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Old 10-07-2006, 08:21 PM   #1
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Default The EB is RW!!

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Finally it's almost on the road. I picked it up just before from the RW joint

The stuff I've done to it since I got, just to get a RW, is way more than I thought it would be.

I've done:
-Front discs and pads
-Rear discs and pads
-Rear lower control arm bushes
-New radiator
-New thermostat and housing gasket
-New exhaust (2.5" with 1 muffler)
-Tight 3.27LSD with good tailshaft
-Re-wired/setup thermofans
-Removed tint
-Lower front control arms
-Sway bar link and D bushes up front
-K-Frame caster rod bushes
-Adj. h/brake
-New clear overflow bottle

Big thanks to Douglas and Gill for all their help as well with doing all that stuff with me.

It's needed a lot more work than I thought it would and it's put a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. I don't know whether to keep it now or sell it while I'm ahead and get a stocker which I intended to do in the first place.

Any ideas what I could get for it with a RW as is?

If it doesn't sell within a week and half or so I'll just keep it and do the stuff I intended to to it. Which is the gas conversion, get some original wheels for it and make the paint all schmicko.

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Old 10-07-2006, 08:25 PM   #2
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Good on ya. IMO keep it.
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Old 10-07-2006, 08:28 PM   #3
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keep it, don't think you'd be able to get that much for it.
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Old 10-07-2006, 08:43 PM   #4
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You've come this far, just keep it.
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Old 10-07-2006, 09:35 PM   #5
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+1 vote for keep it!
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Old 10-07-2006, 10:30 PM   #6
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swap ya for my EB :P Good stuff getting it RW.
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Old 11-07-2006, 08:59 AM   #7
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Keep it. I doubt you'd get much for it in it's current state.
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Old 11-07-2006, 10:09 AM   #8
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I guess I'll be keeping it then :P I wasn't' looking for much... mid $3kish which is pretty good for what's done to it. Would suit someone who's looking to beef up their own car with some sick parts.

I gave it a good hammering yesterday for the first time, if I floor it off the line on a smooth road it cuts sideways! It's sick. Would go mad with a Unichip..

I'm looking in to getting a set of EB Ghia standard wheels, I have some lined up but I'm sort of in two minds about them. I was thinking maybe turbo blades would look better, polished ones or something. Does anyone have a set of turbo blades with half decent tyres they want to get rid of for cheap?

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Old 11-07-2006, 11:02 AM   #9
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Dump it on EF stockies!
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Old 11-07-2006, 11:48 AM   #10
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Its already on EF stockies isnt it? I reckon leave it as is, and as you said, new paintjob and LPG conversion.
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Old 11-07-2006, 12:31 PM   #11
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go black stockies...itll look siiik!!!!!!
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Old 11-07-2006, 12:41 PM   #12
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go turbo blades for sure.
atleast it'll look semi respectable then.
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Old 11-07-2006, 01:02 PM   #13
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go turbo blades for sure.
atleast it'll look semi respectable then.
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Polish up some Turbo Blades to a mirror finish. Like Bass Crazy's(??).
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Old 11-07-2006, 03:32 PM   #15
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Old 11-07-2006, 03:39 PM   #16
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keep it man! lookin good dude!
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Should look mint dumped on turbo blades with decent paint and everything. I'm just after a clean AS stock car look. I don't want any attention in it at all.

EF stockies.... pfft. If I sell the 4 I've got I'll have enough cash to buy me some polishing. Sooo, noone has a set of turbo blades?

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I'll PM you when I get home mate ;)
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Old 11-07-2006, 05:20 PM   #19
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Damn. I wish mine looked like that! Mine are fairly scratched up. I'll just try to save up to replace them at some stage. Lowering comes first though!
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what about some EF XR wheels Sunny ?

I need some stockies for this Sunday.
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Il buy you'r stokies sunny i need some new rim's
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Old 11-07-2006, 08:07 PM   #22
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turbo blades only look good if they are mint. if there not go the stockies!
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mate if you are interested and can hold off for a tad Ill have some EL ghia rims for sale.
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Nah I'm after turbo blades or standard wheels for it. Stock is the word ;)

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Nah I'm after turbo blades or standard wheels for it. Stock is the word ;)

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