yeh i think the that left hand qrt panel may have been pushed back. as now the passenger door rubs against it everytime its opened and closed. producing an annoying grinding sound.

and the bumper has been pushed a tiny bit out of allignment.

went down to mallz and managed to pick up a 500ml spray pack of my exact paint match (dynamic white). and purchased a brand new left hand corner light cluster for $35..not bad considering repco quoted me $53 and it would have to be ordered

sadly i ran out of money so i didnt have enough for the plastic primer..otherwise it would be all good now.

but other than that. the new indicator went in a bit tricky...but thats expected with malaysian reproduced crap anyways. the holding pins were to long and the rubber seal was the incorrect size etc etc and the mounting prong didnt sit far enough back for it to me secured in with the screw. so just wacked up a little oversized mount to grasp the indicator instead. and replaced the pins and did some minor trimming of the seal.

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turns out didnt need the plastic primer at all.

that paint i purchased went on the bumpers beautifully and even nicer on the metal...i ended up touching up every imaginable scratch on the car in the end so she looks even better than before

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Jeez, thats a pain, sorta know how you feel though, I had a fair similar experience, when I first got mine, except mine was rough to start with, and it' was just a small scuff on the other cars bumper.
Good to see your honest atleast.

The repair came up nice though, and yeah those indicators are a pain, I've gone through 3 on my car, 2 by me, and one by my mate.

yeh they were fairly tricky.

installed some iridium plugs, dropped the oil and did the filter and replaced that stock filter with an FRAM AIRHOG panel filter.

and cleaned out that airflow control sensor ontop of the throttlebody, following that tech document on the site. THAT made a huge difference, no more steering wheel vibrations when braking fast, or turning or engaging aircon.

so shes back to tip top shape once more and running absolutely amazingly.

just need to find the time to realign my drivers side elc window, then shes A1

didnt even go see the girlfriend because i was fixing her.....i think i may be inlove.

i just worked out that my wheel saved my passenger door. and the fact that the wheels are 225's and hug over the rims saved the rims so other than a grazed rubber tyre i saved my passenger door panel

grab a can of silicone spray while you are there and soak (absolutely soak) the window rubbers and wind the window up n down while re applying the spray.

after 10-15min of this the window will operate beautifully.

Huge suspension problems? EFs handle far better IMHO than ELs - Most ELs will want to understeer before they feel like kicking out. Fine if you cant drive, but I think its much better to have a lively back end than a doughy front.



???

Its actually called an Idle Speed Controller (ISC), and its got nothing to with steering wheel vibrations (???), unless it was because your car was stalling.. which would be fuked up if it was stalling when you were braking.

Also, learn to park.

its pretty self explantory? if its the idle speed control. then it controls the idle speed. so when the car is put under load? i.e power steering at full lock? and the idle speed control unit is dirty or clogged up? then it wont respond well giving the car a messy idle.

even says it in the tech document on here.

and i dont know mate i have never driven an older EF. but alright then. im just going on what the wheels write up said about the car.

why else would ford revise there suspension on the EL?? so they can liven up the backend even more? so you can rip some rad nuts in ya mums backyard? they ovbiously sought out to improve it for safety reasons, after all these cars are family cars and are not designed for what we intend to do with them (minus XR series)

[quote="philaddis"]That's a nice looking standard Fairmont there mate. Looks in good nick and sounds like a great deal for the price...

She is an EF tho......[/quote]



so that just the shell

nah apparently because its an EF II the rear end suspension assembly was revised. with new trailing arms etc?? but the front end remains the same

but honestly i couldnt tell you. im just going on what the guys said on the first page about it.

[quote="gureno"]nah apparently because its an EF II the rear end suspension assembly was revised. with new trailing arms etc?? but the front end remains the same

but honestly i couldnt tell you. im just going on what the guys said on the first page about it.[/quote]


oh thax
my brother and i a hope fully going to go have's in this car http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1995-Ford-Fairmo ... otohosting

UPDATE!


SUPER LOWS ARE AAAAAAAA COMING

thats right kids.

the springs should be in by saturday this week.

scored some from a wrecked EB for $120

then comes the 2 1/4 inch exhaust system..

went to a wreckers in malaga who offered me an entire system with hi flow cats and EXTRACTORS included for $130. asked them how much they'd charge to fit an they reckon $150

not bad because it would be a prick of a job to do.

Nice car gureno, Good buy and shame about the bingle but at least you have it sorted for now.

Josh