Matts EB XR6 (x- fairmont ghia)

by **pHaT`eL** » July 21st, 2010, 3:41 pm

Ahh.. whats Tims car got to do with it?

He painted his side moulds red, the rest of the car came red from the factory?

dikyby, stop signing in if you dont want to be here, you dont need to wait for Sunny to delete your account!!

by **Steady** » July 21st, 2010, 3:52 pm

i wouldn't tint the tail lights man, every attempt at tinted EB/ED taillights i've seen looks horrid.
the stock tail lights are pretty dark as is.
i don't mind the garnish in black, probably prefer the grey, but white seems to be able to pull it off.

car does look tuff as on the whole, good job.
you thought about doing EF/EL fuel filler door?

by **mattsEB** » July 21st, 2010, 3:55 pm

Cheers to all for the compliments

by **mattsEB** » July 21st, 2010, 4:06 pm

Steady wrote:i wouldn't tint the tail lights man, every attempt at tinted EB/ED taillights i've seen looks horrid.
the stock tail lights are pretty dark as is.
i don't mind the garnish in black, probably prefer the grey, but white seems to be able to pull it off.

car does look tuff as on the whole, good job.
you thought about doing EF/EL fuel filler door?

I have been told that getting them tinted professionally is way better than the spray can because they put a shit load of clear in the tint so it has a glossy finish to it compared to the matt finish the can gives. Also havnt thought about fuel filler door.. What is it lol??

by **Steady** » July 21st, 2010, 4:08 pm

EF/EL doors are smooth, don't have the finger hole bit.
i dunno what has to be done, from memory gotta upick the hinge assembly from each and fit the EB/ED assembly to the EF/EL door.
it's a little touch but cleans it up heaps.

by **mattsEB** » July 21st, 2010, 4:17 pm

Lol sounds like a bit of work. My aim is to keep this the way it is now it's how I've wanted it for some time now the only thing I'm gna do to body that's left is ba buldge but that's way down the track. Thanks for the idea anyway

Cheers

by **mattsEB** » July 21st, 2010, 4:30 pm

For those who have eb/Ed Xr6s I just want to know does the lever to open the bonnet lay out on the grille if so is there a way of making it sit flush inside the engine bay without cutting it???
Cheers

by **PHAT EB** » July 21st, 2010, 5:10 pm

who even said he was painting it white? he just put a black one on??? hrmm
and to HYPOEB i painted in 2pak black, cant remember i think its a vy commodre color and finished it in clear

by **PHAT EB** » July 21st, 2010, 5:12 pm

matt!! you need some better photos of this thing coz it looks shit in these pics, they do it no justice compared to real life!!! congrats on getting this far with it.. next, im seeing turbos?

by **Michael (HYPOEB)** » July 21st, 2010, 5:17 pm

Thanks mate,I mite give it ago on a spare garnish.
The EL fuel flap is a good little mod to do,It just never seems to colour match perfect though.

by **mattsEB** » July 21st, 2010, 5:43 pm

U took half the photos man lol

by **PHAT EB** » July 21st, 2010, 5:48 pm

yeah exactly ther crap u need prof ones

by **mattsEB** » July 21st, 2010, 6:24 pm

Lol Sunday I'll wash car and post more. Btw guys I have a redback exhaust not a redneck exhaust sry If I offended anyone lol

by **SnyperEB** » July 22nd, 2010, 9:06 pm

Saw this tonight awesome car! Very very clean!

by **mattsEB** » July 22nd, 2010, 10:57 pm

Cheers snyper urs is nice and clean as well

by **dikyby** » July 23rd, 2010, 1:40 pm

ef / el fuel filler panels still have the finger pull in them. you would have to get an au one to make it work. the shape is the same, but not sure about the hinge. my ef has the finger pull in it.

by **SnyperEB** » July 23rd, 2010, 2:26 pm

My el doesnt!

by **mattsEB** » July 23rd, 2010, 2:28 pm

Hey snyper is ur bonnet hinge thing sticking out of ur grille??

by **SnyperEB** » July 23rd, 2010, 2:40 pm

Im gathering your meaning on the XR front?

by **mattsEB** » July 23rd, 2010, 2:43 pm

Yea sorry, is there a way to push it back without bending anything??

by **SnyperEB** » July 23rd, 2010, 2:46 pm

I cant remember I think we cut 20mm or so off of it. So it was easy to open.

by **mattsEB** » July 23rd, 2010, 2:52 pm

Ok cool cheers mate

by **pHaT`eL** » July 23rd, 2010, 4:04 pm

dikyby, only the wagons have the finger hole. EF/EL have a nice flush filler flap

by **mattsEB** » July 25th, 2010, 5:32 pm

Ok guys after some time I hav just taken pics of interior it's all original leather/velour with woodgrain door trims(no way am I changing interior or selling) as u can see I have customized the speedo and I have changed the interior lighting from yukky orange to blue;). U may not be able to tell but also the front dash panels gve been sprayed with metallic grey and clear coated so it will always have a clean look to it.

Also guys I was looking at the Xr grille I put on an I thought something was missing. I added some mesh to the grille tell me what u reckon. I had to leave a hole so I could get to the bonnet hinge tell me what use think

by **mattsEB** » July 25th, 2010, 5:32 pm

Ok guys after some time I hav just taken pics of interior it's all original leather/velour with woodgrain door trims(no way am I changing interior or selling) as u can see I have customized the speedo and I have changed the interior lighting from yukky orange to blue;). U may not be able to tell but also the front dash panels gve been sprayed with metallic grey and clear coated so it will always have a clean look to it.

Also guys I was looking at the Xr grille I put on an I thought something was missing. I added some mesh to the grille tell me what u reckon. I had to leave a hole so I could get to the bonnet hinge tell me what use think

by **dikyby** » July 25th, 2010, 6:00 pm

mesh looks pretty good. is there a way to relocate the bonnet catch lever? the hole for the lever just ruins the effect. be good if you could set up a different release for the catch...

by **mattsEB** » July 25th, 2010, 6:10 pm

Buhh??
Doesn't bother me I'm used to it now, until there is research on how to do it I'll leave it mesh took 10 mins to do
Cheers

by **mattsEB** » July 25th, 2010, 9:47 pm

Here are some with the interior lightS

If u can't tell that's the where the gear stick is

And this is my speedo which is hard to see they are white lights which emitts blue looks awsome but it's a shame u can't see it

by **SNR** » July 26th, 2010, 8:09 am

Should buy the manual conversion I have for sale

by **mattsEB** » July 26th, 2010, 11:00 am

Lol how much do u want it for??

by **SNR** » July 26th, 2010, 12:01 pm

by **mattsEB** » July 26th, 2010, 3:22 pm

Nah mate too much for me cheers anyways
Not really considering a Manuel yet anyway dnt have a Manuel license

by **Gozza** » July 26th, 2010, 3:59 pm

Thread Needs more

"Manuel"

by **DEVLXR** » July 26th, 2010, 7:00 pm

EL series 2 wagon's got a flush fuel door that bolt straight onto box cars without the need to modify it. Rare to find tho but I got lucky.
Also you can modify the bonnet catch lever so it sits on top of the grille with 2 pairs of locking pliers,just put two bends in it,one up and one flat again. Adjust the bends till it opens nice and sits nice. Will take ya 5 minutes to do it and you wont have to have a crappy hole in your mesh!
Car looks good too.

by **mattsEB** » July 26th, 2010, 7:06 pm

Thanks devlxr I'll look into it on weekend
Cheers

by **DEVLXR** » July 26th, 2010, 8:03 pm

No worries, you can see what I did in this pic...

by **mattsEB** » July 26th, 2010, 9:07 pm

Yea that's good idea. Mate u gve a clean ride man fkn love it:D

by **LOW_XR** » July 26th, 2010, 9:09 pm

lol any excuse to post a pic or your engine bay hey braden

by **mattsEB** » July 27th, 2010, 12:07 am

Lol I would if mine was like that. Give it a few more months

by **mattsEB** » July 30th, 2010, 1:44 pm

Done..
Thanks devlxr

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