Brads EL Fairmont Ghia V8 now Sold :'(

bng · Post by **bng** » June 5th, 2012, 12:47 pm

It isn't low
This is low

Your about 30 years ahead of your time brad haha. It needs have moar low!

braad · Post by **braad** » June 5th, 2012, 11:18 pm

ef_falcon_95 wrote:Looking good , needs the chrome strips , doesn't look like a ghia from the side .

That's very true, but then with chrome strips i need new wheels. It's understated atm and i'm alright with that for a while. I need to save some cash before looking for new wheels. It's the never-ending story! just without the flying labrador

superhuS! wrote:
braad wrote:The Ghia is TOO low
Nonsense!

I don't get any water/dirt in my guards, and I lipped them ALL the way. If you're going to do it yourself, get a rubber mallet, a heatgun and allow 2 hours.

Haha i KNEW you'd disagree.
Once i sort the guards it'll be all good again. I've been bending it back up myself anyway as i've had to. The lip caught and bent back down today, so i had to fix it tonight. Bloody annoying. I'm heading to canberra on friday so hopefully it behaves itself on the trip

bng wrote:It isn't low
This is low

Your about 30 years ahead of your time brad haha. It needs have moar low!

airbags = cheating. This is also a daily driver so it needs to be somewhat practical
that ute does look good though, but they've probably channelled it too

btw! who's e-series was lower eh?

Car low on petrol & gas

Car full of petrol & gas

it sinks the back and raises the front like a VS commodore

SLO247 · Post by **SLO247** » June 6th, 2012, 9:44 am

After the coilovers go in you can adjust it.

braad · Post by **braad** » June 6th, 2012, 5:51 pm

Too right mate. My mechanic was hesitant until i reminded him they're coilovers and adjustable. He then understood why i wanted to swap! Completely adjustable, if i ever get 19's i can adjust to suit. Happy days

bng · Post by **bng** » June 6th, 2012, 5:57 pm

Mine was lower

braad · Post by **braad** » June 6th, 2012, 6:06 pm

No it wasnt. Mine was.

SnipeZ · Post by **SnipeZ** » June 6th, 2012, 6:13 pm

Mine is

That isnt jacked up on other side btw

braad · Post by **braad** » June 6th, 2012, 7:00 pm

haha, but i've got coilovers, i win

problem is that i have 16's and a big sidewall

this pics are the lowest i had it and it still had a shitload of thread left. i couldnt get the jack out from under the car so didnt bother winding the coilovers down anymore

SLO247 · Post by **SLO247** » June 6th, 2012, 7:37 pm

So the exhaust and suspension are being swapped?

braad · Post by **braad** » June 6th, 2012, 8:01 pm

At this point it's just the suspension mate. I spoke to my exhaust bloke and we figured to swap headers over it'd be time consuming and costly as theres the LPG converter in the way. I could possibly get the cat-back exhausts swapped, so all the twin system gets swapped to the ghia and the XR8 gets the sports exhaust. It's a possibility i havent looked into properly, as i was a bit put off when we couldnt do the whole lot.

After chatting to my mechanic he reminded me that if i have an idea of where i want to go with the car, stick with it and i'll end up happy. I was getting a bit wishy-washy listening to everyone's opinion. Opinions are like clits, every **** got one

So never say never mate!

superhuS! · Post by **superhuS!** » June 6th, 2012, 8:16 pm

CHROME STRIPS.

braad · Post by **braad** » June 6th, 2012, 8:22 pm

fucking nag

in time

superhuS! · Post by **superhuS!** » June 6th, 2012, 8:25 pm

braad · Post by **braad** » June 6th, 2012, 8:30 pm

Shouldn't you be updating your thread with good news of EPA clearance and all the mods going back on?

priorities - coilovers > chrome

Xpfalcon170 · Post by **Xpfalcon170** » June 15th, 2012, 7:27 pm

chrome is a good choice! Like superhuS!'s, but more heritigy green lol

superhuS! · Post by **superhuS!** » June 15th, 2012, 8:39 pm

braad wrote:Shouldn't you be updating your thread with good news of EPA clearance and all the mods going back on?

priorities - coilovers > chrome

Just saw this. Clutch is dead, and now unemployed. Good news is it's finally sitting in my shed after a month of sitting outside my garage.

braad · Post by **braad** » June 18th, 2012, 2:19 pm

Xpfalcon170 wrote:chrome is a good choice! Like superhuS!'s, but more heritigy green lol

Thanks mate, it's a bit like The hus bus but his is a LOT prettier, nice & boosted. I do like the idea of the chrome but atm the wheels will look gay and smaller. That would annoy me. I'm going to get all the bits for the chrome and just store it aside until i decide to put it on

superhuS! wrote:
braad wrote:Shouldn't you be updating your thread with good news of EPA clearance and all the mods going back on?

priorities - coilovers > chrome
Just saw this. Clutch is dead, and now unemployed. Good news is it's finally sitting in my shed after a month of sitting outside my garage.

What do you do for a dollah? I guess it isn't rego'd yet?

The two cars are booked in for some love this week

superhuS! · Post by **superhuS!** » June 27th, 2012, 5:03 pm

Want my GT-P's? they'll be up for sale in about a months time

braad · Post by **braad** » June 27th, 2012, 5:19 pm

superhuS! wrote:Want my GT-P's? they'll be up for sale in about a months time

jezush! i was just about to do an update.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, i'd love to have some GT-P's but i have bugger all money. god damn it. How much would you be looking for them?

SO not too much to report with the Ghia. The coilovers have been swapped into it and the Konis have gone into the XR8. They both drive better, i figured the Ghia would, and the suspension suits the lighter steering. The heavier steering in the XR8 goes well with the valving in the Konis. The Ghia is more cruiser and the XR8 feels more composed. fucking happy as!

We had to raise the Ghia a bit too, i was going to be up for another set of tyres soon due to the guards chopping the hell out of the sidewalls.

I finally gave it a proper wash and wax yesterday. This is it with coilovers and new height

another question. I grabbed a carbra off a bloke second hand. I put it on roughly and it looks like it's missing the bottom of it. Thats the part over the bottom of the bar & lip. Have a squiz at the pics. Does anyone know how they're meant to be? anyone got a EF/EL carbra to confirm??

Ef_frmnt · Post by **Ef_frmnt** » June 27th, 2012, 5:52 pm

make sure the car is claybarred and waxed before you put that on otherwise it acts like sandpaper! looks to me like a gap left for intake and no covering on the bottom lip.. strange way to make it.

vegabass · Post by **vegabass** » June 27th, 2012, 6:07 pm

The bottom is a seperate bit. Just covers the bottom bit. Obviously.

Post by **Sunboost** » June 27th, 2012, 6:23 pm

That's the most hideous car bra I've seen on one of these. Looks like it's for a Taurus or something.

braad · Post by **braad** » June 27th, 2012, 9:15 pm

Ef_frmnt wrote:make sure the car is claybarred and waxed before you put that on otherwise it acts like sandpaper! looks to me like a gap left for intake and no covering on the bottom lip.. strange way to make it.

yeah that makes sense, but i hadn't thought of claybarring it. I thought i'd just give it a good wash before hand and make sure the underside of the carbra was clean. i shall look into clay barring

vegabass wrote:The bottom is a seperate bit. Just covers the bottom bit. Obviously.

of course. Those two straps hanging down are velcro and they can't just velcro to air. i'm just confirming

i might get someone to make something up

Sundeep wrote:That's the most hideous car bra I've seen on one of these. Looks like it's for a Taurus or something.

yep! it looks dick ugly. I got it as it was cheap and the front of the car was stone-blasted when i drove from from vic to sydney on the hume. I drive down the coast a bit so wanted it for those few occassions per year. It is indeed ugly

dannysebxr6 · Post by **dannysebxr6** » June 27th, 2012, 9:29 pm

Looks good brad,
Wash and wax always makes them look nicer.
And sits nicely on the adjustables.
But that car bra is awful mate.
Looks like a Mazda one. Have you thought about the clear
Stick on car bra?

braad · Post by **braad** » June 27th, 2012, 10:52 pm

thanks mate. A good wash did help it. It's just a pain that it gets so dirty in one day atm with all the rain and sydney traffic. I still want to give it a polish and see how it comes out. I did go a bit nuts, i washed all the door jambs and wheel wells. One thing i learnt with the XR8 was to pull off the plastic and cleaning the the rear guard lips, it's a dirt trap
i think it sits pretty nicely. It is a compromise as it is still my daily & i drive on some of sydneys worst roads in it. I can't wait for it to be relegated to weekend duty
yeah the carbra is shit looking, but its a function over form thing. I havent looked into the plastic film stuff. It seems weird and i dont know how long they last and if they discolour etc. I'm sure they're fine but i cant help forgetting the magnetic P-plates getting stuck on cars and leaving marks on the paint

wolfblass · Post by **wolfblass** » June 28th, 2012, 12:21 am

i had that type of carbra, it does have a bottom cover that fills thats hole, i got one to save the freshly sprayed front end, got rid of it though... its meant to protect the car anyway and not make it look better lol

josh_ef · Post by **josh_ef** » June 28th, 2012, 12:18 pm

i would delete the car bra

no only does it look horrid

as it moves it will scratch ya paint, more then it protects it

braad · Post by **braad** » July 17th, 2012, 12:59 pm

Yeah good idea guys. I've put the carbra back into its case. Its not worth the risk. The seller was being a twat about the extra bit, so it'll stay packed away

In other ghia news, theres no new news

oh except i need to swap the exhausts from the cats back

bng · Post by **bng** » July 19th, 2012, 4:28 pm

Ask al (KB xh ute) about the car bra. He would be the best one to talk to about them as he did go around Aus with one on the front of his ute

braad · Post by **braad** » July 19th, 2012, 11:48 pm

Yeah i asked here and AFF. I got the answers, the carbra is shit, and IS missing the bottom piece. So, many fails there! Another Al on AFF has the same type on his XR8 and posted pics for me

Exhaust done tomorrow

braad · Post by **braad** » July 28th, 2012, 4:28 pm

Hey guys, i'd like your opinion on my exhaust tips. I'm having the exhaust tips re-done as they're too short with the ticky kit. I'm looking at stepping them up to either SS twin straight edge 3" or twin SS rolled edge 2 3/4".

Should i have them staggered to follow the bumper curve or coming out even??

Ef_frmnt · Post by **Ef_frmnt** » July 28th, 2012, 4:48 pm

straight for sure

superhuS! · Post by **superhuS!** » July 28th, 2012, 5:48 pm

This is the best photo I have of mine. Twin tips, nothing spastically big, flush with the kit = porn.

Nikk O'lass · Post by **Nikk O'lass** » July 28th, 2012, 7:43 pm

4in dump

superhuS! · Post by **superhuS!** » July 28th, 2012, 7:51 pm

Nikk O'lass wrote:4in dump

Gross.

Ef_frmnt · Post by **Ef_frmnt** » July 28th, 2012, 8:14 pm

No dumpies, droopies or any other form of impotent exhaust should be on an E-Series..

braad · Post by **braad** » July 28th, 2012, 8:18 pm

WHat size are yours Hus? I have twin 2.5" rolled SS and they looked puny on the non-kitted XR and small on the Ghia with the kit

We mocked up twin 3" and it looked alright without being in your face wanky. I have until friday to figure it out, i've got two types ordered. Then just decide whether to have them come out evenly or staggered :/

dannysebxr6 · Post by **dannysebxr6** » July 29th, 2012, 8:34 pm

evenly braad.
mine are all the same length and they just come out under the ticky kit.
And they look neat. but each to their own.

braad · Post by **braad** » July 30th, 2012, 10:13 am

4" no. Dumpers no

Yeah i was thinking even, staggered might look good, but will probably look shit. I might have another look at your thread dannysebxr6

braad · Post by **braad** » August 9th, 2012, 11:57 pm

got the exhaust finished off. We cut the existing tips off and dummied the tips up even and staggered

you can see how stupid the tips looked in the next pic

it's always a nice sign when the workshop has a couple of GT's & XR8's there. For HSV/HDT guys/builders they had 2 XR8 utes and 2 XY GT's there

and the result - Twin 3" SS tips staggered