Planned Mods thread.

Post by **needfordspeed** » December 16th, 2007, 11:47 pm

Future plans:

-Buy XR6T

and until then:

-FInish wheels off
-Sort out something about timing chain
-New clutch+lightened flywheel
-Put the tickford kit on
-MAYBE wheels.....

Steady · Post by **Steady** » December 17th, 2007, 12:12 am

Steady the MARTYR! wrote:Sprint
- Strip Daves car to copy his bracket and pullies- Done
- Get Wolf V500
- Install V2 SQ + V500 and assorted other bits , get tuned and run 6-8psi
- Build up Lokka diff with 3.7 gears
- Test fit Daves FR19s Done
- Take coil off rear springs
- Buy FR19s

ED Fairmont
- Clean + polish Done
- Degrease engine bay, fix oil leaks
- Fix rear power window reg that dan broke sort of done, block of wood holding it up
- Tyre shine stockies
- Sell

Tornado
- block BOV
- dose pipe
- tint windows
- lower it a bit
- get carbra
- rice up engine bay

Amon · Post by **Amon** » December 17th, 2007, 6:01 pm

ED
-Flash tune or something similar (heard flash tuning can be done to pre-au falcons now)
-3.9 gears in diff
-Fit thermos
-find some nice 18" wheels
-get a car jack that works

-better sway bars
-clear tail lights

-white background for dials

[Sterling] · Post by **[Sterling]** » December 17th, 2007, 8:15 pm

EF
-slotted brake disc's
-chipped
-lowered (thinking superlows)
-shift kit
-white dials
-tomorow ill be putting 18" FPV cobra rim's rollin on HP khumo's
-spoiler
-and fix bonnet and random scratch's

ed40 · Post by **ed40** » December 17th, 2007, 10:49 pm

ED
tune for 10psi
dummy fit cooler and piping
trim scorcher bar
adjust exhaust brackets to stop knocking
hide more wiring
trim and paint the wooden base on which the battery box sits

[Sterling] · Post by **[Sterling]** » December 23rd, 2007, 7:49 am

EF
-slotted brake disc's
-chipped
-lowered (thinking superlows)
-shift kit-DONE!
-white dials
-tomorow ill be putting 18" FPV cobra rim's rollin on HP khumo's-DONE!
-spoiler
-and fix bonnet and random scratch's

Airved · Post by **Airved** » December 26th, 2007, 6:58 pm

Planned mods for future:

-Take out loan
-Buy EL xr6
-Chuck on current springs, zorst
-Plug n' Play ECU
-Supercharge it
-Buy 18" FPV MkII Rims
-Custom paint-job
-Cruise

As for the EA:
-Keep thinking about manual conversion and better diff
-Drive her til end of uni, when i'll have money again
-Sell it, part it, or give it a bushbash send-off (by the time uni's over, she'll probably be on her last legs anyway, given the lack of time/money I'll have to keep her in good order/fix broken stuff)

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » December 27th, 2007, 2:02 pm

EA:
Move EB2 fairmont interior from shed into EA.
Move XR6T turbo setup from the maverick's front seat to EA.
Move koni reds and pedders springs from under the house to EA.
Make 250rwkw+
Get air con working.
Optimize tune for economy then use it as a daily when required.
Fit an auto or a lighter clutch.

Maverick:
Exhaust and extractors to replace my cracked and broken current setup.
Rebuild the carby when I cbf. LPG FTW.
Buy a bullbar.
Chop rear guards for clearance.
Move front diff forward 12mm for clearance. Done
Replace rear diff when it finally stops turning the wheels.
Fit an onboard air compressor.
Build drawers for the back for more storage space.
Lockers front and back when I win the lotto.

Post by **Sunboost** » December 27th, 2007, 2:09 pm

MRDOSE -
Nothing CBF

TUFPAK -
Nothing CBF

Amon · Post by **Amon** » January 14th, 2008, 4:47 pm

ed xr6

fit thermos (if and when i can get the clutch fan off)
fit slotted rotors when i cbf
fit 3.7 gears in diff
get tyres for new wheels

oh and wash the damn thing

67rce · Post by **67rce** » January 19th, 2008, 3:19 pm

Plans for the EF are - fix zorst, new tyres, sell
AU- Sell, to buy a Sprint

[Sterling] · Post by **[Sterling]** » January 19th, 2008, 3:30 pm

EF
-slotted brake disc's
-chipped
-lowered (thinking superlows)
-shift kit-DONE!
-white dials
-tomorow ill be putting 18" FPV cobra rim's rollin on HP khumo's-DONE!
-spoiler
-and fix bonnet and random scratch's
-get manual and fit it
-put new rocker cover on (all shiney red one!)

smokin ef · Post by **smokin ef** » January 20th, 2008, 12:41 pm

5sp ef futura

within next 6 months..
* get my rims 20" xoni cyclops with white walls
* lower more - just done ultras all round

* rip shift short throw shifter
* finish cutom boot install
* finish custom interior.. changing from white 2 black (whites way 2 impractical 4 a daily considering im a plumber lol)
* finally get my new personalised plates

within next 12 months..
* hopefully get a jim mock stage 2 fullflight turbo setup approx 320rwkw!! fark yea!! haha

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » January 30th, 2008, 1:26 pm

EA:
Wreck and crush

Maverick:
Exhaust and extractors to replace my cracked and broken current setup.
Rebuild the carby when I cbf. LPG FTW.
Buy a bullbar. Done
Chop rear guards for clearance.
Move front diff forward 12mm for clearance. Done
Replace rear diff when it finally stops turning the wheels.
Fit an onboard air compressor.
Build drawers for the back for more storage space.
Lockers front and back when I win the lotto.

EF:
Replace brakes
Fix unusual trans behaviour
Get RWC
Lower it.
Find and fit tufcaps
Fit ECU and get it running good.
Turbo

Malakai · Post by **Malakai** » January 30th, 2008, 5:01 pm

Install new fuel pump, 42lb injectors, 2:1 fuel reg.
Build my megasquirt and install it, get it running then get it tuned.
Get new 3" exhaust when I can't stand the leaks in the current exhaust any longer.

Within two years: Buy a BA Mk II XR6 Turbo (six speed of course) in Mercury Silver and just drive it till the mod bug bites. Keep the EA for special occasions or maybe not, haven't decided yet.

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Post by **TUFED6** » January 30th, 2008, 5:29 pm

Retire to tropical paradise
Die

BI6TIM · Post by **BI6TIM** » January 31st, 2008, 2:03 pm

Update on plans for my ED Futura.

Put bonnet and front bar on.
Get rego.
Run motor in.

Go Farken Drifting!!!

Post by **fordbaby** » January 31st, 2008, 2:10 pm

spray my car black, xr kit and supercharge it.

[D1SCNT] · Post by **[D1SCNT]** » February 6th, 2008, 5:36 pm

ED Ghia
sell it...

Buy XR6T BA/F ute or VY SS 6speed LS1 ute or VZ calais...

burnt turtle · Post by **burnt turtle** » February 6th, 2008, 7:59 pm

SLOLS1 wrote:VZ:
Ready to put in
Extractors, highflow cats, ultralows, stereo setup subs all that (have all this too damn lazy to put it in!!!),
In the future
19s, hsv cluster and gauges, senator bootlip spoiler, hektik engine covers, mafless tune, OTR CAI, 3.73 lsd, 3000rpm high stall, stockies, lots of skidz..... pretty much what any holden driver plans LOL.. vortech maybe one day in the future.... not soon

If i dont sell it and get sick of it and do all that shit might buy somethin cheap most likely a ford of some sort i can take to work and kick around on site

iv got a mate that is sellin his dash gauges 4 a VZ monaro u want?

Gunns · Post by **Gunns** » February 20th, 2008, 1:09 pm

TUFED6 wrote:Retire to tropical paradise with lots of hot naked flange
Die

Fixed

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » February 20th, 2008, 1:23 pm

Maverick:
Exhaust and extractors to replace my cracked and broken current setup.Done (ghetto fixed)
Rebuild the carby when I cbf. LPG FTW.
Buy a bullbar. Done
Chop rear guards for clearance.
Move front diff forward 12mm for clearance. Done
Replace rear diff when it finally stops turning the wheels.
Fit an onboard air compressor.
Build drawers for the back for more storage space.
Lockers front and back when I win the lotto.
Fit new flares Done

EF:
Replace brakes Done
Fix unusual trans behaviour
Get RWC Done
Lower it. Done
Find and fit tufcaps
Nitrous
Fit ECU and get it running good.

Post by **EFFalcon** » February 20th, 2008, 1:27 pm

In order:

EA Wagon
- Fit EL Dash/wiring Done
- Fit 5.0 Done
- Slap some wheels on it Done
- put it on LPG

EF Turbo
- Swap Motor (rebuild + headwork)
- Fit Highstall
- Get Kit back on.
- replace paint

Post by **pHaT`eL** » February 20th, 2008, 1:33 pm

EL..
Spray bonnet DONE/front bar/rear bar
EL Ticky kit - Not doing anymore
Ultralows for the rear - Not doing anymore
Touch up small chips and scratches DONE
Put XR cam in until I get Dev 3 or 4 - Its in the boot..
New leads/plugs and panel/pod filter
White venetians
Possibly red wall tyres

Win best EF/EL at AFD

FAIL

Jim Beam · Post by **Jim Beam** » February 22nd, 2008, 10:04 am

EB II Fairmont
Chuck in a working stereo.
Pedders SL's and GSR.Done
Fix dent in bonnet or get new bonnet.
Eventually pull off the road (wont happen till at the earliest next year). Done. Fucking headgasket
Buy cheap shitter to get around in.
Snort stage 4 turbo kit, EMS 8860, 220rwkw till auto dies, then new tougher box.

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » March 17th, 2008, 12:07 pm

Getting there.

Maverick:
Exhaust and extractors to replace my cracked and broken current setup.Done (Paceys and sports system)
Rebuild the carby when I cbf.
Chop rear guards for clearance.
Replace rear diff when it finally stops turning the wheels. Bought
Fit an onboard air compressor.
Build drawers for the back for more storage space.
Lockers front and back when I win the lotto. rear locker purchased

EF:
Replace brakes Done
Fix unusual trans behaviour Done
Get RWC Done
Lower it. Done
Nitrous

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » March 25th, 2008, 7:59 am

Updated list.

Maverick:
Rebuild the carby when I cbf.
Chop rear guards for clearance.
Sliders
Rear Bar
Fit an onboard air compressor.
Build drawers for the back for more storage space.
Front locker

EF:
Finish Nitrous install

slo_sprint · Post by **slo_sprint** » March 26th, 2008, 12:12 am

EB:
Pull motor and box out as spare
Strip it and sell what i can
Ditch the f'er

Sprint:
New Pads and rotors
Fix massive eff off oil leak
New airbox setup
New Back Tyres

Fit New Flywheel and clutch with Rebuilt T5
Rebuild Diff with lokka and shorter ratio
New Carpet Inside
More Power
Suspension Work
Wheels
Respray

Tocchi · Post by **Tocchi** » March 26th, 2008, 1:54 pm

FG XR8:
- wait for Ford to make mine (mid June they say

) ... i want it now!!!
- keep stock until warranty ends because ive got a bad habit of modding my dailys

EF XR6 Turbo:
- finish off the (complex) heat shielding in engine bay
- cut, buff, polish & wax thingo.
- take it to drags for a final 1/4 time
- sell it

XG ute:
- tub it
- finish BA front end conversion
- cage
- get the Phoon motor running

- crack 500rwkw

EF ECTIV · Post by **EF ECTIV** » March 28th, 2008, 12:44 am

good work matty..... We were talking about your ute the other night..... Tub that bitch

Stengord · Post by **Stengord** » April 1st, 2008, 3:35 pm

Exhaust and paceys
Tint
Headwork
BA GT's hopefully 18
super lows al round

thats it for now

Nikk O'lass · Post by **Nikk O'lass** » April 4th, 2008, 5:48 pm

Blueprint for a better ED: Mission impressionalbe

-Make rear end inline with rest of car
-Install LSD, with New swaybars, Bushes, Possibly Lower springs
-Upgrade breaks
-Remove 14 years of carpark dents
-Paint it, custom 3 layer Le Mans red pearl
-Turbo, if the balance is favorable
-New wheels, maybe, if i cant get a replacement
-Mild interior rehash (Prob just some basic buckets and shit)

4LEDboy · Post by **4LEDboy** » April 4th, 2008, 8:22 pm

My ED

Engine
CMS stage 3 cam, head, valve kit
ACL Race dished pistons
Pacemaker Extractors
Shine up rocker cover and Intake
XR6 computer and fuel reg
CAI Induction

Trans
Big cooler
Shift kit
Temp gauge
Electronic Shift kit
Diff Gears

Paint
Cut, Polish
fix stone chips

And ah yeah

braiden · Post by **braiden** » April 4th, 2008, 9:04 pm

New List:

ED:

New Shocks / Struts
Boot Install
Turbo

Escort:

Finish stripping the car
Respray
Rebuild Engine (maybe turbo)
Rims
Lower
etc, etc

Stengord · Post by **Stengord** » April 4th, 2008, 9:07 pm

What year escort?

braiden · Post by **braiden** » April 5th, 2008, 4:44 am

abcisfun wrote:What year escort?

1980 IIRC. 2.0L Ghia.

holmsy · Post by **holmsy** » April 9th, 2008, 8:01 pm

holmsy wrote:mine is slowly getting there. but very slowly.

-replace or fix multiple problems with the engine
-17 or 18 inch mags
-will be happy if i get 130-140 rwkw
-get lsd

iv done allright.
done more then planned but still no rims.

so far have replaced engine.
put in au motor
got lsd 3.45
finished all the au seats and console,
finished colour coding exterior,
and more little thingss

still to do:
mags
short shifter
hiflow cat (this week)
ecu

not sure how the power aim is going. should be getting up there soon.

Jtalor · Post by **Jtalor** » April 13th, 2008, 6:28 pm

ED Falcon Wagon

Soon Mods:
A new Kenwood CD player (This week, my first ever car mod!

)
Buy a sub or two and an amp
Lower 2"

Later Mods (next 4 years...realistically haha)
New wheels, 18''s
Turbo it with all necessary mods.
Re-spray in dark metallic blue.

with that I would be very happy

[Sterling] · Post by **[Sterling]** » April 13th, 2008, 7:03 pm

EF
-slotted brake disc's
-chipped-Swaped with XR6 ECU-DONE
-lowered (thinking superlows)
-shift kit-DONE!-SOLD!
-white dials
-18" FPV cobra rim's rollin on HP khumo's-DONE!
-and fix bonnet and random scratch's
-get manual and fit it-done
-put new rocker cover on-DONE

Amon · Post by **Amon** » April 16th, 2008, 9:14 pm

ultras and t5 conversion