EF Wagon Cruiser - Time of Death 9/3/12

by **pHaT`eL** » March 22nd, 2011, 4:38 pm : **YBHVE4 Likes this post**

Maybe Im getting old, but i figured its time to get sensible and just go for a stock car on gas thats a bit tidy.

Picked this up from a previous forum member for a decent price so its time to make it look like mine!

Came with the venetians, 1 year old Impco LPG system, lowered front springs and 2" blocks, cargo barrier and aftermarket roof racks.

Small things to note are the deleted rear wiper arm and spray nozzle, as well as the missing front Ford badge. Also, I DID NOT put the black on the sides!!

When I first got it home.

Stage one of tidy up meant removing stickers and tape residue, as well as the black paint from where a vent once was.

After a quick wash for RWC.

This is how it sits now. Put some King SL springs in the front, will leave the blocks in the rear for now until I get the leafs reset.

Things to do on the outside include a decent buff, some EL Ghia side moulds and indicators and some whitewalls

As well as a bit of a dump tip for the exhaust.

And heres a pic of the 2 wagons together.

by **Hayden** » March 22nd, 2011, 4:50 pm

looks good man, is that the 225 impco set up?

by **xrghiawagon** » March 22nd, 2011, 4:51 pm

planning on putting a standard EF front bar back on with the ford badge?

apart from that, how did the engine change go?

also, dont forget the LPG stickers so the cops can't book ya for not having them

by **pHaT`eL** » March 22nd, 2011, 4:58 pm

yeah, just the 225. Currently not running on gas, will change coil/leads/etc and get it serviced and tuned

didnt end up changing the engine, runs pretty good

will put stickers on when its registered

by **superhuS!** » March 22nd, 2011, 5:13 pm

needs more low.

by **Dansedgli** » March 22nd, 2011, 5:37 pm

Did that belong to Dkyboy or something?

by **someLS1** » March 22nd, 2011, 5:59 pm

Liking the shiny stockies pete... that black stripe is shocking will look good once its gone. Looks pretty tidy must admit i prefer the look of an ef el wagon over eb... but the 302 i loved the sound of that thing... i still say stop trying to be responsible.. fix the gasket and drop the 5.0 back in!

by **EFFalcon** » March 22nd, 2011, 7:54 pm

Yeah it was dkyboys , i think he thought the engine was buggered so sold it cheap?
i like it

by **UNEZED** » March 22nd, 2011, 8:56 pm

looks good man i bet u will miss the angry wagon though

by **Eb Barbie** » March 23rd, 2011, 6:51 am

Your so gonna miss the EB and get bored with this

The EB sounded good but I wont miss getting headaches from it and bouncing all over the place lol.

The body and paint on this is so much better then the EB, I'm sure you'll get it fixed up and looking good soon enough

by **pHaT`eL** » March 23rd, 2011, 4:21 pm

Yeah, he said the motor was cactus. Im guessing it just hasnt been run on petrol for a while, been driving it while the LPG is playing up a bit, obviously Ive cleaned out whatever shit was in there, seems to drive pretty fine now? Meh!

Im looking at it this way, cheap car to run = save more money = get something decent (non e-series) in a few years

by **superhuS!** » March 23rd, 2011, 5:17 pm

pHaT`eL wrote: get something decent (non e-series)

Blasphemy.

by **pHaT`eL** » April 7th, 2011, 4:07 pm

Wagon now features registration

Also got EL Ghia moulds and clear repeaters, just waiting to find some EL Monty wagon rear side moulds and get them painted up

by **sikwags_218** » April 7th, 2011, 9:19 pm

NIce work looks good pete, keep up the good work

by **kocho** » April 8th, 2011, 3:23 am

nice wagon i like it your bringing the car back to a MINT condition as it should be

by **pHaT`eL** » April 11th, 2011, 5:13 pm

lol.. getting there

by **private9** » April 11th, 2011, 11:12 pm

Looking good Pete, hurry up and lose that crap down the sides!

by **BenJ** » April 17th, 2011, 9:02 pm

A wagon on LPG can still be tough!!!

Chuck a T5 in it. That will liven it up!

Cheers
BenJ

by **Bipolar** » April 18th, 2011, 1:41 pm

Are you ever gonna put a kit on it? Just thinking out loud, but I imagine BA XR skirts would be a similar length to the sills on this?

by **EFFalcon** » April 18th, 2011, 1:45 pm

nah, BA skirts are too short

they're in between sedan and wagon.

by **Bipolar** » April 18th, 2011, 1:57 pm

Bugger. I guess the ute skirts would be too long then.

by **EFFalcon** » April 18th, 2011, 1:59 pm

too long is easier to fix then too short

by **pHaT`eL** » April 18th, 2011, 5:19 pm

Ute skirts are 2 piece

No kit on it, just leaving it neat and tidy really

by **pHaT`eL** » May 9th, 2011, 5:28 pm

Heres how she sits atm. Pics from Joel @ CVE Dyno Day

My EL Monty rear dog leg moulds arrived today, so just gotta paint them up and get them on. Then just tidy up where the black is still showing on the doors and shes sweet!

by **LUVSIT** » May 9th, 2011, 7:46 pm

its getting better and better everytime i see it

by **pHaT`eL** » May 9th, 2011, 7:55 pm

2nd pic makes it look so high cos the camera is pretty much on the ground

by **LUVSIT** » May 9th, 2011, 8:06 pm

lol yer, 1st pic is good though except for the tip ahaha needa cut it back so u cant see it or put a nice tip on it

by **superhuS!** » May 9th, 2011, 8:34 pm

thats pretty mint.

by **sexyr6** » May 9th, 2011, 8:53 pm

nice pete, looking sweet.

by **pHaT`eL** » May 10th, 2011, 6:42 pm

Yeah, will end up with a tip that sits flush with the bar

Heres a pic Pearly took aswell.

Dogleg moulds and clear NL repeaters on there way.

Just need to decide whether to get white mirrors or not..

by **LUVSIT** » May 10th, 2011, 7:13 pm

do white mirrors man and paint the panel bits on the back near the rear window white too

by **deansxr6** » May 10th, 2011, 7:38 pm

Looks banger !!

by **galapogos01** » May 10th, 2011, 7:43 pm

Needs black fixing up ASAP. Otherwise looks nice and neat Pete!

by **someLS1** » May 10th, 2011, 11:56 pm

pete reading yor signature... i gotta ask.... why did you ever sell the el!!??

by **EFFalcon** » May 11th, 2011, 8:41 am

He needed a wagon

although the EL was nice

by **pHaT`eL** » May 11th, 2011, 10:52 am

Yeah, I do regret selling it, but I can always build another one one day.

by **[D1SCNT]** » May 11th, 2011, 3:36 pm

i reckon you should do the B, C, D pillars satan black just to break up the white,

looks heaps better since you got it dude, doing well man

by **Eb Barbie** » May 11th, 2011, 4:16 pm

I know the EB sounded better, but I like this wagon so much better! Just feels so clean and tidy

by **Michael (HYPOEB)** » May 11th, 2011, 4:57 pm

Love it mate! A few bits fixed up here and there and it should be sweet! Is there a link to all the photos Pearly took on the day?

by **superhuS!** » May 11th, 2011, 5:13 pm

XR Front!

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