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very interested in the bulge pending my insurance claim with my EL. I will let you know how i go.
good luck with the heat issues my ed used to get so bloody hot under the bonnet even hours after having the car off it was still warm under there.
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{USERNAME} wrote: very interested in the bulge pending my insurance claim with my EL. I will let you know how i go. good luck with the heat issues my ed used to get so bloody hot under the bonnet even hours after having the car off it was still warm under there. the el you just bought???? |
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Yeah mate I fkd up and hit into a guy. Put a pick in my thread build
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{USERNAME} wrote: Yeah mate I fkd up and hit into a guy. Put a pick in my thread build i seen that, what a bugger.... |
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a little modification update...
while i was under the car welding the rust in the sill i noticed my rear swaybar mounts on the body were starting to bend, i put it down to the rather poor after thought whiteline put into their mounting design?.. for those that are not femiliar with how the adjustable white line sway bar mounts, there is a large 90 deg angle bracket that bolts to the original body mount and the link bolts to the angle bracket, what this does, instead of putting the load on the centre of the factory bracket it puts it load on the outer edge... in my case the body brackets were starting to bend, so after straightening the mounts with a trolly jack lol i started fitting the new links... here is the whiteline link..  anyway after browsing ebay i seen some aftermarket h/d double ball joint ba/fg rear swaybar links that i thought might do the job..( i beleive they also suit au irs)? so i visited wholesale suspension this afternoon to measure these link pins, and it seemed that these will do the job better then the original whiteline ones..  i only had to make a minor modification to the locating washer as the ed bush hole in the body mount is 18mm and the ba is 20mm.. from this i ground it down  to this  otherwise fairly easy to fit up.. all done and its now more stable on the road compared to before..  
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hey troy, how much was the welder if you don't mind me asking ?
car is looking good as always 
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That's a great little mod there Troy! I think that should be a tech doc!
Cheers ToranaGuy
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{USERNAME} wrote: That's a great little mod there Troy! I think that should be a tech doc! Cheers ToranaGuy thanks im rather pleased with the . 
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What did the mounts set you back Troy?
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{USERNAME} wrote: just decided to sell the bonnet with the bulge.. so if anyone is interestred in a bulge bonnet for there box car make me a reasonable offer.. pics and asking price is in the below link.. ford-parts-for-sale-f17/eb-bonnet-with-ba-xr8-bonnet-bulge-t112641.html well the bonnet was sold and went off to its new home on the weekend... |
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some fresh mods...
1st edition is a engine oil cooler, 2nd, ive ordered a better clutch so the manual will make a return.. oil cooler a rather fidely job and a little fabricating of brackets but still easy...      
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{USERNAME} wrote: I like the motorcraft oil filter. Genuine Ford stuff never goes astray! Lookin good, Troyman.
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will the oil cooler help by keeping the turbo cooler? or just make the engine last longer?
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: I like the motorcraft oil filter. Genuine Ford stuff never goes astray! Lookin good, Troyman. cheers, i always use the motorcraft oil filter.. {USERNAME} wrote: will the oil cooler help by keeping the turbo cooler? or just make the engine last longer? alittle bit of both, it will keep the engine oil cooler, as the turbo is oil cooled only the oil is somewhat super heated from the turbo. under extreme thrashing it essentually just keeps circulating getting hotter and hotter untill the oil starts to break down.. this way the hot sump oil is pumped through the cooler before circulating back through the engine... the plus side is better oil protection from cooler oil and oil should last longer.. there is a down side which can also be a positive.. the engine now carries over 6 litres of oil.. |
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