Cabes AWD Laser

by **Cabeshere** » February 26th, 2011, 7:59 pm

G'day all.
I have been on here for a fair while now just looking and posting, and i finally decided to chuck some pics of my laser.

Its a 2 door, KF, All wheel drive and turbo'd laser. A bit of info on it first.
Apparently there were only 250 or so of these made. 117kw at the engine from factory and 15.5 sec quarter mile time. When dad bought it, it was the fastest thing ford Australia was producing. The only mods done to it are the 15" ROH Adrenalines, and a 3inch straight thru pipe and also an aftermarket cruise control.
It needs a respray and a lil bit of panel beating, but other than a few tiny lil spots its tidy. The rims were dads choice. I say a set of 17's of some sort and also remove the nudge bar and spotties and a tidy up in the engine bay.

Excuse any bad pics as they were taken at night.

A lil look at the pipe. ill have to take one at day time.

by **SNR** » February 26th, 2011, 8:11 pm

Cabeshere wrote: it was the fastest thing ford Australia was producing.

You mean selling, right? Mazda Japan produced them.

Cool though. Lower it and lots of boost. Leave the spottys on and hang massive slides on bush tracks!

by **nstg8a** » February 26th, 2011, 8:24 pm

dont launch it too much, gearboxs are renowned for their ability to smash like they were made of glass...

awesome wee cars though, a few mates had these back home.

these have the 1600cc motor yeah? if that goes bang hunt down a 1840 cc for it, its amazing how hard they go compared to the 1600s

by **Cabeshere** » February 26th, 2011, 8:29 pm

SNR wrote:
Cabeshere wrote: it was the fastest thing ford Australia was producing.

You mean selling, right? Mazda Japan produced them.

Cool though. Lower it and lots of boost. Leave the spottys on and hang massive slides on bush tracks!

Yeh, selling. my bad.

Lowering a lil would be nice.

by **SNR** » February 26th, 2011, 8:53 pm

Pretty sure by KF they were BP not B6 (so 1.8)

Lowering should be a peice of cake, if it's anything like a KE suspension wise.

by **nstg8a** » February 26th, 2011, 9:07 pm

SNR wrote:Pretty sure by KF they were BP not B6 (so 1.8)

Lowering should be a peice of cake, if it's anything like a KE suspension wise.

your right i think, certainly looks like a bp donk, good score if it is.

by **Cabeshere** » February 26th, 2011, 9:20 pm

Yeh its the 1.8L Been going good for 20 years now.

by **089JAY** » February 26th, 2011, 10:16 pm

These things have SOOO much potential, I had one as my First car, could do low 14's/high13's all day, til I done the Transfer Case. A fella I knew at the time had one that done 12.5 1/4's. The Gearbox's aren't that bad, the earlier ones (behind the B6 1.6L's) were the ones notorious for being made of glass.

by **Cabeshere** » March 1st, 2011, 7:34 pm

Would be fun to smack a bit more power into it!

by **Cabeshere** » August 1st, 2011, 5:15 pm

Time for some fixing and a little update.
The gear lever has some awesome slop in it, bushes on the selector cables are worn/ non existent and also the bushes in the lever itself are worn.
I work at ford so bring on the genuine bits.
The cables and bushes arrived and it turns out that the dash has to come out to fit them so I'll do that one weekend with a bit of help.
Next off the evaporator is leaking >.<. Not to expensive for a new one so I'm pleased with that. But I;m not getting anywhere near modding it in the slightest.
And to top it all off.... The laser now doses quietly for some unknown reason. I'm thinking exhaust leak up near the turbo? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Once the problems are fixed.. bring on Cold Air and a pod setup. I know there are for's and against's for pods but I just want nice induction noise. If anyone has any ideas or advice my ears are open.
Also what's the go with turbo silencer rings?

by **Cabeshere** » August 30th, 2011, 5:46 pm

Far out! The aircon is in now and pod filter got put on. Makes an awesome sound

Took the car for a trip to emerald on the weekend an thats when more problems started. The boost light comes on and a warning buzzer sounds. If i dont back off in time the car will shut itself down. Im guessing a boost spike or over boost. Apparently the buzzer sounds at 10psi and the car shuts down at 11-12. Going over to mates house on the weekend and well find whats wrong.

by **Troutman** » August 30th, 2011, 6:18 pm

You'd find a lot of good info at http://fordlaser.com/ if you're not already there. I used to have a KF, albeit a mere mortal Laser S. Great cars.

by **Cabeshere** » August 30th, 2011, 6:47 pm

I am on there But they don't seem to be a talkative bunch at all

by **Cabeshere** » September 3rd, 2011, 6:09 pm

The cables for the gearbox are in. The biggest difference in the world. Back to as tight as it was brand new now. Even the boost problem is solved..
The gauge reads 12 - 13pis Max!!!! considering 7Psi is factory.

by **Cabeshere** » October 12th, 2011, 6:29 pm

Car has been doing some unbelievable backfires lately. Mostly in the top end of the rev range, and the boost problem came back. Had it checked out today and the airflow meter was clogged up with some crap. Cleaned that out and made a world of difference. Car is running around 10psi it which is good. A few more tests and we found the fuel pump doesnt flow enough at the top end, hence backfiring an cutting out.

Walbro 350hp pump is on its way and will be going in soon. I also ordered a new BOV, old one was leaking. Turbosmart Kompact series. Nice an small and black, its plumback as well so no need for PTSSCHH.

by **Cabeshere** » March 26th, 2012, 7:26 pm

Nudge bar and the mudflaps have been taken off. Then i decided to nudge a pole. Snapped a tie rod and had to get towed home at 10pm. Long story short. Car got a deserving respray, clear indicators and soon.. a new set of 17's and lowering.

^^^ all before

Im still waiting for a clear day to take some decent pictures.
Then these in either black or gunmetal??

by **Cabeshere** » April 21st, 2012, 10:59 pm

The new wheels have been fitted. Needs a bit of low. Bought a Jap Spec ECU... 134kw factory on 98 octane which is up from 117. Then i dunno what the plan is. What ever i can afford for the thing!

by **JETEL6** » April 21st, 2012, 11:41 pm

looks really good mate, I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the KF/KH TX3 lasers!

keep up the good work, bigger turbo, microtech and a familia GTR gearbox and it'd be a weapon!

regards,
Daniel

by **icachn** » April 22nd, 2012, 12:23 am

rims upgrade look much better, looking very neat now!

by **Troutman** » April 22nd, 2012, 12:37 pm

Looks good, I'm a fan! :drinks2:

by **WET.40L** » April 25th, 2012, 8:34 pm

Hey dude i got one aswell but in the blue but na fwd i ran a 15.7 in mine good reliable cars these are

by **Troutman** » April 26th, 2012, 10:11 pm

I bought my Laser S for about $2k, drove around for 3 years with nary an issue, then resold for basically the same price. No matter what I drive from this point, it will be remembered as my best ever car. :drinks2:

-Troutman

by **Cabeshere** » June 4th, 2012, 9:12 pm : **braad Likes this post**

Got some new wheel nuts - lightweight suckers and extended. Make it ten times easier to get wheels on and off.
I know they wont be everyone's taste but they look stunning in the sunlight.

Still waiting for a sunny day for a better photo.

And the best part!!!!

I have these sitting at Dumpsta's house waiting for a free weekend.

by **BillyD** » June 5th, 2012, 12:31 am

every time I see a turbo laser I just wanna drive it. Good pickup mate, looks good and coming along nicely by the looks. :drinks2:

by **Cabeshere** » July 14th, 2012, 7:28 pm

Went down to beach today, Miserable weather and not much to do... So pulled the car apart and fitted the coils.

So easy! Started on the rears at about 9 and had them sitting right by 11, only problem we had the whole time was snapping an adapter for a socket. Fronts were just as simple, had car sitting fine by 2 with a lunch break and cleaning up bird feathers.

32 levels of dampening, so much fun to play with!

Old shock (old!!!!) vs new (rears)

how used to sit.

before

After

Old vs new (front)

front done

Needs more low! but will have to cut the guards to get there, or downsize the wheels.

and my nuts coz they are sexy

by **iCER** » July 15th, 2012, 2:37 am

cant flare or pump guards? Pocket rockets for sure!

by **Bob Lablaw** » July 15th, 2012, 5:07 am

great car mate, there is quite alot around NZ tho, heres a link to one for some ideas and its 315kw @ 29psi!

http://www.nzfordforum.com/t4042-jrcozy ... t-show-car

by **iCER** » July 15th, 2012, 4:21 pm

wow. hell of boost there!

Could a t5 gbox fit in these? Cheap these days and as this car is light it should be good for even 270rwkw~ if it ever got there!

by **[D1SCNT]** » July 15th, 2012, 4:56 pm

iCER wrote:wow. hell of boost there!

Could a t5 gbox fit in these? Cheap these days and as this car is light it should be good for even 270rwkw~ if it ever got there!

no it wont, and your a tool.

by **Ef_frmnt** » July 15th, 2012, 5:32 pm

Not sure if serious about putting a rear wheel drive gearbox into an all wheel drive car.. not to mention the orientation and size of original box/engine bay

by **Cabeshere** » July 26th, 2012, 6:57 pm

Rain has cleared up so washer her and took some pics..
Next stage is get rid of the old side mount cooler and put a decent front mount. Also... does anyone know anything about hybrid turbo's???

by **ford_nut** » July 26th, 2012, 7:02 pm

What do you need to know? I have had a few tx3's. Are you on fordlaser.com? If not get on it! Great place for Info!

by **galapogos01** » July 26th, 2012, 7:45 pm

This thing looks great! My mum had a KF Ghia, it was a sweet car. Always loved the Lasers.

by **Cabeshere** » August 4th, 2012, 7:00 pm

Shocks are kinda stiff!!!

Pulled into the local Amart and felt a wheel pop..
So.. We had to get a photo.

by **Cabeshere** » January 7th, 2013, 5:45 pm

Finally got my bum into gear... About 6 more months till I get on my opens. so with a little poking from Dumpsta, a little Front Mount rocked up at my doorstep.

450 x 300 x 76

Dropped it over to Insane performance for so they can plumb her in.

They are going to do a before and after run on the Dyno which i am quite interested to see. Wont be much but its a point to start from.
Should be plumbed in and ready to go by the end of the week!

by **Cabeshere** » January 15th, 2013, 8:36 pm

Car was making 214hp at all four wheels..before the intercooler. Final dyno run tomorrow, which ill video and put up.
Im over the moon considering the car is 150hp at the engine standard.

by **Rollin** » January 15th, 2013, 10:07 pm

I like what you're doing with this - and that it's white with black wheels

My only concern is that the wheel nuts are made of steel and not alloy? Over time the alloy and steel can react with each other and weld together, and then you have to snap all the studs to get the wheels off :/

by **SnipeZ** » January 16th, 2013, 6:15 am

I've had that before. Not fun and alloy when nuts aren't expensive.
Be good to see after figures

Cheers

by **Dumpsta** » January 16th, 2013, 6:32 am

Did you type that right rollin? You're saying the alloy reacts to steel so wouldnt steel wheel nuts be ideal?

by **Rollin** » January 16th, 2013, 10:22 pm

I did but it's a bit ambiguous - I meant it to sound like my concern (hope) was that the nuts are made of steel, and that he hadn't fitted alloy ones.

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