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XY 4x4

Post by nottie »

Ok i dont know squat about them except they used dana diffs and transfers.
Does anyone know what sizes they used?
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Post by want33s »

Engine:
250CID 6 CYL petrol. RAC 32HP.
Bore 3.68" X Stroke 3.91"
Compression ratio 9.3:1
155 SAE Gross HP @ 4000rpm
240 Lb Ft Gross torque @ 1800rpm

Clutch:
10" dry plate heavy duty.

Transmission:
Warner model AS5.
AT15A 3 speed fully synchro, manual floorshift.
ratios:2.99, 1.83, 1.0:1, rev 2.99:1

Transfer Case:
Spicer Model 20-2speed
Ratios: 1:1, 2.03:1

Final drive:
Front 4.10:1
Rear 4.09:1
My info doesn't say what make the diffs were but I believe they were/are Dana 18's
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Post by nottie »

dana 18 wouldnt make sense. Thats smaller then a current jeep with there tooth pick axels.
I was thinking dana 44s or perhaps 60s??
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Re: XY 4x4

Post by bogged »

saw 3 in a "convoy" on recent trip to fraser on their way to rainbow beach...
mates dad had one, but they are rare as rockinghorse poo.
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Post by 83-mud-lux »

haha,i wish there were more of these around hay..

my grandad designed these cars (gavin henderson),and had one when i was a kid..
im spewin he died,if he was here now he would tell you EVERYTHING he knew,sounds like want 33's knows a bit..

they definately dana diffs but dont know about a 18?maybe a 44?

they come out with a 302 windsor in them too i thought..
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Post by want33s »

83-mud-lux wrote:haha,i wish there were more of these around hay..

my grandad designed these cars (gavin henderson),and had one when i was a kid..
im spewin he died,if he was here now he would tell you EVERYTHING he knew,sounds like want 33's knows a bit..

they definately dana diffs but dont know about a 18?maybe a 44?

they come out with a 302 windsor in them too i thought..
No Windsors, in fact no V8's at all.. Even the 6 was layed over with an engine mount spacer to make room between the diff and sump pan. Carby had a wedge shaped spacer under it to return it to level.
F100 & F250 run Dana 44 & 60's they are huge compared to anything available in 1971.
I'm sure they run a Dana 18 at least in the front but can't find a link to back this up..
I'll happily be proven wrong... :D

EDIT:My mistake... :oops: Dana 18 is an early transfer case..
Falcons must have used Dana 30 diffs. Same unit as used in early Internation Scouts and Jeeps.
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

want33s wrote: Falcons must have used Dana 30 diffs. Same unit as used in early Internation Scouts and Jeeps.
The holden overlander had a Dana 44 front and Dana 60 rear IRC. I doubt very much that ford would have used smaller axles???

International scouts have D44s front and rear.
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Post by bigbrowndog »

Same diffs as the jeep station wagon [can't remember the model name] but ford sold engines to jeep I think so probably did a parts swap.
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Post by dirtyGQ »

Barnsey wrote:This one is a one owner car in Cloncurry, in mint condition.

I expect it would be worth a fair bit.

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It has been so long since i have seen one, good looking ute indeed.
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Post by bigbrowndog »

That is a very straight ute. The vehicle had better capabilities in the mechanical side but the body use to bugger up around the front suspension and buckle the floor. Heap more room in the cab than some of the toyota and nissans utes.
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Post by chimpboy »

I like that. I like the fact it doesn't look stupidly tall. It is a little more gappy underneath than a falcon obviously but doesn't look ridiculous the way car bodies on 4x4 chassis sometimes do.
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Post by bludnut »

chimpboy wrote:I like that. I like the fact it doesn't look stupidly tall. It is a little more gappy underneath than a falcon obviously but doesn't look ridiculous the way car bodies on 4x4 chassis sometimes do.
as far as i know, there is no chassis.. just leaves grafted to the front of the falcons monocoque body. i've never been close enough to check, but is the floor modded for the xfer or is it behind the cab??
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Post by want33s »

ISUZUROVER wrote:
want33s wrote: Falcons must have used Dana 30 diffs. Same unit as used in early Internation Scouts and Jeeps.
The holden overlander had a Dana 44 front and Dana 60 rear IRC. I doubt very much that ford would have used smaller axles???

International scouts have D44s front and rear.
No Dana diff in rear.. SOA converted Holden Salisbury 3.54:1
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Post by chimpboy »

bludnut wrote:
chimpboy wrote:I like that. I like the fact it doesn't look stupidly tall. It is a little more gappy underneath than a falcon obviously but doesn't look ridiculous the way car bodies on 4x4 chassis sometimes do.
as far as i know, there is no chassis.. just leaves grafted to the front of the falcons monocoque body.
Even better!
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Post by Matt_85Lux »

heres a few links I found with some info

http://www.4wdonline.com/Ford/Falcon.html

http://www.4wdaction.com.au/forum/showt ... hp?t=10185

appears that they ran jeep gear underneath
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Post by Wooders »

I'm gonne go out on a limb & suggest that ute above is actually on cruiser running gear.
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

want33s wrote:
ISUZUROVER wrote:
want33s wrote: Falcons must have used Dana 30 diffs. Same unit as used in early Internation Scouts and Jeeps.
The holden overlander had a Dana 44 front and Dana 60 rear IRC. I doubt very much that ford would have used smaller axles???

International scouts have D44s front and rear.
No Dana diff in rear.. SOA converted Holden Salisbury 3.54:1
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Despite what it says there, all other info says they ran a D44 front6 and D60 rear. http://oldholden.com/node/18205
http://gallery.oldholden.com/terence_ov ... +327+chev/

I saw one only a few days ago in a carpark. Definitely a D60 rear.
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Post by coxy321 »

There was a story/article in 4WDA mag afew years ago on one of these, however the owner had modified/butchered it a bit. Had 33's and a V8 IIRZC.
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

bludnut wrote:can you tell what these are??
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Dana-Diffs-Trans ... 286.c0.m14
Pics are a bit small, and I don't know how big those drums are to use for size comparison.

Rear is a D44 or D60 shape.

Front looks very rounded - so more of a D35 shape.

Dana axle ID pics are here:
http://www.coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml
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Post by bigbrowndog »

ISUZUROVER wrote:
bludnut wrote:can you tell what these are??
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Dana-Diffs-Trans ... 286.c0.m14
Pics are a bit small, and I don't know how big those drums are to use for size comparison.

Rear is a D44 or D60 shape.

Front looks very rounded - so more of a D35 shape.

Dana axle ID pics are here:
http://www.coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml
Cheers , your link made me remember this., shows D44
http://www.difflap.com.au/ratios/def.htm
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Post by bigbrowndog »

FALCON,XY,C220,4X4,UTE,6 CYL,V8,4WD,SPECIAL BUILD,DANA 44 TYPE,SALISBURY 11X45
FALCON XY,C220,4X4,UTE 6 CYL 4WD SPEC BUILD, DANA 44 TYPE SALIS.FRO
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

bigbrowndog wrote:FALCON,XY,C220,4X4,UTE,6 CYL,V8,4WD,SPECIAL BUILD,DANA 44 TYPE,SALISBURY 11X45
FALCON XY,C220,4X4,UTE 6 CYL 4WD SPEC BUILD, DANA 44 TYPE SALIS.FRO
That seems to be saying they have a D44 front and rear - if FRO means front? What would disagree with the pic from ebay.
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Post by bigbrowndog »

ISUZUROVER wrote:
bigbrowndog wrote:FALCON,XY,C220,4X4,UTE,6 CYL,V8,4WD,SPECIAL BUILD,DANA 44 TYPE,SALISBURY 11X45
FALCON XY,C220,4X4,UTE 6 CYL 4WD SPEC BUILD, DANA 44 TYPE SALIS.FRO
That seems to be saying they have a D44 front and rear - if FRO means front? What would disagree with the pic from ebay.
I read it that way also, but that does not seem correct somehow. Was there a jeep wagoner? I seem to think it was something like that the diffs came from. I remember my Dad was very keen on getting one at the time.
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

Ahh, I read somewhere that the Wagoneer originally had a Dana27/30 front and D44 rear, then later models changed to D44 F+R. Could be that the changeover was during the time they were making XYs... Or that the prototypes had the 27/30 front and production versions have the D44.

Either way, fairly beefy axles (but not as beefy as an overlander ;) )


EDIT:
The Dana 30 front axle was used for a short time from 1971-1973 in Cherokees (SJ), Wagoneers (SJ), and J-Series pickups.
Seems about the right time...

http://www.4wdonline.com/Ford/Falcon.html
Some info
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Post by nottie »

The Ebay add was why i was asking the question ;)
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Post by v8zuki »

i built one years ago
used all wagoneer parts diffs and tcase
made the wedge for the carb and copied the bracesin the front
made better front shackles as the originales used to bend
the very ordinary bit was the steering link it went from the ford box
to the rh wheel very short
some of them were modifies to take the saginaw steer box but they were butchered in
the holes were cut with oxy and not cleaned up and the steer shaft went through the strut tower from the column
also the front shocks had extensions on the bottom of them about 200mm long crazy
been thinking about building another as i can get a rusty original :cool:
they look cool
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Post by nottie »

Rusty original hay :D
Another barn yard find. ;) Would be a cool rig to build
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Post by v8zuki »

yes it is the guy was going to scrap it but i am going to give it a new home
have a sedan good shell going to look at fitting the running gear to that :twisted: should be interesting
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