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{USERNAME} wrote: hey fellas, thought i would post up my ride for the hell of it. GENERAL MAKE: Ford MODEL: EL Fairmont Ghia YEAR: Sep 1997 COLOUR: N9 Navy Blue MECHANICAL ENGINE: 4.0 Tickford inline 6 TRANSMISSION: 4 Speed Auto DIFFERENTIAL: 3.45 LSD BRAKES: Standard SUSPENSION: King Superlows EXHAUST: Motavator Extractors, 2.5'' X-Force Exhaust STYLING WHEELS/TYRES: 17'' Speedy Longchamps, 235/45 Supercat Tyres INTERIOR: Standard EXTERIOR: NL Fairlane side indicators, NL Fairlane cornering lights IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT: Pioneer DEH-P7700MP H/U, Factory Premuim Sound OTHER FUTURE PLANS: Manual, CMS 3 Head and Cam, New Seats, Respray, Tickford Bodykit, New Sound System. MONEY SPENT SO FAR: about $3,000 (on repairs lol) CREDITS/THANKS: bought it back in march 2008 for $8,000, probably a bit too much but it was kind of love at first sight. anyway, 2 weeks later, it started pinging under acceleration, and misfiring at high revs. hmm, this was strange i thought. dizzy was fine, coil was fine, all the leads were fine. the next day, the auxillary shaft decided it would strip its teeth.  the old one was just as shiny as the new one, this confused us a bit. found out it hadnt been done properly 35,000km beforehand, and it had been misaligned with the dizzy drive cog. so a couple of teeth eventually shaved thin enough to snap off... and ended up in the sump, which was then sucked up by the oil pump, which promptly seized.  thats what we found in the oil pickup screen. anyway, that was all fixed, along with a new timing chain, whith was also half rooted. and basically this is how it is today:   So yeah, thats about it for the moment. i shall post updates and new pics whenever i get the chance to. Hey, you have the same wheels as me!, but im thinking of selling my 5 longchamps and just going back to the fairlane wheels.
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Hey Alfy
Good to hear you have got it done. You will look back on this in a few months and have a good laugh. I look forward to hearing from you in day or two after you have recovered, and have had a chance to drive it around some more. Well done. BenJ
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haha now thats motivation.... well done on the install, bet it will take you a few days to catch up on sleep
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Nice going there Alfy! Can't wait to do mine! Must remember to grease input shaft, thanks for that
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Good effort mate! Ill be putting a T5 in my Lane soon, all I need now is a clutch and cable. I will be doing the swap from atuo to manual on stands aswell, not to mention on a gravel driveway lol.
But yeah I can onley imagine the smile on your face while your driving your car now. Enjoy it. Josh |
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f**k me, Simon L was right, i dont know the car anymore!
 it is so much different to drive now, waaaay more responsive, and the 1st gear acceleration is absolutely mental! im so happy with the way its turned out, only thing is, the clutch cable is half rooted and it dosent go into gear sometimes, so i have to ram my foot on the clutch pedal as hard as i can so it goes into gear  might have to get a new cable lol. oh, and i have to get a new clutch cable fork as well, as at the moment its a bolt, nut and hose clamp doing the job  does anyone know off hand how much that cable fork is?
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Excellent work mate! Can't wait to see how it all turned out!
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couple more manual conversion pics...
 that is the room we had to work in....  the auto trans oil colour...  the T5 (mostly) cleaned  never again on ramps....  all bolted up.  the clutch cable fork that snapped..... at the moment theres a bolt, nut and a hose clamp holding the clutch cable to the bolt. i'll get under and take a pic when i can be a*** to. its working surprisingly well.
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short incar video. and yes my cruise button has no cover. lol
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{USERNAME} wrote: fitted my X-Force exhaust today, f**k me it sounds good! s**t better than any Lukey or Redback ive had on there will post up a vid when i find my usb cable. G'day there alfy Just wanted to ask you about your exhaust. 1 Where did you get your exhaust done? Or where did you Order the Exhaust from? 2 Did you have to get your exhaust specially ordered? I ask this because I had a look on their website but they didnt have anything for EL Models. 3 How much was it? ATM I have a Lukey 2.5' cat back on my XR6 and it sounds very crude. Cheers Mate |
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im not sure where it came from, i ordered it through the mechanic shop where mum does the books. its an AU non-IRS exhaust, same shape as E series.
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{USERNAME} wrote: im not sure where it came from, i ordered it through the mechanic shop where mum does the books. its an AU non-IRS exhaust, same shape as E series. Sweet cheers mate so I can probably just go my mechanic and ask him to order it for me |
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{USERNAME} wrote: f**k me, Simon L was right, i dont know the car anymore! it is so much different to drive now, waaaay more responsive, and the 1st gear acceleration is absolutely mental! im so happy with the way its turned out, only thing is, the clutch cable is half rooted and it dosent go into gear sometimes, so i have to ram my foot on the clutch pedal as hard as i can so it goes into gear might have to get a new cable lol. oh, and i have to get a new clutch cable fork as well, as at the moment its a bolt, nut and hose clamp doing the job does anyone know off hand how much that cable fork is? Fix that ASAP as it can damage the pedal assembly and or firewall due to the extra pedal pressure required. Correct me if I am wrong guys.
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: f**k me, Simon L was right, i dont know the car anymore! it is so much different to drive now, waaaay more responsive, and the 1st gear acceleration is absolutely mental! im so happy with the way its turned out, only thing is, the clutch cable is half rooted and it dosent go into gear sometimes, so i have to ram my foot on the clutch pedal as hard as i can so it goes into gear might have to get a new cable lol. oh, and i have to get a new clutch cable fork as well, as at the moment its a bolt, nut and hose clamp doing the job does anyone know off hand how much that cable fork is? Fix that ASAP as it can damage the pedal assembly and or firewall due to the extra pedal pressure required. Correct me if I am wrong guys. yeah we've fixed that now.
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coupla new pics i took today...
polished it with Turtle Wax Ice and sealed it with Turtle Wax Excalibur Carnauba Wax. shines brilliantly in the sun... although today, i thought this was a good background to take a few pics in.      
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