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From: Jason James on 21 Mar 2010 16:41 "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4ba5e085$0$88960$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > > "Kev" <kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message > news:4ba59821$0$1783$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > >> Did the XW/XY even have a collapsible column? I thought they came out in >> the XA > > Yeah, the XW/XY column had a collapsible bottom section. > > The rules must have changed in NSW in the last ten years or so as when I > bought my XP from Arncliffe it was V8 registered with an Engineers report > and it still had the factory steering and lap only seat belts. > > If the bloke needs to fit a collapsible column then he'll have a headache > about what to do with the rest of the steering as the standard XP steering > box ran a fixed box and column assembly. His options are limited to either > cutting the standard XP column down and mating it to the XW/XY column with > an LH Torana universal, fitting a later model XF Steering box (which will > line up with 2 of the 3 existing chassis holes and isn't recommended as it > makes for pretty lousy steering) or converting it to rack & pinion. Rack > conversions can be simple (but uber expensive) using incredibly > over-priced equipment from RRS which is a bolt in deal, or he can use an > early Cortina rack and fabricate his own bracketry. > > Whatever he decides, he should stay the *hell* away from the rack > conversion stuff sold by CRS. It's *woefully* bad, and will cause all > kinds of sump and exhaust clearance issues. A guy in town here is getting around in an XP 2 door hardtop. It looks nice at a distance with its 2 tone paint: deep lustre metallic gun metal grey over metallic silver,..but as you get closer the rippley appearance of the side panels becomes apparent. Too much bogging :-) Jason
From: jonz on 21 Mar 2010 18:56 On 3/21/2010 10:47 PM, hippo wrote: > George W Frost wrote: >> >> >> "hippo"<am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in >> message news:ho4r6k$e5t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> Noddy wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> "Kev"<kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message >>>> news:4ba59821$0$1783$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... >>>> >>>>> Did the XW/XY even have a collapsible column? I thought they came out >>>>> in >>>>> the XA >>>> >>>> Yeah, the XW/XY column had a collapsible bottom section. >>>> >>>> The rules must have changed in NSW in the last ten years or so as when I >>>> bought my XP from Arncliffe it was V8 registered with an Engineers report >>>> and it still had the factory steering and lap only seat belts. >>>> >>>> If the bloke needs to fit a collapsible column then he'll have a headache >>>> about what to do with the rest of the steering as the standard XP >>>> steering >>>> box ran a fixed box and column assembly. His options are limited to >>>> either >>>> cutting the standard XP column down and mating it to the XW/XY column >>>> with >>>> an LH Torana universal, fitting a later model XF Steering box (which will >>>> line up with 2 of the 3 existing chassis holes and isn't recommended as >>>> it >>>> makes for pretty lousy steering) or converting it to rack& pinion. Rack >>>> conversions can be simple (but uber expensive) using incredibly >>>> over-priced >>>> equipment from RRS which is a bolt in deal, or he can use an early >>>> Cortina >>>> rack and fabricate his own bracketry. >>>> >>>> Whatever he decides, he should stay the *hell* away from the rack >>>> conversion >>>> stuff sold by CRS. It's *woefully* bad, and will cause all kinds of sump >>>> and >>>> exhaust clearance issues. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> Noddy. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Thanks. He's planning to mate it to Fairlane steering; ZC? I *think*. >>> Engine/trans installation looks good and tidy, so I'll assume he's going >>> to work something out that conforms, works and looks good. >>> >> >> >> I think the ZC and the XW have the same steering box >> >> >> >> > > Prolly, so now he just needs a column. Jonz is probably the closest, but > I'm guessing there isn't one on his fleet, so anybody else....? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ no, i don`t have one....but one of my mates is into fords of that era, i`ll check him out.......cheers. > -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: hippo on 21 Mar 2010 19:11 jonz wrote: > > On 3/21/2010 10:47 PM, hippo wrote: > > George W Frost wrote: > >> > >> > >> "hippo"<am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in > >> message news:ho4r6k$e5t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >>> Noddy wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> "Kev"<kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message > >>>> news:4ba59821$0$1783$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... > >>>> > >>>>> Did the XW/XY even have a collapsible column? I thought they came out > >>>>> in > >>>>> the XA > >>>> > >>>> Yeah, the XW/XY column had a collapsible bottom section. > >>>> > >>>> The rules must have changed in NSW in the last ten years or so as when I > >>>> bought my XP from Arncliffe it was V8 registered with an Engineers report > >>>> and it still had the factory steering and lap only seat belts. > >>>> > >>>> If the bloke needs to fit a collapsible column then he'll have a headache > >>>> about what to do with the rest of the steering as the standard XP > >>>> steering > >>>> box ran a fixed box and column assembly. His options are limited to > >>>> either > >>>> cutting the standard XP column down and mating it to the XW/XY column > >>>> with > >>>> an LH Torana universal, fitting a later model XF Steering box (which will > >>>> line up with 2 of the 3 existing chassis holes and isn't recommended as > >>>> it > >>>> makes for pretty lousy steering) or converting it to rack& pinion. Rack > >>>> conversions can be simple (but uber expensive) using incredibly > >>>> over-priced > >>>> equipment from RRS which is a bolt in deal, or he can use an early > >>>> Cortina > >>>> rack and fabricate his own bracketry. > >>>> > >>>> Whatever he decides, he should stay the *hell* away from the rack > >>>> conversion > >>>> stuff sold by CRS. It's *woefully* bad, and will cause all kinds of sump > >>>> and > >>>> exhaust clearance issues. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Regards, > >>>> Noddy. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> Thanks. He's planning to mate it to Fairlane steering; ZC? I *think*. > >>> Engine/trans installation looks good and tidy, so I'll assume he's going > >>> to work something out that conforms, works and looks good. > >>> > >> > >> > >> I think the ZC and the XW have the same steering box > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > Prolly, so now he just needs a column. Jonz is probably the closest, but > > I'm guessing there isn't one on his fleet, so anybody else....? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > no, i don`t have one....but one of my mates is into fords of that > era, i`ll check him out.......cheers. > > > > Ta.... sitting in Nowra lookig at a windless day and a big fat stormcloud right overhead. Still no rain though... yet! Cheers -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: jonz on 21 Mar 2010 20:28 On 3/22/2010 10:11 AM, hippo wrote: > jonz wrote: >> >> On 3/21/2010 10:47 PM, hippo wrote: >>> George W Frost wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> "hippo"<am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in >>>> message news:ho4r6k$e5t$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>> Noddy wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Kev"<kevcat(a)optunet.com.au> wrote in message >>>>>> news:4ba59821$0$1783$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au... >>>>>> >>>>>>> Did the XW/XY even have a collapsible column? I thought they came out >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> the XA >>>>>> >>>>>> Yeah, the XW/XY column had a collapsible bottom section. >>>>>> >>>>>> The rules must have changed in NSW in the last ten years or so as when I >>>>>> bought my XP from Arncliffe it was V8 registered with an Engineers > report >>>>>> and it still had the factory steering and lap only seat belts. >>>>>> >>>>>> If the bloke needs to fit a collapsible column then he'll have a > headache >>>>>> about what to do with the rest of the steering as the standard XP >>>>>> steering >>>>>> box ran a fixed box and column assembly. His options are limited to >>>>>> either >>>>>> cutting the standard XP column down and mating it to the XW/XY column >>>>>> with >>>>>> an LH Torana universal, fitting a later model XF Steering box (which > will >>>>>> line up with 2 of the 3 existing chassis holes and isn't recommended as >>>>>> it >>>>>> makes for pretty lousy steering) or converting it to rack& pinion. Rack >>>>>> conversions can be simple (but uber expensive) using incredibly >>>>>> over-priced >>>>>> equipment from RRS which is a bolt in deal, or he can use an early >>>>>> Cortina >>>>>> rack and fabricate his own bracketry. >>>>>> >>>>>> Whatever he decides, he should stay the *hell* away from the rack >>>>>> conversion >>>>>> stuff sold by CRS. It's *woefully* bad, and will cause all kinds of sump >>>>>> and >>>>>> exhaust clearance issues. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Noddy. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. He's planning to mate it to Fairlane steering; ZC? I *think*. >>>>> Engine/trans installation looks good and tidy, so I'll assume he's going >>>>> to work something out that conforms, works and looks good. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I think the ZC and the XW have the same steering box >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Prolly, so now he just needs a column. Jonz is probably the closest, but >>> I'm guessing there isn't one on his fleet, so anybody else....? >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> no, i don`t have one....but one of my mates is into fords of that >> era, i`ll check him out.......cheers. >>> >> >> > > Ta.... sitting in Nowra lookig at a windless day and a big fat stormcloud > right overhead. Still no rain though... yet! Cheers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ much the same here (Moruya), and bloody muggy with it....Steve thinks he has an xw column "somewhere in the shed" i`ll keep you posted, cheers. > -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: Noddy on 22 Mar 2010 18:33
"D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4ba7e09b$0$8816$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Is that the new Cobra? > Bloke who runs a motel in Benalla has one of those, the donor was a BA > XR8, awesome looking toy but looking at it I'd be surprised of it was that > cheap. Me too. Not unless you stole most of the parts anyway. -- Regards, Noddy. |