cool im sure will be taking the ea over to welshpool on monday fingers crossed it passes this time

again good work

Put the SL back in and fitted the 19" rims too!

Front end sits up a bit but will do for now

busy boy looks good

over due update

Since last time, there has been a few things done.

single spinners drive me nuts so a lokka was fitted in place of the open center.. yay, but abs now fails due to broken sensors.

Biggest issue i had was the gear box shat itself in feburary, and here is what she looked like in side





Striped the box down and replaced the valve body with a AU unit, and re-shimed the bands, and replaced all the valve/piston seals. Also a nice 2800rpm stallie found its way in there too to replace the sad stock t/c.

Pic of the slightly cleaned up engine bay, fitted the 1.72 adjustable rockers to the engine, and dual gaskets lol to clear the valve covers, which where painted a varnish red. Oh and a 1/2" heat spacer helps keep the upper cooler.

Looking good there.

I don't remember reading this until now. I'll have to start looking for some leather AU seats now.

Looking good Nic. Never ended up putting the manual box in? Why not?

Because it's a fairmont and isn't allowed to have a manual. My bunky is an exception


What are you doing with the seat rails dude? Do u want to swap with my front ones and help me wire mine in?? Or are you going to stick with them? Hurry up and tell me so I know what to do with swapping skins over etc

Nah need the manual for the sprint, so thought i would play with autos on this one.

Seat rails jais? make the electric bases worth my while to part with then ill see

cant believe you havnt posted your time up the strip id be proud of that out of basicaly a stock motor man. but i wont kill your time to shine and let you do it

Hmm i wonder why the box went bang

Cars looking good Nic

If you give them to me, you don't have to go to the gym or go the "binge & purge" to drop 30kgs.

Just as a thought (and I know it is too late now), but if you bought it from a dealer, wouldn't those early problems have been under warranty?

i kinda did in the drag section, 14.6 sec, not that bad i guess.

Um i wonder lol, too many N>D's never again though lol.

I wpu;d rather gain that lol, but what your suggesting still sounds tempting

Its got something to do with cars worth a certain value, as i looked into this, um 5000 and up ususaly there covered for this kinda damage, but, the dealer sold it for 4999, nice little trick they use.

damn Nic looks good mate look forward to seeing it might have to call in and show us aye

Never again, until the next time, eh Nic?

Good going on the 14.6 too. Keep us up to date with how this is going Nic, its a beaut ride .