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gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: January 12th, 2008, 11:14 pm
by lowghia
howdy, joined a little while ago but hadn posted anything so thought i would...

notice a few perth boys on here from some other forums so to the ones who dont know me im rob... gidday..

heres the car.. everyone calls LG so it stuck..

usual n/a mods gave me a best wheelspinning 15.2 on the strip and without a high stall.much faster than that when it grips.. ef ghia series 2 with all the ticky bits, soon to have some more bits added on for a bit of a BOOST( u get my drift ) .. nearly got all the hardware, still sorting out management side of things but got the snort stage 3 kit, walbro ,injectors etc.. so ill put it up when it all goes on looking at march april at the latest..
next update: once its done..
car has few custom mods here and there
couple of pics:


stock as a rock july 05:Image
the strip:Image
modded grille:Image
recent pic:Image
gearshift:Image

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: January 13th, 2008, 2:48 am
by EF ECTIV
nice work robby..... bout time you got on here.....

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: January 13th, 2008, 3:17 am
by ed40
hey Rob ya old nocturnal prick.

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: January 13th, 2008, 7:28 am
by Malakai
Nice pic from the track and that gold grill looks great with that paint colour.

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: January 13th, 2008, 11:07 am
by Damo
Welcome. How did you do your grille and shifter ? :P :lol:

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: January 13th, 2008, 11:39 am
by ed40
hahahah damo!

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: January 13th, 2008, 7:52 pm
by lowghia
Damo wrote:Welcome. How did you do your grille and shifter ? :P :lol:



ha ha ha, yeah damo, my favorite question..lol

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 5th, 2008, 12:39 am
by lowghia
nearly all together

snort bits plus 42lbers, walbro blah blah-- not long now. turbo is a to4e s trim, gt35 comp wheel n shit.. sorry my knowledge limited.. i just asked for it and payed for it... eng managment and cooler piping is all thats left..

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Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 5th, 2008, 4:32 pm
by Boosted Camster
Hey Mate - are you doing your own install?
If not I can give you the guys who did my job - sounds like the same system you are putting on yours - I am just in the process of getting the green tops now:)
These guys did a killer job and i find them VERY reliable.
PS - love the grill!

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 5th, 2008, 9:58 pm
by lowghia
Boosted Camster wrote:Hey Mate - are you doing your own install?
If not I can give you the guys who did my job - sounds like the same system you are putting on yours - I am just in the process of getting the green tops now:)
These guys did a killer job and i find them VERY reliable.
PS - love the grill!



yeah , nah, my mechanic and i are doin the install.. thanx for the offer.... goin to bpt too maybe...

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 9th, 2008, 6:05 pm
by G3R3N
Very nice.. Look forward to a build thread when u start puttin in ur turbo :D

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 22nd, 2008, 7:41 pm
by lowghia
install starting tomorrow...

ill post up pics over the next few weeks if anyones interested..



wooo hooo

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 22nd, 2008, 7:54 pm
by wicksy
hey have u got a pics of ur gauges mate?

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 22nd, 2008, 9:00 pm
by lowghia
guages as requested...

might add the boost guage there with those 2 guages... dunno yet..those 2 are oil and water..
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Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 22nd, 2008, 10:53 pm
by wicksy
they look bloody smicko..nice work there, nice and unique like alot of things on your car

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 22nd, 2008, 11:24 pm
by lowghia
wicksy wrote:they look bloody smicko..nice work there, nice and unique like alot of things on your car



thanx wicksy, glad ya like..

looking at the first post of mine up the top of page i forgot to add my scuff plates i made too...not finished yet as i got some laser etched ticky wings to add...
heres a pic since ya like custom touches
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the engine- will look better in a few weeks with the turbo on , thats for sure, but here it is N/A ..
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Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 23rd, 2008, 9:54 am
by TonyXR8
Very nice
BPT are the go they sorted my 347
Started with 304 rwhp and ended up with 414 rwhp by the time they were finished with a tweecer and tune

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 23rd, 2008, 11:41 am
by ed40
tony is ur car a lioght bluey colour?? I think there was a small feature on it in perth street car????

Robs car is unique, keep us updated on the install mate.. :D:D

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 23rd, 2008, 12:52 pm
by TonyXR8
ed40 wrote:tony is ur car a lioght bluey colour?? I think there was a small feature on it in perth street car????

Robs car is unique, keep us updated on the install mate.. :D:D


No my car is white and it has just hit the road in the last couple of weeks

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 23rd, 2008, 7:27 pm
by lowghia
justa couple of pics to start the show
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the donk is out
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measuring for oil n water lines-- head coming off to go to head shop on monday..
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Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 23rd, 2008, 8:13 pm
by EF ECTIV
haha its all happening rob..... Im actaully fitting up my new front mount tonight, along with some altering to the front bar to fit.....

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 23rd, 2008, 8:21 pm
by lowghia
EF ECTIV wrote:haha its all happening rob..... Im actaully fitting up my new front mount tonight, along with some altering to the front bar to fit.....




yeah matt.... it sure is... heads off and gettn done next week, gonna do rear main seal, timing cover, and maybe water pump while its all off... just to save doin it later when the installs done.... dont wanna have to do shit twice...

ure new cooler should be schmick...


( look after me tailights ) lol
and if ya can drop round sometime id like to talk bout the engineering shit with ya... need a hand with the dpi modifications form and youve done it so youd know..

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 24th, 2008, 9:57 am
by Malakai
I don't know why but the title of this thread gives me the shits every time I see it in the new post list. There's just something about it. Only the thread title though, I love the content.

I'll stop my outburst now... as you were.

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: February 24th, 2008, 1:56 pm
by EF ECTIV
Yeh no worries rob once I pass the dpi thing, ill drop by yours..... Prob midweek really Im hoping to get in and out of kustom panel by tuesday, with the dpi inspection on wednesday....Then I'll drop off your tail-lights ;)

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: March 5th, 2008, 2:25 am
by Tocchi
whats this? a G6E wannabe? :P

nah it looks like theres lots of progress Rob.. im watching this build :)

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: March 5th, 2008, 10:32 am
by lowghia
Tocchi wrote:whats this? a G6E wannabe? :P

nah it looks like theres lots of progress Rob.. im watching this build :)





ha ha... g6e wannabee.... i like that matt

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: March 5th, 2008, 10:38 am
by lowghia
only 1 update pic.. ill get more on the weekend..

little boy in pic is my mech's son.... obviously proud of his dads work..

finally got the cooler sorted after lots of bumper chopping
and no... i didnt want the bigger cooler.



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PostPosted: March 5th, 2008, 3:29 pm
by lowghia
Wow... holy crap Rob I never thought I'd say rice suits your car!! Apart from the stickers everywhere and all the wanky Ticky wings, and the blue dash LED's, and......... hahahahaha j/k, that looks fucking unbelievably HOT!!!

One day we'll have Monty and LG together both with some decent power and we'll have to get that head-to-head photo you've been talking about for ages :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: mmmmmmmmmmm tyre-smoke hehehe.

-Jais

P.S. I might have to join up at some stage to keep myself updated since you don't talk to me on msn anymore and you don't answer your phone... :lol:

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: March 5th, 2008, 3:31 pm
by lowghia
oh the other thing I meant to say - Sammy's son is DEFINITELY Sammy's son!!! He's like a little mini-me of him haha

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: March 5th, 2008, 10:07 pm
by lowghia
nice posting on behalf of me jais.... piss off. your not me

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: March 9th, 2008, 4:29 pm
by lowghia
..or am I? :P

:cry: :lol:

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: March 10th, 2008, 7:20 pm
by dcstraight
Nice work mate - good to see more ghias getting around a little quicker :)

What are the dimensions of the cooler you are using ? Bar and plate or tube and fin ?

Sorted out any engine management stuff yet ? Got any goals in mind re boost, power etc.

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: March 10th, 2008, 10:28 pm
by lowghia
dcstraight wrote:Nice work mate - good to see more ghias getting around a little quicker :)

What are the dimensions of the cooler you are using ? Bar and plate or tube and fin ?

Sorted out any engine management stuff yet ? Got any goals in mind re boost, power etc.



thanx dcstraight

ahh the cooler is 450x420x100- .. dunno bout the bar n plate bit, i asked geoff ( snort for it especially) as i didnt want the large bumper mutilating size..

ill be using the eliminator chip to run the show as i know it works for a couple of boys over here in perth- on perth e series..

ill be running 10 psi- power - dunno. 2 guys here with almost identical systems as mine are running 330 rwhp on 8psi but my turbos flowed and gt35 wheels and different housings to theirs.( bigger). i suppose output wont be known till the tune and dyno... im after the big torque shove not dyno figures so its anybodys guess... then a few 1/4 runs to get the e.t....
updates as we go...

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: March 17th, 2008, 7:42 pm
by 91ebxr8
nice work man, falcon takes flight!!!!!! :)

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: May 8th, 2008, 7:26 pm
by markr154
91ebxr8 - DO NOT, I repeat ..DO NOT call Rob's car a FALCON :roll: haha

It's a fookin' FAIRMONT GHIA, fer fook's sake ...do yer wan a kick up the fookin shitter?

Anyway Rob, good to see all the progress pics in sequence ...gonna be neat as, just like the rest of the car ;)

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: May 24th, 2008, 9:00 pm
by EdFairmontGhia
This car is looking awesome... how'z it comming along?

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: June 8th, 2008, 11:57 pm
by lowghia
3 days till tune....


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intercooler nicely hidden


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one of the two trans coolers, other one on other side

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Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: June 9th, 2008, 8:25 pm
by wicksy
looking tops, got any pics from above motor, to see the turbo and the whole setup, love the way ur mounted ur trans cooler

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: June 20th, 2008, 10:45 am
by SgtBourne
holly hell! beautiful mate

Re: gday from over here... me and LG

PostPosted: June 25th, 2008, 1:09 pm
by ClassicAU
That is a fantastic install, kudos to your mechanic on that one! I love how concealed everything is, the low mount turbo is great! You can hardly tell on first look, which I have always thought it the best kind of install. Well done! :)

Evan