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No, no mucking around, although to get it licensed the rego boys are going to want to see that you have updated to all the V8 gear - springs, brakes (all the brakes from master cyl to discs and callipers) diff, and....erm....thats about all I can think of. Remember that the XD did actually come with the 351 as optional (it wasn't deleted from the option list until mid XE)

The thing you have to ask yourself is, is it really worth it? The old XD-XF falcons really aren't worth a pinch of shit anymore, and its not worth pouring all your heart and soul into one unless you are looking at keeping it forever. And trust me, even with a V8 in it, unless you are drag racing it, it WILL be a dissapointment after a 200SX. Don't get me wrong, if you cut me I bleed blue ovals, but they are just a old falcon now, and they will never increase in value like the older ones did (unless it is an original ESP and you really don't want to upset the originality of one of those, and most of them had V8's in the already)

hey there,

me uncles gotta a XD falcon 6cyl the car is quite clean for its age and he wants to sell it to me and i wondering if a 351 would fit into it or is there some kinda mucking around

cheers

brakes are the same across the i6 v8 range with xd/e/f series front struts and springs are different (will need the v8 ones )

rear leafs are different rating as well you can get them reset at any decent spring works but most vehicle examination places wouldnt be able to tell the difference in rear springs

diff centre also different 8 3/4 lsd are relatively cheap from a wreckers

but your best option would be upgrading rear end to disk brake either 9 in lsd or an 8 3/4 lsd

i looked into doing this many years ago and was told that brakes and suspension was the same for 6 or 8

But this isnt the place to be asking, there are plenty of ford forums with more accurate information.

Edited by W0rp3D

yeah as has been said putting a 351 into a xd is rather easy. if it was an xf then you would be in for a bit of a shit fight. i would also agree with going for the fuel injected v8 out of a later model. rather cheap to buy and much nicer motor, or a turbo motor from an xf or even a just 4.0L 6 out of a later model falcon. as for performance, it would go ok because even though they are a massive car they are rather light (somewhere round 1300kg, depending on options). so with a decent motor they can get up and boogey. but that said it won't corner like a skyline. it will still handle like a xd falcon.

yeah buy a windsor, i build a few clevos but they are tight in the bay.... fit this to the windsor while your at it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Mustan...sspagenameZWDVW

this is my slug.

http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z46/URA...rent=v8ltd1.flv

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