Dave's EL XR8

arm79 · Post by **arm79** » September 28th, 2009, 9:40 am

mitch_ wrote:
EL XR8 wrote:Kinda. Battery box, lid snapped off, then the mount for the box broke, and the battery somehow moved enough to try and weld itself onto one of the metal arms in the boot.
Killed the battery and melted the insulation off my earth cable, and other amp wires.
I burnt myself ripping them off while they were still smoking and smouldering and threw the battery outside.
Was all good, bit of bad luck. Just gonna rip eveything out of the boot and start again i think.
What a shit box! you pay my car out - but at-least mine doesn't try commit suicide!

Which ever way you look at it, at least Dave's not driving something specifically designed and built for hairdressers. He'll always be one up on you, regardless of the situation.

vegabass · Post by **vegabass** » September 28th, 2009, 1:12 pm

Lol you always pop your head in at the time when someone needs to be owned!

Now send me your list dammit!

Post by **pHaT`eL** » September 28th, 2009, 5:08 pm

If this car is a shitbox, wtf do you think the rest of our cars are?

Blown XR8 that gets driven hard, what more could you want?

Steady · Post by **Steady** » September 28th, 2009, 6:15 pm

this mitch guy sounds like some 318i driving fag that cant snowboard

67rce · Post by **67rce** » September 28th, 2009, 6:56 pm

I thought it was a 325 Jared. either way, it's still a hairdressers car. Suits you perfectly Mitch

Dansedgli · Post by **Dansedgli** » September 28th, 2009, 7:09 pm

pHaT`eL wrote:If this car is a shitbox, wtf do you think the rest of our cars are?

mitch_ · Post by **mitch_** » September 29th, 2009, 6:46 pm

pHaT`eL wrote:If this car is a shitbox, wtf do you think the rest of our cars are?

Blown XR8 that gets driven hard, what more could you want?

I dont think you really want me to answer the first question...

hmmm - seems it cant be driven hard ... it tried to ignite itself - my car sat on the limiter all day...

Steady wrote:this mitch guy sounds like some 318i driving fag that cant snowboard

lol - love you too hunny!

67rce wrote:I thought it was a 325 Jared. either way, it's still a hairdressers car. Suits you perfectly Mitch

yeh well, your car suits you perfect = the AU falcons are becoming quite affordable to the dole bludgers these days

love how you faded the paint dude - is that in centerlinks "how to scum your ride?"

67rce · Post by **67rce** » September 29th, 2009, 7:10 pm

mitch_ wrote:
67rce wrote:I thought it was a 325 Jared. either way, it's still a hairdressers car. Suits you perfectly Mitch
yeh well, your car suits you perfect = the AU falcons are becoming quite affordable to the dole bludgers these days love how you faded the paint dude - is that in centerlinks "how to scum your ride?"

You try finding a job with no qualifications Mitch. It's nearly impossible ATM. Gotta survive somehow!

Post by **TUFED6** » September 29th, 2009, 7:20 pm

Ease up guys. Hairdressers drive MX5's. Pov pack BMW's are for cashed up bogans.

FOR.0EL · Post by **FOR.0EL** » September 29th, 2009, 7:33 pm

dont let this turn into yet another fight thread. too much of that shit happening lately

Steady · Post by **Steady** » September 29th, 2009, 8:54 pm

nah we need to get this out in the open, ever since mitch and dave split up there has been hostility in the air, its best they get it out of their system, have angry makeup gay sex, then go their seperate ways.

Dumpsta · Post by **Dumpsta** » September 29th, 2009, 8:58 pm

Love this thing! Loved it when it was heritage as well but black just looks horn... Lets see some more pics..

mitch_ · Post by **mitch_** » September 29th, 2009, 9:47 pm

Steady wrote:nah we need to get this out in the open, ever since mitch and dave split up there has been hostility in the air, its best they get it out of their system, have angry makeup gay sex, then go their seperate ways.

everything was all good til you came up here dude - you said you wouldnt tell dave what we get upto.. but no - you always have to try one up him!
and you said you loved me

bng · Post by **bng** » September 9th, 2010, 3:38 pm

*BUMP* it's almost been a year. Whats happened in the past 12 months??
dave?

someLS1 · Post by **someLS1** » September 9th, 2010, 5:21 pm

I wonder if Dave still reads this forum... nothing as far as i know doesnt get driven at all think he has driven it back to vic and he lives up in qld... the love is gone lol

Post by **fordbaby** » September 9th, 2010, 8:56 pm

he has given me the car finally...... yeah i wish

67rce · Post by **67rce** » September 9th, 2010, 9:05 pm

On Facebook:

Dave wrote:Sitting at the airport waiting to head back to the gold coast, thinking about what a busy weekend it's been! Thanks little J man for helping bring PSI.V8 back to it's real home. It's now ready for a little R&R and a mid life overhaul over the next year!
June 14 at 3:17pm

I'm guessing J man is Steady, and PSI.V8 back at it's real home means VIC

Post by **pHaT`eL** » September 9th, 2010, 9:12 pm

Cant be much to overhaul on it though, exterior is as mint as can be. Maybe custom interior?

someLS1 · Post by **someLS1** » September 9th, 2010, 9:46 pm

yea its back in vic him and jared drove it down a few months ago.... dunno i cant remember whats wrong with it have to ask dave.... needs a pretty decent tidy up i think or somethin... pete dont think he means exterior prob more like suspension fucked maybe clutch diffs fucked if i know lol... he can update

braad · Post by **braad** » September 9th, 2010, 10:59 pm

SLOLS1 wrote:I wonder if Dave still reads this forum... nothing as far as i know doesnt get driven at all think he has driven it back to vic and he lives up in qld... the love is gone lol

damn straight

well i hope Dave bring sit back stronger and better than ever before. I'm missing fresh pics of it

jazza312 · Post by **jazza312** » September 10th, 2010, 5:54 pm

this car looks fantastic. it is perfectly optioned with manual and sunroof... and supercharger haha
looks good in black and those wheels look good too. i dont like them as much as others do tho...

and who the hell is that mitch bloke? seems like a tosser.

67rce · Post by **67rce** » September 10th, 2010, 8:18 pm

jazza312 wrote:this car looks fantastic. it is perfectly optioned with manual and sunroof... and supercharger haha
looks good in black and those wheels look good too. i dont like them as much as others do tho...

and who the hell is that mitch bloke? seems like a tosser.

Mitch was having a crack at Dave..... Nothing wrong, ****, mates have cracks at each other where your from yea?

Steady · Post by **Steady** » September 12th, 2010, 6:25 pm

yeah back in vic, dave wants to do interior, stereo, diff/suspension and just general tidying up once he's got his money right.
was nowhere to work on it at his place on the gold coast so brought it back to vic.
i found some pics of the drive back on my cameras memory card the other day actually, if i remember will put them up tomorrow.

Post by **EFFalcon** » September 12th, 2010, 6:55 pm

would be great to see it in a magazine

this car needs some top photos

Post by **fordbaby** » September 12th, 2010, 9:08 pm

hell yeah.
thise car can go in a magazine and ill say its my car

Post by **Eb Barbie** » September 13th, 2010, 9:45 am

Someone needs to drive it on Charity Cruise!! Jared you need to bring sprint, maybe Max or John Z?

Post by **fordbaby** » September 13th, 2010, 11:54 am

dave, can jackson and i drive ya car on the charity cruise

someLS1 · Post by **someLS1** » September 13th, 2010, 9:49 pm

Eb Barbie wrote:Someone needs to drive it on Charity Cruise!! Jared you need to bring sprint, maybe Max or John Z?

haha id throw my hand up if dave offered but shithouse at manual lol

Post by **EFFalcon** » September 13th, 2010, 9:52 pm

kristy has driven it before

Steady · Post by **Steady** » September 13th, 2010, 11:04 pm

nah the rack is leaking pretty bad, was a minor issue on the drive back, won't be fixed before then i don't fink

Post by **fordbaby** » September 14th, 2010, 2:10 pm

ill fix it.....well john can.....
dave hurry up and see this and come home for good....

Post by **pHaT`eL** » September 14th, 2010, 6:02 pm

If its not coming does that mean the Sprint will be on FR's?

Post by **Bipolar** » September 14th, 2010, 7:19 pm

Glad I saw it before it left. Hawt.

XH5LWEPN · Post by **XH5LWEPN** » September 15th, 2010, 7:31 pm

I reckon sell the FR's to me to fund this overhaul

Steady · Post by **Steady** » September 15th, 2010, 7:49 pm

haha, no queue jumping!!

might put them on sprint for cruise for charity, it depends if i get excited and can be bothered swapping them

someLS1 · Post by **someLS1** » September 15th, 2010, 9:27 pm

Ill help ya swap em ya lazy kent..... maybe

braad · Post by **braad** » September 16th, 2010, 10:05 pm

lol... the FR's would be under lock and key?

EL XR8 · Post by **EL XR8** » September 17th, 2010, 11:27 pm

Finally an update!!!

Car is back in VIctoria. Big thanks to Steady, for flying up, having a few beers at my crib and then driving it back with me a few months ago.
Had a leaking steering rack on the way back. Thanks to the guys who did the rebuild a couple of years ago!!!
Jared is pretty well spot on with the stuff i want to do.
*Clean up and polish the FR's, as there are a 2 rims with small buckles (Thanks Canberra roads!), get that all sorted out, so they''re 110% again.
*FInally wire up the dual battery setup, completely rip out the stereo, and rehash it all, with a decent looking and sounding setup in the boot mainly, but also the cabin side of things.
Re-do any bushes, etc that need to be done. Shouldn't cause they're all newish.
*Replace all the suspension, maybe raise the front with some Superlows, rather than the Ultra's that are in it atm.
*Rebuild a completely new diff, with 3.45's or 3.7's, with potentially a Kaaz i reckon.
*Clean up anything else to make it into what i always wanted it to look like.
*Perhaps clean up the engine bay a bit, but its still gonna look ugly, until i can rip the motor out. But its still running strong for the moment, and if its coming out, it will be off the the road for a while, cause i wont do it half arsed for whatever goes back in.
(Always had a 351 stroked to a 420+ cube, then turboed as an idea. But i reckon i'll want something that'll rev!
But this will be a long way off yet!

John, i had the main guy from Strret Fords leave a business card on my car when it was parked at the Nats a few years back for a mag spread. Rang him, and had a chat, but then never got around to doing it all.
Maybe when it's all done this time...
I've still got the pics you and Kristy took of the car, in frames around my place. Glad you both got a drive of it when you guys were up here!

The FR's aren't under lock and key. I've never even had lock nuts on them for years. LOL
They're Steady's to use for a while, until I get this thing back on the road!

someLS1 · Post by **someLS1** » September 18th, 2010, 6:15 pm

Good plan mate! cant wait to get my hands dirty on this thing!

EF ECTIV · Post by **EF ECTIV** » September 18th, 2010, 6:25 pm

I'd love to see/hear this in person... black EL XR kit looks sexual....