Fordmods Logo

Installing ABS into AU 

 

Page 1 of 1 [ 12 posts ] 

 
 Post subject: Installing ABS into AU
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:01 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 44

Posts: 866

Joined: 8th Nov 2004

Gallery: 2 images

Ride: XD 351, FG Ute

Location: Darwin
NT, Australia

has any one installed abs into there AU forte? im considering putting ABS into a AU forte Wagon as i will have a AU fairmont Wreck soon i hope :)

 

_________________

WINNER:
Best modified car 1980 - 1989 Shannons show and shine 2006
Best XD-XH Darwin All Ford Day 2011

There is no substitute for cubic inches :twisted:

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:55 pm 
Fordmods Junkie
Offline
User avatar

Age: 45

Posts: 1000493

Joined: 6th Nov 2004

Gallery: 2 images

Ride: AUXR6 HP With Ducati SupA Bike!

Location: Perth
WA, Australia

nope but i have helped happy put it into his Ef coon

and it a big job, should be a bit easier on the au as abs module is in engine bay.

you would need the abs axles etc and all the wiring loom
as long as you swap all the wrecked stuff from the mont to the forte it should work........

 

_________________

RIP SCOTT

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:00 pm 
Smokin em up
Offline

Age: 41

Posts: 239

Joined: 20th Jan 2007

Ride: Custom Bedford, 79 Firebird

Location: Perth
WA, Australia

as frank said, swap ALL the looms over and it'll be a piece of cake, don't mess around trying to put the necessary wires into the old loom.. just pull the old looms out, put the new looms in.. it'll take no time if you do things right.

 

_________________

Wrecking BA lots of parts available Pictures and prices here
3 Decks with stackers PRICE DROP

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:37 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 52

Posts: 3424

Joined: 23rd Dec 2007

Gallery: 32 images

Ride: BA XR6T (mix of BA, BF and FG)

Location: Perth
WA, Australia

I'm doing the same thing...

Fairmont diff, fairmont front end from the crossmember down and all looms..

will also need to re-route some brake lines to send them to the abs module behind the front bar on the passanger side.
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:33 am 
Fordmods Junkie
Offline
User avatar

Age: 45

Posts: 1000493

Joined: 6th Nov 2004

Gallery: 2 images

Ride: AUXR6 HP With Ducati SupA Bike!

Location: Perth
WA, Australia

frankieh wrote:
will also need to re-route some brake lines to send them to the abs module behind the front bar on the passenger side.


you will need the brake lines from the abs equipped car
as they are already the correct shape and length :)

 

_________________

RIP SCOTT

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:14 pm 
Technical Contributor
Offline
User avatar

Age: 60

Posts: 5659

Joined: 14th Jan 2005

Gallery: 10 images

Ride: 96 XH/97 EL

Location: South Coast
NSW, Australia

The early EF's run an ABS unit as per the pic in the doco - late EF's and EL's run a different type unit - both are Bosch though. The brake lines into both are different as far as bends go, etc.
The rear brake lines for all the 3 channel ABS are identical to non ABS cars from firewall rearwards.

 

_________________

96 XH Longreach 'S': LPG, Alarm, 3.23:1 LSD, Cruise, Trip Comp, ABS, Power Windows, Mid Series Dome Lt, Climate Ctrl
97 EL Futura S/W: LPG, Alarm, LED int Lts, Trip Comp, F/Lane Dome Lt, Climate Ctrl, T5 Conversion

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:21 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 52

Posts: 3424

Joined: 23rd Dec 2007

Gallery: 32 images

Ride: BA XR6T (mix of BA, BF and FG)

Location: Perth
WA, Australia

Hey Snap... How do you tell the various models apart? I ask because I picked one up for free the other day from an EF XR8 and figured it'd be the same as an EL one.... not so sure now..

is there any downside to the older ones?? is the loom the same?

rgds

Frank
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:31 pm 
Technical Contributor
Offline
User avatar

Age: 60

Posts: 5659

Joined: 14th Jan 2005

Gallery: 10 images

Ride: 96 XH/97 EL

Location: South Coast
NSW, Australia

Does it look like the one at http://www.fordmods.com/forums/ABS-Diagnostics-d2.html ??
If so that's the earlier Bosch unit - pipe fittings may be the same, but the bends, etc are different. Electrical plugs are different too.

The later EF/EL/AUI 3 channel units look like the one at http://www.bba-reman.com/content.aspx?c ... BS_Removal and are a Bosch 5.3 model.

Also don't get the above confused with the EA-ED items which are Bendix, and the ECU and pump are separate items in them.

 

_________________

96 XH Longreach 'S': LPG, Alarm, 3.23:1 LSD, Cruise, Trip Comp, ABS, Power Windows, Mid Series Dome Lt, Climate Ctrl
97 EL Futura S/W: LPG, Alarm, LED int Lts, Trip Comp, F/Lane Dome Lt, Climate Ctrl, T5 Conversion

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:45 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 52

Posts: 3424

Joined: 23rd Dec 2007

Gallery: 32 images

Ride: BA XR6T (mix of BA, BF and FG)

Location: Perth
WA, Australia

OK.... it looks like the one in the fordmods tute..

So I have early EF it seems... it has bosch on it, but no part number.. has two block plugs, one long and one short.

So I will have to source one from an EL if I want it to all match up..

bummer.. another item to source that I had previously crossed off the list.
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:47 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 686

Joined: 11th Sep 2008

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

i just put el abs into my eb. was worth it. im glad it was the later unit aswell.
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:
Sort by  
 Page 1 of 1  [ 12 posts ] 

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 25 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

 

 

It is currently Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:23 am All times are UTC + 11 hours

 

 

(c)2014 Total Web Solutions Australia - Australian Web Hosting and Domain Names