MightyJoe Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Chur mate but I really am skint at the mo. Not just from the paint but Xmas and visas an stuff! It'll take me a while to come right but cheers. I fancy a carbed clevo i reckon. Maybe even stroke it to a 393 if I win that powerball ha. If I get mine as straight looking as that I'll be a happy fella. Should come right though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963 AP5 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hey love the Falcon! I am looking for a carb from an XE or XF, any chance you have one among your spare parts? The Weber carbs off these old fords are pretty useful for transplanting onto any old 6 cyl engine of similar capacity (like Valiant engines). If you have one or know of somebody that does please let me know. Keep the project rolling - the world needs more old Aussie utes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJoe Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 na sorry dude, i've got a number of a good fella out this way though, i was up to see him last weekend for my headlights, i'll pm you his number,i dunno if he posts stuff, but he's got about a hundred or so falcons from xa - au . he should have something i'd say. and mine has a crappy stromberg on it. not a nice twin choke. more ponies to be found yet i'd say if i manage to get the proper carb on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJoe Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 well fuck me sideways if she didn't sail through a wof. seriously. i'm as stoked as i am shocked. he was going to fail it as he can't see the inside front brake pad, he had a wee mirror in there and was poking around for a while but it passed the brake test no worries and the outside one has heaps of meat on it so he passed it, he did tell me to take the wheel off and have a look though for peace of mind, which i will. but man!!! never had one go through without even an advisory lol. there must be something in these aussie fords instead of the pommy ones eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Yeah nah nah yea nah fuckin top job mayte. Those Stromberg carbs are poos compared to the Weber you'll be installing. Will make you shit the bed cobber when you chirp a wheel down at the servo. I am not going to lie, I'm looking forward to seeing this in person and maybe sitting on the tailgate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJoe Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 chur fulla! lol mayte i'd be honored to have OS royalty have a beer on my tailgate, maybe i'll get you to sign it too eh haha. na mate, seriously i'm stoked shes through the wof and since you've said that about the carb (youre the second one) its now a no1 priority i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I can't for the life of me figure out why clevo's are so fucking expensive.. in Aus they go for nothing, saw on Fordforums a guy selling two, both running for $80, 80 fucken bucks!! And we pay 1k for a rebuilder.. they can't give them away over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJoe Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Tell me about it. Theyre crazy money for some reason .We'll I've not even been able to find 1 for sale through word of mouth. So I'm left with the trademe options. There's the fella from southland that wants 980 bucks for 2 heads that literally look like they've been stored underwater or the block and heads up north that's had a complete blue repaint recently to hide whatever terminal problem popped up when he tried to rebuild it probably. That's 1700. I was chatting to an Aussie fella too on Facebook that bought a 2004 barra turbo car complete, 400 Aussie bucks. He's putting it in his xd saloon. im a bit jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 what about a windsor? probably easier to find a good runner one of them for reasonable money compared to a clevo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJoe Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 still not much about, but tbh i htought the windsors were worth more coin, not really sure. i'm kinda comitted to the 4.1 idea now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 this may interest you then https://www.streetmachine.com.au/events/drag-challenge/1611/ford-falcon-xf-ute-250ci-six-cylinder-at-drag-challenge 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I thought Clevelands were the cheaper motor, I bought a really good one with a hot cam and eddlebrrok manifold for $1000 and scored x2 for a friend for $450 each, one is 100% complete out of a running car, the other is full of water. I scored another one from a burnt car with a c4 for $200 they were all 302s, I could of had a whole rusty XD with 351C for $500 but I couldn't be bothered having it in my driveway, there are 1000s of them out there, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Hey, do you want an old canopy for this? Probably free. It's oldschool so yeah It's higher than the cab and has a bubble kind of bit that goes over the cab. Wife's grandfather is going to chuck it, and asked if I knew someone that might want it. He can't remember what it's off, but it's made to fit something with a sloping wellside. Unfortunately I didn't think to get a pic. Might not be your cup o tea, but I thought I'd ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJoe Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Na thanks for the offer but I got rid of the one that was on it. And shut if you can find a complete clevo for under 500 bucks ill take it! Everyone i asked over a 6 week period just shrugged and said they don't have much of that stuff anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 So a complete motor minus carb, distributor, alternator, manifolds, with serviceable parts for $500 or under? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJoe Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 for arguments sake, yeah. you know of one? but, the parts you listed as absent come to 1500 ish bucks on the open market anyway. i know you have one in your shed and i've just committed to the old 250 lol. also took the head off that one in the pic today, its clean. took the cam out, and it was in 2 pieces lol. guess i know why the motor stopped! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Ah the rare twin cam model... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHC Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I don't have any OHV ford v8 stuff but I know people who do, There is a pair of open chamber heads knocking round tho, I will ask, they have 6 cylinder stuff to, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bronze Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Ears perked up. 6 banger crossflow bits? Do tell... Or even pre xflow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJoe Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 well i dropped the head off at the machine shop today. they dont do porting anymore cos it wasn't profitable for them so he tells me, a bit pants but meh. saved me some dollars anyway. he did tell me the fella they send everyone to but, bleugh. na mate. its a daily, i kind of took that as a sign to not go silly with this one. so hes gonna crack test it, pressure test it to see if the valves are sealing ( if not hes gonna re seat those) skim it, new stem seals. boom! well hopefully not boom but yeah. Tomorrow or fri i'm gonna chase down the cam regrind and see if i can get it all together ready for next weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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