotz said:

@deankxf @Thom has anyone put an an xg pedal in an xf.

 

I got my hands on an xg pedal and an AU v8 cable. Pretty sure the cable will just click in.

 

I thought the XG pedal would bolt straight in as XF and XG are very similar. But the mounting bolts in the firewall are slightly off. Has anyone done this before and what’s the best way to achieve this?

Yeah I did as Thom did and used tek screws. 

Nut sert or riv nuts would be preferable if you can get access to them

[SPArKy_Dave 9,314]

There must be a slight difference, between the early XF mounting points, and the later XF commercials,

which ran an e-series accelerator pedal?

[fotz 25]

@SPArKy_Dave - yes that’s what I was thinking too. @Thom @deankxf did you use any of the existing Mounting bolts?

 

I was thinking if redrilling or drilling a bigger whole on the pedal.

[deankxf 20,979]

17 hours ago, fotz said:

@SPArKy_Dave - yes that’s what I was thinking too. @Thom @deankxf did you use any of the existing Mounting bolts?

 

I was thinking if redrilling or drilling a bigger whole on the pedal.

I don't remember. Possibly one but I basically put the new one in the correct spot and sent it. It was likely a need to drive it to work the next day after the original cable kinked and I wasn't buying another if I already had one that could work 

[fotz 25]

I just drilled a hole out, on the bottom slightly ontop of the other one and to the left.

 

Worked fine

 

 

 

[fotz 25]

Hi All, just curious for those of you, who have put in a EF diff into an XF what watts link and sway bar did you use, the one from the XF or EF?

[deankxf 20,979]

48 minutes ago, fotz said:

Hi All, just curious for those of you, who have put in a EF diff into an XF what watts link and sway bar did you use, the one from the XF or EF?

I'm going to assume they are the same,

 

But when I've done the eb diff I would have used the XF bar because I didn't get an EB one with the diff, and the wagon EB diff I fitted to my ute also didn't have a sway bar so it didn't get one (ute doesn't have one)

 

[fotz 25]

On 4/23/2025 at 12:02 AM, deankxf said:

I'm going to assume they are the same,

 

But when I've done the eb diff I would have used the XF bar because I didn't get an EB one with the diff, and the wagon EB diff I fitted to my ute also didn't have a sway bar so it didn't get one (ute doesn't have one)

 

 Confirming they are surprisingly the same