Hi Fellas,
I thought I should share my project...an EL Fairmont

I bought this in Feb 2008 as a repairable write off from pickles for a price I couldn't pass up.

So, what it was when I got it....
Year: 1997
Colour: Sparkling Burgandy
K's: 151,000
-CD Player, New Gas System, Good tyres, full service history and a bloody clean interior...

What it needed:
-Passenger Guard
-Passenger Door
-Windscreen
-Bonnet

-A pillar pushed out
-Front inner guard replaced and body straightened out to suit
-FULL REGENCY INSPECTION

All work on the car has been done by myself and it was Registered finally on the 23rd of december last year. It sat dormant for some time as I had several other projects.....

Here are some progress piccies:

Side on - Bonnet, Guard and door removed



Stuffed windscreen and bent pillar



Inner guard bent plus body bent



Side on



Bonnet just fittted, bought it from Richmond motor salvage for 200 bucks....only bloody one I could find at the time! No windscreen yet



Notice the bent passenger A pillar....All straight after some port a power action!



Pillar again



Panels fitted - Everything opens and closes and lines up (after allot of mucking about.....)



All painted, Mucked up the clear coat, however I was very happy with my paint job until that....Going to repaint it in the next month.

Last edited by Simon L on Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:39 pm, edited 2 times in total.

22/2/2009

Where I am at with this car:

Things done since it was registered:
-Installed new Headunit (Sony CDXGT-570 3 preouts etc...)
-Driven it almost 6,000k's (without any issues!)

Over the last few weeks I have bought up several bits and pieces for this car, the biggest one being a turbo kit from snort.

So, the bits I have waiting to go on:

Snort Stage 3 Kit:
1 x full custom s/steel tuned length turbo manifold
1 x 50mm external wastegate
1 x Garrett gt40 turbocharger (rated over 650hp)
1 x boost reference fuel regulator
1 x front mount intercooler (core size 600x300x76)
3 inch s/steel dump pipe with o2 sensor bung
1 x 2 inch s/steel screamer pipe (from wastegate)
Teflon braided oil feed lines, vclamps, oil sender t
Teflon oil drain lines gaskets and fittings

Suspension:
-Pedders front "Super Lows"
-Pedders rear "Lows" (car has gas tank in boot...)
-KYB Gas Shocks (Front and Rear)
-Pedders Camber Kit

Wheels:
I bought last week from a mate a set of 17" AJR Signature rims. Having tyres fitted to them this thursday so should have them on shortly after that.

Stereo:
In addition to fitting the sony headunit, I also have some pioneer speakers that I have pulled out of a slightly damamged ef I am fixing (new radiator support, front end).

ECU:
I lashed out a couple of weeks ago and bought a J3 chip and programmer. I have had it in the car working with a 80k speedlimiter set so I knew the chip was doing its job! Now to work out how to use Tuner Pro RT properly!!

Exhaust:
Car is going in to exhaust plus prospect to have a 3" exhaust fitted once the turbo is on. Waiting until that is done so they can go straight onto the dump pipe.

Last edited by Simon L on Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I call this.....street cred! LMAO

Last edited by Simon L on Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Looking good Simon, will be interested to see how she goes with the turbo bolted on, have a mate hassling me to get one put on mine lol. Nice work too, good to see it restored instead of being wrecked,

should add in there:
-Nearly beat a modified Tickford Fairmont Ghia in a drag

good to see how its coming along..

enjoy the boosting mission, little f**k that come along the way are the fun bits..

Thats nuts. We need pics of the finished product. I need to catch up with you Adelaide Boys one day.

Looking good Simon... Hurry up and boost it so I can have a drive

PS... I will grab those switched off you one day.......

Got my wheels on tuesday night

Heres one piccie

This car has come a very long way from where it once was, very well done!!

Looks good on those rims too

them wheels look quite nice on ur car.

nice to see u got LPG stickers now

Wowsers! You noticed the LPG stickers!

6 bucks posted on ebay.....arrived in my mailbox the next day!

Looks hot, Im biased though as I love the color and the wheels. Nice job.

Well, it got its suspension put in today!

Here are some piccies!

Mmm, Pedders springs and KYB shocks



Looks good, I'm very pleased with the height, sits pretty level



Removed the mudflaps....much better



Back home again

Starting to look like a car...