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The wiring is the biggest job, especially if you intend to mix looms like I did for mine. As mine is an ED V8, it's harder to find looms so I used the donor EF Fairmont loom with the dash. This meant using the 6cyl engine bay loom that runs from under the dash into the engine bay and wraps its way around to the LH front of the vehicle where the thermo fan relays are. The only ECU I could find was out of a DL V8 and I have to ensure that the wires from the 6cyl EF Fairmont dash loom fitted the DL V8 loom. The plugs fitted, but there were a few wires that needed to be added. I also kept my existing ABS system and isolated its loom from the rest of the old ED loom and then incorporated it into the EF loom. I also had to scab parts of the EF climate control such as the fan speed controller and solenoid block. My existing EB pedal box had to be modified to suit the dash also. Here are some photos:
You can see that the only thing in the last photo to do is to get rid of the EA-ED handbrake. The EF gear boot surround is another $65 to the bill which I'll get soon. |
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that looks very nice
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good work guys they look wicked im in the middle of putting an el xr6 engine dash and so on in my ea. lookin forword to seein the doco once ive got some photos of mine i might post them up
_________________ EA Fairmont Ghia, T5, Genie extractors, hi flow cat, 2.5 redback zorst, Sunroof, Soon to have EL XR6 engine, dash, gearbox, 3.45, |
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but why mummy?
I am about to strip my damaged ef fairmont wagon and instal almost everything into an ef gli rolling shell I bought cheap. I have been sidetracked by moving into our new house and the wasteland garden etc. etc. There is starting to be enough room in the garage to get stuck into the job. I just need to find some time. getting the fairmont stripped so I can dump the old body has to be high on the "keep the Mrs happy list" I really would like to clear it from the backyard ASAP. Of course once i start and the windows dont stay up and it's no longer waterproof I have to finish in the weekend. Actually it will probably be easter which is of course when I bought the fairmont last year to start the whole adventure.
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DDOD wrote: Damn, time to revive this thread. I am sorry I have not got back to yall about the handbrake. To tell you the truth I didn't want to post anything until I was entirely happy with its operation. An then, I kind of forgot about it with all the stuff going on. Enough excusses, eh?
I discovered why it was not clamping so well a couple of months back when I went to replace the brakepads and I discovered that one of the rear calipers was clamped on. Fixed now. The doco is in progress, should be finished in a few days. So how is the doco going mate? I've still got 2 handbrakes in my car:) |
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DDOD wrote: So how is the doco going mate? I've still got 2 handbrakes in my car:) you can always say ones for parking, the others for driftin...... sik mate
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please tell mate.
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I'll be setting up a very very simple pulley system under the car. I will retain most of the existing ED handbrake stuff under the car but will be mounting a pulley wheel under the car and will re-route the EF handbrake cable so that it will actuate the ED handbrake lever bar that dissects the drivers side chassis rail. Pics to come....
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MATE ! ! Good on you ay that has got to be the only EA (EF-EL) interior. Good Job Excellant. Hope to see the real thing one day. Cya Mate.
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wats the bak half look like ?
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PLEASE PLEASE get that doco finished!!
i've got an xh xr6 and the worst thing ever is it still has the old x series handbrake! why didnt they just change that?!
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EA90GHIA wrote: MATE ! ! Good on you ay that has got to be the only EA (EF-EL) interior. Good Job Excellant. Hope to see the real thing one day. Cya Mate.
Rob, Far from it, rmyers has an EF Ghia interior in his blown EA complete with floor handbrake
_________________ ILL60 - EF XR8, Sunroof, Ticky Kit, 19x8.5/19x11 TE37's, 347, AFr185's, TFS BoxRcustom converter, Hurst Quarterstick, huge billet cam. |
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EA90GHIA wrote: MATE ! ! Good on you ay that has got to be the only EA (EF-EL) interior. Good Job Excellant. Hope to see the real thing one day. Cya Mate.
Lol |
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LOL also
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LOL x 3
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