hey fellas, thought i would post up my ride for the hell of it.

GENERAL

MAKE: Ford
MODEL: EL Fairmont Ghia
YEAR: Sep 1997
COLOUR: N9 Navy Blue

MECHANICAL

ENGINE: 4.0 Tickford inline 6
TRANSMISSION: 4 Speed Auto
DIFFERENTIAL: 3.45 LSD
BRAKES: Standard
SUSPENSION: King Superlows
EXHAUST: Motavator Extractors, 2.5'' X-Force Exhaust

STYLING

WHEELS/TYRES: 17'' Speedy Longchamps, 235/45 Supercat Tyres
INTERIOR: Standard
EXTERIOR: NL Fairlane side indicators, NL Fairlane cornering lights
IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT: Pioneer DEH-P7700MP H/U, Factory Premuim Sound

OTHER

FUTURE PLANS: Manual, CMS 3 Head and Cam, New Seats, Respray, Tickford Bodykit, New Sound System.
MONEY SPENT SO FAR: about $3,000 (on repairs lol)
CREDITS/THANKS:

bought it back in march 2008 for $8,000, probably a bit too much but it was kind of love at first sight.

anyway, 2 weeks later, it started pinging under acceleration, and misfiring at high revs. hmm, this was strange i thought. dizzy was fine, coil was fine, all the leads were fine. the next day, the auxillary shaft decided it would strip its teeth.



the old one was just as shiny as the new one, this confused us a bit. found out it hadnt been done properly 35,000km beforehand, and it had been misaligned with the dizzy drive cog. so a couple of teeth eventually shaved thin enough to snap off... and ended up in the sump, which was then sucked up by the oil pump, which promptly seized.



thats what we found in the oil pickup screen.

anyway, that was all fixed, along with a new timing chain, whith was also half rooted.

and basically this is how it is today:





So yeah, thats about it for the moment. i shall post updates and new pics whenever i get the chance to.

fitted my X-Force exhaust today, f**k me it sounds good! s**t better than any Lukey or Redback ive had on there

will post up a vid when i find my usb cable.

im not sure where it came from, i ordered it through the mechanic shop where mum does the books. its an AU non-IRS exhaust, same shape as E series.

f**k me, Simon L was right, i dont know the car anymore!

it is so much different to drive now, waaaay more responsive, and the 1st gear acceleration is absolutely mental!

im so happy with the way its turned out, only thing is, the clutch cable is half rooted and it dosent go into gear sometimes, so i have to ram my foot on the clutch pedal as hard as i can so it goes into gear might have to get a new cable lol. oh, and i have to get a new clutch cable fork as well, as at the moment its a bolt, nut and hose clamp doing the job

does anyone know off hand how much that cable fork is?

Fix that ASAP as it can damage the pedal assembly and or firewall due to the extra pedal pressure required.
Correct me if I am wrong guys.