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Old 06-02-2005, 09:28 PM   #1
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Default The latest purchase ;0)

Aight, me and Doug (SPHELL), Dan (DANSEDGLI) and Gilly (NFS) went out and checked out TrueSwampy's damaged ED today (was posted in FS section here) and ended up buying it for a very reasonable price. Engine and trans have done 230,000km and from what we've seen and done seem to be in great condition. The 185/75/14 'buttercutters' rip damn nice burnouts.

The problem with the car was that it had hit a pole on the front RHS and the door and quarter needed replacement...not a prob when you got a shitload of panels in your backyard : :dj:

Anyways, tacked it all together, washed and degreased everything, removed the pinstriping and seat covers. Here's some piccys. it:

The plan was to wreck it but it seems too good for that so we'll probably sell it off with a RW after it's had a coat of paint ;)


Here's the car just after we got it home. Lookin all sorry for itself.



The damaged panels.



The engine beforehand. :



This one speaks for itself :



The replacement panels all fitted up.



The other side.





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Old 06-02-2005, 09:34 PM   #2
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good job. like the clean looking engine bay.
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Old 06-02-2005, 09:36 PM   #3
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haha, nice one. I'll swap ya for my EA. :hihi:

How much will you be lookin at for it ? You gunna paint it same colour?
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Old 06-02-2005, 09:41 PM   #4
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how the hell did you make the engine bay look brand new? did you take it to the car wash or did you manually polish it all by hand?
looks pretty damn good!
oh just noticed . that orange reflector thingy is missing on the replacement panel too.

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Old 06-02-2005, 09:51 PM   #5
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Nice Sunny

Shame your not wrecking it out :P LOL j/k What colour are you respraying it?
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Old 06-02-2005, 09:56 PM   #6
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how did you get the engine so cleen??
please shed some light on how u got it to shine like that?
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Old 06-02-2005, 10:06 PM   #7
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Thats exactly how my fairmont looks but with a bigger hit. Pity it wasnt as easy to fix...
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Old 06-02-2005, 10:21 PM   #8
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All you need to clean a engine bay is high pressure cleaner, a 5L bottle of degreaser, a bucket of soapy water and a whole lot of tyre shine.

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Old 06-02-2005, 10:24 PM   #9
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looks great, has come up looking amazing!
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Old 06-02-2005, 10:30 PM   #10
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Number Plates aren't right, you got it unregisstered!
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Old 06-02-2005, 10:40 PM   #11
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Yeah we put them on there to go down to the servo and get fuel.

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Old 06-02-2005, 11:08 PM   #12
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Love the before and after of the engine bay, Huge difference!!
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:15 PM   #13
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If anyone's got any light blue panels that will just bolt on we'll buy 'em off ya. Just PM me. Otherwise we'll have to crack out the spray gun. I'd rather just bolt on some panels though cause I'm lazy ;)
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:16 PM   #14
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nice pickup sunny, top stuff.

not hard to cut a hole in the plastic / guard to add a repeater...
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not hard to cut a hole in the plastic / guard to add a repeater...
Yep that's sorted. Got an air saw ;)
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:19 PM   #16
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Doug & sunny!!!

There is a Identical ED Sedan at pickapart campbellfield that is the EXACT SAME colour with good doors and guards :P

just thought id let you guys know
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:22 PM   #17
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ah shit you serious...we were actually gonna go there today after we picked it up to check but we forgot. Have to get Sunny to go through the week!!! Thanks mate! ;)
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:23 PM   #18
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No probs

Just was there today and thought "Why does this car seem familiar" then saw the pics sunny put up :P
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:36 PM   #19
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top pick up guys! any idea on what it needs for a roady?

id love to do this type of stuff when i get some more cash behind me,

on a side note, i seen your car sunny going into chirny autobarn sat avo, i was driving the green jeep coming out, looks bloody nice on the road!
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:37 PM   #20
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Great job guys
Uncanny knack you fellas have for making earlly E-series look like madness from shitness!!
looks really good....
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:41 PM   #21
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Nice work guys, what are you going to sell her for when it all fixed up?
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:47 PM   #22
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i've got some light blue panels on my car... how about we swap them and you can paint my car instead :p
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:54 PM   #23
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yeah how much you'se gonna be askin for it?
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Old 06-02-2005, 11:58 PM   #24
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Campbellfield? Ahh man you fecken serious? Screw that. Falcon Stuff it is. Unless you want to go get the stuff for us InitialD, and grab that ED trim stuff for free ;)

We don't know what we'll be asking for it yet, because it's not finished. There's a few things that need to be done but once the panels are either painted or changed there's no more than a day or so's work in fixing little things, buffing it and maybe getting a RW.

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make sure i know what your sellin it for/when your sellin it, i might think about it... i got an idea for it
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Old 07-02-2005, 12:06 AM   #26
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Will do. What's this 'idea'?

How much would you pay for it as it is you reckon? :P ;)

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Old 07-02-2005, 01:31 AM   #27
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Gee and I did absolutely NOTHING this weekend.
Easily sell for 3.5 - 4k if you tidy the interior then sell it as immaculate.
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Old 07-02-2005, 07:48 AM   #28
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Very good job guys.
you never fail to suprise me with your antics :P

maybe you should buy swoopa's 2 EA's and blower kit and make something impressive :P
I think i'm gunna have to do that to my engine :o
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is that Dan's car in the background of one of those pics ? :P
looks like ur stole his panels haha
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Looks heaps cleaner than before! Why didn't you put the Candy Apple door on:P? Wish I bought it........ BTW F**K painting it just get the right coloured doors!
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