EB Ghia's ghia. Written off. MODS PLEASE LOCK THREAD

by **EB_Ghia** » November 16th, 2008, 10:24 am

ok.. ive updated cars lol. after hitting the 2nd roo last week with the ea..
i looked at the whole car and added up the repairs and other things i wanted to do to the ea and figured it was far cheaper and saner to just get another shell and start over.
rego is due too..
bit of a pity really but chassis damage kinda ruins the party. it only has a few days of rego left..
exterior looked fine but shifted the k frame back. and i somehow bent the top watts link bar?

so i got a eb Fairmont Ghia.
its has
full leather interior,
cruise control ,
elec windows, all of them work well. r\h rear sticks slightly at the bottom
tinted windows,
premo sound, even the stacker works a treat. missing sub atm
climate control,
3.73 working lsd,
abs. it seems to be working
engine doesnt seem to leak oil,
237ish k's on the clock,
towbar
duel fuel..
not bad for what i paid for it
only problem ive found is that the elec antenna doesnt go up or down, so the antenna cable\ rope is obviously broken

oh its cardinal red. im so going to have fun keeping this clean lol

but the mod list is..
extractors off the ea
manual conversion (auto has to die first)
lowering probably xr6 height
and some better mags.
thermo fans.. off ea

when did eb's start to have smartlock? cbf'd looking under the dash yet

but enough of me talking tho.. pics shortly

by **EB_Ghia** » November 16th, 2008, 10:39 am

i know its standard... but my extractors are going in after rwc. and i find a way to either move the alarm siren or sheild it

by **bentls** » November 16th, 2008, 10:54 am

looks pretty clean mate a nice base to start from thats for sure!

by **Malakai** » November 16th, 2008, 10:59 am

Not bad at all. What did you pay for it?

by **EB_Ghia** » November 16th, 2008, 11:02 am

1100.
its pretty close to rwc.
it got knocked back on tyres, front pads, and a few globes werent working

im booking it in for the rwc tomorrow. if i get picked on the tyres the ute will donate its mags for a day or two

by **EB_Ghia** » November 16th, 2008, 11:19 am

but does anyone know if the accelerator cable is the same for a multipoint ea that it is for a eb?

i know they have a different listing if it is a auto and if cruise is fitted

by **huggiebear** » November 16th, 2008, 11:50 am

the acc cables are the same from EA-ED MPFI. there is no difference

by **EB_Ghia** » November 16th, 2008, 9:47 pm

huggiebear wrote:the acc cables are the same from EA-ED MPFI. there is no difference

um there is in the spring...
mine had a softer spring on the old cable and cruise didnt like the extra load on it when i installed the ea one.
2 second job to swap the springs anyway

by **EB_Ghia** » November 17th, 2008, 4:01 pm

bentls wrote:looks pretty clean mate a nice base to start from thats for sure!

thanks bentls.
i made the decision if i had to get another car it would be a ghia of some sort.
i was looking for a ltd but decided not to, getting lights and panels wouldnt be as easy if i stuffed one..

Malakai wrote:Not bad at all. What did you pay for it?

it is good.. i'll be making it better when i cbf'd converting it to manual after the auto starts to play up.

but a few noob questions..
does anyone know when smartlock was introduced? also the month it was factory fitted?

also how do i tell if mines a series 1 or 2 eb?

i havent yet gotten a gregories that covers the eb

by **edfairmont4.0** » November 17th, 2008, 5:14 pm

man that is a beautiful car! swap lol $1100 you did very well!!!!!

by **EB_Ghia** » November 17th, 2008, 5:32 pm

thanks bud.
im not too keen on the mags or the colour coding but it would of been stupid to not to buy this one.
they dont show up in decent nick often lol

hopefully its going to be regoed soon.
going in for the rwc on thursday.
i know the rear tyres are going to fail, but gotta give the rwc tester something to find hehehe :roll:

by **Dezza** » November 17th, 2008, 5:57 pm

s_pack89 wrote:also how do i tell if mines a series 1 or 2 eb?

i havent yet gotten a gregories that covers the eb

It's a series 2. Series 2 had the 4.0 litre. Series 1 still had the 3.9. The EBII also got the lower wiper cowling (series 1 was same as EA), gloss black doorhandles (instead of matt black), 2-tone dash, 6" front speakers (instead of 4"), lighter interior colours, Ghia got the sports cluster (EB1 Ghia had the digi-dash), and black buttoned climate/trip computer (instead of grey on EA-EB1)

by **edfairmont4.0** » November 17th, 2008, 6:12 pm

s_pack89 wrote:thanks bud.
im not too keen on the mags or the colour coding but it would of been stupid to not to buy this one.
they dont show up in decent nick often lol

hopefully its going to be regoed soon.
going in for the rwc on thursday.
i know the rear tyres are going to fail, but gotta give the rwc tester something to find hehehe

lol man i friggen love the ghia mags and colour coding!!! im gettin a ghia one day unless ive already turned mine into a ghia

by **EB_Ghia** » November 17th, 2008, 7:58 pm

Dezza wrote:
s_pack89 wrote:also how do i tell if mines a series 1 or 2 eb?

i havent yet gotten a gregories that covers the eb
It's a series 2. Series 2 had the 4.0 litre. Series 1 still had the 3.9. The EBII also got the lower wiper cowling (series 1 was same as EA), gloss black doorhandles (instead of matt black), 2-tone dash, 6" front speakers (instead of 4"), lighter interior colours, Ghia got the sports cluster (EB1 Ghia had the digi-dash), and black buttoned climate/trip computer (instead of grey on EA-EB1)

ah ok.. series 2 it must be.
i hate the digi dashes. the one in the xf shits me.

where would the smartlock module be??
ive looked under the dash and found a green module next to the radio. but i dont have a smartlock light on the dash cluster.
i have had the cluster out to see if it was just blown globes.. but the smartlock one doesnt exist.
so i could be safe to say mine doesnt have smartlock then?

by **Dezza** » November 17th, 2008, 8:11 pm

Early EBIIs didn't get smartlock. It was a running change on them. The green module next to the radio will be the BEM (controls all the electrics).

The digi-dashes are love or hate. E-series ones are different to XF ones in that it's not completely digital. Only the speedo and odometer are digital. The rest is analog. Personally I love it.

by **serial_fool** » November 17th, 2008, 8:19 pm

I think it was late September/ early October 1992 when the Smartlock was introduced into the EB2's.

Bloody good pickup mate, the leather interiors alone on those go for a good $500 in great condition. I wanted a EA-ED Ghia ever since I first got my licence but I haven't stumbled upon a good deal.

by **EB_Ghia** » November 17th, 2008, 8:23 pm

edfairmont4.0 wrote:lol man i friggen love the ghia mags and colour coding!!! im gettin a ghia one day unless ive already turned mine into a ghia

it might look better once i lower the car...
got to get new shocks to lower this one. the front shocks out of the ea arent a direct swap :cry:

abs is a bitch. but hell mine seems to be working atm

by **huggiebear** » November 17th, 2008, 8:29 pm

id happily swap my digital dash for a s-pac one lol. it bugs me, 1kph over and everyone in the car is nagging you to stick to the speed limit... :evil:

by **huggiebear** » November 17th, 2008, 8:31 pm

pfft just ziptie the ABS cable to the shock

by **EB_Ghia** » November 17th, 2008, 8:41 pm

Dezza wrote:Early EBIIs didn't get smartlock. It was a running change on them. The green module next to the radio will be the BEM (controls all the electrics).

The digi-dashes are love or hate. E-series ones are different to XF ones in that it's not completely digital. Only the speedo and odometer are digital. The rest is analog. Personally I love it.

cool. i'll be grabbing another bem then just in case mine dies.
no smartlock sounds good to me then.
makes the manual conversion way easier. i'll probably use the ea computer to stop any chances of lhm kicking in

i like the ea ones a little. i just don't like how you cant see the speedo when the sun is behind you. the analogue ones you still can.
but it comes down to personal preference really

serial_fool wrote:I think it was late September/ early October 1992 when the Smartlock was introduced into the EB2's.

Bloody good pickup mate,

mines august 92 so mine must be one of the last eb2's that has no smartlock.

thanks mate. good luck on finding a shell so you can rebuild your xr6

also another noob question?
how do i check the base timing now? i know i have to bridge 2 pins in the white plug under the dash.
but dunno which ones.

by **edfairmont4.0** » November 17th, 2008, 10:00 pm

the 2 very left pins. the top and bottom one together.

by **EB_Ghia** » November 17th, 2008, 10:11 pm

edfairmont4.0 wrote:the 2 very left pins. the top and bottom one together.

thanks mate. i'll be checking the timing tomorrow arvo then.
it idles fine. i just want to see were it is. smack on or advanced..

by **edfairmont4.0** » November 17th, 2008, 10:18 pm

no worries man!

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » November 18th, 2008, 8:44 am

this car looks a lot like eb-baby's car, nice car though btw mate. But as mentioned earlier those seats go for quite a bit in that condition, more so cuz its the optioned full leather ones. Mine cost me $600

by **EB_Ghia** » November 18th, 2008, 12:24 pm

Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:this car looks a lot like eb-baby's car, nice car though btw mate. But as mentioned earlier those seats go for quite a bit in that condition, more so cuz its the optioned full leather ones. Mine cost me $600

i dunno who eb-baby is so its likeley mines just very simular.

thanks mate. yours looks very nice aswell

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » November 18th, 2008, 12:33 pm

s_pack89 wrote:
Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:this car looks a lot like eb-baby's car, nice car though btw mate. But as mentioned earlier those seats go for quite a bit in that condition, more so cuz its the optioned full leather ones. Mine cost me $600

i dunno who eb-baby is so its likeley mines just very simular.

thanks mate. yours looks very nice aswell

cheers mate

by **campbells_xr6** » November 18th, 2008, 10:07 pm

still needing tyres and pads? working in an automotive warehouse we have shit loads let me no!

by **EB_Ghia** » November 18th, 2008, 11:19 pm

campbells_xr6 wrote:still needing tyres and pads? working in an automotive warehouse we have shit loads let me no!

i get trade at bursons mate so the pads arent a problem..
i wont know till thursday arvo what the eb needs.. i have a pair of tyres for it but im leaving the un rw tyres on it for the first rw check. gotta leave something.
but dad did say there marginal so i want to see if they get knocked back anyway

by **pantic** » November 19th, 2008, 1:22 am

man i so want your seats

by **edfairmont4.0** » November 19th, 2008, 8:23 am

I think everyone so wants them who hasnt got them lol :lol:

by **EB_Ghia** » November 19th, 2008, 12:00 pm

pantic wrote:man i so want your seats

edfairmont4.0 wrote:I think everyone so wants them who hasnt got them lol

it seems that way..

by **pantic** » November 19th, 2008, 2:25 pm

more i want the head rests. so would suit my leather seats in the xr8 more...

willing for a traded?

by **EB_Ghia** » November 19th, 2008, 3:02 pm

pantic wrote:more i want the head rests. so would suit my leather seats in the xr8 more... willing for a traded?

nah mate there staying where they are.. in my eb.

by **edfairmont4.0** » November 19th, 2008, 8:39 pm

lol the man advertises his new car and ppl want him to wreck it down :lol:

by **pantic** » November 19th, 2008, 11:40 pm

weres car like that when i need it for parts... lawl

by **edfairmont4.0** » November 20th, 2008, 7:45 am

already wrecked!

by **EB_Ghia** » November 20th, 2008, 6:01 pm

got the 1st roady done today...
wasnt as bad as i thought i was going to get.

rectify windsreen washers. (i knew about it, snapped t peice)
rectify chipped windscreen (might be a better idea to get a new one)
replace both rear typres (lol, testing the lsd was fun though)
clean accumulated oil... (wtf its weeping at the front at the d in the rockercover gasket, the one bullshit item on the list)
replace lh and rh steering rack boots
replace lh and rh lower balljoint boots (tops look like they are needing to be done soon so i'll do them now aswell)

with the oil leak i'll clean the bay just before they see it again... or i could put a new gasket on and do a cam swap at the same time hehehe

by **huggiebear** » November 20th, 2008, 6:41 pm

not a large list, but most of its $$$ but if you have the cash to do it then awesome...

by **EB_Ghia** » November 20th, 2008, 7:19 pm

huggiebear wrote:not a large list, but most of its $$$ but if you have the cash to do it then awesome...

the biggest pita is the windscreen.. im just going to replace it.
i have the tyres here, just arent on rims yet. so ive just got to get the tyres put on the ghia mags.
and the rest is probably going to cost 50?
so it isnt that much.

also them sooking about a weeping rockercover gasket? i'll take the car to the car wash before i represent it to them...
got to find out if my 1673 will work ok with the 4spd till i cbf'd converting it to a manual

by **huggiebear** » November 20th, 2008, 7:44 pm

rockercover gaskets are cheap as.. just throw a new one on or borrow a recker cover and gasket from a mate

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