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TerroristGHIA wrote: So, when are we going to do my ED??
I like the look of that. Brett lol.. it looks good and now goes better as i just needed a bit of ignition advance to bring it back to life.. it is worth doing in the end. but the manifold can be a b**ch of a thing to change!! |
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i done one for a mate last weekend. took me the day but i had to wait on parts etc. its no that bad a job to do, just the water pump pipe is the annoying bit
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hmmm interesting with the cruise cable...i just modified the EL cable end to fit into the ED vacuum style. which required wire cutters and zip ties works perfect took about 2 mins lol
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huggiebear wrote: i done one for a mate last weekend. took me the day but i had to wait on parts etc. its no that bad a job to do, just the water pump pipe is the annoying bit
yea the water pump pipe gave me the s**t as i had to take the extractors off to fit it. otherwise it isnt to bad to be honest the only thing that p****d me off was trying to do the bottom last bolt on the manifold.. i could get all of them by putting my arm under the manifold from the front but i just couldnt reach the last one.lol so i did it from the top but i kept dropping the bloody ring spanner  
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Age: 63 Posts: 1584 Joined: 20th Mar 2005 Ride: EDL Fairmont Wagon/AU XR8 Ghia Location: Riverstone |
Very ingenious there Troy, well done. Just love the look of your car, bloody nice!!!
Cheers RD
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edfairmont4.0 wrote: hmmm interesting with the cruise cable...i just modified the EL cable end to fit into the ED vacuum style. which required wire cutters and zip ties works perfect took about 2 mins lol
cool.. i could have done it that way but i only had the bbm 1/2 of the el cable so i made do with what i had.. except it took me about 1/2 hour to make 
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this is one nice machine!
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TROYMAN wrote: huggiebear wrote: i done one for a mate last weekend. took me the day but i had to wait on parts etc. its no that bad a job to do, just the water pump pipe is the annoying bit yea the water pump pipe gave me the s**t as i had to take the extractors off to fit it. otherwise it isnt to bad to be honest the only thing that p****d me off was trying to do the bottom last bolt on the manifold.. i could get all of them by putting my arm under the manifold from the front but i just couldnt reach the last one.lol so i did it from the top but i kept dropping the bloody ring spanner i can reach the back bolts without any issues... its just getting it to line up correctly lol. you need to buy a ring spanner |
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TROYMAN wrote: edfairmont4.0 wrote: hmmm interesting with the cruise cable...i just modified the EL cable end to fit into the ED vacuum style. which required wire cutters and zip ties works perfect took about 2 mins lol cool.. i could have done it that way but i only had the bbm 1/2 of the el cable so i made do with what i had.. except it took me about 1/2 hour to make Fair enough man good work! Hows the stock ED motor feel for power??? i was surprised with the grunt mine had EL injection + exhaust.
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edfairmont4.0 wrote: TROYMAN wrote: edfairmont4.0 wrote: hmmm interesting with the cruise cable...i just modified the EL cable end to fit into the ED vacuum style. which required wire cutters and zip ties works perfect took about 2 mins lol cool.. i could have done it that way but i only had the bbm 1/2 of the el cable so i made do with what i had.. except it took me about 1/2 hour to make Fair enough man good work! Hows the stock ED motor feel for power??? i was surprised with the grunt mine had EL injection + exhaust. it goes a s**t load better than it did with the std exhaust,intake but adding the cam has givin it the extra go i wanted.. now i want to get it dyno'd, as it now feels a bit stronger than the au engine that was in my ea wich pulled 133 rwkw.. that was with the same set up but with a different cam.. over all im quite happy with the way its running at the moment.. 
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sweeeet as , will be interesting to see what its got!
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today i went out to the wreckers and got a cruise control switch for the brake pedal to use on my clutch pedal..
and being operated by a vacuum/electrical switch. i only hooked up the vacuum part of the switch so when i push the clutch in it only releases vacuum, which lets the cruise cable release the throttle but doesnt disable the cruise control like the brake/factory clutch set up does. so as soon as i release the clutch again the vacuum pulls the cable again and i continue on my way.... |
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TROYTHEMAN wrote: i only hooked up the vacuum part of the switch so when i push the clutch in it only releases vacuum, which lets the cruise cable release the throttle but doesnt disable the cruise control li.......
Interestingly (arg, some would say otherwise as per usual) I came up with a similar idea. Was hoping to use the cruise controls "DECEL" function as is provided on button 3 of right hand steering wheel switches. Never occured to me to try it mechanically like you are seemingly doing by removing vacuum. Interesting... By doing it my way, the clutch will depress the "DECEL" function to the cruise control --- basically I hope to find the correct circuit and wire the clutch pedal to it using a switch similar to the brake. The cruise control will not change it's setting much, although if shifting gear a LOT (like twenty times or something, depending on speed of shift, hills, etc) The DECEL seems to turn the cruise control off and then turn it back on when the button is released and then speeds up about two or three K's an hour as it is working off AVERAGES. As you are still slowing down when you release the button, it speeds up a little to maintain it's "average". ((At least, this is my guess without hacking in and examining the code of the controller)) Releasing the vacuum won't effect anything upstream that is running from the same line would it?! Oh hell... No doubt you'll get it working sweet and tell us the results anyway. If you have any advice on my idea then don't be shy... I don't even own a clutch pedal yet so take your time...! |
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It is worthwhile to note the the cruise systems in the EA-ED are very different to the EF-EL.
The EF-EL is all electronic with no vacuum components, so you would need to find a way to trigger it all electronically. BenJ
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Ahah. THANKS for that. Have mentioned I am a novice a couple of times before, right?!
No worries - will look into my "use the clutch to press the DECEL button" idea. Almost paid off the gearbox, but the clutch and pedal box have not been found yet... Cheers BENJ. |
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