Aborting Project

ilsautomotive · 23-02-2007, 07:58 PM

G'day all,

Due to a series of unfortunate events I must abort my EA project. I need the parking space it is currently taking up and have decided it best to start over. I am thinking about saving up for another E series - this time one that would not require mods to be special (DL LTD, EL XR8 or similar).

I apologise for disappointing those who took an interest in the project which at one stage had big plans, and also to say a special thank you to EA2BA who gave tireless support and effort in his own time.

My plan is to sell the car as is, as a rolling shell with the AU motor and most parts to run, but this is not confirmed as yet. Either way the nasty news had to be broken! D'oh.

Cheers,

Jack

nos_james · 23-02-2007, 08:13 PM

hey mate were abouts are ya and do u have any parts you want to get rid off

Dezza · 23-02-2007, 08:52 PM

Sorry to hear you're aborting the project. I'm sure EA2BA has helped a lot! He's helped me a lot too

**Polyal** · 23-02-2007, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nos_james

hey mate were abouts are ya and do u have any parts you want to get rid off

Wow, thats so e series! The empathy is amazing!

LOL...tough break mate, but I reckon you will look back and know its the right decision to make.

975PIU · 23-02-2007, 09:43 PM

what was the project ?

Jason[98.EL] · 23-02-2007, 09:56 PM

gday jack

i never got to meet you but i have had a keen interest in what you were doing

today is a sad day for the e-series owners club knowing that the founding member will not have an e-series in his garage .

1 thing i would like to say is thankyou for the time and effort you have and will put into the club

jason

sphell · 23-02-2007, 10:21 PM

I thought the project was aborted a long time ago :P

If you want to get rid of any turbo gear let me know ;) And yeah, it's a good idea to get something that you can actually just drive and enjoy....an EL XR8 5 speed would be awesome. Just dump it, spool it and rip skids all day long

XRated · 23-02-2007, 11:02 PM

LOL Doug! I agree...

Jack what sort of price are you looking at for the EA with AU donk? Is the AU donk modified and fitted to the EA currently? Good luck with your future endeavours!

Nostalgia · 24-02-2007, 12:39 AM

Sorry to see the EA build go AWOL but we gotta do whats in our best interests, All the best mate and keep us posted on any future builds.

Sundeep · 24-02-2007, 08:49 AM

Let's get a pictorial or something on the history of your car Jack :P Most people wouldn't know what you're on about lol....

Sundeep

mcflux · 24-02-2007, 09:11 AM

I'm sorry to hear Jack :(

I wish you the best of luck with your future e-series endeavors, and I curse your mazdas :P

snypereb · 24-02-2007, 09:28 AM

Sorry to here mate!

Kenaz · 24-02-2007, 09:53 AM

That's sad to hear mate.

It would be good to see you in a E-series again one day. (Get a EL Ghia, they're good as)

niko · 24-02-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Dose

Let's get a pictorial or something on the history of your car Jack :P Most people wouldn't know what you're on about lol....

Sundeep

it has a nice ed fairmont dash ;)

and a sweet eb xr brakebooster! lol

TUFED6 · 24-02-2007, 12:14 PM

What does it need to be finished? Maybe post up some more details...

Does this knock Doug off the top of the most disappointing project list?

oneredED · 24-02-2007, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Does this knock Doug off the top of the most disappointing project list?

Yep, 3+ years or so of planning. then modding, and then "unmodding", only to be aborted. I'm dissappointed.

XR_Lightning · 24-02-2007, 08:27 PM

what were the plans for this project anyway?

LUXO_8 · 24-02-2007, 08:35 PM

surely people could chip in and help jack to finish it all......
whats needed to finish it JT?

it used to be such a nice car mate..... surely the memories alone would make you wanna keep at it

dansedgli · 24-02-2007, 08:48 PM

Good idea Jack. It was never gonna get done anyway. No point having it sitting around in the way.

Did that euro thing ever get back on the road with those nice wheels you bought? Pics?

I can just imagine all the new members from the last 2 years wondering wtf is going on.

nos_james · 24-02-2007, 08:48 PM

how bout an e-series working bee to get it done with a huge **** up after

oneredED · 24-02-2007, 09:58 PM

Quote:

what were the plans for this project anyway?

Jack had a beautiful white EA. He replaced so many small and trivial parts in an attempt to make the car damn near perfect. He then took it back to standard exterior (sleeper project) and bought a few turbo bits and peices. Jack was going to by a very built motor (gmdstroya's or something like that) but that fell through and I think ended up buying an AU donk. Then he bought a Eunos and put some BBS wheels on it, and the EA was left where it sat. Jack?

ilsautomotive · 24-02-2007, 10:15 PM

Thanks for the responses guys! Pardon the long thread but I wanted to try and address every major point made.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 975PIU

what was the project ?

It was an EA Ghia with the stock motor and a 5 speed transmission when I took it off the

road. Almost everything mechanical was being changed - AU motor with XH/ED manifold, 4 speed

auto conversion and other nightmares... all of which was supposed to set it up as a well

engineered base for my turbo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polyal

Wow, thats so e series! The empathy is amazing!

Long live the vultures

it makes me so proud!

Quote:

Originally Posted by heljas

gday jack

i never got to meet you but i have had a keen interest in what you were doing

1 thing i would like to say is thankyou for the time and effort you have and will put into

the club

jason

Many thanks Jason, it is comforting that I am appreciated despite having only been a

marginal presence for the past few years. Cheers!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphell

And yeah, it's a good idea to get something that you can actually just drive

and enjoy....an EL XR8 5 speed would be awesome. Just dump it, spool it and rip skids all

day long

Not sure what's happening with the turbo stuff, but I agree it's nice to be able to just

drive. Not only that, but spending a bit extra to buy a car that is rare/special/sought

after in the first place largely negates the need for spending thousands and thousands in

mods...

Quote:

Originally Posted by XRated

Jack what sort of price are you looking at for the EA with AU donk? Is the AU

donk modified and fitted to the EA currently? Good luck with your future endeavours!

G'day Luke, the motor is fitted on new EA-ED mounts but the front K frame beam awaits

welding in. Very roughly hoping the $1k mark for everything except steering wheel and forced

induction stuff... to think the motor alone cost $1400 or so back in the day.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Dose

Let's get a pictorial or something on the history of your car Jack :P Most

people wouldn't know what you're on about lol....

Heh, I used to do one of them about every week. :P Then again it was more of a success story

back then, I'll try and drag up some pics though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghia5L

I'm sorry to hear Jack :(

I wish you the best of luck with your future e-series endeavors, and I curse your mazdas

:P

hehe that's the spirit. Cheers for the support Dave, but keep in my mind Mazda (singular

now) has the important task of helping me escape a lot of debt so I can hopefully get back

into a local car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by niko

it has a nice ed fairmont dash ;)

and a sweet eb xr brakebooster! lol

heh true that, ;) which is one of the things the next owner will have to decide, either to

chuck an EA dash shell in there, or use the ED shell and upgrade the rest of the interior to

match.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenaz

That's sad to hear mate.

It would be good to see you in a E-series again one day. (Get a EL Ghia, they're good

as)

Cheers Ash, well you've been around since day 1 so you know the lure better than most. If an

opportunity comes I won't hestitate to look at a nice EL.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TUFED6

What does it need to be finished? Maybe post up some more details...

Does this knock Doug off the top of the most disappointing project list?

Pffft Doug is an amateur ;). Unfortunately there are a lot of little things to be done so it

would be a long list of piddly items. That includes making a custom mount for the

transmission, install the dash/finalise 4 speed wiring, the anciliaries aren't all fitted (I

think we've finally got the right combo but the ED manifold was a real pain in the butt)...

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneredED

Yep, 3+ years or so of planning. then modding, and then "unmodding", only to

be aborted. I'm dissappointed.

That makes 2 of us Jared, hell I've had the car in my possession since the year 2000 - it

only took one bad decision in '03 and I bit way more than I could chew. But life goes on ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

surely people could chip in and help jack to finish it all......
whats needed to finish it JT?

it used to be such a nice car mate..... surely the memories alone would make you wanna keep

at it

Hold that thought Wayne, there has been some interest in a member buying and completing it.

I'll keep you posted. ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by dansedgli

Did that euro thing ever get back on the road with those nice wheels you bought? Pics?

It was done and later sold to someone in Adelaide, but I don't have any pics at hand. I'll see what I can dig up.

ilsautomotive · 24-02-2007, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneredED

Jack had a beautiful white EA. He replaced so many small and trivial parts in an attempt to make the car damn near perfect. He then took it back to standard exterior (sleeper project) and bought a few turbo bits and peices. Jack was going to by a very built motor (gmdstroya's or something like that) but that fell through and I think ended up buying an AU donk. Then he bought a Eunos and put some BBS wheels on it, and the EA was left where it sat. Jack?

Damn that's a good memory. The gmdstroya engine was supposed to be a monster but from memory he stopped getting back to me... I ended up buying the Eunos with those funds and the 'simple' EA mods ended up being a lot of stuffing around with limited time/energy available, like the 4 speed conversion, AU motor fitment and that damn inlet manifold. Now I have a few credit cards to pay off and little else, but this is what learning is all about... ;)

Sundeep · 24-02-2007, 10:22 PM

Surely with a post that thorough you could've dug up some pictures to show the newbies...

Pics or ban.

Sundeep

ilsautomotive · 24-02-2007, 10:24 PM

haha, I'm not even on my computer that's the reason.

Sundeep · 24-02-2007, 10:27 PM

BTW in the time you've taken with your car..

1. America invaded Iraq
2. I got my P's
3. Saddam Hussein is captured
4. I blow my first head gasket
5. I blow my second head gasket
6. I sell my first car
7. Schapelle Corby is arrested in Bali
8. No one gives a **** about Schapelle Corby
9. I get a respray
10. I buy some turbo conversion and do a roughnut conversion which leads to...
11. I do a head gasket
12. Replace motor, new pipes, tune...
13. It is declared I'm a bigger SIKUNT than Pat
14. I replace the trans

P.S Timeline may not be accurate... ;)

Sundeep

975PIU · 24-02-2007, 11:16 PM

not to mention that t5 conversion which you kindly let me pay you off on because i was poor and stuff, I really wanted a 5speed EA again and you helped make that happen for me. It now resides behind sundeeps Turbo EA still going strong. P.S this is Damo shhhh, I got banned permanently for some reason :S , my EA was parted out a long time ago (sometime last year).

Take care Trouty.

EDXR6T · 24-02-2007, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Dose

13. It is declared I'm a bigger SIKUNT than Pat

This Quote is grossly inaccurate.

Common your not even in the stockie club what kind of "S1KCNT" Do you think you are.

ilsautomotive · 24-02-2007, 11:39 PM

Thanks for clearing that up Sunny ;), but yes it does approach 4 years ago now, ridiculous how time goes.

Damo, good to hear from you matey, even though in 20/20 hindsight I should have kept that damn 5 speed ;).

And pics as requested.

EA in 2003

Eunos 800M, 2006

oneredED · 25-02-2007, 12:49 AM

I take it you still have the laser? Did the laser make it to more cruises than the EA? :P