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Old 23-02-2005, 09:53 AM   #1
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Default I just bought an EL XR6!

i finally bought myself a better car!
i bought an EL XR6 yesterday. Its blue and in very good nick! Its manual, got extractors, exhaust, k&n sports filter, racing clutch (nice and stiff) Cruise control, A/C, the lot. I love it, it goes better then my Eb v8.
i got it for 13 grand and i love it. ill post some pics up next week when i get my camera.
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Old 23-02-2005, 10:01 AM   #2
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pics?

u sure its a racing clutch and not a seized clutch cable?
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Old 23-02-2005, 10:22 AM   #3
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yeh the guy said it was a racing clutch, maybe its just a heavy duty one but its not seized.
is it a common thing for the clutch to seize?
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Old 23-02-2005, 10:40 AM   #4
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sounds great..yes pics are a must
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Old 23-02-2005, 10:40 AM   #5
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Sounds great pad. Can't wait to see some pic's of her.
How many Km's is she sitting on?
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Old 23-02-2005, 10:51 AM   #6
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Old 23-02-2005, 11:09 AM   #7
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Hi Patrick!
PaddyBoy Lives round the corner from me. He Came to my place on saturday when I was polishing my car for AFD to have a look at my car to buy it.

Yesterday morning he rang me To ask me to make the descision if I wanted to sell to him or not. By the time I called back to say yes he'd bought the XR..... You'd better thank him, If he'd bought my car, I'd be driving a ford fiesta Zetec Today!!! hahahaha no really. ahem.

Anyways Pat, We gotta take some photos of the cars together now at Pound Bend mate. I'm off to work at 11.45, you know where I am, you should come past, I wanna see this car and we'll take some shots ;)

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EDIT: AS for the clutch, It sounds like its getting older and the cable may be seizing, as My clutch is also a heavy duty PBR Racing Clutch (Triple plate :hihi: umm no.) and its not stiff at all. But the stiffness you're talking about should be fairly normal so long as its not so stiff that its about to rip the firewall and pedal box (Like my old one!). I'd have to check it for ya, should be fine....

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Old 23-02-2005, 07:29 PM   #8
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i thought u'd decided to keep the ef dan?
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Old 24-02-2005, 12:01 AM   #9
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lol @ pound bend... I'll bring the eski. ;)
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Old 24-02-2005, 02:27 AM   #10
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Feel free Dame hahahah

Pauly I d decided to keep the EF, however, Pats call out of the blue got me thinkin again ;) I wanted her to have a good owner and to still live in Warrandyte however It wasn't to be.....
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Old 25-02-2005, 09:40 AM   #11
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haha sounds good Dan,
ill pop over next week coz i pick the car up on monday. had to organise the money.
the clutch as i can remember felt like yours dan but it wasnt as smooth as yours like it did feel a bit weird, so maybe i will get it checked out before it falls apart! its done 220,000kms but it has full service history and it purrs.
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Old 25-02-2005, 11:22 AM   #12
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oh cool !
i love the EL XR's
well done ;)
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Old 25-02-2005, 04:03 PM   #13
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Welcome aboard mate, hope to see the beast at the next cruise.
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Old 25-02-2005, 04:53 PM   #14
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yeh i wouldnt mind coming to one.

its going to be booked in soon to JMM to get a dev-5 kit done. ooh yeh
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Old 26-02-2005, 01:47 AM   #15
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Nice mate, post up some pics of her when you get a chance. Should be awsome with the dev5 kit too...
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Old 26-02-2005, 11:33 AM   #16
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Welcome aboard mate, hope to see the beast at the next cruise.
Shouldn't that be, we hope to see YOU at the next cruise?? ;)

Nice pickup mate.. Love the EL front ;)
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Old 27-02-2005, 02:43 AM   #17
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EL Fronts are Over rated......

Hahaha, Pat you have my number, give Us a buzz when youre up for the photoshoot... ;)
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Old 27-02-2005, 09:37 AM   #18
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Shouldn't that be, we hope to see YOU at the next cruise?? ;)
lol! I was thinking exactly the same thing :P
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