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Ef Futura

Postby dezza.89 » November 19th, 2008, 7:37 pm

Hey all, ive been lookin round on this forum for a while now but havent really had a chance to introduce myself

my name is dez

i own a 96 Ef2 futura. its a 5spd and it has a lsd dont like the ratio tho. (3.2s)
i bought the car stock 2 yrs ago and since then i have done the following

-window tint
-16"ftr's then eb ghia wheels and now rolls on 18" GT-P's :D
-super lows with KYB sport shocks
-genie extractors + catback exhaust
-ef xr skirt kit minus the spoiler on boot
-ef fairmont ghia leather/velour seats
-nl fairlane ghia door trims and chrome handles

cant think of anythin else atm

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Re: Ef Futura

Postby ford_racing_8 » November 19th, 2008, 8:19 pm

you have done well with the futura, it a very nice lookin car, love the interior. did u do the rear power window conversion on it??
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Re: Ef Futura

Postby dezza.89 » November 19th, 2008, 8:23 pm

thanx man. i need some better pics of it atm with the gtp's
yeah i did the back conversion myself for the power windows
your cars pretty sweet to mate.
ef/el falcons rule
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Re: Ef Futura

Postby ford_racing_8 » November 19th, 2008, 8:28 pm

thanks.very true EF/EL do rule, did you find it hard converting the windows to power?? mine actually looks like yours on the outside atm lol, i took the spoiler off not so long ago and i now got 19"gt-ps on it. Love those doortrims been looking for a set for quite a while but they are hard to find.
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Re: Ef Futura

Postby dezza.89 » November 19th, 2008, 8:40 pm

yeah the door trims were hard to find. it wasnt to hard to convert the rears to power windows as the fronts are already done ya just get a set of 4 switches for the centre console and run the wires. it was just a little time consuming cause i pulled the seats and some of the carpet up.
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Re: Ef Futura

Postby Dumpsta » November 19th, 2008, 9:00 pm

Mate, loving it! Fine example of a nice e-series. Welcome.
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Re: Ef Futura

Postby Benny » November 19th, 2008, 10:52 pm

ABOUT TIME!! great to see ye ol ef on the forum. this car is better in real life than it looks in the pics, does masssiiivveee skids too! :D
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Re: Ef Futura

Postby dezza.89 » November 20th, 2008, 8:10 pm

thanx mate mate yep finally got her on the forum
does look better in flesh. stupid camera doesnt do it justice. mmmmmm heritage green :mrgreen:
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