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to show how extensive the rust actually was... both windscreens had rust from one side to the other, the dog legs were completely gone, the rear wheel arches were held together by the chrome trims.
and to add to that. gearbox and diff needed a rebuild, the head gasket was completely gone, the LPG system didnt kill the injectors and if it froze it refused to run even on fuel, control arm bushes were gone, engine mounts, rear view mirror wouldnt stay on the glass, no matter what the exhaust just didnt want to line up properly steering rack was completely gone, heater and aircon didnt work. compare all that to a $300 rust free EF with working aircon and heater, 5 brand new tyres, K&N filter, 2.5" mandrel bent exhaust, polyurethane bushes, 6 and a half years newer, drivers airbag and so forth. im going to miss the LTD but its better off for me this way (and everyone else i believe) |
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$300? - BASTARD. I need one of those in White
 . Good score though. So do you strip the LTD? |
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the EF got rego yesterday. only issue was the thin hose that joins the 2 metal pipes under the manifold had a small split. fixed it up and its all good now.
yeah the LTD will be stripped. tho only the parts that have sold or i need. the rest is getting scrapped |
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ok i guess its time to update. a fair bit has gone on, all brakes are in, diff is in, motor is built and in and running. i just got my dump pipe back from my mate who welded it up for me.
just waiting on some longer spark plug leads, modify the handbrake, wait for my mate to finish the tune, then a few other small details like custom header tank and new black silicon vac hoses.  marine aerial installed under cowling panel  in line oil filter     
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this was a quick vid, measuring 8psi at 2250rpm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI9l8qmRnD0 |
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Sooo.. how long till were all up and running?
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hopefully only a few months till rego. i have a few bills to pay off first.
oh im chasing some EF seats if you still have some
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Your chasing some EF Seats? - What kind?
I have an XR8 full of them at home... |
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Loving the Wild Turkey bottle on the crane! haha, You have good taste.
Nice work on the turbo donk too. Cheers.
_________________ 1996 EF Futura factory manual |
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huggiebear wrote: this was a quick vid, measuring 8psi at 2250rpm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI9l8qmRnD0  , thats alot of boost early, mines only just starting to making boost at 2200rpm..lol
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i thought so too troy. it was just in drive on the brake so im not sure if its different on the street but should be perfect with the 2400 stallie
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i was getting around 6psi at 1600rpm against brakes and hande brake and i have no stally.
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gee mine must be really laggy.. i dont make any boost on stall ,starts wheel spinning before any boost is made ...
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sent pm to you huggiebear
troyman - please disregard the pm i sent you , wrong person |
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TROYMAN wrote: gee mine must be really laggy.. i dont make any boost on stall ,starts wheel spinning before any boost is made ... Try using the hand brake, unfortunatley thats how i ruined mine
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