What are everyone's planned mods?

dansedgli · 12-01-2005, 10:30 AM

Im bored so I'd thought I'd ask what everyone has planned for their cars in the near future.

I want to lower my car and fit the rest of my stereo including a shiny boot install for the all ford day on the 20th. This is just a matter of me getting off my **** and doing it :1syellow1

Afterwards I will get my exhuast modified so I have some decent clearance. My cat convertor scrapes on everything now with my stock ride height.

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By the heathcote meet in April I want to have fitted an LSD and high stall convertor, a new cam, which I believe I am still getting of Rmyers when he no longer needs it and have the car tuned to 15psi. The fuel system is ready for it now. I will have a switch installed so I can switch between 10 and 15psi at the same time when it is tuned. Currently I only have the one 10psi map on my wolf.

I want to run a 12 second pass on 10psi but if I dont I can always switch to 15 psi. If I can get my 60' time down to 2 seconds then I will run a 13.1, the cam should help me get there on 10psi.

Shortly after that when my loan is paid off and my engine broken I will replace my engine with something out of an EL for the better head and cam and run with that until it breaks.

What about you guys?

EFFalcon · 12-01-2005, 10:34 AM

Very good plans Dan

Me... get my car back on the road.
When it gets back on the road, there should be a fair bit replaced...
the Head should have some minor porting work to help out with the cam.
timing kit installed, AU head gasket and other minor fixes are the next mods.

At the same time i'm still putting some finishing touches on the BA bodykit which is taking too long to finish (i hate the hot weather!)

chelvdog · 12-01-2005, 10:43 AM

I've had the ED for a fortnight & have already fitted clear indicators & side repeaters & some EB XR6 15inch alloys. Next week it's going in for a drop in suspension height, and hopefully a tidy up of the paint in the near future (get the hideous pinstripes removed!) After that will be extractors, 2.5inch exhaust, a new cam (Wade possibly), a new (larger) intake pipe (any suggestions on a good upgrade?) and finally an ED XR6 ECU.

Thanatos · 12-01-2005, 10:44 AM

Fit my AU manifold

Paint my bonnet (what, it's only been in primer for a few years now?)

Touch up the rest of the bodywork

Finish working the head

Finish my gauge pods

Custom parcel shelf to get rid of my crappy speaker risers

Intermittent wipers

That's all i can think of for now, but i now there's more! :P

Thanatos · 12-01-2005, 10:45 AM

Oh, and a PROPER mandrel bent HPC coated intake

and HPC coated extractors

niko · 12-01-2005, 10:46 AM

wash her :P hahahaha all she needs

lowering, tinting, making fart louder and having a boot display is more than enough for me

**Polyal** · 12-01-2005, 10:47 AM

ok this year I have planned:

1. engine upgrade. either JMM stuff or maybe a XR VCT (if I get the engine could someone help me...E-series mod day at my place..lol)
2. Wheels
3. Paint job (just exterior same colour)

And thats about it to be honest.

EA2BA · 12-01-2005, 10:51 AM

lower the front
finish filing and colour code the side moulds
finish the rear bumper
polish up the rims a bit more or get some 17's
paint my rocker cover to match the car colour
fit an ed inlet manifold
fit an ed/ef head and cam
extractors
BA Gearbox
BA Headlights
interior re-trim

planned date on all this is completed by 2020, i think i have a slight chance at it

Stevo · 12-01-2005, 10:51 AM

too much to list!! All will be stretched over a long period of time if we keep the car!

stockstandard · 12-01-2005, 10:52 AM

Ive pretty much done everything I wanted to do except for 2 things

1. new diff - 3.08 open wheelers dont cut it
2. new interior - something in an xr or fairmont flavour would do nicely

Possible future mods not planned yet might be after market engine management and/or some sort of forced induction setup.

Have to say though that I am pretty happy with the NA setup I have now. Only problem is that I only ever get temporary enjoyment from performance mods. After a week or so I get used to it and i am bored again.

niko · 12-01-2005, 10:54 AM

dellboy o heard the ba auto is good until it hits 350,000, and that the au ones last almost double until they need any attention whatsover lol

TURBO_GHIA · 12-01-2005, 11:01 AM

colour code bumpers
finish boot install
turbo setup
something with the interior eg new seats

that's about it

4.9 EF Futura · 12-01-2005, 11:06 AM

Lol, had a few ideas but i've come to the realisation that i'll be spending all my money fixing stuff as it lets go. Tends to snowball, put one thing off for a while, something major lets go, thing you've been putting off gets put off some more.

So i guess i'll be happy if i can maintain the status quo - keep it safe and legal.

Long term im in two minds. Keep modding it - manual tranny, diff, decent heads/intake, aftermarket ecu, gto bodykit. But then, its 10 years old now and even the stuff ive quickly listed has quite a few 0's on the end of the price tag... but then, i dont find the BA terribly inspiring...

EA2BA · 12-01-2005, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niko

dellboy o heard the ba auto is good until it hits 350,000, and that the au ones last almost double until they need any attention whatsover lol

350,000 sounds fine to me.

b2tf · 12-01-2005, 11:33 AM

Some different rims and maybe some very minor interior changes.

Then in July it will no longer be my car

: :hihi:

Danny · 12-01-2005, 11:55 AM

If I keep it These will be what is planned
-Jmm Exhaust
-Some sort of wild cam
-18" wheels
-I have a mate with an EL engine with only 40,000 kays on it, he was gonna throw it out, but at this stage I may rebuild it with all the best and drop it in when If mine gives up the goat.....

dansedgli · 12-01-2005, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Child

-I have a mate with an EL engine with only 40,000 kays on it,

give it to me :1syellow1 give it to me!! :1syellow1

Stevo · 12-01-2005, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Child

If I keep it These will be what is planned
-Jmm Exhaust
-Some sort of wild cam
-18" wheels
-I have a mate with an EL engine with only 40,000 kays on it, he was gonna throw it out, but at this stage I may rebuild it with all the best and drop it in when If mine gives up the goat.....

i thought u were getting 18's now mate ? *says in a dark death voice* " coooome, coooome over to the darrrk sidddee"

FPVWEPN · 12-01-2005, 01:30 PM

-unichip
-hurry up and install 4.11;s lsd
-change styling of car
-retrim seats and doors

Supa R00 · 12-01-2005, 03:07 PM

Well here goes...

Exterior
Sprint front spoiler and side skirts
EF/EL Mirrors and door handles
Grey bumber and side molds painted poly green
Tinted windows
17" wheels

Interior
6x9 rear speakers

Motor
Wade 1521a cam
Custom alloy airbox with pod

Thats it!

neb · 12-01-2005, 03:13 PM

-putting together new engine... au bottom end, ed head with minor work, wade 1521a cam... should be together within a couple of months.
-need to get lsd
-maybe an aftermarket ecu/or chip mainly to help with idle

they're the major things at the moment.. theres alot of things on my wish list... i.e.

-sunroof install
-better/bigger rims
-darker tint
-couple of 12inch subs and amp
-mild bodykit and respray
-fairmont interior
-6spd manual :-p
-higher diff gears

12-01-2005, 03:55 PM

howzit
my ea s 3.9cfi 5 spd lsd is going to get that quad headlight setup from ed xr8
but not before the sump is fixed and some other bits and pieces to get it legal
its got koni adjustables al round with proper lowering springs in the front and cutties in the back, go figure
the dude before me must of had some issues
also my cars is going to get a set of extractors and 2.5 inch mandrel bent straight through, free flow cat, single muffler and shiny 5 inch tip
its guna rock my sleepy little crud-hole of a town
all gud

dansedgli · 12-01-2005, 04:31 PM

5 inch? Are you sure you cant fit any bigger?

AdzT3-146 · 12-01-2005, 05:29 PM

first off probably lowering then fit exhaust, tint the windows then get 17's then i'll see where i go from there

oneredED · 12-01-2005, 05:33 PM

Hmmmm... i've got to prioritise, i'm not sure what i'm doing when :S, but i've got to do the following in the next 3 months at least...

1. decent new shockers all round
2. new set of 245/17" tyres
2. nice dark metallic window tint
3. BBM conversion, EF cam
4. LSD with a decent ratio
5. EF doorhandles
6. new exhaust (2.5 cat-back) that won't scrape down the the freeway like the one i have, and also a new tip (don't have one atm)

In the next 12 months i hope to:

1. get the directors' outers re-chromed, and get the centres painted a dark grey
2. EL XR6 motor, ecu and 5-spd
3. removal of towbar and new rear bumper to suit

And the long term goal (3 years) is to have that, with a leather interior, wrapped in a candy apple red metallic paintjob. Considering we're getting our own spraybooth and hoist put into the home workshop (just bought new house) sometime this year, it's not as distant as i once thought

Oh, and if i crash it, we have the chassis re-alignment jig ready to also put in the new shed... Yippee!

Jared

EFFalcon · 12-01-2005, 05:35 PM

you're gunna have a sparybooth... hoist... and jig... AT YOUR HOUSE?

oneredED · 12-01-2005, 05:46 PM

Yep :P Just had the floor of the shed concreted in preparation (cost a shite-load). You can park 4 semi-trailers in it at the moment, plus the workshop. Spraybooth will be in, in 6 months time, hoist will be in around 12 months. The jig we have set-up in another shed already and have to relocate it...

I'm thinking it can be the halfway stop (more like 3/4) point on the Melbourne to Horsham cruise that was suggested a while ago...

EA2BA · 12-01-2005, 05:48 PM

Mod day at onredED'd place, cool

EFFalcon · 12-01-2005, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneredED

I'm thinking it can be the halfway stop (more like 3/4) point on the Melbourne to Horsham cruise that was suggested a while ago...

do that and we'll never leave ;)

oneredED · 12-01-2005, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dellboy999

Mod day at onredED'd place, cool :P

Hell yeah! I'll let ya's know when it's all done and well have a cruise to my place (about 2hrs from melbourne) and have a mod day/night.

Jared