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fordman351
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| lil_lincoln wrote: | awesome news  ive been watching this thread for months! how long do u think till you get it home? |
Just a few finishing touches and she'll be sweet. Probably another week, if that. |
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brentos
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| congratultaions mate and good work to bpt, bet u cant wait to get it home and take it for a drive, get a vid of it all working for us anyway!! |
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Rick's EF Fairmont Wagon
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Well done Barry.. of course wiring diagrams will not be forthcoming, although I am sure you will do the next one quickly and simply from the experience gained.
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Damo
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That's great news! Need skid pics for proof though.  |
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xbgt2dr
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| congrats mate im glad its finally running,we are moving to perth later this year,hope to see it driving around the place !!!! |
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dave0
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| AWESOME bout time toooo |
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glenneaux
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| Rick's EF Fairmont Wagon wrote: | Well done Barry.. of course wiring diagrams will not be forthcoming, although I am sure you will do the next one quickly and simply from the experience gained.
Cheers, |
and therein lies the problems with this.
i know they're protecting themselves as though they've done some magical engineering feat however i know for one i wont be sending my car there - mainly due to being in victoria.! |
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Mitch_
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| bpt motorsport wrote: | Hello All,
I called Matt today to give him the good news that it is all running, he even heard it over the phone.
The engine fired up first time after weeks of painstaking work. The BA system is stand alaone and works in unison with the old systems.
The fly by wire pedal is installed and any old wiring removed.
The PCM is recalibtrated not only to disable PATS but also reconfigure speed inputs and outputs, A/C and cruise control.
Full SSS mode is available as in BA.
This conversion could not be any more factory looking.
Regards,
Barry Batten. |
how long you think it'd take you to do another job like this now you've done it once? alot quicker now that you've dont the R&D? |
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bpt motorsport
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If I can get solid time on a project like this it would not take so long perhaps only 35-40 hours. Unfortunately at the time of this project we had GT40's and Cobra project also which were also running BA and BF Boss 290's
It is much easier rewiring a vehicle that has no O.E.M harness at all than one that has to be spliced and intergrated into the original system.
We will get it on the dyno early next week to calibrate the speedo as we had to use the extension housing speed sensor which runs into the BA PCM input and then out puts to the instrument cluster. Also make sure the transmission is functioning correctly also.
Barry. |
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Mitch_
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| if another EL falcon came through it would be easier to do the same again though, correct? |
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alfy
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| ah this is great news! cant wait to see pics and video |
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Disco Frank
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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nice nice
not logn now dude! |
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bpt motorsport
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Mitch_ wrote: | | if another EL falcon came through it would be easier to do the same again though, correct? |
Yes you are right, Easier and easier. We fully documented everything and know what additional components we need.
Barry. |
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bpt motorsport
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The best thing about a convertion of this nature using the latest Power PC from BA BF or FG are the benifits of CAN bus and the multitude of tuning product and CAN bus dash boards that are available on the market.
On initial start up we used our DASh DAQ as a real time dash board to monitor engine stats and ensure that the engine was doing what it should.
We are open to offering our advice on Power PC convertion for anyone attempting to go the distance.
Barry. |
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basstrom_dave
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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sweet finally good to hear its running, now thinking bout it again lol
after months of work finally done can't wait to get the verdict on how it runs and drives |
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fnp
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:47 am Post subject: |
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| Fantastic news.. you'll have to bring it out on the next cruise. Bet it'll feel good to take her for a drive after all this time. |
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gogetta
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must be a major relief for u fordman, i really hope it is only "another" week..
bpt i cant believe u have the nerve to chime in now....where were u 2 months ago? we didnt here peep!! and now you want the glory
i guess your glad u took the time with someone elses car instead of your own....
a major discount should be offered to compensate the poor guy....
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StrawbZ
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:08 am Post subject: |
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Congrats Man, been reading this thread for ages
great to finally hear the old girls alive |
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frankieh
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| Gogetta, we don't know the full story dude.. best not to jump to conclusions till we do. |
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dilberto
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| congrats man, i guess being the first car they have done, woulda been a frigging headache for them and not being dead set committed to it |
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