The EB/DC Fairmont LTDGhia Wagon

by **Schmee** » June 16th, 2008, 8:19 pm

Well after some thought and a bit of luck Ive purchased another car....

EB Fairmont Ghia Wagon, nothing to special but its clean in one peice and not in bad shape

I decided that the Wife's car, the ol EB sedan just isnt required anymore as I really need to get another car I can use for work and lugging stuff around rather than using the trailer all the time so the wagon was bought earlier today, this way she can have my EF Fairmont Ghia and we still have 2 cars to lug the kids around in

Anyways basic plan for this is to drop the EL Tickford 4 litre into it, adding a BBM and thermo fans while Im there, and give it the general once over and get it ready for rego in mid to late August. I will be putting together a build thread with the engine swap, extra wiring etc with lots of pics and so on

also going to be doing the majority of the LPG install once registered with the EL Tickford setup utilising an EL dual fuel ECU

so heres some pics

Kev

by **get_an_ea_today** » June 16th, 2008, 8:34 pm

Looks pretty good

by **pHaT`eL** » June 16th, 2008, 8:36 pm

Nice ride Kev, usual mods will obviously take place

just need a bit towing brand sticker on the rear window

by **Commando** » June 16th, 2008, 8:39 pm

KEV! That's bloody nice!

Looking forward to seeing it sometime soon mate, great pickup

by **Schmee** » June 16th, 2008, 8:51 pm

was a true bargain....lol

It will get the usual mods dump it a bit harder put a Kev's exhaust system on it and maybe the 16" FTR's I have sitting here...

it does need paint on the bonnet as the clear is peeling and the tailgate has some damage...but it came with a spare in silver so maybe when I get around to it it will be done, might even just give it the rub and blow treatment dunno yet

Yeah maybe the Muzza spec Towing company sticker aswell....lol...we'll see

by **Bomber** » June 16th, 2008, 9:13 pm

nice work Kev but shes missin 2 cylinders

also shed looks shmick more room havnt seen it with the extension setup yet..

by **markTD** » June 16th, 2008, 9:22 pm

Nice pick up mate. Looks awesome. Too nice to be as a workhorse

by **Schmee** » June 16th, 2008, 9:33 pm

Still havent done the shed yet....thats the shed I pulled the wagon from over the other side of the city....

I know its missing a few cylinders but it was cheap cheap.... :lol:

Nothing this old is ever to nice to be a workhorse I dont belt the crap out of my cars like that anyways really just need a reliable ride with all the creature comforts to lug some gear around in and I hate towing the trailer everywhere too hard to park, this will do for a while I think Im kind of over changing cars all the time and I dont want a ute/van again so the wagon will be ideal....unless a dual cab chev comes along for the right price this will be just great

by **private9** » June 16th, 2008, 9:33 pm

Nice score mate, looks pretty clean.

Lose the pinstriping, visors etc, add clear corner indicators, side indicators, EL taillights, turboblades and dumpage - will make it perfect to me!

by **stevo** » June 16th, 2008, 9:35 pm

Dump it, will look tuff

by **PSI250** » June 16th, 2008, 9:37 pm

looks clean,
go the wagons!!

Schmee wrote:Yeah maybe the Muzza spec Towing company sticker aswell....lol...we'll see

haha come on! join the muzza spec towing sticker on wagons club! :mrgreen:

by **Schmee** » June 16th, 2008, 9:39 pm

previous owner had it for 12 years decided to update and wanted it to go to a good home, clear indicators an EL tail lights are on the shopping list dunno bout wheels yet as it needs tyres who knows what will come up

all the windows all work really good, climate tests OK, trip comp seems to work and of course the only seat to be a bit average is the drivers so it will prolly get sent of to the trimmers to fix it up

all in all very happy with the purchase hopefully motor will be out by the end of the week and then start fitting the EL one I have in the shed

by **UNEZED** » June 16th, 2008, 10:50 pm

Nice new ride kev
looks pretty good just needs some mods n it should all look sweet

by **private9** » June 16th, 2008, 10:52 pm

[quote="Schmee"list dunno bout wheels yet as it needs tyres who knows what will come up[/quote]
Turboblades Kev, I'm telling ya!

by **Schmee** » June 16th, 2008, 11:08 pm

never really liked turbo blades might drop the ED Ghia rims off the Wifes car on it or the FTR's

by **pHaT`eL** » June 16th, 2008, 11:14 pm

Id go with the ED Ghia rims, TurboBlades look good, but its a Ghia, Not a Fairmont

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » June 17th, 2008, 7:27 am

Look's awesome Kev, can't wait to see it in person.

by **EFFalcon** » June 17th, 2008, 7:40 am

neato!
wagon deffinately suits better!

by **tezza bear** » June 18th, 2008, 10:10 pm

good score kev & a man with ur talent i bet she'll be a sweet ride in no time. as for the clear indicators i got a drivers side one here if u want it

& a nice set of LTD rims that will set it off when u dump it

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by **YBYAVL** » June 19th, 2008, 12:00 am

i want that silver bonnet u speak of

by **BLCKED** » June 19th, 2008, 2:20 am

ghia wagons are nice, rare to

nice pick up

i have some thermos for sale...

$50

by **Schmee** » June 19th, 2008, 2:56 am

already got thermo's but thanks for the offer

the silver bonnet I speak of isnt there its a tailgate that I have as a spare sorry for the confusion Luke

due to some unfortunate circumstances Ive managed to slash my right wrist emo style and got it wrong spent last night at the Doc's getting some stitches that wont come out till next week.....so much for getting started this week........bugger

anyways might even get off my ass tomorrow and take some better pics

thanks for all the comments guys Im pretty happy with it on the whole just need some time and motorvation to get it the way I want but I have given myself till then end of august to have it ready for rego so I should be right

shopping list will be up soon for any bits and peices I need

Kev

by **Commando** » June 19th, 2008, 10:13 am

Sif slash wrists Kev, toaster + bathtub is more entertaining

by **Schmee** » June 19th, 2008, 10:29 am

but the toaster doesnt reach the bathtub the cord is too short.....

by **Commando** » June 19th, 2008, 11:54 am

Maybe try BMW style & jump out of the car halfway through ripping a skid & end up with the car on top of you?

by **EB Booster** » June 19th, 2008, 1:45 pm

looks very clean grate buy

by **EB_GLI92** » June 19th, 2008, 5:39 pm

Got to love a good clean wagon, nice pick up.

by **EB_Ghia** » June 19th, 2008, 6:20 pm

looks clean.... this was on e-bay wasnt it?

by **YBYAVL** » June 19th, 2008, 11:20 pm

lets chuk the nitrous kit on it kev

by **Schmee** » June 19th, 2008, 11:23 pm

yeah it was the one on Ebay bit of fast talkin and the right price was nailed on it picked it up on monday arvo

hmmmmm....nitrous.....hmmmmmm

Dunno Luke it is the work car there are other plans in the mix so leave it with me

thanks again for the comments guys I should start working on this next week

someone buy all these T56's in my shed so I have some room

by **YBYAVL** » June 19th, 2008, 11:30 pm

so, my cars a work car too
an a drag car an a burnout car an a drift an a 4wd an paddock bomb

i never new EBs were so versatile
lol

by **Schmee** » June 19th, 2008, 11:39 pm

ewverything is versatile I used to have a HZ stato caprice dropped on its ass best work ute eva

by **YBYAVL** » June 19th, 2008, 11:41 pm

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » June 20th, 2008, 9:48 am

would a t56 go into an ED?

by **Schmee** » June 20th, 2008, 12:19 pm

sure would just need some creative work to make it all fit.....crossmember and a tailshaft diff clutch and hydralic clutch pedal

by **Bomber** » June 20th, 2008, 12:30 pm

Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:would a t56 go into an ED?

costs around 4 to 4.5k all up with one of the boxes from Kev

by **YBHVE4** » June 20th, 2008, 12:33 pm

Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:would a t56 go into an ED?

with Kev anything is possible if its a ford.

Nice pick up mate....looks awesome.

Hope you have a speedy recovery and tell us what you want for the mrs car....might be able to find someone.

good luck with the new beast (not like you'll need it)

by **Schmee** » June 25th, 2008, 6:50 pm

We'll I havent been as busy as I want to be but Ive done a few things to the wagon today, fitted up a color coded numberplate surround/garnish on the tailgate, cleaned some of the crap out of the back of it, fitted up the cargo barrier and put a set of 16" FTR's on it

also removed the bonnet protector and the grille badge, I will de-badge the rest of the car aswell soon and get clear indicators, repeaters and maybe EL rears for it

gotta say Im very happy with the way it looks now, although I will probably lower the rear more once its registered

also very happy after jacking the rear up realised it has a LSD under the back and all the brakes were redone recently all in looks good underneath it

here's some pics

by **Kaddis** » June 25th, 2008, 7:22 pm

FTR's look great on it Kev!

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » June 26th, 2008, 10:38 am

i saw the wagon on the FTR's last night, looks bloody good, very sleek

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