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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:20 pm 
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Nah mate, i'm just saving to be able to dump it on someones doorstep and get them to finish it. I can't stand looking at it anymore.

Well you know where my workshop is & i will look after you in price.
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:51 pm 
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Lol, transport from Perth to Melbourne is going to be killer.
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:37 pm 
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Lol, transport from Perth to Melbourne is going to be killer.


Unless you had a car trailer & a tow car for say 2 weeks, with 2 or 3 drivers you could make the trip, only stopping for food, fuel & nature, with at least one person sleeping in the back seat... lol.

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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:44 pm 
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Just completed a PAB dash conversion today, what an a***hole of a job that is. I don't recomend it to anyone haha. Wiring was there for the scarebag, you just need to remove a dummy resistor from the plug and away you go. For anyone doing the conversion, make sure you get the passenger side air ducting, as its very different to the non PAB dash.

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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:22 am 
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Yay i am going to be doing the same thing in a few weeks really looking forward to it. Anything to be careful of. Mines a nf series 1 so apparantley i dont have the wiring there for the PAB so have to change loom as well .

Looks good

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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:09 am 
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Oh really? That sucks, i would have thought any mid/high series EF/EL/NF/NL would have had the wiring there already for the scarebag :? I did the conversion purely for aesthetics, if the wiring wasn't there i would have left it inoperable :)

It looks like a daunting task, but it's actually quite easy once you get in there. The hardest part is unscrewing the fuse and relay block from the back of that dash shell :x
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:44 pm 
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hey man been watching your thread for a few weeks.

very nice man.

i bought a ef fairmont a few weeks ago and spent more time fixing it then driving it.

the old bloke i got it off did not drive it for 4 yrs so every seal is pretty much stuffed.

im trying to convince the missus to get a house with a big shed so i got room to tinker.

seen BA motors cheap as in good nic so im keen to do it.

Cheers for the inspiration
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:39 am 
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mate...first of all let me say congratulations...

it has taken me since saturday afternoon to read this thread ( on and off between painting cars and what not ) anyway the main reason i stumbled across your thread is i was googling this exact engine/box conversion myself for my ef...as the transmissions packed it in i came across a complete running gear setup for $1000...cheaper alternative than just the box...so i think...

but got me to thinking since u initially used ur old el box onto the ba motor and u had the stuff around with the wiring loom...i wonder whether it would be easier to use a complete ba harness...dash loom and all...maybe something i have to try later on lol

anyway from me u get 10/10 for originality ( havent seen that engine conversion done before )

congrats for such an agonizing but yet accomplishing build mate...ill be watching still :)
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:39 am 
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so any updates on this project???????
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:07 pm 
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Umm no not really, still sitting there haha. My 20" Dark Agents and tyres are for sale though. I can't be figged fitting them, I'll just stick with the gladiators for now.
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:15 pm 
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hey man hows ur car going got it going yet?
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:25 am 
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It does go actually lol. Well...it starts, idles and kinda revs. All the intercooler piping is sorted, no holes in the bodywork required, exhaust is done and all lines up, had a problem with the map sensor setup (yet again), tuning is taking it's time, the fact that if you want to make one suble change it takes you ten bloody minutes for the flash tuner to load it. Which is frustrating to say the least. As I got a good price it's just being done in spare time. Which doesn't bother me as I have my daily fun-car to play with and make faster with minimal money.

So technically, not sorted yet, yes it is dragging on and I've had enough of it, so anyone that wants to buy it and continue on, throw me a line.....srsly.
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:09 pm 
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hey have u got the measurements for how far u cut into the k frame..
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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:48 am 
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can you get engineered with this conversion if you cut the k frame???(is there any other way to put the dohc barra in a el??) i am thinking long and hard about pulling the single cammer turbo out of my el now,but i am chasing 100% engineered for mods.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Fordman351's DOHC Turbo EL Fairmont
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:49 pm 
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f**k me, been reading for hours and i missed half the pages. Good s**t man alot of work gone into this, Love to jam one of these power packs into my EL one day, but im not cashed up so cant see that happening in a hurry lol. Good work man and dont sell it finish it off!

 

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