What to do? - new car

[Sundeep]

Hey guys,

Bought a EF GLi yesterday to get a few parts for my EA (serpentine belt setup and some other little things) and peddle the rest, but now I'm in two minds.

I got it really cheap, and it has got a few mods done to it. These are below;

-Shift kit
-3.45 LSD
-Mild Crow cam
-Crow valve springs
-Lukey Extractors
-High-Flow cat
-2.5" exhaust (nice and quiet though)
-ChipTorque chip

Puts out 130kW @ the treads and runs 15.1 down the quarter "all day long".

Factory options and other mods include

-ABS
-Cruise
-Monroe shocks
-King lows
-16" FTR's
-Tint

I reckon I could get the thing sprayed with in the week cheaply as the body's in fairly good nick and then I'd sell my Mum's VX Berlina, let her have the EL and get some cash for that and then keep this thing then go cruising with Doug

Could probably spray it and have it on the road with gauges on the bonnet and some sick plates for less than $3-$3500.

What do you people think?





Poll me up.

Sundeep

[Polyal]

I think you have to much time to find these bargains, you have a talent and it seems to be wasted.

Dealership FTW.

[Sundeep]

Originally Posted by Polyal

I think you have to much time to find these bargains, you have a talent and it seems to be wasted.

Dealership FTW.

Bargains are everywhere, there's a secret to finding them ;)





Funny how similar they are.

Sundeep

[Kenaz]

Get over E-series. I don't wanna be the only BA Turbo guy at future E-series events :(

[mcflux]

Fixed your numberplate

[Sorted]

There is not an option for

Stop wasting time, money and effort and spend some time on your below project:-

1991 EA Falcon - Literally too much to mention - "Your signature can not be longer than 500 characters." - [MRDOSE] Version 2.0 to hit the streets by the end of July.

[webby_191189]

I say transfer the complete driveline over to the EA and run a turbod EF engine. Keep the EL as its a V8 on gas with all the goodies. Strip whats left of the EF eg, wheels, body parts ect..

Woa how on earth did you get 76 votes for get over it lol. its only been open for about 20 mins

[LUXO_8]

cos ash is a mod lol.....

keep it sunny, its fairly neat and makes good power as you said....

[Kenaz]

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

cos ash is a mod lol.....

I swear I didn't do it. I don't know how to edit polls.

[XRated]

Get over them Sunny! Fix your EA for weekend duties and just drive a modern boring car during the week.

[-jjM-]

red...that time of a the month ay....turbo it

[old_mate]

that looks nice as in the pics...whys it need paint?

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by old_mate

that looks nice as in the pics...whys it need paint?

OK...no more beer for Old_Mate :

Check the bonnet, unless its a reflection. Plus red car suck for fading etc, which is a shame because they look nice when mint.

Ive already replied, but hey, I say either part it or "spray 'n' sell". The EA has more personality.

[DEVL-XR]

I say take what you want and wreck the rest and sell it off in bits.

How much did you pay for the car?

[private9]

Ha ha, you beat me to the car mate, good stuff!

It looks fairly clean so if you need a daily then fix it - if not, keep what you want and wreck it.

[sphell]

Nice pick-up Sundeep, you have good taste in cars :P

Hmm, it's a tough call what to do. Definately keep the EL, that's no.1. As for the red beast, seems a shame to part it out as it definately has potential and it's newer than the EA, but it's just gonna become another money pit if you start modding it. And you'll whinge it costs too much to run if you keep it as a daily.

I say part it out as you could probably make a fair bit off it, and fix the EA. The EA just needs a bit of TLC and it'll come up brand spankers again. That way you don't have to worry about doin a RWC on it and all that crap.

[snypereb]

Part out the thing you just bought and fix the EA!

[needfordspeed]

Paint it...wooooo!

[mcflux]

Send it to Pat 'n' Joe's for some Tupac Lovin'

[efgiar]

wreck it and lend me the chip torque

[Sundeep]

Originally Posted by webby_191189

I say transfer the complete driveline over to the EA and run a turbod EF engine. Keep the EL as its a V8 on gas with all the goodies. Strip whats left of the EF eg, wheels, body parts ect..

The EA already has a EL motor in it!

Originally Posted by webby_191189

Woa how on earth did you get 76 votes for get over it lol. its only been open for about 20 mins

I think Laminge was bored.

Originally Posted by XRated

Get over them Sunny! Fix your EA for weekend duties and just drive a modern boring car during the week

But but but I'll get defected easy in the EA, this thing is non-defectable.

Originally Posted by jjM

red...that time of a the month ay....turbo it

Who told you talk? STFU

Originally Posted by old_mate

that looks nice as in the pics...whys it need paint?

Bonnet badly faded, sides badly faded, both rear doors have lots of trolley dents and the front bar has a crack near the number plate. Could probably do the bonnet and buff the rest but respray FTW.

Originally Posted by Ghia5L

Send it to Pat 'n' Joe's for some Tupac Lovin'

Pfftttt the Eastside crew do way better kustoms.

Originally Posted by efgiar

wreck it and lend me the chip torque

Offer me money for the ChipTorque via PM if you're keen on it

Anyways, the car doesn't really owe me much, so depending on how bored I get today I may start stripping the exterior and seeing what it's going to need for paint. Gill and I have a HVLP gun on order, need a filter for the compressor and a couple of other bits and then we're set to spray as well.

It'll be good to learn on if nothing else, and with 2 weeks of holidays left it's a good cure for boredom. If it becomes a too hard basket case then I'll start peddling the parts off it, but it looks like a fairly decent car.

I'll post more pics as I go.

Sundeep

[mcflux]

If you chuck it in the too-hard basket, I'd be interested in the cruise kit + loom bit (since mine's non-ABS)

[NZ]

Originally Posted by Ghia5L

If you chuck it in the too-hard basket, I'd be interested in the cruise kit + loom bit (since mine's non-ABS)

Just your lucky day. Taking the mrs to see the wonjderful sights of my fine homeland for 13 days so any cash is going to be good. Since I have an eb shell with all sorts of ef futura goodies flating around inside it tell me exactly what the parts are you need and what it'll cost ya ;) and i'll knock a cruise kit together for ya

[EdFairmontGhia]

if you go the parting option, i'll put my hand up for some...

[mcflux]

<3<3<3<3 K4RL longtime (pm sent)

[Stevo]

sifnt buy the xr8

[Sundeep]

Originally Posted by Stevo

sifnt buy the xr8

Yeah DW I was spewin' too but the dealer was a cockstick to the max.

This car is better. Probably be a lot quicker than that V8 with a little bit more work.

Bodywork has started

Sundeep

[EF_Frmnt]

i have this exact dilemna at the moment.. im halfway through the turbo build up on my EF, but i just bought an NL Fairlane Ghia. its had a lot of work done to it, runs 14.8 1/4s. 3.9 diff gears, pacemaker comps, headwork, billet cam, chiptorque chip, stainless intake its an AU hybrid engine and its got 18s is clean and straight. picked it up reasonably cheap so i dont know whether to take all the good parts off and sell it as a standard car or just use it as a pimpin daily.

[private9]

Originally Posted by EF_Frmnt

i have this exact dilemna at the moment.. im halfway through the turbo build up on my EF, but i just bought an NL Fairlane Ghia. its had a lot of work done to it, runs 14.8 1/4s. 3.9 diff gears, pacemaker comps, headwork, billet cam, chiptorque chip, stainless intake its an AU hybrid engine and its got 18s is clean and straight. picked it up reasonably cheap so i dont know whether to take all the good parts off and sell it as a standard car or just use it as a pimpin daily.

+1 for pimpin daily NL!

[falcon351]

I saw that car and wanted to buy it! if only it was in adelaide... seems pretty good to me, if i remember rightly he was asking $2000?