SgtBourne

[SgtBourne]

well, picked up a set of pacemakers for a slab of beer and wacked em on. i was hoping with cam and extractors to make mid 140's but turns out my hopes were waaayyy to high, and i ended up making 133.7kws. (leet).

I will admit the car revs a lot freer and stronger, and the powerband is much larger than before, but still would have liked to get more out of her! but i guess i can't complain!

Wheres the stickers in the last shots? Hrmm..

stupid me thought i'd fix up the sticker (i buggered some of the letters putting it on and they were folded) of course i ended up butchering it and it looked shoite so i just took it off

[BuNtEr]

I've never been a fan of the club stickers, but good on you for representing!

someones gotta drive around sydney CBD and western suburbs (kellyville to penrith) and let the good e-series public know !!

plus there is a crapload of e-series cars @ my uni.

Fancy running into you here hahahahahaha. small world

also how does one get a hold of the stickers ?

[SgtBourne]

indeed mate! i got mine off dan from memory... just post in the general section asking for 1

[BuNtEr]

well, picked up a set of pacemakers for a slab of beer and wacked em on. i was hoping with cam and extractors to make mid 140's but turns out my hopes were waaayyy to high, and i ended up making 133.7kws. (leet).

I will admit the car revs a lot freer and stronger, and the powerband is much larger than before, but still would have liked to get more out of her! but i guess i can't complain!

Wheres the stickers in the last shots? Hrmm..

stupid me thought i'd fix up the sticker (i buggered some of the letters putting it on and they were folded) of course i ended up butchering it and it looked shoite so i just took it off

what cam did you use dude ?. and have you thought of using any of CMS cams

[SgtBourne]

used an RPD cam (my mate mitch was one of the blokes running it) so i got it for really cheap..

i was never gonna bother with a cam, but yeah the offer was too good to refuse... and i admit that thanks to the cam the power curve is a hell of a lot better than before... plus it has a nice (tiny) angry idle

[SgtBourne]

another update:
albeit a small one, got a hold of some chrome door handles for the right price and put them in this morning!
(sorry about the crappy phone quality pic)






After working out a little trick to get the door handle rod in (stupid me was trying to get it in whilst the handle was against the door) it only took less than 3min a door.

[wolf]

I've never been a fan of the club stickers, but good on you for representing!

someones gotta drive around sydney CBD and western suburbs (kellyville to penrith) and let the good e-series public know !!

plus there is a crapload of e-series cars @ my uni.

Car looks hot well done..

also GO THE PANTHERS

[BuNtEr]

love the look of the chrome door handles.

[Eb Barbie]

Chrome handles are muuuch better. So when are you putting in for more stickers to replace the ones you 'buggered up'

[SgtBourne]

we got a new batch coming up do we?
i might have to get ready for a boosted one when i get an xr6 turbo :D

[Xpfalcon170]

nice. now be sure to be wearing sunglasses when the sun glares upon them blindingly.

[SgtBourne]

the old girl hit 300,000kms on friday, shes all grown up!

[BLKPHN]

How many head gaskets??

just kidding.

Well done mate all the little thigs really add up and make a car great!

[SgtBourne]

definitely 1 done as there are reminents of the oil/coolant that stained the lower block, so i'd assume this is the 2nd one, and since it's still an EL head, i'd say its half way through its life (if not more)

[SgtBourne]

another small update.

got some AJ injectors and put them in, to be honest i havent noticed any difference, but hey better than having my leaky injectors!

also picked up a 3" stainless intake pipe which WAS in heritage green, but i thought i'd give my first shot @ spray painting a go and made it white.

Only issue is (as you can see in the second pic) there is a "bump" which is used to screw down the stock intake, this bump is holding the pipe a bit high and it is fowling on the bonnet.

pics:

[sirbogan]

nice car mate. how much did u pay for the full set of brakes? i need to get new rotors and pads so i think i may as well get a set that wont warp

[SgtBourne]

thanks bud.

in the end including install it was about $500. but if you did it yourself you'd save quite a bit of coin. so i opted for the DBA slotted rotors and i went for EBC greenstuff pads as well.

some of the best cash i ever spent. you definitely won't regret it.

[pHaT`eL]

Ill vouch for that. Best base upgrade for the money!!

[sirbogan]

thanks bud.

in the end including install it was about $500. but if you did it yourself you'd save quite a bit of coin. so i opted for the DBA slotted rotors and i went for EBC greenstuff pads as well.

some of the best cash i ever spent. you definitely won't regret it.

$500!? r u sure thats for 4 wheels? or just 1?

[SgtBourne]

$500 was for the 2 front rotors and sets of pads. + install

i didn't touch the rears.

[SgtBourne]

just an update to say it is for sale.
I have put a thread in the for sale section, so if you know anyone who would be interested, let em know

[SgtBourne]

hey all, thought i might show ya the new car

ill do some proper shots in a nice local once its been washed etc.

[EA89SVOWAGON]

where did ya get ya ba gear knob from? looking for one for my ea 5spd.

thankz nayth

[LOW_XR]

where did ya get ya ba gear knob from? looking for one for my ea 5spd.

thankz nayth

thats a auto shifter man

[nommic]

Pretty sure he's talking about the EL XR6 that SgtBourne used to have.

[sirbogan]

where did ya get ya ba gear knob from? looking for one for my ea 5spd.

thankz nayth

thats a auto shifter man

its the ba 5spd knob. my mate has a ba xr6 5spd ute and it has that knob, its 100% stock as well

[SgtBourne]

yeah i grabbed a XR 5spd gearknob from ford spare parts, just unscrew old, screw in new.

[EA89SVOWAGON]

the one on his el i as talking bout sorry should have stated that!

[EA89SVOWAGON]

and ok thanks bournsey hope u dont mind me asking bout how much it set u back?

[SgtBourne]

~$55 from memory? from ford spare parts