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EA owner in the US
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March 14th, 2009, 1:34 pmby Fixittogetithome
Hey Guys,
New to the board here, I may be one of your few, if any, American members. Spent a semester at Monash Uni and picked up an EA Series 1. Loved it so much I'm trying to get it imported to the States, so I may be asking for some help... Anyway, I love these cars, and I'm thrilled there is a board of such enthusiastic owners for such an underappreciated car.
-Matt
(Its an 89 EA Series 1, 5 speed, 3.9 EFI S Pack - More or less stock w/ EB S wheels, Superlows and some headers, or "extractors")
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 14th, 2009, 1:37 pmby Dumpsta
Good to hear
! Definitly would be different over there... Where bouts in the states are you mate?
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 14th, 2009, 1:56 pmby SnyperEB
Awesome mate. I wonder if there is any E-Series over in the states at all?
Viper Engine conversion on the cards!!
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 14th, 2009, 2:57 pmby BLCKED
Dumpsta wrote:Good to hear
! Definitly would be different over there... Where bouts in the states are you mate?
ever watched robocob?
the police cars were like an american version of an ea
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 14th, 2009, 5:20 pmby ed40
dude you have to turbo it.. **** would SPIN THE **** OUT!!!! Would be awesome!!!
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 14th, 2009, 10:55 pmby donno
If he thinks an EA is brilliant, all american cars must really be shithouse.
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 14th, 2009, 11:10 pmby Rollin
Snyper - Viper engine FTMFW!!!
Fixit - What do second hand viper engines go for over there? It would be a great conversion.
Also, ask whoever sends your car to you to send over a couple of AU head gaskets and head bolts to go with
donno - LOL. My brother just came back from a month over there and he reckons all the cars are actually crap - he was pretty disappointed.
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 14th, 2009, 11:59 pmby Fixittogetithome
@Dumpsta - I'm located in Detroit, but I just moved here from North Carolina, so its frigid
@SnyperEB - Due to our importation laws, its extremely difficult to import anything newer than 25 years. There are a few XA-XC cars over here (maybe 25?), but not really anything later.
@Rollin - Yeah Viper engines are a bit pricey, so I think I'd just want to Turbo the original mill. Head gaskets noted. So far the car hasn't had any problems other than a rear control arm bushing failure.
@Donno - Most American cars from the last 20 years are pretty bad. I just want to bring the EA over because its different . Not particularly brilliant, or nice. Mine needs a bit of cosmetic work.
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 15th, 2009, 4:54 amby Rollin
We'll get you a nice ED and chuck some XD compliance plates on it - they'll never know
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 15th, 2009, 9:12 amby LUXO_8
years ago now, i saw a black left hand drive EB Fairmont Ghia with New York plates in a holding yard in Sydney.
was looking a bit untidy so i'd say it was back here for sorting out.
sorry no pics (really wish i had) it was before i even really had an interest in eseries....
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 15th, 2009, 10:08 amby Fixittogetithome
Sweet!! There is a law where you can temporarily import a car into the US for up to a year. After that, the car must be sent back to its home country before it can spend another year in the states. Aussie expats can do this. That would be my guess anyway...
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 15th, 2009, 11:15 amby SnyperEB
There would be no point in importing it for just a year. There would be a way that you could have it over there permanently. You can import US cars here and get there registered and they are right to stay year for as long as they like.
No offence I would say there a few more than 25 XA-XC's over there. The American's love em. I remember reading and article in Aussie Muscle Car Magazine that they know of over 50 of them in the states and 48 of them are in showroom condition. From memory.
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 15th, 2009, 12:22 pmby BLCKED
i also think there is an ea (or again american version) in the newest superman movie
its a taxi, or yellow government sort of car, the daily plannet big piece of art work/sign falls down and lands on it.
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 15th, 2009, 12:24 pmby LUXO_8
yeah its an eseries......parts of it were filmed in sydney
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 15th, 2009, 12:27 pmby BLCKED
ahh thanks mate!
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 16th, 2009, 7:52 amby Eb Barbie
Awesome as, welcome to the forums! Good luck with your plans and decisions!
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 16th, 2009, 11:09 amby LTDHO
Welcome to E-series.
Out of the range you picked an EA????
Well at least you didn't take one of our good ones!!
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 16th, 2009, 12:46 pmby Fixittogetithome
EB Barbie - Thanks, I'll keep ya up on how it goes.
LTDHO - HAHAHA yeah I know now that the EA is not the pick of the litter, but I already own it. When I got to Oz, my requirements for a car were:
Australian
RWD
6 or 8
Manual
I looked at some Commodores and an XF, test drove a HT Kingswood, then decided on the Falcon. To be honest, the sound sold me. I've been really happy with my EA and now it needs to come stateside.
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 16th, 2009, 12:55 pmby EFFalcon
Need to get an EB 5.0L to the states.
would be so easy to have some fun with it
Re: EA owner in the US
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March 16th, 2009, 1:28 pmby BROCKYB8
I have one hehe lol.