Boosted Falcon

ok so my bank just approved a loan, first thing on the list is turning the beast to a manual, followed by a full exhaust starting at the extractors and finishing at the tip. question is where is a good place in SA to install a manual gear box, i don't have the knowledge or time to do it my self, i know what i want, but its tricky finding a decent place to install it for you, the only quote i have so for is for 1650 installed, im sure i can do better than that, can people let me know here they got it done ( maybe where they work) or places they know off

try profix at salisbury, they do pacemaker headers, use Magnaflow cats and mufflers
and they might do the manual conversion for you, give em a call on 8258 9777

try Olympic Auto wreckers in londsdale mate.

they did it for me

ive got a mate that does car up n hes a ford man so he will take care ill give him a call c if he will fit it for u but you will probly have 2 supply box n shit.
my mate drives a xc coupe with a 260 boss engine in it, his old car was a xa gt coupe( no replica the real deal)

hmm ill give olympic auto a call, stuies, call ya mate, see what he says, ill prob end up going with a wrecker though, aslong as they give me a good price

yea should also mention i dont like profix since they quoted me 500 bucks to change the brake pads, i got my origional quote from all panels and parts, saw some of there work on an eb manual conversion with an AU tickford engine, real nice work, but seems like to much if you ask me

stuiesEB wrote:ive got a mate that does car up n hes a ford man so he will take care ill give him a call c if he will fit it for u but you will probly have 2 supply box n shit.
my mate drives a xc coupe with a 260 boss engine in it, his old car was a xa gt coupe( no replica the real deal)

PICS OR BAN!!!!!!!!! that sound awesome!!

yea i should mention an XA gt coupe is my dream car, so ill have to kill him for it, or who ever he sold it too

ok got a couple more quotes, one place wants to charge me 2600 thats olympic, athol park ford wreckers wanted to charge me 1850 but its a standered box, they wont reinforce the firewall but do swap the ecu. i need to wait till monday to talk to all panels and parts again buy the sounds of it (the fucker is at the clipsal) but they seem to be my best bet, i did like the look of there work, and they have a 3 month warrenty on it

stalker, contact Ford Spares & Repairs aka Limoscene at Lonsdale.
8322 3277

hmm i would but ive gone to hellia ford wreckers at lonsdale, 1450, with an nice clutch, and a BA shift stick

I'm gonna say do it yourself,

Get a EA conversion kit for under $500 and set about doing it. Add in the stuff you may want to replace/upgrade/require like the clutch/ flywheel and Smartlocked ecu and you wouldn't have to spend over $1000 for all of it.

IMHO.

i dont have the knollage or the time to do this my self, i have looked at doing it my self, and i probably could do it, but would take WAY to long, and i need my car, looks like ill be getting a bit of work done to my car there they do awesome prices, i was talking to him about a balancing, blasting the extractors and shit, tickford ported heads and a fair bit more for around 3.5k, REALLY good price, the last car he did was an EL and it was getting 220 at the wheels, but it got into an accident

*EDIT
just to let you all know whats happening with my ride, Monday my car is getting extractors, 2 1/2 inch exhaust and a hot dog. should be a nice addition. then Tuesday its getting the oil leeks fixed up new air filter flushing the engine oil. and a bit over a week and it will be a manual. getting the gas tuned ( its playing up abit on take off and around corners when i put my foot down) and the air con fixed at the same time. 2 days ago i got another sub after i killed the last one. i got a 7" pioneer dvd player coming soon which will replace the 6 stacker im running now. oh and depending on how my money holds up might look into getting some new wheels ( i really hate the stock Fairmont alloys)

pics now

now? nothing has happend to it yet, there are some pics of the car how it stands in my intro thread
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=2647

ill get some more pics as things happen to it

Check book modifier ftl

? wtf you on about serial?

serial_fool wrote:Check book modifier ftl

Yeah sure, becuase everyone is equipped to change a transmission at home???
Sometimes it's better to have work done professionally with the right tools and knowledge.

Seems you have a fitting username... and if you ever went to school you'd know how to spell CHEQUE.

oh well that would have made more scence, anyway im not really, but i dont have the time to do this sort of work my self, and i dont have the tools, i grew up in a family of women, sorta hurts the process

GUN4LTR wrote:

serial_fool wrote:Check book modifier ftl

Yeah sure, becuase everyone is equipped to change a transmission at home???
Sometimes it's better to have work done professionally with the right tools and knowledge.

Seems you have a fitting username... and if you ever went to school you'd know how to spell CHEQUE.

Sometimes its better to invest in tools to be able to do it yourself. The quotes you are getting are very pricey for what is a relatively simple job. Not to mention the Auto to Manaul conversion guide has been around since Jesus was a boy.

ok but that steel leaves the problem of not having any time, i have max one day that i can do it on, atleast if i get it done with a pro it will get done quickly and ill get a loan car from them