Mick's New ride :D

[InitialD]

Hey Guys

Well I thought id show everyone my new ride :sm_headba . Recently ive had enough pouring more money into the mick mobile and this was offered to me at a cheap price. Its in alot better condition then the EA and its bigger and more bling ( _2: )

its a 1993 NC2 Fairlane Ghia but has been mocked up exterior wise to a LTD with grill, bonnet badge, garnish and exterior badging. She's a 5.0 ( :hihi: Wooot) with a Full reco 4 Speed that has been mechanically shiftkitted to what was stated on the invoice from Preston trans and diffs as Stage 3. In power mode at WOT damn it chirps. It only has a 3:23 LSD behind it at the moment. its sitting on Superlows with shortend Pedders GSR shockers.

Interiorwise its just stock NC2 Fairlane but with a Sunroof and custom parcelshelf. Ill be putting my full Ghia leather interior, woodgrain, etc into it as im over the fairlane interior after having it before.

Main things im doing to it straight away is fitting Stereo system with the new clarion VRX815 7" indash headunit, my chrome FTR's and colourcoding the mouldings with new chrome and taking off the horrid pin striping. Im not sure about the EF/EL handles on it thou :

Big thanks to everyone who has helped me out on the blue car. it has been appriciated. The blue car will return to stockish with fairlane interior and EF Fairmont wheels and will most likely be sold cheap.

Here's some pics, I will get more when Ive swapped everything over.

[niko]

fuel must be getting real cheap over your way !! congrats, it just wont feel the same this car man, you dont have to change a single loom, just add for stereo:P

[InitialD]

Originally Posted by niko

fuel must be getting real cheap over your way !! :P

Ive had people saying that at work but atm the blue ea was only getting 380 to a tank and this is getting 500 to a tank. plus putting 120 a week into the blue ea was anoying. if im going to be broke might aswell be in a V8 ;)

[InitialD]

Originally Posted by niko

congrats, it just wont feel the same this car man, you dont have to change a single loom, just add for stereo:P

LOL yes im stoaked I dont have to frig around with rewiring or anything! just put my interior in it and do the stereo

[crannersEL]

Looking nice mick, will be good to see it out on the 17th!

[niko]

whats power like>? is it choked like the old thing? you bought this off a grandpa right? :P

[InitialD]

Originally Posted by niko

whats power like>? is it choked like the old thing? you bought this off a grandpa right? :P

Grandpa hahaha yeah he was (not), my mate jamie who i bought it off really did look after it but did occasionally give it the old boot here and there

The power isnt too bad but a mate has sourced me GT40P heads and explorer upper and lower manifolds that will go on to it later in the year. First thing is that its getting a ELGT style snorkle as the factory one looks like the engine has to breath through a straw :P

Oh nick its alot quicker then the ea ;) thats the MAIN THING lol. Its got alot of low down torque, but is flat spotting on take off a little atm but thats being fixed by the old owner today.

[mcflux]

Originally Posted by InitialD

First thing is that its getting a ELGT style snorkle as the factory one looks like the engine has to breath through a straw :P

Oh, these aren't sold as NOS anymore I'm lead to believe. Ask Niko :P

[niko]

Originally Posted by InitialD

its flat spotting on take off a little atm but thats being fixed by the old owner today.

my mates was kinda doing this, we changed the leads and plugs and it seemed to fix most of that problem, i have noticed that they have slight lag though but usually only when car is idle or rolling slow

[Inferno]

Mmmmmmmm, sunroof

[oneredED]

Micky boy! Nice little "suprise"! I figured thats what you meant the other day, either a new car, or a manual LOL... You gonna sell off the EA?

[EA2BA]

well i guess that puts an end to the trophy challenge, will have to buy a V8 to challenge you now ........ lol

Congrats on the new car.

[mcflux]

Wow! Very nice!

Since you're planning on swapping the top end, why not invest in a cam & springs at the same time? There's still only one cam, but it's located a bit more south than the I6 one

Gonna swap the t/b and MAF housing at the same time?

You've definitely picked the right time to get a 5.0, AU bits are so cheap now...

500km/tank for city/mixed is awesome ;) Mine's a little tired, and a little thrashed, but I'm getting roughly 450 to a tank at the moment. She'll be fine on normal unleaded too, no need to put extra money into the tank for the same volume of fuel.

Welcome to the Wheezer Family Initial Mick!

Can't wait for w4yn3z0r to read this thead :P

[Grechie]

congrats mik, looks good!

[EFFalcon]

nice upgrade mick
Finally leaving the EA's :P and starting with a car not falling to bits.
will the fairlane still be copping a respray like the EA planned to?

[XRated]

I can't see the fricken pics Mick!!! Sounds like a decent pick-up. I tell ya what, I never thought I'd see the day that you would be behind the wheel of a Wheezer heheh.

[EFFalcon]

Originally Posted by XRated

I never thought I'd see the day that you would be behind the wheel of a Wheezer heheh.

He'll convert it to a 6 ;)

[needfordspeed]

Nice ride Mick! Looks very clean, good stuff.

[sphell]

nice ride Mick. Deck it out pimp-style with mega dark tint, billet steering wheel, dumped on chromies and heaps of subbies ;)

[Dezza]

Nice car Mick. Looks great. Loving the colour! :P
E-series members everywhere seem to be getting new cars. (Note to self: Get a decent job, so I can afford to trade in my EA). Your EA looked nice though. It'll be weird seeing you in a Lane'.

[Sundeep]

V8's are crap, why'd you get one?

Nah seriously, looks like a great buy... besides the V8.

Sundeep

[NZ]

*wonders if this all started after I let you take mine round the block*

[-jjM-]

very nice, well done mick, 5.0 negro!!!

[ilsautomotive]

Nice upgrade Mick, well done! I demand to be taken for a spin some time!!

[XR Martin]

Needs a dashmat

[Damo]

nice one mick! I want a sunroof! and a V8! :Up_to_som

You gunna takeit to Heathcote and run some sub 17 second passes. ;)

nice one mick!!! looks like i might have to start worrying about you beating me now :P

seriuosly though ive seen this car driving on the road before and it looks pretty mint. cant beleive the good ole EA is now gone/(going). i know you done heaps of work to it and it still didnt go as good as it should have but at least youve made it very reliable as everything in it is nearly new!

should rip nice skids in the new one without guard lifting ;)

[InitialD]

Originally Posted by John_xr6

nice one mick!!! looks like i might have to start worrying about you beating me now :P

seriuosly though ive seen this car driving on the road before and it looks pretty mint. cant beleive the good ole EA is now gone/(going). i know you done heaps of work to it and it still didnt go as good as it should have but at least youve made it very reliable as everything in it is nearly new!

should rip nice skids in the new one without guard lifting ;)

LOL yes john it has alot more "down low torque" ;) ;)

Yeah the ea will either be sold off cheap as a stocker or will be kept as a spare car. Not sure yet

[LUXO_8]

so you got it. good stuff.....offload the EA

[EDXR6T]

geez

maby i should sell my crap box and get a new ride:P
good work initialmick so finally got ur *** back in a lane even if it ante a ZH

now the pimping begins
o strip the EA out i'l take some part's