Fordmods Logo

MAD's EL Ghia 

 

Page 10 of 12 [ 167 posts ] Go to page Previous  1 ... 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12  Next

 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:04 pm 
Parts Gopher
Offline

Age: 33

Posts: 93

Joined: 24th Mar 2011

Ride: Ford EF Fairmont 1996

Location: Newcastle
NSW, Australia

Yeah mate thats coming up really nice! you have a really tidy car!
I still want to do a headlight conversion like yours! theres those H4 minis? that pretty much are 'plug and play'? not sure if thats the name?

 

_________________

I'de rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:11 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 1412

Joined: 21st May 2005

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

Thanks.

I used the FXR-1.0 projector as the MiniH1 wasn't available when I did my lights.
The MH1 would fit much easier, but you still need to do all the work on the lens to make it clear, or it will ruin the output from the projector.

 

_________________

EL Fairmont Ghia - Manual - Supercharged
- The Car
- The Headlights

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:29 pm 
Parts Gopher
Offline

Age: 33

Posts: 93

Joined: 24th Mar 2011

Ride: Ford EF Fairmont 1996

Location: Newcastle
NSW, Australia

What website can you buy them from??

MAD wrote:
Thanks.

I used the FXR-1.0 projector as the MiniH1 wasn't available when I did my lights.
The MH1 would fit much easier, but you still need to do all the work on the lens to make it clear, or it will ruin the output from the projector.

 

_________________

I'de rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:42 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 1412

Joined: 21st May 2005

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

www.theretrofitsource.com

 

_________________

EL Fairmont Ghia - Manual - Supercharged
- The Car
- The Headlights

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:48 am 
Parts Gopher
Offline

Age: 33

Posts: 93

Joined: 24th Mar 2011

Ride: Ford EF Fairmont 1996

Location: Newcastle
NSW, Australia

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/produc ... cts_id=227
Is that he exact one that will for straight into the socket?

 

_________________

I'de rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:36 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 1412

Joined: 21st May 2005

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

Yeah that's the one. You still need to make the front lens clear though.

 

_________________

EL Fairmont Ghia - Manual - Supercharged
- The Car
- The Headlights

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:29 am 
Parts Gopher
Offline

Age: 33

Posts: 93

Joined: 24th Mar 2011

Ride: Ford EF Fairmont 1996

Location: Newcastle
NSW, Australia

But it says H1? or are they the H4 direct fitments?
MAD wrote:
Yeah that's the one. You still need to make the front lens clear though.

 

_________________

I'de rather have it and not need it then need it and not have it

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:38 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 1412

Joined: 21st May 2005

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

They come with adaptors for h1 and h4.
The 'h1' in the name is for the size bulb the projector uses.

 

_________________

EL Fairmont Ghia - Manual - Supercharged
- The Car
- The Headlights

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:37 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 1412

Joined: 21st May 2005

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

Tried something a little different. I mixed and matched some parts of the MGW shifter. I used the Camaro F-body shifter handle on the T5 base. This allowed the gear boot to sit a lot lower in the console without bulging.

Image

The first attempt at the gear boot didn't work. there was not enough free-play in the boot to allow for gear changes without the boot popping out of the surround.
Version 2 will be much better. Still a stretched fit, as that's the sort of look I'm after, but it will have enough room to move this time.



*Excuse the boost gauge. It may or may not be be a permanent fixture (I haven't decided yet) so it normally rests on whatever I have in the console to have it pointing in my general direction.

 

_________________

EL Fairmont Ghia - Manual - Supercharged
- The Car
- The Headlights

Last edited by MAD on Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:24 pm 
Smokin em up
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 215

Joined: 30th Jul 2011

Ride: 1998 EL Ford Futura

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

I really like the look of that, looks super clean and neat! 8-)

 

_________________

MY BUILD:
- Oxford Green 1998 EL Ford Futura. Hybrid EL Tickford Engine. 3.45 LSD Diff. DL LTD Interior. Cruise Climate Trip HERE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Image~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:28 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 901

Joined: 28th Apr 2011

Gallery: 18 images

Ride: 1997 EL XR6

Power: 180 rwkw

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

ryanpatrick42 wrote:
I really like the look of that, looks super clean and neat! 8-)

Agreed, although the gear knob isn't my thing lol

 

_________________

MGW Short Throw Shifter, CVE Cam, CVE Head, SS Big Mouth Air Intake, Pacemaker Headers, 3" Exhaust, 3" Varex, 3" Cat, 19" Silver Agents, EMS Stinger 4424, 42lb Injectors and Walbro 255lb Fuel Pump

Next: Pacemaker Comps, 6 Individual Throttle Bodies, ICE Coil and ignition

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:21 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 35

Posts: 2425

Joined: 10th Mar 2007

Gallery: 27 images

Ride: 1995 EF Fairmont

Location: Auckland
New Zealand

Looks awesome man, very classy IMO. Love the shift knob too, has the Hurst look about it :)

 

_________________

Money Talks, But All Mine Ever Says Is Goodbye
EF Fairmont - EFF111 Build Thread

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:13 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 1412

Joined: 21st May 2005

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

Version 2 - Much better, doesn't pop out on gear changes now.
Image


That old school 'hurst' sort of look is what I was going for.

 

_________________

EL Fairmont Ghia - Manual - Supercharged
- The Car
- The Headlights

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:00 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Posts: 1412

Joined: 21st May 2005

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

An opportunity arose a little while back, so I ran with it and bought myself some new (to me) wheels. (No photos yet)
They're ROH ZS in 17x8.5. That's right same wheel as my previous 16x8s. So what? I like the style.
They have good rubber on them already but I'm keen to get something like a 255, or even 275 tyre on the rear. Might even snaffle up a pair in 17x9.5 from the US, for a staggered set. (still available new!)

The new width coupled with the lowered suspension now means I need to get my guards rolled. I grabbed the drivers wheel arch a couple of days after putting them on :(.


And another update, which will lead to another update....
It's been a long time coming, but I finally have the idler pulley sorted so it doesn't chew belts. Turns out the supercharger pulley was out of alignment by a rib or so.
I made a dodgy pulley puller to slide the blower pulley forward on the shaft a coupe of mm and it's now working beautifully.
Image


The best bit about the idler? The new longer belt. Well not the absolute best bit, but I thought it was pretty cool.
I ordered a belt via ebay purely based on the length.
The surprise came when the parcel showed up. It was meant to be!
Image



Having that win spurred me on, so I've replaced some fuel lines that I was never happy with and now it's good to go on the rollers.

And that's what the next update will revolve around. Hopefully good news!

 

_________________

EL Fairmont Ghia - Manual - Supercharged
- The Car
- The Headlights

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: Re: MAD's EL Ghia
Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:16 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 35

Posts: 2425

Joined: 10th Mar 2007

Gallery: 27 images

Ride: 1995 EF Fairmont

Location: Auckland
New Zealand

Good stuff! ROH ZS are one of my favourite wheels in e-series offset. Nice amount of dish and just a good looking wheel all round. 9.5" rears would look great under the EL 8-)

 

_________________

Money Talks, But All Mine Ever Says Is Goodbye
EF Fairmont - EFF111 Build Thread

Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:
Sort by  
 Page 10 of 12  [ 167 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12  Next

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

 

 

It is currently Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:41 pm All times are UTC + 11 hours

 

 

(c)2014 Total Web Solutions Australia - Australian Web Hosting and Domain Names