first big mod on the family fun wagon

[EFJay]

Starting on the first big mod on the wagon this weekend..
Gt40p heads and au manifold. While i am at it i will be changing the o2 sensors, cleaning the maf, modding the tps and some other bits and bobs.
cant wait

[Sorted]

Gt40p heads are a hit with easy mods

Have you got extractors?

[EFJay]

Originally Posted by Sorted

Gt40p heads are a hit with easy mods

Have you got extractors?

Yes and no..lol
I have got some on hold down in melbourne but i wont get them till i go down there.

[EFJay]

Well i spent a few hours cutting and soldering injector plugs and fixing up the injector loom. Tomorrow i will pull the old heads off and bin the bloody things

[XRGhia]

Mmm... What model wagon? Always love my wagons and pictures hehe

[EFJay]

Originally Posted by xrghiawagon

Mmm... What model wagon? Always love my wagons and pictures hehe

She is a EF Fairmont in dark blue. Body is a bit beat up with scratches and that but i am going to be repainting it soon at work.

Well the motor is all pulled down! just taking a break before i start putting back together. Those E7 heads are junk and cant believe the difference in the ports with the au manifold.

[willsace]

got any pics? would love to get an ef/el v8 wagon but they are pretty rare these days

[EFJay]

Originally Posted by willsace

got any pics? would love to get an ef/el v8 wagon but they are pretty rare these days

Sorry mate no pics, kids stuffed the cable for the digi cam

Well i have the heads and lower intake all done
tomorrow i will finish it all up and take her for a drive down to bathurst

[XRGhia]

mmm... navy blue - N9?

[EFJay]

Originally Posted by xrghiawagon

mmm... navy blue - N9?

think so but never checked the spec plate...
been looking into some mods on the to do list

paint work
ba xr seat conversion
and down the track a 331 stroker build

[EFJay]

Originally Posted by willsace

got any pics? would love to get an ef/el v8 wagon but they are pretty rare these days

They are rare as thesedays... This one came up on ebay a while ago and i just couldnt say no, there is nothing like having a nice v8 wagon I wanted a late model v8 ford wagon but seeing as AU stands for Absolutely Ugly and ford in its wisdom didnt make a ba v8 wagon i went with a trusty e series..

[XRGhia]

theres a navy blue v8 EL fairmont for sale on boosted falcon.net willsace

[EFJay]

Originally Posted by xrghiawagon

theres a navy blue v8 EL fairmont for sale on boosted falcon.net willsace

is that the one for 6k?
its a nice wagon but not for that money...

[EFJay]

well i got it all together and now i cant get it to crank over
All i get is a clicking and thats it.. not happy
I will go over all the wires and stuff tomorrow and see if i can work out where i have gone wrong

[XRGhia]

flat battery.... try jumpstarting it..

[EFJay]

Originally Posted by xrghiawagon

flat battery.... try jumpstarting it..

That was my first thought but i swapped it out for a fully charged one and still the same

[willsace]

Originally Posted by xrghiawagon

theres a navy blue v8 EL fairmont for sale on boosted falcon.net willsace

just checked it out. very nice indeed. cheers

[EFJay]

i found the problem, i seem to have killed my starter motor.. Pulled it out and tested it on the bench and its stuffed so ordering one off ebay.

[EFJay]

got onto a starter today from a fellow aff member i=and its now on its way down from qld.
Its going to be a mad rush to get the car ready for my brothers visit up to see the bathurst races

[EFJay]

finished off some bits on the wagon today. Took the maf apart and cleaned it all, sorted out some loose wires and took the drivers door trim off to fix a power window problem. Now soon as the starter gets here i will bolt it all together and get it going

[Sorted]

Did the starter motor arrive?

Does it start?

[EFJay]

just got the starter in the post today so after work i will get her going... i hope

[EFJay]

well its no joy for me tonight.

Got the new starter motor in but still no start, i am thinking that i have some major gremlin in the electrics so tomorrow i am going to get to with a multimeter and have a play. its either that or i get some fuel and a match and a big bag of marshmellows

[XRGhia]

Hmm.... ECU Relay Maybe??


Little idea, get a wire and splice into the starter wire before the injector loom socket, then put a spade connector on the end of that wire and plug it into the starter motor.. Then try to crank it over, and see what happens..

[EFJay]

Originally Posted by xrghiawagon

Hmm.... ECU Relay Maybe??


Little idea, get a wire and splice into the starter wire before the injector loom socket, then put a spade connector on the end of that wire and plug it into the starter motor.. Then try to crank it over, and see what happens..

thanks for the idea bud, i have to drop the exhaust tomorrow so that i can get to the starter properly. I am going to test for voltage at the starter relay and run from there. i might have damaged the bcm with all my stuffing around but then again the light for it glows for 3 seconds then goes out ( no blinking ) .

I hate car electrics...

[XRGhia]

Yeah...

I've had issues with the EF with the electrics, but being a home-taught sparky, i've learnt a lot to the point that last year I re-wired the entire floor loom in the EF using factory colour wires and all..


Replacing the bem wouldn't go astray either... I've had 2 BCM's fail on me before I got the V8 NF 'Lane dash loom, so that put an end to that.. hehe..

[EFJay]

I have a spare bcm sitting in the shed so i might put it in and see what happens.

[EFJay]

BEM wires

After a bit of a play tonight i got it going and it is orsm... I love my wagon again

[EFJay]

Things still to do
small vac leak
reset idle and tps
fix water leak at thermostat
slight exhaust leak at pass side cat
wash it
drive it like i stole it......

[EFJay]

Goes freakin ORSM