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 Post subject: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:41 pm 
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Ride: 1996 EFII Gli OLympic Classic

Location: Perth
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Hi all :)

Thought I'd share with everyone my '96 EFII GLi I got it mid-December last year with 170K on the clock. Elderly single owner, body work is in good nick, interior is perfect. It had just had a major service, a whole bunch of stuff replaced and new tyres put on not too long ago.

Figured for the price I payed, I couldn't go wrong especially since you lose the same amount in stamp duty on a new car :P

First things on the to-do list were the removal of the louvre, weather shield, bonnet protector, mud flaps and the mid-90's hands-free kit :S

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In the time that I have had it, I have replaced the taxi-spec cloth interior with some leather goodness out of a NF Fairlane and a woodgrain shifter, changed the centre console (It had holes from the old phone kit). I changed the headlights and indicators as I blowing lights all the time, the dash globes have all been changed and fitted with red silicone sleeves (CBF mucking about with LEDs right now).

I just finished putting a Fairmont green BCM, Fairmont dash loom, trip computer, climate control and a Tickford ECU.

To come in the near future will be a mandrel bent intake, super-low springs, a Fairmont instrument cluster and perhaps some EL GT rims. If I can get my cousin to sell me his at a good price :P

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Hope you like :D

Ben
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:12 pm 
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Location: Wattle Grove
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Looks like a tidy buy for sure! keep us posted on your future mods! :D

 

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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:15 pm 
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nothing beats the old classic :P looks mint
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:11 pm 
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Ride: 1996 EFII Gli OLympic Classic

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Cheers guys :D

Got plenty of big plans, but we'll see what actually happens, we all say we'll have a 1000hp fire-breathing monster hahaha

Having said that, I've been reading up on the wealth of info on here and a bit down the track I think i'll be giving Snort Performance a ring to suss out their supercharger kit.

Of course before I do that, there's the preparatory work like cam, injectors, exhaust, extractors, fuel pump etc to be done before i even think about forced induction of any sort.

I'm new to the car modding scene so i've got lots of reading and research ahead of me lol

Ben
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:15 pm 
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be careful it's contagious! :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:50 pm 
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Ride: 1996 EFII Gli OLympic Classic

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haha yea I'm well aware of that lol my other hobbies are Photography and Astronomy so I know all about money pits :lol:

Could have bought and paid for my own house if i wasn't dabbling with those :shock:
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:47 pm 
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looks real clean mate :)
would kill for some leather seats
keep up the mods!
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:32 am 
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cheers ate :) i'll do that by starting the electric window conversion this weekend! Sick of the manual winders, makes for hard work when going through the maccas drive-through at 3am in the morning :P
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:45 pm 
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Ride: 1996 EFII Gli OLympic Classic

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Rightyo Updates! UPDATES! Wacked in a fairmont cluster and wired up the low coolant sensor, kings superlow spings now make it sit and drive waay better than stock. I have picked up a 94DT tickford head and cam for $120ph <3 u ebay! I was thinking about a crow stage 3 cam to go in along with some stiff valve springs and vernier cam gears. Unless someone else has a better alternative?

I now have a T5, a 2000km old 5 puck ceramic clutch (unknown brand), aftermarket flywheel, manual ECU, alloy tailshaft, EL GT shift boot, and an AU Tickford momo gear knob sitting in my shed too!

Once I get my lathe & mill going I'll do up my own gear stick as the one I got with the T5 is a fully sik custom job with a ball-bearing welded to the end max restecp there LOL

Also I'll be getting a billet shifter from these guys in fairly short order: Billet Products Australia

Things are moving along nicely
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:07 pm 
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Nice looking car mate ! The photos make it look all that much better did you snap them yourself ??

 

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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:22 pm 
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Ride: 1996 EFII Gli OLympic Classic

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Cheers mate, yea the pics are mine, I'm a photographer by trade so there's no excuse for not having pics that are half decent LOL
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:37 pm 
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Good stuff :D
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:10 am 
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Ahhh makes sense then ! :D

Will love to see this car when it is sitting a bit lower when you put the super low springs in.

 

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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:24 am 
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B Bear wrote:
Ahhh makes sense then ! :D

Will love to see this car when it is sitting a bit lower when you put the super low springs in.


There she is not so landcruiser spec haha
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 Post subject: Re: 1996 EFII GLi Olympic Classic
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:14 pm 
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Ride: 5.0lt NF /351 ZD Fairlane

Location: Wattle Grove
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Yeah that's better! just lowered my NF too, makes a difference in handling to eh!

 

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