The wagon thread.

iceman · Post by **iceman** » February 22nd, 2010, 8:23 am

does anyone have any pics of a ba wagon modified?

looking for some ideas for the new workshop vehicle

holmsy · Post by **holmsy** » February 22nd, 2010, 8:26 am

lol yeh was nice clean.
pitty he nearly hit jackson trying to reverse through the smallest gap he could find as well.

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » February 22nd, 2010, 9:29 am

iceman wrote:does anyone have any pics of a ba wagon modified?
looking for some ideas for the new workshop vehicle

What are you thinking of doing to one??
I have seen quite a few xr-fronted ba/bf wagons about, not really sold on the idea personally.
Fair enough slap a sporty front on but the rest still looks 1998 taxi spec.

Don't want to give away what i want to do to mine but i'm thinking Ghia-wise.
I know Pete (phatel) is a fan of what i'm thinking. I'm leaning towards it too.

huggiebear · Post by **huggiebear** » February 22nd, 2010, 9:35 am

there was a member on here that put a GT bonnet and front end on his wagon, looked neat tho

iceman · Post by **iceman** » February 22nd, 2010, 9:35 am

this one here is ex taxi lol, plans are this stage forged bottom end and dirty big turbo system, the rest unsure as i have never really owned a wagon in my life!! but with family and business the wagon seemed to be logical choice

its the body , interior , paint , wheels , body kit , ect that i have no clue

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » February 22nd, 2010, 9:44 am

I wholly think a FPV grafted bodykit on a ba/bf wagon looks shite...
No matter how well done the side profile of a wagon just doesn't work.

It's hard to make a falcon wagon look 'street' style.
Wagone has done an awesome job with his AU, the wheels, colour, stance, AUXR front and bonnet work well together.

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » February 22nd, 2010, 9:53 am

I'd just paint it a nice colour slammed with some decent wheels. Keep the show quality stuff to the engine bay.

Post by **EFFalcon** » February 22nd, 2010, 10:08 am

yep.

and bags in the back

iceman · Post by **iceman** » February 22nd, 2010, 11:20 am

hmmm whats the record for fastest wagon 1/4 mile?

slammed , wheels , paint , tint windows , maybe xr6 interior ??

Post by **EFFalcon** » February 22nd, 2010, 11:22 am

i'm sure theres some damn quick LS1 wagons around

iceman · Post by **iceman** » February 22nd, 2010, 11:33 am

yes i have been in one very quick ls1 wagon but we always like to aim high

huggiebear · Post by **huggiebear** » February 22nd, 2010, 11:36 am

iceman wrote:yes i have been in one very quick ls1 wagon but we always like to aim high

if anyone can, im sure you can

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » February 22nd, 2010, 2:20 pm

LS whatever 6 litre crate engine + big single turbo in a BA wagon = would be awesome

iceman · Post by **iceman** » February 22nd, 2010, 2:27 pm

as much as the ls engines would work great , i have blue blood running through my veins so we will keep it ford 6 with big turbo or even twin will see over time

huggiebear · Post by **huggiebear** » February 22nd, 2010, 3:00 pm

go twins.. soo many singles out there as it is.. maybe a twin turbo feeding a M112

iceman · Post by **iceman** » February 22nd, 2010, 3:59 pm

lol dont say that i will be stupid enough to do it

Post by **pHaT`eL** » February 22nd, 2010, 4:12 pm

Definately NO to a GT kit on the wagon. If anything, go BF2 Ghia front

Post by **pHaT`eL** » February 22nd, 2010, 4:29 pm

Phillis · Post by **Phillis** » February 22nd, 2010, 5:19 pm

haha i can see you in the reflection of your turboblades

BROCKYB8 · Post by **BROCKYB8** » February 23rd, 2010, 8:31 am

Lol id still like phillis car b4 it .
Atleast phillis car doesnt have a the biggest knocking noise ive heard.
I can not believe how bad it sounded .

PSI250 · Post by **PSI250** » March 13th, 2010, 10:12 pm

ok well since i'm looking at getting a dual cab ute sometime this year i'm going to have to sell my wagon, just wondering at this stage what you guys reckon would be a fair price? i have a rough idea in my head but just after peoples thoughts / opinions on what there going for these days

ED GLI 4.0L
dual fuel, indate system, new dizzy, coil, etc
270,000km
Darkest legal tint,
Dobinson superlow front coils, adjustable front upper controll arms
King super low leaf springs with 1.5" lowering blocks
19 GTPs with Whitewalls
LSD

in pretty good condition, motor a bit tired but nothing an AU swap wont fix!!

just after thoughts on what its worth
Cheers,
cal.

Post by **pHaT`eL** » March 14th, 2010, 9:04 am

Wagons still kinda hold there value which is good. Id throw $5k on it, someone can always bump you down I spose. Mint looking wagon though, would be good as a daily for me

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » March 14th, 2010, 9:08 am

Nice wagon Cal... Will be a pity to offload it. Unfortunatly without the wheels its only a ED wagon. So $1500 without, $2500 with the wheels?? Will be a sweet ride for someone willing to throw an extra $500 or so and install an AU engine!

Wagone · Post by **Wagone** » March 14th, 2010, 12:35 pm

mate just got $4500 for this with a roadworthy and reg till july if thats much help, i reckon he did pretty dam gud and he was definately happy with that as well, car had done 250k

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » March 14th, 2010, 12:48 pm

Yeh unfortunatly it's a fact of life Falcons and Falcon variants are alot of vehicle for minimal $$.
Good for the purchaser, bad for the seller.

I only got $3500 for my LTD if thats a guide as well. And that was V8, Gas research, engine mods

ausedwagon · Post by **ausedwagon** » July 8th, 2010, 12:59 pm

add me to the list of wagon owners...

ill get some pics wen i get time

JamesR · Post by **JamesR** » July 28th, 2010, 1:04 am

another wagon owner.

94 EF Futura - poly green
Fairmont seats, police cluster, trip computer, full electric windows, FTR rims, XR front springs, 1.5"blocks, 3.45 LSD, SS inductions intake, dual fuel, Chiptorque J3, NF/NL door trims, HM Headers w/high flow cat and 2.5" exhaust, pioneer 12" sub, US Audio amp, Pioneer h/u, chrome door handles, fairmont interior lighting, EL tail lights, clear side repeaters.
full climate control and jvc dvd and 7" monitor coming soon.

i think thats it..
its my big comfy cruiser

ausedwagon · Post by **ausedwagon** » November 4th, 2010, 2:29 pm

bit of a bump on a old one...

wat u guys think?

MREAWAGON · Post by **MREAWAGON** » November 4th, 2010, 7:52 pm

Hey, ive got a EA wagon and its had the living hell moded out of it and it handles great, and im up for a wagon cruise. Cheers

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » November 4th, 2010, 7:53 pm

Is it turbo?

MREAWAGON · Post by **MREAWAGON** » November 4th, 2010, 7:57 pm

yes it is and its been a bit of a mission to set it up, was yours easy to set up? how much power did it make?

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » November 4th, 2010, 7:58 pm

Why was it a mission?

Havent put mine on a dyno yet. Still tuning it myself when I have time.

Put up a showroom thread on yours.

MREAWAGON · Post by **MREAWAGON** » November 4th, 2010, 8:16 pm

ill get some pics off my camera and get them on asap,
im going all out on the whole build and its given me a fight with parts not working and failing, an no time is a killer, but i supose thats car building lol
where do you do your tuning? do you have a shop/dyno?

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » November 4th, 2010, 8:24 pm

Liverpool Road mainly.

I'm still street tuning it. Going to try and get it on a dyno in the next few weeks and turn the boost up a bit.

It still needs some work at low rpm's. I cant really tune it for anymore boost on the street because I cant get traction at reasonable speeds and dont want to lose my license.

Ill probably go to EFI dynamics in Lilydale. I'm an accountant so dont have a shop or anything.

jazza312 · Post by **jazza312** » November 4th, 2010, 8:27 pm

here's my OLD girl...

250 alloy head crossflow, 3 on the tree manual 6 seater, stock as a rock, all original.

sikwags_218 · Post by **sikwags_218** » November 7th, 2010, 7:14 pm

Hey all this is my first post. But I am a wagon owner to. I was so happy to find a thread all about the humble station wagon

So let me introduce myelf: I'm Scott, I live in Horsham Vic and am a 3rd year apprentice mechanic. LOL

So here is my wagon and wat I have done, I will try and get some pics up later......

1991 series 1 EB wagon, stark white.
Currently running the 3.9L motor (wanting to drop a El XR6 motor in soon)
Crow cam and valve springs
Ported, polished, decked head. Plus the usual K-Line guides, 3 angle valve grind etc.
AU Head Gasket
New timing chain and guides
ACL racing bearings (mains and big ends)
Sries 1 EA crank ( as mine had major end float)
BBM conersion
SS inductions
3in Intake pipe
Modified Throttlebody
Recondtioned injectors
K&N Air Filter
J3 Chip and Tune (yet to hit the dyno)
AU Rocker cover
Hi Tech headers and full 2 1/2 in zorst, high flow cat
King Spring Ultra lows and koni Shocks.
STD leaves with 3in Lowering blocks (bout to put king spring reset leaves)
16in FTR'S
3.27 diff with full spool
Sound System (mild, lol)
S-pack cluster and restored interior

But anyhow thats bout it have many more mods to do. Will try and get pics soon.

Any feed back appriciated

huggiebear · Post by **huggiebear** » November 7th, 2010, 7:24 pm

why would you put a ticky motor in when you have a motor with head work? its far superior then the ticky head

Post by **Commando** » November 7th, 2010, 7:34 pm

jazza312 wrote:here's my OLD girl...

<3 the racing stripes on the passenger mirror!

jazza312 · Post by **jazza312** » November 7th, 2010, 8:36 pm

Commando wrote:
jazza312 wrote:here's my OLD girl...
<3 the racing stripes on the passenger mirror!

lol yeah... when i got it, it had tape on there doing nothing... wasnt exactly holding anything together. i didnt quite understand wat was going on there. any who, all fixed now. i'll have to get some good pics of it as it is now.

krisisdog · Post by **krisisdog** » November 18th, 2010, 8:46 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-EF-XR6-WAGO ... 4154893ecc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Didnt know whether to go here or ebay thread... here will do lol. Its a 5spd EF XR6 wags, just needs a bit of bodywork.