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Started by -pumba- · 9 Oct 2009 · 509 replies

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-pumba-Archived member
$75 man, on another note decided to have a look at my afm today as i stuffed around with it when i couldnt get it running properly. put the ohm meter on it and it was at 0.01 ohms way way rich, so put it back to near the factory 382 ohms, left it a bit richer actually (320 ohms). but hopefully this will help with my poor fuel economy. i got 320ks from 51L. works out to 15ish L/100ks or something like that. also checked the o2 sensor and it seems to be within specs so will see what i get out of this tank of fuel, (filled up tonight). also seems to have pretty much stopped my really bad exhaust popping on deceleration. got some vids from cruise for charity but are pretty big so need a bit of time to up load them.
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VlDUBCArchived member
Ah k thats good..i got mine 4 60 but it was made up..and it still wobbles at low revs... Does your speedo drive look like this? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
nah man it looks different to that i recon. extended afm wiring tonight and put the afm back in the piping but it is behind the cooler where the intake wraps back around he cooler. so now my flutter is a lot louder, more a dose i guess. and am currently biding for something on ebay, will know by sat night if i win.
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-pumba-Archived member
some one out bid me on my 3'' exhaust, it ended while i was out on the smasa cruise, pretty devo but ah well. good cruise and few vls out
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vlwagzArchived member
if you end up wanting to get one made go to AAA exhaust on deacon avenue richmond they are awsome and great blokes to deal with. they looked after me with my exhaust.
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-pumba-Archived member
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-pumba-Archived member
Not much to update except fuel pump started playing up (external) so will be off the re for a week or so. Looking like I will go Bosch 910 external in standard spot and am gonna chuck in a standard replacement in tank while I'm there seen as I have never changed it.
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FORZAArchived member
ive said it once n il say it again, this thing needs to be dropped a couple of inches
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-pumba-Archived member
im not keen for any more defects, i have recently just dropped the rear a touch more about a cm or 2. dont get me wrong man i agree with you it would look lots better dropped a few inches but while its my daily its just not gonna happen
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-pumba-Archived member
bosch 910 installed in standard spot, just waiting for my in tank pump to come in, should be here tomorrow, then jut have to chuck that in and hook up line from in tank pump to the inlet of the 910 and all done. will post pics when its finished
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-pumba-Archived member
910 installed. and intank pump replaced with standard replacement. Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) also just bought a 3'' catback system, with no rear resi. will be picking it up after Christmas. Will be getting a 3'' hi flow cat at some point to, maybe a decat to start with depends on funds. Best of all tomorrow is my last day of work for 3 weeks so will be able to spend some much needed tme on the vl got a few other plans for her to so will see what happens Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) 3" exhaust fitted, bit dirty but is in pretty good condition, am going to a mates tomorrow and we are going to extend the down pipe a little bit as its making the whole exhaust touch the floor of the car a little so it rattles a little. dont have a 3'' cat yet but will get done very soon. car feels the same to drive just a **** load louder Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
well exhuast is now fixed adn doesnt rattle on body of car anymore. fire extinguisher is also mounted (only bought it about 6 months ago lol). today did 200ks of driving picking parts up. Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) Momo Steering wheel, i think its a vn style one but i love the look of it. also picked up a new 3'' dump tip to be fitted to the new 3'' exhaust. Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) 90L Drop Tank with straps, sender, and plastic under cover. Have started cleaning it up already. pulled the pump out and the return hose to the swirl pot inside has completely disintegrated so spent 20 mins trying to get all the old bits of hose out, have got most of it but dunno how im gonna go trying to put a new bit of hose on lol i can see the barb on the swirl pot but dunno how im gonna get to it. also found an old pump strainer that must have fallen off from a previous pump lol. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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TUXEDOArchived member
My long range tank is the same, return hose has disintegrated. Will still work fine but, You will need a surge tank.. The steering wheel is the same as EB GT.
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vlwagzArchived member
yeah this looks like the steering wheel. VVV http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-EB-ED-XR...#ht_500wt_1156 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-EB-ED-XR6-MOMO-Steering-Wheel-/170584238083?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b79ce803#ht_500wt_1156) car is mint man very impressed with what you have done and are doing to it. keep it up
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-pumba-Archived member
I just spent 2 hours cleaning the tank inside and out. Found two small dents, one gets covered by the plastic cover and one doesnt, I hoping it wont look to bad. Inside of tank is real good was a bit of water and a whole heap of disintegrated hose lol got 99% of that out now. As for the return am thinking of running some hose along the outlet pipe and just having it poking down into the swirl pot from the top if that makes sense ? has to be better than nothing. Yeah that does look like the steering wheel, very happy with it any way hope ur mrs is happy with hers Locky And cheers Matt will have to catch up to take those pics like we talked about months and months ago lol. ---------- Post added 30-12-10 at 19:47 ---------- well spent nearly all day on the drop tank, Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) last pic you can see the dents and deep scratches. not much i could do with them hope it doesnt look to bad in the car, also fitted the momo wheel this morning, is working sweet but think i might have to re position the indicator cancel thing coz its not right need to do almost a full revolution of steering wheel before it will cancel. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
Finished fitting the tank this morning, was pretty easy install used my vl intank pump on the vp sender unit. Also obviously replaced all the breather hoses while I was there. am pretty happy with it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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-pumba-Archived member
not a real lot to update at the moment. started cleaning a spare set of lifters i had from one of my old motors as the ones in mine at the moment are real noisy when cold so will swap them over once im finished cleaning them. also started reconing my power window motors, only have done the passengers one so far but far out what an improvement. will most likely do the drivers side tomorrow then the rears when i get around to it.
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VlDUBCArchived member
Nice work...how hard is it to install the new fuel pump?
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-pumba-Archived member
wasnt real hard to man pretty straight forward. Big update to come this weekend. will update as i get further along with it
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