My xy van project

theres some pics of the xy gaurds if there good enough for u an its posible to either send em to u or pik em up an u want them ill part with them for 150 each ive seen them go for 200 to 300 each in worse condition than my ones so i recon theyd be a bargin but im open to negotiation maybe swap somthing u got that i could youse even otherwise if u dont want them ill try evilbay

XW and XY type vans look great. There have been some awsome showvans built from them over the years. Keep up the good work, love to see it all finished

ill post a finished pic in here one day vanner lol an i hope to get to some van an car shows so i might see u at 1 one day myns a xt van with xy tail lights its got the chrome grill i agree they do up prety tough but ive seen some funny looking ones over the years to its amazing the silly things some ppl do to their cars lol i love that muril or the air brushed pic on your van vanner its awsome

i might be able to get some xa doors if u need them vanner i doubt it but i thought id mention it they were in the same place as i got the xy guars an they look great nik to

any idea on the price, i know some one interested, are they definately XA?

xt windowless 351c wrote:ill post a finished pic in here one day vanner lol an i hope to get to some van an car shows so i might see u at 1 one day myns a xt van with xy tail lights its got the chrome grill i agree they do up prety tough but ive seen some funny looking ones over the years to its amazing the silly things some ppl do to their cars lol i love that muril or the air brushed pic on your van vanner its awsome

Thanks dude, i think the days of crazy mods are over, its now smooth and neat but i love the old flares and body mods, bring back the 70's i say, lol
Be good to see your van on the road and catch up with you one day.

James

im not to sure i havent had a close look at them there in a shed thats geting cleaned out ill get onto them soon an chek em out closer ill let u know when i do no idea on price yet but theyd be resonably priced id say how do u tell if there xa xb or xc?

i think i got it XA and XB doors are the same shape (XC have different window shape on rear doors like samsy351 mentioned) but XAs have integrated exterior door handles in the door skin with just the handle seperate where as the XB & XC have complete inserts. Not sure about the bootlids.

hey mate them guards look really good. I guess the next problem is trying to find freight for a reasonable price because im flat chat atm..

let me call a few freight companies and ill see what I can find out mate

Cheers heaps
Brad

no wories brad i can organise some paking to send them this end
cheers craig

few more updates lately.

got the bay blasted the other day so I can begin getting the engine in (to give me some more room in my shed haha)





bay came up really good, Only rust that I found was in the lower rad support section but I already knew about that bit. So my mate who is a far better welder then me made me up a new front and back section and we welded it all in





then after alot of changing of colours we painted the bay. I know I was going to keep the car original colour but I really really wanted a metallic sort of colour and after alot of different ideas I decided to go with the xy teal glow colour and im so glad I did. its come up a treat





and thats it for now, hopefully this wkend I can get the power steering and engine setup and everything in and have a bit more of an update.

Cheers
Brad

looking good Brad keep at it and it will happen

cool brad your doing a great job my engine bay is ready to media blast ive got a few bags of glass beads an garnet to do it my self but will be a few weeks away yet
and i got a bit of rust in the same spot as you but it goes into the chasy rail so itll take a bit more repair than yours but ill chop bits out of donar car an weld that in yeah that colour looks great i like it no wories its looking very nice for the type of resto your doing as the colour is a real hard decition to make im thinking something darker either dark silver grey or black i cant decide so u got a major hurdel out the way with that choice colour
if u need any engine bits of a 188 u can have anything of the old boat anchor i pulled out of the ute befor i chuk it to the recyclers and the 3 speed box is going u can have that if u need it or anyone wants any bits of it keep up the great work brad i can only try an keep up with you haha

Haha cheers mate but I won't be needing any boat anchor parts either haha. I got my engine in today finally. Was all pretty straight forward actually. Just need to find an aircon pump that might fit in there cause the factory one hits the shock tower

holly shit what a motor u got in there very cool guess im going fishing with the boat anchor lol

DRM ON wrote:Haha cheers mate but I won't be needing any boat anchor parts either haha. I got my engine in today finally. Was all pretty straight forward actually. Just need to find an aircon pump that might fit in there cause the factory one hits the shock tower

Many with XF & XG Just ding in the tower with a rubber hammer!
Not good to do now.....
The cut a section out & turn it round & weld back in is the preferred method prior to painting!!!
Both Clevo & Windsor Have these issues.... Have a peek at some of the windsor powered F Series trucks, many have high mount (Like XC) compressors, Take some measurements to see if the space is available to you!

Sorry to Hijack!!!!! Loving these FORD threads!

air cons and power steering is for girls anyways but i recon ill turn into a girl when im siting in a black panelvan an its 38 degrees out

your right vannin hijack if u like thats some great info u added it might save drmon ruining his best rubber hamer hey vannin is there any other fitting isues with cleavland motors ive heard the oil filter hits towers to?

Haven't heard of any issues with oil filter in the later falco's (after XP that is!)...
Know a few would have had oil filter issues in Capri's, Cortina's, Sigma's & Mazda's, but its easily fix with 1 of 2 options, Remote mount (if you have plenty of $$$$) or the good oil "check the Ryco Book" and use a slightly shorter filter, can't remember the numbers for them, but there's 1 that's only 3/4 of the stcock filter & another that is 1/2 the length. Both have exactly the same flow & rating as the stock filter!

Air-conditioning is always an issue, 2 many mounts available, 2 many compressor styles.

Power Steering pumps can be an issue with clearance to battery trays, but they can be turned slightly or relocated to the boot!

Heater Core outlets in the XF's is a drama with Clevo's, fouls on the head.... but you can either lengthen the pipes on the core so as the enter the engine bay higher (via a/c pipe entry) or fitt hydraulic fittings to the core & use a tight 90deg sweep fitting on the firewall. Or just not connect it at all!

there is a Falcon forum, http://www.xfalcon.com/ I've put plenty stuff there (so I don't forget it the next time) as well as other who are doing weird & wonderfull shit!
Even a guy fitting a GEN3 to an XF!

If your gunna do anything, someone on xfalcon's probably already has! Great wealth of knowledge on there, just ready for the milking!!!!

Ah x falcon is prob the only site I havnt asked about the aircon pumps on haha

Mate you won't have any prob putting a clevo into your van. I've had heaps. Clevos in xys and the xrtwy bay is all the same. Main reason for me usin the aircon is cause I have (had anyway haha) everything to do it. So why not have that bit of comfort.
My main issue with the aircon pump has been the outlet for the au pumps being at the back. I've done some research and have found that the Ed pumps outlet is on top. This means it should fit in my van. So now I have to try and find one I can measure up locally so I don't fork out cash for another pump that just won't fit haha

hey drm on hows the van going man u must be nearly finished by now lol
im still waiting on funds to do myn i got a start with a builder next week so funds are coming
i got a xy radio an 2 xy doors an some xa door mirrors for the project but i havent sandblasted anything yet so im way behind you
i got 2 xc back doors an 1 xc front door an 1 xa front door absalutly no rust if anyones intrested in bying them
i cant wait to hear your update on the van man

Ey mate. I completely forgot about this forum. Vans going ok, getting there slowly but nowhere near finished yet haha.

I update my thread on this site all the time mate so check out all my details there.



CLICK HERE FOR THE BUILDUP AND UPDATES OF THE VAN

Cheers mate
Brad

Hows the van going Brad, any further updates?