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Hey where to start lol.

Hi Dan here thought id get started. New to this forum. Been a big VL man for a long time.
Owned a 430rwkw calais for many years. She's gone now.
Guess its time for something different!!
I bought an EB Fairmont off an old lady late last year.
Very Very clean car in the while color.
Been toying with the turbo idea for some time now.
As I work in a performance shop ill be doing all my own fab work and tuning.
Boss hates fords lol!! hes a holden nut so I thought id stir the pot a little

Anyways be cool to hear some ideas, im looking at a power figure around the 350rwkw mark and am
experimenting with gearbox ideas. Toying with the idea of a 3A box and the torsen ford diff.
Ill get some starter pics up of the beast in a little.

Oh! One more thing, that red ED in the header up top? the wheels, what are they??? they look like AMG style??

Cheers.

Dan.

Hey dan welcome aboard sounds like ur car gonna be a rippa when ur finished can't wait to see ur build treats as they come along. So what mods have u done so far, & yes post up some pics...

Welcome mate,

430rwkw in a VL sounds like fun!

Can't really help you with advice for hitting 350rwkw (I'm more of a V8 guy) but there's a few members here who are around/above that figure:

340.1rwkw EA Falcon T/C ------------ EASPRINT
357rwkw EA Falcon turbo 4.ol---------ea ba turbo
380rwkw@12psi EB Falcon turbo--------- Stevo_538
394.2rwkw EL Falcon turbo 4.0l -------Fritzz
398.7rwkw EA falcon Turbo ----------- Turbo Tony (Caravan tower)
451.3rwkw EL XR6 Turbo --------------- PYROAY (427rwkw street tune)
460rwkw ED Falcon 4.0 Turbo -------- TUFED6

Is this the banner pic you mean?



The member is "onereded", they're Directors I think? One of the best looking rims out there I reckon!

Cheers

-Dave-

Thanks for the comments guys

I love those wheels!!!! On my shopping list for sure!. I haven't touched my car yet! lol! Stock as!
I'll be getting into it soon.

What bottom ends from you guys experiance will hold around the 300-350 figure in stock form.
The car will run on the street at around the 280-300 figure and only bumped up at the track for some fun.
I noticed Tims white EA tuned by Mike used a stock bottom end. What model would be the pick of the bunch?
Ive heard the EL bottom end?? Going to put a combo together on a stand and then put it in.

god I love those wheels!!!! what are they worth??

AJR directors can be had for about $500 in acceptable condition as far as I know. A few members on here have them I believe. You can put up a wanted thread to see if anyone's looking to get rid of a set.
Not sure about the bottom end stuff but I believe an ACL rebuild kit is a good way to go for freshening up an EB motor. Then turbo.
AU engines seem to be a popular choice for high end turbo and require only minimal modification to the sump to fit E-series K-frames. Probably more cost effective in comparison to building up an oldish EB engine. 100,000km examples can be had for sub-$500.

All the best and progress photos are a must!

gerendasi wrote:AJR directors can be had for about $500 in acceptable condition as far as I know. A few members on here have them I believe. You can put up a wanted thread to see if anyone's looking to get rid of a set.
Not sure about the bottom end stuff but I believe an ACL rebuild kit is a good way to go for freshening up an EB motor. Then turbo.
AU engines seem to be a popular choice for high end turbo and require only minimal modification to the sump to fit E-series K-frames. Probably more cost effective in comparison to building up an oldish EB engine. 100,000km examples can be had for sub-$500.

All the best and progress photos are a must!

Dont listen to him Dan hes a nuffy!!!

AJR Directors are pretty damn rare most people have a Set and a few spares, The outers damage pretty easy id be thinking more around $900+ for a set. For the power ur looking at stock bottom end prob wont cut it after some abuse so id be looking at rods and the like bottom up build,

lol Mark!

The seller can pretty much name their price for Directors, hardly anyone has them, everybody wants them.

Commando wrote:lol Mark!

The seller can pretty much name their price for Directors, hardly anyone has them, everybody wants them.

Spot on D4V3

Bomber wrote:Dont listen to him Dan hes a nuffy!!!

Thanks brotek. Cant see what was wrong with what I said
Aside from the AJRs, sure

gerendasi wrote:

Bomber wrote:Dont listen to him Dan hes a nuffy!!!

Thanks brotek. Cant see what was wrong with what I said
Aside from the AJRs, sure

A basic rebuild Kit which consists of bearings, seals and rings wont hold 350rwkw day in day out itd be cheaper to stock pile engines and just swap ala EFFalcon style

I believe TUFED6 uses an ACL kit (bar rods and pistons) doesnt he?

gerendasi wrote:I believe TUFED6 uses an ACL kit (bar rods and pistons) doesnt he?

the rebuild kit is only part of what you will need, Then you would wont to decomp aswell a couple of MLS head gaskets or a Decomp plate...

Sure, but did he ask about compression?

He's talking about a 350rwkw turbo setup

Of course compression (or preferred lack thereof) comes into it

hey someone else from scumbury! EB sounds good can't wait to see it turbo'ed

Thanks for the info guys

I had a feeling those rims would be a little hard to get.

From my experiance with ACL parts that idea can stay on the shelf...

I like the sounds of cheap EL motor swaps after a breakage lol.

Im a soft tuner and very conservative so I can look after a stocker.

I ran an Atmo RB30 into the 11s with no hasstles.

See how I go with a low Km EL motor for now hey

Prob get a nice head sorted with cam, springs and go a commetic head gasket with ARP studs.

cross fingers lol

Parfrey wrote:hey someone else from scumbury! EB sounds good can't wait to see it turbo'ed

Do you work at Sunbury Yamaha???

lol yeah unfortunately. haha i think i just figured out who you are!

lol. Bet you do!

How did you cams come up???

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directors for sale

Its ok with the cams, ran a 14.0@ 97mph so its going better. Thinking of selling it now tho lol.

how long until you start the turbo stuff on the eb?

Dansedgli wrote:http://www.boostedfalcon.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5219

directors for sale

Always when I have no cash

Ill be getting stuck into the EB shortly, just fixing up the basics of the car at moment.

Can anyone tell me if EB fairmont series 1 came out with a 4litre? Even if its like right at the end of the production run?
People are telling me that its not the original 4 litre in it but I have the original books. Anyone?

It COULD still be a 3.9. IIRC there was a bit of a changeover period.