superhuS' Hot Chilli Red EL XR6: I wanna be like SLO4LT POW!

by **superhuS!** » June 23rd, 2013, 9:24 pm

So I fucking hated the EB. Sold it, saw this for cheep and got it.

1997 EL XR6
Hot Chilli Red
Manual
Sunroof
Tickford Kit
FTR's
Some sort of bigger rear sway bar
No engine.

(Please note: car no longer has Cobra's and FG bulge because I'm not a faggot)

That's right boys and girls. No engine. This is when free EL Ghia comes into play.

Engine out, Engine in. Rear electrics and Climate Control conversion also comes with it, as well as Ghia carpet and chrome door handles. And a Clutch Industries clutch. And re-gasketing the whole engine because it would be nice to have 1 of the 15 or so e-series I've owned not leak oil.

Future plans is to get the front and rear lips resprayed and a new rooflining. Possibly a new set of wheels.

This will all be done sometime before 2021. But I'll try to have it done before the weekend.

by **markr154** » June 23rd, 2013, 9:31 pm

First dibs if you ever want to sell that bonnet lol

Looks good, definitely some potential there :drinks2:

by **superhuS!** » June 23rd, 2013, 9:32 pm : **dcstraight Likes this post**

Haha. I didn't buy it with the bonnet. It was for sale and the blokes dad ran over it in his ML63. Good riddance I say!

No potential here. Just baller daily. Mod money goes to Ghia now!

by **markr154** » June 23rd, 2013, 9:39 pm

So the bulge is now a pancake lol

Fair enough mate.

by **superhuS!** » June 23rd, 2013, 9:44 pm

Might get a set of wheels, but still undecided. I have the ultralow/koni shit to throw in it. I'll end up putting amber taillights back on, and the ticky spoiler.

by **tqure** » June 23rd, 2013, 9:46 pm

gonna be a micky daily

by **NUT347** » June 23rd, 2013, 9:52 pm

That bulge really suits it mate.

by **superhuS!** » June 23rd, 2013, 9:56 pm

NUT347 wrote:That bulge really suits it mate.

Why thank you. You are clearly not a faggot at all Josh.

by **Parfrey** » June 23rd, 2013, 10:22 pm

superhuS! wrote:it would be nice to have 1 of the 15 or so e-series I've owned not leak oil.

Not going to happen!

Nice pick up tho

by **nxtinq** » June 24th, 2013, 2:35 am

hus im jelous of your driveway xr ghia turbo **** you! its mehmett mustys mate haa

by **galapogos01** » June 24th, 2013, 9:50 am

Looks neat! Hope the engine swap goes well!

by **vegabass** » June 24th, 2013, 10:22 am

Should look good when finished. Leave the FTRs, they look good and means you can save the money for Ghia.

by **superhuS!** » June 24th, 2013, 1:38 pm : **staunchxr Likes this post**

Something is telling me that a set of bronze XD9's would look shit hot on this.

by **vegabass** » June 24th, 2013, 2:12 pm : **Simbad_AU Likes this post**

And its started.

by **wicksy** » June 24th, 2013, 3:11 pm

Looks the Ghia won't be moving for a long time,
just stick the motor in rego, tidy it up and drive it and just pour money into the Ghia

by **superhuS!** » June 24th, 2013, 3:43 pm

superhuS! wrote:No potential here. Just baller daily. Mod money goes to Ghia now!

Are you fucking kidding me?

Is there a thread I can start without every **** flaming me for not spending money on the Ghia?

by **FTW-302** » June 24th, 2013, 4:05 pm

Looks good mate!

by **KR1STO** » June 24th, 2013, 4:22 pm

Should make a nice daily Hus..!
Looks quite clean..

by **NUT347** » June 24th, 2013, 5:18 pm : **Simbad_AU Likes this post**

You should spend more money and time on the Ghia mate.

by **superhuS!** » June 24th, 2013, 5:28 pm

NUT347 wrote:You should spend more money and time on the Ghia mate.

You should jump off a cliff into a pit of fire mate.

by **NUT347** » June 24th, 2013, 6:00 pm

by **superhuS!** » June 24th, 2013, 7:25 pm

NUT347 wrote::cry:

u r 1 cheeky kunt m8.

by **NUT347** » June 24th, 2013, 7:35 pm

You now owe me a carton of beers for calling me a kunt.

by **superhuS!** » June 24th, 2013, 7:38 pm

NUT347 wrote:You now owe me a carton of beers for calling me a kunt.

I legitimately hope you step on a lego barefoot.

Progress: interior stripped on the Ghia. Wednesday it get's transplanted into the XR. Still keeping the XR seats/doortrim inserts.

by **superhuS!** » June 28th, 2013, 3:05 pm

So work has held me back a little on this. Plan is to have the engine dropped in next weekend, and I'll finish the interior off during the week next week. In the meantime, bought some goodies for it, and booked in with SKDSTA to get an epic detail on the 20th of July.

by **superhuS!** » June 29th, 2013, 7:39 pm

More pichurz.

by **SnipeZ** » June 29th, 2013, 9:02 pm

Angel eyes. Woo

Cheers

by **kwikxr** » June 30th, 2013, 8:14 am

Looks tidy as fck man, should be a great daily!

That clutch for a daily??

by **EBOOST** » June 30th, 2013, 10:49 am

I thought the same thing ^

Looks clean mate, this was the one that was setup for turbo but was supercharged or something wasn't it?

by **superhuS!** » June 30th, 2013, 3:39 pm

Angel eyes are going lol.

Don't know what the big fuss is over the clutch. I drove a 180sx with a twin plate carbon clutch daily for a year with no issues.

Josh, yeah it is that one.

kwikxr, still needs a tidyup lol. Probably going to get the rear bar resprayed and the 5 tiny dints on the body PDR'd out.

by **SnipeZ** » June 30th, 2013, 4:42 pm

Send them my way when I see you wednesday

Cheers

by **krisisdog** » June 30th, 2013, 4:47 pm

I had a 5 puck exedy in mine and it was a daily. Not really that fun at the end of the day.
An XR spec cluth would have been plenty for a next to stock 4L and oh so much nicer to drive.

by **superhuS!** » June 30th, 2013, 4:53 pm

SnipeZ wrote:Send them my way when I see you wednesday

Cheers

They've already been dibsed ****

krisisdog wrote:I had a 5 puck exedy in mine and it was a daily. Not really that fun at the end of the day.
An XR spec cluth would have been plenty for a next to stock 4L and oh so much nicer to drive.

I read what you typed, and I'm going to continue my life not giving a ****. There's a reason I bought this clutch. Just sayin'.

by **EBOOST** » June 30th, 2013, 5:49 pm

To destroy t5's?

Your car do what you want man

by **superhuS!** » June 30th, 2013, 6:17 pm

That's the EXACT reason. It can't be that I've driven a car with that clutch and liked it. It can't also be future-proofing just in case I change my mind and do something with it.

I love to kill gearboxes.

by **private9** » June 30th, 2013, 8:18 pm

superhuS! wrote:Angel eyes are going lol.

Don't know what the big fuss is over the clutch. I drove a 180sx with a twin plate carbon clutch daily for a year with no issues.

Josh, yeah it is that one.

kwikxr, still needs a tidyup lol. Probably going to get the rear bar resprayed and the 5 tiny dints on the body PDR'd out.

You'll be fine with that clutch!
Sounds like you have a taste for it and it should make it a bit more fun to drive. Had a triple plate in a daily a while back doing 1hr each way in peak hour city driving -that was interesting!

by **superhuS!** » June 30th, 2013, 9:01 pm

private9 wrote:You'll be fine with that clutch!
Sounds like you have a taste for it and it should make it a bit more fun to drive. Had a triple plate in a daily a while back doing 1hr each way in peak hour city driving -that was interesting!

I like the feeling of a heavy clutch better than any of the standard replacements I've had. Daily driving the twin plate was a piece of piss until I trained legs back when I was at the gym. I couldn't move for an hour!

by **LUVSIT** » August 15th, 2013, 10:46 am

Good xr Hus! can't wait too see her out and about running

I say keep the ftr wheels. Keeping stuff original is the best I reckon.

by **misk** » August 15th, 2013, 11:44 am

at least you'll know how to change all those gaskets now haha
get the sump straightened by some dude, should help it not leak.
most the steal sumps are bent around the top in some places. fkn hate them so so much

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