The chronicles of NWOLB d/up beware**New underbonnet Bling**

by **travs ea-xr6** » February 5th, 2009, 7:09 am

id also love to see what it would look like with no kit at all just stock shape with xrs front bumper chin,with that mint colour

by **Nikk O'lass** » February 6th, 2009, 9:59 pm

Best EA-ED ever.

by **SLO247** » February 6th, 2009, 10:54 pm

Pure SEX. That is all.

PS give me your steering wheel.

by **Rmyers** » February 15th, 2009, 9:45 pm

Thought i'd get something new done for AFD. Was always something in the back of my mind but never knew how it could be done. Anyways, big thanks to Paul (v8capri) for getting it done in time for AFD

First off a polished steel plate to cover my awesome wiring job, with CVE logo cut into it

A bit of braided bling (i will eventually get every hose done, it's just a bit pricey for the moment)

Gunna have to do something about that butt ugly coolant bottle methinks

Polished steel plates under the bonnet serving as mirrors (will get side scallops made next)

I'll take some better day time pictures

by **nstg8a** » February 15th, 2009, 10:37 pm

damn, it just gets better....

by **Rollin** » February 15th, 2009, 11:15 pm

Lol I was looking at the top pic thinking, wtf is that pic of? Looks like a random bit of bent metal next to the radiator :/ Then I realised that was the reflection of the bonnet bracing and it all became clear

Car looks fabulous as always man

Have you got it running properly yet?

by **LTDHO** » February 16th, 2009, 6:34 am

Looks great Steve.

by **EFFalcon** » February 16th, 2009, 7:25 am

those mirrors look mint.
impressed with how it came up

by **Rmyers** » February 16th, 2009, 8:29 am

Rollin wrote:Car looks fabulous as always man Have you got it running properly yet?

Yer we got her running good finally, starts nicely, idles nicely and has picked up heaps power in the low range

by **Commando** » February 16th, 2009, 8:50 am

I feel kind of bad/ignorant for saying this, but despite having a good look at it yesterday I didn't notice any of the new changes, NWOLB has always appeared to be perfect & "complete/finished" to me.

by **EF ECTIV** » February 16th, 2009, 12:47 pm

I like the polished 'mirrors'.... Ive always thought its awesome, and was gonna do it myself but decided I
couldnt be assed..... NWOLB would have to be one of the best e-series ever:D

by **Bazza J** » February 16th, 2009, 3:24 pm

Rmyers wrote:Polished steel plates under the bonnet serving as mirrors (will get side scallops made next)

looks awsome with the reflections on the bonnet
it gives me ideas for my project

by **big-fella** » February 16th, 2009, 4:03 pm

Rollin wrote:Lol I was looking at the top pic thinking, wtf is that pic of? Looks like a random bit of bent metal next to the radiator :/ Then I realised that was the reflection of the bonnet bracing and it all became clear

Car looks fabulous as always man Have you got it running properly yet?

Haha +2

Looks awesome mate. Very classy job

by **hXc_Cam** » February 16th, 2009, 5:18 pm

Best e series by far.

by **Bipolar** » February 16th, 2009, 5:49 pm

Best boxcar ever. I didn't think you could find ways of making it better without getting a bit ricey. I obviously don't think laterally enough

by **John_LS1** » February 16th, 2009, 6:25 pm

looks good steve, how did you stick the mirrors on?

by **Rmyers** » February 16th, 2009, 9:47 pm

John_LS1 wrote:looks good steve, how did you stick the mirrors on?

Just used sikaflex

by **Eb Barbie** » February 17th, 2009, 8:34 am

Mirrors look awesome Steve, engine bay looks mad!

by **NEILLY1** » February 17th, 2009, 3:06 pm

looks good as steve.. just gets better mate..

gotta catch up soon mate.. next time im at mums ill drop in 4 a beer n talk a bit shit..

thumbs up on the car mate

by **Dezza** » February 17th, 2009, 3:56 pm

Looks mint as Steve! The mirrors are awesome!

by **SnipeZ** » February 17th, 2009, 6:21 pm

Rmyers wrote:Gunna have to do something about that butt ugly coolant bottle methinks

do what Kaddis did to his EL
Paint it Black or a color that suits your car. will look 10x better

by **Rmyers** » February 17th, 2009, 11:30 pm

SnipeZ wrote:
Rmyers wrote:Gunna have to do something about that butt ugly coolant bottle methinks

do what Kaddis did to his EL
Paint it Black or a color that suits your car. will look 10x better

Nah I will be looking into one of the prefab metal ones

by **BROCKYB8** » February 23rd, 2009, 9:30 am

Or maybe get one made by cve again lol.
I believe he is looking at making some for another ea already .

by **SnipeZ** » February 23rd, 2009, 5:32 pm

or that.

by **EFFalcon** » February 23rd, 2009, 5:43 pm

someone needs to make covers for the EB/EL ones.
rather then an actual replacement tank.
would be cheaper and still look tidy.

by **pHaT`eL** » February 23rd, 2009, 5:53 pm

I was actually thinking about that today John.. Maybe waghoonef can come up with something in stainless?

by **SnipeZ** » February 23rd, 2009, 5:54 pm

would be a good lil project for someone

by **blueoval** » March 26th, 2009, 12:44 pm

Inspirational work Steve. Its a credit to ya champ. The car is at its zenith of its sexuality. :grin:

Im looking to run GRA setup with my supercharger too. What mixer were you running?

by **EFFalcon** » March 26th, 2009, 1:01 pm

I can tell you Steve's running an S440 GRA t/b.

by **blueoval** » March 26th, 2009, 2:10 pm

Thanks John. Is that a straight gas mixer or dual fuel?

by **EFFalcon** » March 26th, 2009, 2:15 pm

They're the same thing.

About the only difference i can imagine you'd get for a straight LPG one would be no TPS, but thats still required for an Auto anyway.

by **blueoval** » March 26th, 2009, 2:19 pm

Thanks for the clarification mate. I reckon thats the unit I could be getting.

One thing I'll have to get made is a mandrel intake pipe from the TB to the intake of the s/c. I currently have a plastic bendy pipe bit that goes to a steel pipe to the s/c but by looking at the setup of yours and steves, the GRA tb's are longer than a stock ford one. Am I wrong?

Sorry to hijack ya thread Steve.

by **EFFalcon** » March 26th, 2009, 2:30 pm

Correct, they're deffinately longer.
I also don't know if the factory bends fit on the throttle body due to where the vapour line connects to the throttle body.
I know i couldn't use the EL Spec rubber one as it hit.

when you do it, make sure you've got top notch plugs and leads.

by **blueoval** » March 26th, 2009, 2:35 pm

I've got eagle leads at the moment for LPG and also run NGK plugs. They are due for a change though so I'll get them done when the gas gets hooked up.

Gonna run a smaller s/c pulley for some more boost too. I have a 64mm pulley now but gonna run a 61mm.

I really want hit 200rwkw. Just dont know if I'll get there with a 2.5" mandrel exhaust.

by **EFFalcon** » March 26th, 2009, 2:36 pm

The exhaust should be capable.
Mine is

by **blueoval** » March 26th, 2009, 2:54 pm

Is yours the same size as mine?

As you know I was only capable of pulling 175rwkw. Im hoping the gas tune, and the pulley will get me closer to 200rwkw.

by **EFFalcon** » March 26th, 2009, 3:01 pm

every car/setup is different.
i managed 225rwkw @ 11psi with 2.5" exhaust.
more boost will help

by **blueoval** » March 26th, 2009, 3:03 pm

awesome work John. I dont think I will be getting that much boost. Probably about 9-10lb. But thats killer for LPG

by **SnyperEB** » March 26th, 2009, 4:09 pm

Love the bling Steve.

by **mickyyyy** » April 6th, 2009, 5:25 pm

love how the exterior on this thing

Any future plans dude?

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