Jump to content

Forums

  1. OzFalcon

    1. OzFalcon News

      News from the OzFalcon team.

      932
      posts
    2. New Member Introductions

      New Members can ONLY post here prior to approval

      Introduce yourself here, don't be shy now!

      9,539
      posts
    3. Site Feedback

      Something broken or not working? Got an idea for us? Please tell us about it here.

      1,136
      posts
  2. General

    1. The Pits

      All your off topic discussion

      53,632
      posts
  3. Merlin's Metalcraft Emporium

    1. Panel Beating Tech

      happy tappy... šŸ§™ā€ā™‚ļø

      264
      posts
    2. Paint Tech

      ooooh shiney

      75
      posts
  4. Technical

    1. 6 Cylinder Tech

      6 Cylinder Ford technical discussion.

      16,778
      posts
    2. V8 Tech

      Ford V8 discussion

      9,829
      posts
    3. Forced Induction Tech

      All boosted and forced technical discussions.. Turbos and supercharges. Blow jobs and suck jobs!

      1,020
      posts
    4. Exhaust

      Like your emissions loud? Technical Gas extraction discussion!

      774
      posts
    5. Body and Exterior

      Discussions around anything to do with the body work and exterior of your ride.

      4,240
      posts
    6. Transmission and Differential

      "Trannys and Rears" technical discussion.

      4,722
      posts
    7. Steering, Suspension and Brakes

      Anything to do with brakes, suspension or steering on your vehicle

      3,907
      posts
    8. Cooling System

      Radiators, water pumps, coolant and hose (no, not that kind!)

      293
      posts
    9. Interior and Car Audio

      Discussions about Interior and Car Audio

      2,473
      posts
    10. Auto Electrics

      Auto electrical discussion

      4,037
      posts
    11. LPG Tech

      LPG technical discussion

      632
      posts
    12. Cortys and Eskys

      For our little pommy cousins

      3,049
      posts
    13. Effies

      The tough big brother

      263
      posts
    14. Wheels and Tyres

      All wheel and tyre technical discussions

      1,500
      posts
  5. Projects

    1. Extreme Builds

      Extreme OzFalcons

      9,084
      posts
    2. Member Builds

      OzFalcons member's builds

      93,208
      posts
    3. Showroom

      OzFalcon Showroom

      4,810
      posts
    4. DIY

      Jack of all trades? Do It Yourself? All here!

      1,060
      posts
  6. Trash 'n' Treasure

    1. The Car Yard

      Got a car to sell? List it here - for Free!

      1,391
      posts
    2. The Wreckers

      Got any spares or forgotten bits left over from your last build or shed clean out? Sell them here!

      3,713
      posts
    3. Non Car Related Sales

      Got some random stuff to get rid of? Sell it here

      1
      post
    4. Wanted

      Wanted Cars, Cars Parts, Car Accessories etc.

      2,354
      posts
  7. EA to FG Q&A or general info

    1. AU HEY YOU Q&A and general info series 1,2 and 3

      general thread for all questions and answers, if popular will be expanded further.Ā 

      35
      posts
  • Forum Statistics

    7,846
    Total Topics
    262,542
    Total Posts
  • Member Statistics

    5,035
    Total Members
    1,561
    Most Online
    Captnemo
    Newest Member
    Captnemo
    Joined
  • Who's Online   1 Member, 0 Anonymous, 81 Guests (See full list)

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • https://youtu.be/gSzkrWlIQv0?si=NkodMEgnPMw_doZl Ā  I hate that I know this car exists and it's totally possible for a NA crossflow to run 10's...it validates my dream of breaking in to 13's with a 250....just need to know the formula for to prove my 250 hating mates wrong...
    • @SPArKy_DaveĀ Tassie based, be expensive to post to mainland for changeover surely? or do Repco do them.Ā 
    • Me too, hoping its as easy as it seems. Ā  Worst case scenario I end up transfering all the new bits over to the XF's block and suck it up with running cats and all that shit. Ā  IIRC the crank, pistons and rods and other bits should transfer over. I need a new cam for the conversion so that wont be an issue. Ā  Hmmmm starting to think my friends might be on to something with going for a 393 clevo and TKX...
    • I took my power steering box out 6 weeks ago, but I was going to elaborate more on that in my own thread and try leave this to stay more on topicĀ šŸ‘ Ā  Anyone have recommendations for a reco power steering box? Or at least where to avoid...
    • haven't seen that done before, so it will be interesting to know how it goes.Ā  Ā  Ā 
    • there's very little movement in those 3 steering box mountings from memory. Ā 
    • Well I found a machine shop willing to convert my pre xflow block to suit a crossflow head so I can use the rebuilt bottem end with a crossflow cam and the EFI head and valve train. Ā  My pre xflow engine is a 72DA so I can avoid having to use emission gear with the later EFI setup...winning Ā  Apparently the mods to make the xflow head fit is pretty easy to do, and as I have to disassemble the block to clean up a few scuffs on the bores it's worth while getting the mod done and the block decked to suit the upgrade.
    • Well I can't attest to having bent a drag link before...Ā but in my caseĀ I just wasn't sure why it didn't line up well enough...after reading this thread and others it got me thinking that when the drag link is tightened to the pitman arm, you could see the alignment of these pins with idler removed, then rock the loosened steering box back and forth to see how close to straight that you can get it, and then tighten box...maybe... Ā 
    • pedders picked my drag link once, quoted like $800 for a new one (20yrs ago) i said i've got 2 more at home (used to buy a car when i needed parts) fitted another, came back.. same thing.. (whatever they were crapping on about at the time i am not sure. but i brought the other 2 with me and they were all the same.. just ran with it, surely they weren't bent?)

      being you had different angles, that is interesting though.Ā  wonder if/how they get bent perhaps jumping a gutter or similar?
    • Personally, I'd give one a go... reducing that up and down movement should only help, as the other side is held firmly by the steering box and pitman arm, so should the idler arm... My XF van has always been really good in the steering with no need to replace stuff regularly, and in 26 years I'm on my 3rd idler arm which is a Super pro polyurethane one, which has shown to have the least up and down movement of any that I have used, and best I've used... It currently lives in the XG van, as I have swapped over the whole (outer tie rod to outer tie rod) to see if any difference could be seen (due to considerations of XG having a possible bent drag link). The XG had a very flogged outĀ steering and suspension when I got it, and this process only concluded that I don't have a bent drag link... My XF has the mounting pins (visibly) at the same angle when idler arm is removed, but the XG's pins are noticeably not at the same angle, making it hard to even get the idler arm back on, so against advice to move theĀ  chassis mounted pin, I marked it and moved it, but couldn't move it as far as needed to line up with the drag link pin, but was easier to get idler back on... I feel that the final position of the steering box (due to a little movement in the bolts and holes) may help with the alignment of the drag link pin for the idler... The XG front end rebuild is a story for my thread and not yet finished as I'm looking at a replacement box...
  • Today's Birthdays

    1. vanJack
      vanJack
      (66 years old)
×