Hi there i thought i'd share my little project with all what i started with is a EA 1988 Wagon 5 speed mpi 3.9 so far i have bought fairmont ghia on monday as a donar car

Things done being done
interior swap over includeding central locking
building a 4L out of a EB11 fairmont so far have cammed and port and polished bigger injectors
swapped to alternators
installing 12 slotters when i get rubber changed over

things to come
change to power mirrors
lower car about 2" all round
change diff to LSD
install heavy duty clutch
install 4L
install cruise control
tint windows


new Stuff




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Last edited by cottom on Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:06 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Good start there matey.
Just a few tips if I may? The EF/EL mirrors look bloody great on EA/EB/ED.

Adding Thermo fans out of an EF/EL would be a good move documents.php?d=97
Cruise control would be best from an EF/EL but requires some work.

This thread will help immensely as well. the-garage-f53/benj-s-eb-t5-ghia-wagon-t71774.html
It is BenJ's build thread and is a classic, he has an ED Wagon.
The Doc of how to fit the Mirrors was put together by BenJ as well.

Good hunting

cheers Papa will think about that yeah no to bad a car for $400 got front seats swapped over this afternoon and gutted the fairmont pretty good too

Actually BenJ's is an EB1 Ghia Wagon not an ED Wagon

I stand corrected

Hi cottom, and welcome to Fordmods.

Nothing quite like a modded Boxcar Wagon.

All your mods sound good, but I would suggest you consider what sort of Heavy Duty Clutch you purchase. If the clutch pedal is too heavy it can result in a number of issues ranging from snapped clutch cables and clevis pins, to twisted, cracked and torn firewalls and pedal boxes.

Your car being an EA will have a 3 bolt clutch, so you will have to find out what is available.

LSD diffs are hard to come by for a station wagon, but look at XG and XH utes as well. Early Ghia Wagons like mine had the 3.27 LSD from factory, so keep an eye out for them too.

When going to the 4L, go as new as possible, either EL or AU and change to the BBM manifold and serpentine belt setups when you do.

As mentioned above, I have done a lot of work on my EB1 Ghia Wagon, and hopefully you will find a few helpful ideas.

Cheers
BenJ

hey all i have tried a few times to update with photos but they won't upload today before i ran out of light i changed right side door cards and skuff plates if anyone can help with uploading that would be great i have before and after pics

I prefer to use photobucket and then link the pics.

It is free, and easy to use.

Cheers
BenJ

new pic thanks to BenJ
http://pbckt.com/sZ.1yQ