Dezza's 1990 EAII Ghia & 2000 AUII Fairmont

by **SnyperEB** » April 26th, 2010, 8:35 am

There was a mint EB1 ghia interior in at Jolly's not long ago! Should have told you about it but I completely forgot.

by **SnyperEB** » May 3rd, 2010, 7:47 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-EB-FAIRMONT ... 335cb903e3

Minor fix mate!

by **travs ea-xr6** » May 3rd, 2010, 8:32 pm

ive already sent him that link yesterday, hes going to give it a miss :-(

by **SnyperEB** » May 3rd, 2010, 8:50 pm

Soft!

by **Dezza** » May 6th, 2010, 6:36 pm

Haha. If I bought that, it'd end up sitting in my already too small garage for ever, with me not being arsed to actually go and get them fixed. It's not like there's anything wrong with my current seats anyway!

btw since the last update I put the EF XR rocker cover on. I also picked up a V8 brake booster off Kev (they hold vacuum a lot better supposedly... plus this one doesn't have half the paint missing) so I just have to get around to swapping it over

by **XR_Lightning** » May 6th, 2010, 7:27 pm

bay is looking clean Dez!!!

by **SnyperEB** » May 6th, 2010, 8:46 pm

Bay loks good Dez!!

by **Dezza** » June 6th, 2010, 10:56 pm

Well, as I mentioned in my last update... I picked up a V8 brake booster and master cylinder off Kev. Today thanks to Anthony (BBQburner) we swapped it all over. The old booster was a massive eyesore so the new one really improves the appearance of the engine bay. Pedal pressure's a bit nicer too.

The new booster and master cylinder ready to go in

The old booster. For sale, slightly used condition!

The master cylinder didn't look anywhere near as bad but we replaced it anyway

The final result. Much better!

I also got myself a BA XR6 intake snorkel. I just need to modify it a little bit (doesn't clear the back of the thermos) and I'll swap it over too

by **EFFalcon** » June 7th, 2010, 8:26 am

engine bay is lookin pretty respectable Dezza.
not bad!

by **SnyperEB** » June 7th, 2010, 8:41 am

Looks really good Dezza!

by **BROCKYB8** » June 7th, 2010, 9:28 am

THis car has really come along way from the start Dezza Great work

by **KR1STO** » June 7th, 2010, 10:47 am

a hell of a long way....
looks great dezza!!!

by **travs ea-xr6** » June 7th, 2010, 6:21 pm

good stuff deza looks better and will feel better i defs like my xr6 booster way more then stock poxy one

by **Dezza** » June 7th, 2010, 7:12 pm

What are you people on about? Hasn't changed a bit!

But seriously thanks. I'm getting there with it. There are still some mechanicals that need a bit of attention but I'll get there

by **Dezza** » June 14th, 2010, 5:40 pm

Speaking of mechanicals needing attention, in the last couple of weeks, my diff had developed quite a lot of noise. On Thursday I then noticed a pool of oil on the driveway and on close inspection, I discovered a crack across the diff housing. So today Kev, Bomber and JoshL swapped it with a very tight 3:27 LSD. I was surprised that the old diff was actually a 3:23! I always thought it was a 2:92 but that explains why it always seemed quicker than a lot of e-series.

Kev also replaced the muffler on my exhaust (it was leaking bad) so it sounds heaps better. I also fitted my BA XR6 intake snorkel. Needed a little bit of customising but looks good now.
Anyway a few pics of the old diff.

The old diff still in the car

It's now destined for scrap metal

Well that explains a lot! Clearly the snapped off tooth hit and cracked the housing. Not a bad effort really!

by **huggiebear** » June 14th, 2010, 5:58 pm

keep the LSD center and flog it off on ebay, they seem to go pretty quick on there.

by **KR1STO** » June 14th, 2010, 5:59 pm

nice job!!! haha

got pics of the modded intake snorkel..?

by **bentls** » June 14th, 2010, 6:16 pm

**** it get the q bond out, glue up the hat and then glue the tooth back on

by **bentls** » June 14th, 2010, 6:16 pm

**** it get the q bond out, glue up the hat and then glue the tooth back on

by **Dezza** » June 14th, 2010, 6:19 pm

KR1STO wrote:nice job!!! haha

got pics of the modded intake snorkel..?

Just one. Terrible photo but shows how much bigger it is. The modification was I heated it up with a heatgun, put it in, and let the thermos push in the part that wouldn't clear. Not the neatest job ever but I prefer it over the standard EL snorkel

huggiebear wrote:keep the LSD center and flog it off on ebay, they seem to go pretty quick on there.

I left the old diff at Kev's. If he wants to remove anything off it, it's up to him now.

bentls wrote:**** it get the q bond out, glue up the hat and then glue the tooth back on

haha. Why didn't I think of that? :rotfl:

by **Dezza** » August 14th, 2010, 9:22 pm

Time for a major update. The EA is now a weekender. After a series of issues, I've realised it's time for something newer and more reliable. Since the diff failure, I had to pretty much replace the entire fuel system, frayed a handbrake cable, and now have a leaky and noisy T5. So I decided to buy this:

It's an AUII Fairmont. Duel fuel, tinted windows, spoiler, and not a lot else. Plans are minor for it. First priority is to get it roadworthy, and replace the climate control LCD screen. Then I'll focus on that exhaust tip, remove badges, chrome interior handles (and maybe mirror scalps) and try to get woodgrain doorspears and T-bar surround.

As for the EA, I'll now have the opportunity to do mods that I never would have had the chance to do. That'll come later though. Just for kicks, here's a couple of photos of mine with an EA my next door neighbour picked up for $200. It's a real before and after scenario!

by **KR1STO** » August 14th, 2010, 9:27 pm

Welcome to the AU family Dezza.....!!

by **ronza** » August 14th, 2010, 9:30 pm

KR1STO wrote:Welcome to the AU family Dezza.....!!

As kristo said welcome mate looks smick and cheap to mod too !!! love the ea pics too lol... :good:

by **KR1STO** » August 14th, 2010, 9:35 pm

hey Dezza, If you're looking for chrome mirrors, I may be getting rid of mine soon...
For the princely sum of..... YOUR white mirrors...!!!
I'm de chroming the car man....

by **Commando** » August 14th, 2010, 9:35 pm

As per FB, other than being ugly it's a great buy there as a reliable comfy daily. What size is the gas tank?

by **burnt turtle** » August 14th, 2010, 9:42 pm

so is the after on the right?
good get mate, haha told ya kristo wanted to swap ya

by **KR1STO** » August 14th, 2010, 9:48 pm

burnt turtle wrote:so is the after on the right?
good get mate, haha told ya kristo wanted to swap ya

haha, when did ya tell him!!?

by **Dezza** » August 14th, 2010, 9:50 pm

Haha cheers guys.

Kristo: pm sent

Ronza: Cheers mate. I saw your AU at Kev's before too. Looks good (for an AU).
D4V3: I think it's around 60 litres or so. Takes about $30 to fill it.
Josh: Haha. You were right there. Cheers

by **Commando** » August 14th, 2010, 9:59 pm

60L's a reasonable size, mine's about 47L

Enjoy the savings on gas, you'll notice that it pretty much halves your fuel bill. I do 800-1000kms/week & it costs around $50-60 for me :drinks2:

by **burnt turtle** » August 14th, 2010, 10:04 pm

KR1STO wrote:
burnt turtle wrote:so is the after on the right?
good get mate, haha told ya kristo wanted to swap ya

haha, when did ya tell him!!?

today

by **private9** » August 14th, 2010, 10:05 pm

Looking good Dez! AUs make awesome dailys (and nothing more

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by **Dezza** » August 14th, 2010, 10:06 pm

Commando wrote:60L's a reasonable size, mine's about 47L

Enjoy the savings on gas, you'll notice that it pretty much halves your fuel bill. I do 800-1000kms/week & it costs around $50-60 for me

Yeah, it should start paying itself off in no time. Living in Oakleigh and working in Bayswater, I do a fair few kms.

Justin, yeah, should be good. It's damn comfy so I'm liking it a lot!

by **SLY5LT** » August 14th, 2010, 10:14 pm

congrats on the new ride dezza :drinks2:

it'll clean up well :good:

by **Dezza** » August 14th, 2010, 10:19 pm

Cheers Steve. Your car looked mint at Kev's before

by **BBQBurner** » August 14th, 2010, 10:56 pm

nice daily you have bought your self there

So whens the stroked 351 twin turbo motor going in the EA :grin:

by **Dezza** » August 14th, 2010, 10:57 pm

BBQBurner wrote:nice daily you have bought your self there

So whens the stroked 351 twin turbo motor going in the EA

Haha. When you build it for me

by **KR1STO** » August 14th, 2010, 10:59 pm

or you could whack a turbo on it...!!

by **Dezza** » August 14th, 2010, 11:02 pm

KR1STO wrote:or you could whack a turbo on it...!!

turbo... or supercharged

Need more money first though

by **KR1STO** » August 14th, 2010, 11:13 pm

I change my mind.. Supercharge it...!
I love that whine!!!

by **Dezza** » August 14th, 2010, 11:31 pm

Same! It's something I'd love to do but will have to wait for a while. The list of ideas I've got for it are... well... expensive... so they won't be happening too soon

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