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[[Sterling]]

Hello everyone, im kester im 17 and bought my fathers' 94 ef falcon, will be getting my p's in 5 months, so far the mods have been a good clarion sound system, a SS induction kit. 17" rims(there wider than the original) and 2.5" catback exhaust with twim chrome dumpers. the car is maroon but the bonnet is a bit faded, well thats me and i hope to get to kno you all!

kester

[Commando]

Ahh, you answered my question in your other thread in this thread ("stocker?") ... Also I just saw your sig

Welcome to the forums, enjoy your stay here & try to come on the upcoming GOR cruise!

[holmsy]

welcome man. good bunch of bitches here.

got pics of the car?
any plans for more mods?

[[Sterling]]

looking at getting it lowered and chipped but thats about it nothing to much to atract the cops lol coz i will be on my p's

[Eb Barbie]

The P plates attract the cops even without having a hotted up car, may aswell mod it up.

[[Sterling]]

yeh fair call lol i already get a few looks for the lights in my bumber but its all legal!

[XR6001]

HEY BUDDY,,, WELCOME TO E-SERIES

[[Sterling]]

can i ask for some help, i want my car lowerd but idont kno how low IMO the ef's look silly dumped

im think about 2-3 inches just so it fills in the wheel wells and will this effect ride comfort?
and does anyone know where is a good place to get it done... around my area

[REAP3R]

nice to see sum1 else in my shoes ( as in not 18 lol)
uve got a nice car there, tho the black side strips an the white stripe clash...but thats jus me lol
anyways i rekon 2 inches would be good jus so hte wheels are in the guards and yeh depending how much u lower it u'll prob feel it, my mate dropped his eb and hahahahah u definately feel it, its kool jus so long as u dont drop it to the wheels, if u get wot i meen i dunno wher u can get it done tho....wher u live?
-Matt

[REAP3R]

tho the black side strips an the white stripe clash...but thats jus me lol

forget wot i sed there i looked properly and it actually looks pretty cool
catcha round mate

[Damo]

another one from Lilydale, I'm from Mt.Evelyn, welcome to the forums and shit.

[[Sterling]]

yeh i live in lillydale, im into the classic kinda look so i like the pin stripes and a classy look

[Fayne]

Lowering thread: http://www.eafalcon.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=144

And then there's a couple ways you can do it imo.. Head down to Pick-a-part in Kilsyth, find some springs floating around down there (Which is what I'm planning to do with-in the next week because I'm a pov ****. $16 a spring ) and do it all yourself, or head over to Pedders in Lilydale and see what's goin on, that should be local enough. Probably expencive but ya never know until you go see it yourself and I figure it'd be done properly. http://www.pedders.com.au/storeFinder/1/store56 Ask some questions, maybe someone'll help you out..

[Damo]

People struggle to give away springs these days, I've thrown out about 3 sets and left a couple under my old house Stuff paying $16 a corner if you're going to do it 'that' way. Didn't know there was a Pedders in Lilydale, that handy to know.

[[Sterling]]

so you can get diferent springs without changing the shocks? will that wreck the shocks? and are they hard to do yourself im hopeless with self modding lol

[Fayne]

lol, I've never done it myself, but it should be a good learnin curve.

Can't be too hard can it? Jack it up, start playing around with things. It's only nuts n bolts.

Yeah, it'll **** the shocks after a couple months, and the ride wouldn't be as smooth as it should be I imagine, so that's next to come after the springs go in.

Ok Damo, got any supers' floating around? I'm happy to drop by and pick a set up ^_^

[Damo]

haha nah man, I meant standard springs that I've chucked out. I thought you were going to get some standard ones and cut them lol. You'd be hard pressed to find some lowered ones at pick a part, but ya never know.

[REAP3R]

doesnt cuttn ur springs f@ck em over? makes them all flimsy an soft......or weak......i cant remember exactly what i was told lol

[[Sterling]]

cutting them defects your car tis illigal i thinks thats how you spell, it im gonna get it profesonialy lowered buy my trusty mechanic down at vehicle tech after i get my special ordered 18's (wheels that is) and would any body no whats wrong with my bonnet the coulors fadded in parts but when it get wet the water sinks into it and makes it look good? do i just need to put a clear lacker over it or respray the whole thing..heres a pic

[REAP3R]

i'd say respray
its sun damage most likely, its kinda bleached the paint from wot i can see
the same happened to my dads old magna so he jus stripped it to bare metal an re sprayed

haha he ended up liking the finish on the bonnet betta than the rest of the car so he re-did the whole thing.
Looked good

[stockiEF]

IMO the ef's look silly dumped

you havent seen any good lookin EF's then!

as to lowering ur car- buy ur springs (kings L's or SL's) then find someone on here that lives near u (and knows how to do it) n get them to do it- anyone on here will do it for less than a mechanic.. that way u can watch and learn and save a few $$

anyway its choice

good luck

[Fayne]

Kester, check out the bonnet on my EB:

Can't exactly see with that photo you've posted what's wrong, but by the sounds of it, it's the clear starting to come off as a result of sun damage. It's what has happened to mine(mine's a little more extreme no doubt). Re-clearing it will fix it. If the paints been worn, then you'll need a re-spray.

haha nah man, I meant standard springs that I've chucked out. I thought you were going to get some standard ones and cut them lol. You'd be hard pressed to find some lowered ones at pick a part, but ya never know.

HAha, was wondering why you wanted to give springs way, if I was going to cut any, I'd just cut mine There's quite a few EB n EDs down there sitting up on red pedders. Just gotta figure out which ones are what haha Fucking great place that pick-a-part.

[[Sterling]]

i do a 3 step polish on it and it comes up better, not fixed but better, i got qouted 3 and a half g for a full respray, wich sounds a bit steep.

[pHaT`eL]

You should be able to get away with just respraying the bonnet. Shouldnt cost more than a couple of hundred to do at a panel shop. Springs arent too expensive either, around $300 for fronts and rears. Rears are pretty easy to do, fronts will be hard without a spring compressor.
Probably good to go with King Springs and Pedders shortened shocks if your on a budget.
Cut springs will get the ideal ride height, the ride wont be too good, but itll look shit hot
What are the rims you have on it? They look like BF XR? If so, might want to check that there not using adapters or spacers, not legal either.
Slam it on stockies and futura hubcaps

[[Sterling]]

i think there mock up fiarlane wheels i got them at canterbry tyres on canterbry rd (down the road from work so i thought id check em out) i bought em for 1500 less then 6 months ago, go to autobahn MINT 18"s 1100 wheel a tyre so im getting some pre AU's order for me coz theres none in aus. as for the bonnet i was gonna try and do it myself but dont kno where i would get the lacker from? and ive got told abou nthe shockers with the compresion, ill get it lowered by someone who knows what there doing lol

[REAP3R]

yeh painting the bonnet urself is a much better idea, it'll save you sum cash an give u some experience incase u want to re spray a car again in the future, jus practise practise practise. also remember to get a description on how to do it and what to do incase of common stuff ups an to avoid them and so on.