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Ef 'mont Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter

Posted: December 31st, 2011, 1:06 pm
by wombi90
Rims look good! Love the black on black

Re: Ef 'mont Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter

Posted: December 31st, 2011, 1:24 pm
by nstg8a
wombi90 wrote:Rims look good! Love the black on black
cheers mate, black is good i reckon

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: December 31st, 2011, 1:28 pm
by superhuS!
sideskirts asap!

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: December 31st, 2011, 1:29 pm
by nstg8a
superhuS! wrote:sideskirts asap!
lol, theyre waiting for the weather to clear up, definitely needs them i agree.

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 1st, 2012, 1:44 pm
by nstg8a
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Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 2:54 pm
by EBOOST
wash asap lol.

looks good mate.
cheers josh.

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 6:40 pm
by nstg8a
yeah, might wash it. one day. probably when it gets prepped for paint.

saw this for sale yesterday and couldnt resist a 'before/after' shot

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Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 9:43 pm
by DJV8T5
looking good mate, love the kit. the before/after shot looks great too

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 2nd, 2012, 10:45 pm
by nstg8a
DJV8T5 wrote:looking good mate, love the kit. the before/after shot looks great too

cheers man, i was actually half tempted to buy the other one lol, its pretty mint, 2k with rwc and reg. only a series one though, but is a futura.

perfect daily.

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 6:01 am
by ClassicAU
Um, so you were going to buy a daily so you don't have to daily your daily? :scratch: Hawk rear wing looks shite btw! :P

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 9:50 am
by nstg8a
What hawk wing

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 9:55 am
by ClassicAU
That be a replica Hawk wing you have on there my friend. :) T3 wings dont have that little cut out pannel thing on the outside of each upright like yours does. Pretty sure all knock off kits come with these. Like I said though, even if it was OEM I still wouldn't like it on your car anyway! :P T3 kit on a T3, that is all.

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 10:33 am
by nstg8a
Lol that panel.is.to access the bolts.
Close enough to t3 for me. Its not like I'm trying to build a perfect replica.

I like the way it looks now so that's good enough for me

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 9:14 pm
by nstg8a
now that im home and able to use my laptop i thought id check out ev says about my boot spoiler being a hawk copy rather than a t3 copy.

i knew mine had different mounting feet, but hadnt noticed any other difference, until i had a decent look now...

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i think next time the spoilertek guy comes into work im gonna have a chat to him. end of the day im not concerned about my car, imo it still looks heaps better than what it did, and i never planned to do a perfect replica, just to try and make my shitter look a little better.

good spotting ev.

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 4th, 2012, 5:56 am
by ClassicAU
You know it! ;) Haha, nah, I actually remembered from back in my aufalcon.com days when they used to have a cry about small things like this. Pretty sure one dude started some shit back in the day when he ordered a T3 kit and got this.

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 3:34 pm
by xr6tjet
t3 kit looks good, i would keep the car gloss black just get a cut and polish :) black on black is definately working.

ps. black painted headlight bezels would look sweet on this !

cheers, alex

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 4:55 pm
by nstg8a
xr6tjet wrote:t3 kit looks good, i would keep the car gloss black just get a cut and polish :) black on black is definately working.

ps. black painted headlight bezels would look sweet on this !

cheers, alex
cheers, and yup, painting the headlights is on the cards, i just want to get a spare set to do it too, im a bit wary about sticking them in the oven lol

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 5th, 2012, 9:17 pm
by xr6tjet
yea get a set of the forte headlights (matt bezels) and when you do it just take your time, don't put them under too much heat though, that will kill em. there is a tutorial on fordforums which goes through the steps, pretty good one to follow. i'm still contemplating on doing mine but id get another set and id give it a go on them.

i'm not usually a fan on bodykits, especially t3 kits on anything other then a genuine t3 but i like the scheme so far going on this car. keep it up

cheers, alex

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 11:28 pm
by nstg8a
so plan for this weekend was to get the headlights painted, and get the front bar meshed.

so heres some pics showing my new interior :banghead:

paid $350 for seats/door cards/shifter and surround. good price i reckon.

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after a bit of this
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seats and cards in
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Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 11:42 pm
by speed.freak
Far out. It's amazing what a bit of leather and woodgrain can do to improve an AU's interior. The stock trim pattern is so poxy.

This has come a long way. Black on black on black. Shaping up to be a tough example :good:

Re: Ef Ghia 5.0 + AU Shitter with 2 more inches...

Posted: January 7th, 2012, 11:50 pm
by nstg8a
woodgrain is going, im gonna carbon wrap it all. gonna lose the chrome handles too.

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 1:48 pm
by xr6tjet
nice job on the interior, i did the same in my car. keep the chrome handles as they look prestige inside the car, id just carbon wrap all the woodgrain.

cheers, alex.

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 2:06 pm
by kwikxr
Gotta love black everything :thumbsup:

Looks mint as dude, it's definitely come a long way from what it used to look like. Looking forward to seeing how well the interior turns out with the carbon wrap :grin:

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 8th, 2012, 3:12 pm
by nstg8a
xr6tjet wrote:nice job on the interior, i did the same in my car. keep the chrome handles as they look prestige inside the car, id just carbon wrap all the woodgrain.

cheers, alex.
yeah decided to keep the chrome, mainly cos theres already a few random bits of chrome in there so it helps it all tie in a bit better.

got some of that supercheap carbon vinyl, no idea what the quality is like, but i wont do it until the next long weekend.

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 10th, 2012, 5:41 am
by Sterling
**** that au looks great, remember seeing the pics on aff, didnt realise that was you.

you make me want to get a spoiler now.

black looks very good.

love the rims, too, im thinking of doing the same thing, but in opposite contrast, because mine is white i have been on and off about painting my ba 17's white for so long now.

keep up the good work

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 21st, 2012, 8:43 pm
by nstg8a
tiny update, picked up the new plates today...

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very apt. at least, for now.

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 6:45 pm
by nstg8a
The end.

Got caught in the floods this morning

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 6:47 pm
by 67rce
At Rocklea? Damn that sucks to hear!

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:22 pm
by NUT347
Fark.

Did you drive through it or was it parked somewhere?

Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:30 pm
by wicksy
Oh fark, that sucks, it's not looking good down your way

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 8:50 pm
by nstg8a
Drove through it. Almost.

Had no choice traffic was backed up , zero visibility to risk a u turn. Heaps of others made it through fine but when the water rolled over my bonnet the airbox took a big gulp. Engine stopped with a big clonk.

Turns over but sounds really odd, like when you wind over an engine with no plugs.

At the moment I'm over it, going round the yards tomorrow.

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 10:10 pm
by Bipolar
That's fuct :( Second in one week.

I'll let ya know if I see anything decent on the northside.

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 25th, 2012, 10:39 pm
by NUT347
If its not insured...

Swap ya my ea for the AU? :-P

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 8:19 am
by nstg8a
lol its going nowhere just yet

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top side of the filter was all foamy lol,

Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:45 am
by apoc
Nom water lol. Sucks about that man, gonna replace the motor? Or get rid of it?

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 1:52 pm
by nstg8a
Gonna get rid of it

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 2:43 pm
by Dansedgli
Gonna get rid of it over a $300 motor?

Did it fill up like a fish tank too?

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:14 pm
by nstg8a
Dansedgli wrote:Gonna get rid of it over a $300 motor?

Did it fill up like a fish tank too?
yeah $300 for a wrecker spec engine, plus paying someone to fit it, plus getting it towed from work, plus the time to organise it all. i work 80 hrs a week, dont have the time or the inclination to spend more on it, il cut my losses on it now.

its just the last nail in the coffin for it really. im about to head down to work to see if itl start, but yeah, im over it.

water never got inside the car, just engine bay.

Re: Ef 5.0 + AU Shitter with leather & 2 more inches...

Posted: February 1st, 2012, 1:04 am
by nstg8a
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Re: Ef 5.0 + AU 4.0 + FG XR8

Posted: February 1st, 2012, 1:40 am
by holmsy
haha thats a funny looking au