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Sooo some of you may have seen my post in the wanted section seeking a set of wheels...well this is what I needed them for.

Quick Run down:

1997 DL LTD - Sparkling Burgandy - V8 - GAS - 231,000 kms

Ive been trolling ebay for the past few weeks seeking out a daily to replace the ED while I put the BA turbo motor in. I really wanted a V8 (not practical I know but I dont care) and either an ef/el or nf/nl.
Found a couple of ok examples but turned out to be heaps of s*** when I went out to have a look. There was another couple but went out of my price range in the auction.

I found this LTD on ebay for starting price of $800 with reserve not met, my curiosity piqued and I enquired as to how much the reserve was set at. I got a reply from the bloke saying he had it at $1000 to which I became very keen and asked for a contact number. Got from work and checked my emails, he had sent me another message offering the car for $500 without the wheels I enquired a little further as I thought this was too good to be true to which he offered it to me for $450 without the wheels...I pretty much jumped on it straight away and the auction was taken down off ebay. He was located in cranbourne too which was convenient to say the least.

I had to buy the wheels, get a battery for it and some fuel but it was well worth it. Got her home ok....but just about over heated on the way, not sure why as I checked the fluid levels before I left and it was fine, Im thinking maybe the fans arent cutting in or perhaps blocked radiator or dodgy thermostat?

Anyway heres some pics:








She wasnt in the best condition when I got her, had been sitting for last 3 months not doing anything. Gave her a quick wash today and the interior a clean, came up a lot better but she needs a good decent cut and polish and more cleaning. Few bits Ill need to replace - Passenger side taillight as its broken, rear garnish, center console lid, the seatbelts and front brakes plus a few random plastic bits I want to swap over. Thats all ive found so far but theres probably going to be more.

Plans are to get the Gas running properly, Reg and RWC (obviously) then full exhaust and maybe bigger wheels and dark tint, thats probably as far as Ill go with it though, being a daily and all.

Ill keep this updated as I go anyway.

Cheers

holy crap what a bargain!

well done!!!!!

good shit mick! damn good price too!

LOW_XR wrote:good shit mick! damn good price too!

haha thanks man.

Clearly the guy didnt know what it was worth!

He was keen to get up to brisbane though

:O Bargain!

Clean it up and resell it!

Bloody got your self a good bargain there!

Dansedgli wrote::O Bargain!

Clean it up and resell it!

I could, but then Id be back to square one looking for another fairlane/fairmont to buy! lol.

Besides this has pretty much everything I want anyway, and it drives pretty well too...aside from the overheating issue.

nice work! the seller must have rocks in his head!

if it over heated might be head gasket? Still holding water?

I had problem on the EF. Fands didnt work. Had to replace the yellow 30a fuse in the engine bay and all good!

i know my EL had half a tree worth of leaves and rubbish between the radiator and the condenser.
If it's been sitting i wouldn't be surprised if the thermostat is stuffed, does it have coolant in the engine or bore water? Bore water (rusty tap water) will seized the thermostat shut too.

what a great buy..
i think any of us woulda grabbed that one!

Nice buy mate, should scrub up well!

Good score!!
Shouldnt be too hard to figure out whats causing it to heat up though.

Awesome score Mickus!!

eb = daily
ba turbo motor into this..

nah.. the EB is awesome, this is perfect daily!

yer drive this then when it comes to sell it , you know you wont lose money on it.

well done mate! it'll treat you better than a chick! LOL

check thermostat for over-heating issue...

Daily is the plan guys, probably drive this for a while and save some cash for the ed for when it gets a little warmer! Shes in such a bad state at the moment, it makes me sad driving her

Nice buy there Mick! Interior looks bloody nice for what you paid!

Good shit man, just take that awful spoiler off the boot! Very nice colour we'll give it a go over one weekend.

LOL!

That guy was a doosh!

Punisher wrote:well done mate! it'll treat you better than a chick! LOL

check thermostat for over-heating issue...

yeah the more I think about it thats what im thinking as well, heater wasnt working either on the drive home which could be related.

DEVLXR wrote:Good shit man, just take that awful spoiler off the boot! Very nice colour we'll give it a go over one weekend.

lol i feel the same about the spoiler not a fan, ill prob get a new bootlid anyway this one isnt in the best condition lol keep an eye out for me

well if heater wasnt working either. it could have not been pumping water through (heater doesnt need thermostat open)

not hard to check everything on it.
just take radiator pipes off and flush the crap out of it both ways.
change the thermostat, flush as much as you can, stick hose into the heater core pipe. and make sure the heater tap opens and closes.
if that all fails still. it could have had the water pump changed with a cheap one which just dont work.(the cheap pumps dont have a plate on the blades. and they just dont pump water right)

What a bargain! I wish I had seen it lol. Good stuff, can't go wrong with a V8 on gas.

well done mate

Wow! You've done well there!

I reckon my 16x9s would look good on it

Looks good mate.
Great work.
I agree with Holmsy do those and it should clean it up

Mickus wrote:

DEVLXR wrote:Good shit man, just take that awful spoiler off the boot! Very nice colour we'll give it a go over one weekend.

lol i feel the same about the spoiler not a fan, ill prob get a new bootlid anyway this one isnt in the best condition lol keep an eye out for me

Lol your a better ebay searcher/finder than me!

Woah that's an awesome pick up!! Well done