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I have been hard at it again, work that is, and am happy to report the Wagon now has no engine. Yay!!!!!
Proof of progress pics. 
Messy 
Now this stikes me as odd. The box is painted a blue/green colour. Could this mean it has been rebuilt at some point? 
I am very glad that I decided to swap another engine in, and not fix the engine the wagon. Look at what I found. 
Two of the bolts are missing on the left, and the top right bolt is loose. Good thing the engine was stuffed, and I couldn't give it a bootful! And not only that, the half moon rubber for the rocker cover gasket is missing too. No wonder there was a lot of oil and muck underneath. Now that the engine is out, I will be stripping out the LPG wiring and rewiring it all. I also intend to get the petrol side working so when the ED Ghia engine goes in it will run on either. The old alarm will be ditched, and the engine bay will be cleaned up as much as possible. I think the A/C compressor is the early EA type, so I will be swapping in the later type of A/C piping in preparation for a Serpentine Belt conversion. Can anyone confirm this is the older type? 
Cheers BenJ
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looking good ben.... i hope this new motor has a supercharger on the front of it
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
Well done Ben, good move to get rid of the boat anchor. She sure has seen better days. Did you manhandle it out yourself or did you get help? I suspect a bloke of your stature managed it yourself
All the EB's I have, both Rach's and the blue one had the single air con connection. My late 90 EA II had the same type as you have. Cheers RD
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hi, Ben
nice work on the wagon... very jelous, I was looking very hard to get a black one.. found one in QLD it was a fairmont, immaculate condition, but they were after 6K for it  and it was too far away so I settled for the cardinal red (no complaints).. I can conferm the a/c pump is early EA - EBI, the leter version has only one bolt holding the hoses on to the pump...
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re-looking at the pics and thats alot of oil thats come out of the back and over the gearbox... and do i see the whole exhaust missing??? whats going on there?
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Thanks guys for the info.
I will source the later A/C pipework. I know just the bloke to ask too. Troyman, where are you? Hey Buddy, Ole Pal, Ole Mate! HEHE, I gave Troyman the pipes out of my old EB2 Fairmont to put in his Gold EA, which as we know is now in pieces. Hopefully they can be put to further use. LOL BenJ
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
huggiebear wrote: ... and do i see the whole exhaust missing??? whats going on there?
I suspect that could be for the inclusion of a new exhaust system. I remember chatting to Ben about one the other day
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who needs an exhaust past the cat anyway? ;p
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So have you decided which engine is going in Ben? i remember there was a decision change on the red car's motor?
That engine is in the condition my old eb motor was in, lots of oil, loose bolts everywhere, both engine mounts broken, and mount bolts loose on the block! Good luck man.
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Yep, decision has been made.
The ED Ghia Engine will go into the Wagon. This will allow me to have the two cars, Red EB and the Wagon, on the road at the same time. The drivetrain in my Red EB, (the EL Engine, Auto and the 3.45 LSD diff) will be put in to the ED Ghia. The ED (Wifes Car) will recieve some Low Springs to improve the handling, and apart from a general tidy up, will not recieve many mods. The Wagon will get the full treatment while still adhering to my "Build it on a Budget" motto. Cheers BenJ
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BenJ wrote: Thanks guys for the info.
I will source the later A/C pipework. I know just the bloke to ask too. Troyman, where are you? Hey Buddy, Ole Pal, Ole Mate! HEHE, I gave Troyman the pipes out of my old EB2 Fairmont to put in his Gold EA, which as we know is now in pieces. Hopefully they can be put to further use. LOL BenJ nice progress ben.. yea that aircon pump is the ole ea type.. so yes i do still have pipework you require.
the only thing is you will need to change the evaporator core to the later one to match the later pipe work..(but i assume you already know this) but i guess all this can be done when you do your dash swap.. |
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
TROYMAN wrote: BenJ wrote: Thanks guys for the info. I will source the later A/C pipework. I know just the bloke to ask too. Troyman, where are you? Hey Buddy, Ole Pal, Ole Mate! HEHE, I gave Troyman the pipes out of my old EB2 Fairmont to put in his Gold EA, which as we know is now in pieces. Hopefully they can be put to further use. LOL BenJ the only thing is you will need to change the evaporator core to the later one to match the later pipe work..(but i assume you already know this) but i guess all this can be done when you do your dash swap.. And I have one of those in the blue EB you can have
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TROYMAN wrote: so yes i do still have pipework you require. Excellent news. I will talk to you tonight about getting the parts. TROYMAN wrote: the only thing is you will need to change the evaporator core to the later one to match the later pipe work..(but i assume you already know this) Ahhhh, had forgotten that actually  The A/C evap core or complete heater box can be swapped out. I have the one from the old parts car still, or another buddy has one out of an EL I may be able to get. (Hi Paulmac  )TROYMAN wrote: but i guess all this can be done when you do your dash swap.. Actually the dash swap is becoming more and more involved. As the Wagon is a Series One, the Engine Bay and Body wiring looms will need to swapped out for Series Two High spec looms. This is because the loom I used behind the EL Dash is a Series Two Fairmont Loom and I believe they won't be compatible. But that task is for later on. Have to get it driveable and reliable first. racedirector wrote: And I have one of those in the blue EB you can have
Good, while I have the heater box out of the old white EB, I am not sure on the condition. If you have a spare A/C condensor that would be great, as the one in the Wagon is a little beat up. Cheers BenJ
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
BenJ wrote: racedirector wrote: And I have one of those in the blue EB you can have Good, while I have the heater box out of the old white EB, I am not sure on the condition. If you have a spare A/C condensor that would be great, as the one in the Wagon is a little beat up. Cheers BenJ Yup, spare EB again. I haven't got the rad out yet to have a good look at the condensor but if the condition of the radiator is anything to go by then it should be pretty good. I'll let ya know. Cheers RD
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
I got the condensor out and it looks pretty good. See attached. Yours if you want it, will swap for the wagons one for when I scrap the EB if that is OK.
Cheers RD You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
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