Hi Guys

Dodgy Daz · 28-04-2005, 07:00 PM

Hi Guys,

I've just joined the ESeries Owners Club so I thought I would pop a mesasge up to say G'Day. I bought an EA Falcon S a couple of weeks ago and am looking to do it up (wife and kids permitting!!)

Here she is

It's nothing special at the moment but what I do need to know is if there any recommended places to take it to get worked on. I am only looking at manual gearbox and a bit of body kit so far, but over time will do more to it. So if anyone could help me out with some good places around the eastern suburbs of Melbourne I would appreciate it.

Cheers

Daz

RUKIDN · 28-04-2005, 07:07 PM

sorry cant help ya with the places to go bit but welcome to the forums buddy! good to see another member of the ford crew on the forums.. anyways good luck with ur car mate she looks in good nik and no doubt some of the guys who know there stuff will be able to help ya out..

super6

AdzT3-146 · 28-04-2005, 07:11 PM

yeh welcome to the forums , i also cant reccomend any joints for bodykits, but if you want a new exhaust or extractors or anything related then i reckon Hallam Performance is the way to go. I know a few of the e-series boys go there

Brent-EA Ghia · 28-04-2005, 07:11 PM

Hey Dodgy, thats one neat EA! hope you enjoy the stay.

Brent

Dodgy Daz · 28-04-2005, 07:15 PM

Thanks for the welcome guys and the help, EF Classic, saw you liev in Wantirna South, I'm just down the road in Glen Waverley!!

AdzT3-146 · 28-04-2005, 07:18 PM

you'll most see me around then, im always down there, got a heap of mates in that area.

Dodgy Daz · 28-04-2005, 07:22 PM

Have to give you a toot when I do. Of course I'll need to fix the horn first lmfao

AdzT3-146 · 28-04-2005, 07:24 PM

haha, that'd be a good start

5speedeb · 28-04-2005, 07:25 PM

www.jimmockmotorsport.com
not eastern suburbs though

Dodgy Daz · 28-04-2005, 07:31 PM

Cheers freddys, I was looking at them if I couldnt get anywhere close.

Walkinshaw · 28-04-2005, 07:36 PM

Being a 3speed and not 4 your Manual conversion is made much easier.!

Welcome aboard!

Dodgy Daz · 28-04-2005, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

Being a 3speed and not 4 your Manual conversion is made much easier.!

Well, that makes me much happier, easy is nice, hard is expensive, I don't do expensive...... :nutsycuck

Damo · 28-04-2005, 08:18 PM

Welcome. That's a very tidy looking EA, good to see. I would recommend, Just Falcons on canterbury rd for a manual conversion, if you don't wanna do it yourself. There price seems to vary depending on who you talk to, but about 1000-1300 dirve in drive out, i think that's with a reco box, everything else second hand.

I'm converting my EA 3 speed at the moment, learning heaps too.

Damian

Sundeep · 28-04-2005, 08:25 PM

Nice clean EA there! Looks like one that I wrecked a while back lol.

Did you buy it from a dealer? How many kays has it got on it?

Sundeep

b2tf · 28-04-2005, 08:40 PM

That is one VERY, VERY Clean EA. All the best with it!

Stevo · 28-04-2005, 08:46 PM

As the others have said, thats a very clean EA. Welcome to the club. Look foward to meeting you at a cruise some time (we have one coming up, if you check the e series events thread)

What made you choose an EA ?

Steve

Damo · 28-04-2005, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevo

What made you choose an EA ?

Steve

They're sik mate! lol couldn't resist. They go cheap as these days.

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I'll let Dodgy Daz answer for himself.

mcflux · 29-04-2005, 12:39 AM

That's one tidy EA!

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Welcome ;)

argonEL · 29-04-2005, 01:47 AM

Nice EA Falcon

Welcome Aboard Mate

bindi · 29-04-2005, 03:20 AM

Well g'day... I'm the first chicky babe to say hi and welcome. Very clean ea, nice ride.

So guys, a 3speed is easier to convert to a manual? Tell me more!

ilsautomotive · 29-04-2005, 08:11 AM

Welcome aboard mate! I'm only a couple of kms away from your area myself but on the west side.

I can't really think why a 3 speed is easier to convert, my brain must be out of gear this morning.

Dodgy Daz · 29-04-2005, 09:18 AM

In response to a few questions, I got the car from Car City in Ringwood, for a smidge over $3,000, it has a couple of minor things that neede doing, some are already fixed. But as I say very minor, but they all count in bringing the price down:

Boot hydraulics stuffed - wont stay open
Dash interior is split - needs replacing
Horn don't work - gonna be brave and do it mysef
Auto antenna stuffed - needs new motor
Couple of electrical problems fixed
Had an alarm fitted, but no remote for it

Why did I choose an EA?

Well, I like the look of them anyway, but I needed a new(er) car for work. I had an XE Fairmont which I was gonna do up but got borrowed by the inlaws for 8 months who live at Phillip Island and the sea air got to work on it and made it unworkable (too expensive).

Work permitting I'll come down to the next cruise and see you all. Be nice to put some faces to names.

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Cheers

Daz

EDIT Nearly forgot, it has 280,000 on it.

mcflux · 29-04-2005, 02:31 PM

Boot hydraulics: I guess you mean the struts need either regassing or replacing. Shouldnt cost u too much to do.

Horn doesn't work? Check that the actual horns (mounted between the bumper & the radiator, on the passenger side) have their tabs connected to the wires! My EB sounded a little high pitched for over 2 years before I finally looked down one say after popping the bonnet and noticed that a wire had come loose off the horn... Slid the clip back on, and now both horns are working again!

Another tip for the horn (if this 1st trick doesn't work). "Honk" your horn, and listen for a click coming from near your battery. This will be a relay which has something to do with the horn operation. If you can hear a clicking, it is most likely that the horn itself is stuffed, rather than your steering wheel or the wires in between. Get hold of another (working) horn, say off a mate's car, and wire it up to the EA's horn wires. It doesn't matter which way you wire it up. If it toots, problem solved! Just get a pair of horns from a wrecking yard, and any type of horn will do really. My friend's EB had its dead horns replaced with Ford Meteor horns, and it's fkn loud now!

If there's no clicking coming from near your battery though, swap the relays around (there should be three or four here) and test for clicking. If there's still no clicking, I'm afraid the problem is either with your steering wheel or in the wires leading to the horn... Which will be a bugger to fix

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Hope that helps!

-Dave-

Sundeep · 29-04-2005, 02:37 PM

I have like 6 sets of dual horns in my garage. PM me if you're interested in any!

I have a uncracked dash that's been on hold for like 6 months as well...pick it up Jack :@

Did it come with a RW? If it didn't, sounds like it's had a dodgy one if the horns aren't working.

Sundeep

Damo · 29-04-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Damo

I would recommend, Just Falcons on canterbury rd for a manual conversion, if you don't wanna do it yourself. There price seems to vary depending on who you talk to, but about 1000-1300 dirve in drive out, i think that's with a reco box, everything else second hand.

Went down there this arvo, and they looked at me stupid when i asked how much to swap the gear box and stuff if i supply everything. I take that back, they're a bunch of pricks and apparently they don't do mechanical stuff like 5 speed conversions anymore.

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Dodgy Daz · 29-04-2005, 04:14 PM

Well I had to disconnect the alarm so it didnt keep going off lol, wondering if maybe I did something to the horn while I was doing it.......

Thanks for the tips Ghia I'll try them at the weekend.

Daz

santoitaliano · 29-04-2005, 07:22 PM

if you cbf changing over the dashboard..

just get a dashmat.. they dont look too bad ;)

cheers,

FRDXR6 · 30-04-2005, 03:41 PM

Might see you around i live in Wheelers Hill and am always around glen waverly area

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