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Hi all
i am currently in the "pen to paper" stage of my build up. Not going to be completed in a flash...but sure will be flash. lol to start off let me tell u a lil about it. Its a sunfaded red EX-mouri mover that I've currently owned 4 the past 9months. in the 9moths of me owning it ive added 2 12" kicker comp. series subs and a 1200w coustic mono-block amplifier, a set of 18x8.5" anz mayhems a eaonon 7" touchscreen indash dvdplayer all kinda just thrown in there just so i can drive it. lol But ive come to relise i NEED to do some thing about it. So0o0o0o.... here are some plans and ideas that ive come up with so far: I will b replacing the boot & bonnet to an ef fairmont replacing the stock bumper with a F6 typhoon style bar installing XR side skirts replacing the stock rear bumper with a gto style bar then for its strip back and prep. for its new colour, still staying with red but going the Mazda "true red" (paint code: A4A) these are just a few of many modiforcations to come. i will be posting and updating regularly to this post in the next coming months if any of u r intrested in following the exciting journey of the ex mouri mover gone custom.  Sitting on the street.
 Just after the wheels went on.
 interior view(bad photo).
 Stereo surround.
 My subs.
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hey mate looks like a good start how much did she set u back?
_________________ eb gli 2 re sprayed in biscayne blue with sprint front lip ed xr front au series 3 side skirts sprint lip smoothed out boot garnish darkened tail lights el mirrors door handles au repeaters 17 wheels dumpd
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to b honest my wheels cost more then the car...lol
i got the car off a family friend a few months back, cost me $500 with a blown gear box and no rego. cost me $650 4 the gear box and put in a new haness y i was there, so basiclly its a bargain car and i think it's a great stepping stone 4 a project..
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Age: 35 Posts: 540 Joined: 9th Aug 2007 Ride: FG Ute, ED XR8 Sprint, GPZ900R Location: Leopold, Geelong |
Sure is, what plans have you got as far as performance is concerned?
_________________ The Past: EF Fairmont, EL Fairmont 5.0, HR Special, NF Fairlane 5.0, GSX 250-F, BA II XR8, VS3 Ute, VS2 L67 Calais |
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good job
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performance wise....
im looking around 4 a stage 2/3 cam and a 70mm throttle body at the moment. along with a custom intake setup. and a little down the line a custom planum and supercharger set up. (but will be exchanging/rebuilding the motor b4 that happens) all so a set of extractors with a 2 1/2" system.... definatly b an ecu change in their...but 4 the moment im focusing on looks...wit the odd performance mod thrown in there.
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HI all.
1st up date... will b putting a custom air box and piping + pod filter onto the EF this weekend (tomorrow). also a few interior gadgets cleaned up and painted if i get around to it. pic's will b up 2moro arvo/night.
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hell yeh, this sounds like shes gonna come up one sweeeeeeeeeeeetttt Ride...
be keen to see some photos in near future. i like the hole idea of a phoon bar
i wanted a phoon for a xr but yeh still lookin for the xr lmao or any other car i decide to go with..... any ideas on how much it gonna cost to repray hole car? as im looking to do same...
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Futura huh? Fairmont bonnet huh? Rear windows need electrics huh?
Trip computer? Climate control? High series instrument cluster? You need to change the horrible fabric door inserts and seats whilst you're there. At least get XR6 low springs all around. I have a FAIRMONT boot you could have, but am in New Zealand. If you want it for $20NZ I can look into shipping cost. But, then again - you only really want the badge and the chrome bit which wasn't chrome on the Futura, so the cost of those bits to ship to AUS shouldn't be much. Actually just sold the Fairmont front end, complete lights, fenders, guards, grill, bonnet and bumper for $350NZ. But yeah - they do make your Futura look better. Go for it. Mazda red is a good choice too. Should make the car look like an expensive GTO snake in no time! Don't know about Aussie, but the respray thing in NZ is looking to set me back a few thousand, which I cannot afford to be honest. Got my car for $1000 and have probably only spent another $1000 on the whole thing - although would benefit heaps from a paint job. Remember --- The best security system in the whole world is a car with three different coloured panels and dirty mags! |
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fiend wrote: Futura huh? Fairmont bonnet huh? Rear windows need electrics huh?
Trip computer? Climate control? High series instrument cluster? You need to change the horrible fabric door inserts and seats whilst you're there. At least get XR6 low springs all around. I have a FAIRMONT boot you could have, but am in New Zealand. If you want it for $20NZ I can look into shipping cost. But, then again - you only really want the badge and the chrome bit which wasn't chrome on the Futura, so the cost of those bits to ship to AUS shouldn't be much. Actually just sold the Fairmont front end, complete lights, fenders, guards, grill, bonnet and bumper for $350NZ. But yeah - they do make your Futura look better. Go for it. Mazda red is a good choice too. Should make the car look like an expensive GTO snake in no time! Don't know about Aussie, but the respray thing in NZ is looking to set me back a few thousand, which I cannot afford to be honest. Got my car for $1000 and have probably only spent another $1000 on the whole thing - although would benefit heaps from a paint job. Remember --- The best security system in the whole world is a car with three different coloured panels and dirty mags! u seem 2 b in the know...what will i need 2 throw the fairmont frontend on? also....induction pipe done 2day...will have pic's up soon.
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I only learnt from being told by others on FordMods,
but all you need for front end is the headlights, the bonnet (and grill) and the bumper... And then you just start unbolting and then you just start bolting in reverse order of unbolting with the new stuff. Simple really. Remember to check if the ambient air temperature sensor is in the Futura - is near the bonnet latch. Oh - you'll need to change the bonnet latch to the Fairmont variety too as has a longer arm to match the different boot / bumper placement. The Fairmont headlights are a different shape so don't even unbolt anything until you make sure you have usuable headlights. All good man. The ambient temperature sensor is used by the digital climate control, that I just know you're gonna want working later when you feel like pulling the interior completely out and Fairmonting it! Its a black cylinder that dissapears downwards from a metal clip that is screwed on to the plastic cover that directs air into the radiator. You should find it near the centre around the horn placement area under the bonnet latch. The Futura horn wiring loom had the wires all ready to go, which is the nice thing about the Futura over the base model Falcons. When you do the electric rear windows you'll agree! (And thank god someone at Ford was half onto it by mass producing different models in this way... Awesome of them...) |
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yer i thought that...thanx mate....
also any idea how i can change my picture file size as fordmod's only allows 500kb pic uploads and my pic's r alittle over 500kb?
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