EFSIX I Lead Not Follow... Member 1,026 Member For: 12y Gender: Male Location: Westside,Melbourne Posted 03/07/12 12:33 PM Share Posted 03/07/12 12:33 PM progress moving along very quick with amazing results buds...man G6's look awesome with xr8 bulges...too tuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apolloxbgt Donating Members 109 Member For: 15y 2m 16d Gender: Male Posted 04/07/12 12:15 PM Author Share Posted 04/07/12 12:15 PM Did the last bit on the trim and bled up the clutch last night.The bleeder for the clutch is way up in the bellhousing,what a pita.Also did the icc change while so it could be coded to the car while it was in at Ford.The trim done,complete with the missus (it was her daily up untill this started) air freshener.That was about it till it went to ford.Today started out like this at 7.30am at the local dealer:And ended up like this:Getting it's first drink of ultimate.It was almost that easy lol.It it throwing an abs/dsc/traction code now and none of them are working which makes it rather "interesting" to drive.The tech at Ford tells me that the abs unit is too old for the car,and that I'll have to find the one with the code he has given me and it should clear the code.I then tell him that's the abs unit that was fitted into this car at the factory,puzzled looks all round.The only thing I can put it down to is that the diff still has the abs sensors out of the 12/09 xr6t while the rest of the abs system is out of the 05/10 G6,apparently Ford changed the abs modual mid may and my car is late may so has the later stuff.I''ll try to change the sensors in the morning,then get the scan tool on it and see if we cant clear the codes.All in all a good result though,the car still drives like a new car should.If anything there are less rattles in the trim now than it had before and none at all in the dash(win as I farking hate dash rattles)The power is awesome,you need to be quick on the gear changes as it screams up to the rev limiter.I've read on here of a few conversion fails with guy's ending up with less power than a stock xr6t after doing a conversion,because I've used all factory parts I've avoided that .It sounds and goes like a jet and gives me the platform I wanted to start from to modify. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 13y 1m 23d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 04/07/12 12:29 PM Share Posted 04/07/12 12:29 PM Wow, absolutely awesome to see this thread start and finish (yes actually FINISH!) in such a small time frame..you need a pat on the back mate, good stuff Pretty cool seeing a manual limo lol, makes it unique and still standard hahaWell done again on an awesome build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apolloxbgt Donating Members 109 Member For: 15y 2m 16d Gender: Male Posted 04/07/12 12:41 PM Author Share Posted 04/07/12 12:41 PM Beats me why ford didn't do it?I admit it would have been a small take up rate but it's not like it doesn't all fit right in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick d Donating Members 1,594 Member For: 13y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melb Posted 04/07/12 12:46 PM Share Posted 04/07/12 12:46 PM Hey Anth, didn't even realise this was your thread love it.You've bought a great looking car and personalised in a big thumbs up way in everything from the bonnet to the running gear.I am like you with old school stuff but when it comes to the new you really hit the nail on the head with it well done should be proud of yourself mate very impressive build.What mods you looking at doing once you have cleared the codes?I can see you taking this down to Heathcote. These turbo's are amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apolloxbgt Donating Members 109 Member For: 15y 2m 16d Gender: Male Posted 04/07/12 12:58 PM Author Share Posted 04/07/12 12:58 PM Hey Nick,thanks mate.I reckon turbo,cooler,pipes,injectors,dump and cat & tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuono Member 312 Member For: 13y 5m 6d Posted 04/07/12 01:07 PM Share Posted 04/07/12 01:07 PM You know your sh*t, that's all I can say. And you have a missus. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick d Donating Members 1,594 Member For: 13y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melb Posted 04/07/12 01:12 PM Share Posted 04/07/12 01:12 PM Hey Nick,thanks mate.I reckon turbo,cooler,pipes,injectors,dump and cat & tune.Once you get used to that power you will only want more, they are so amazing its not funny.I know with a 8 you stomp it and you know which way to handle it but with these they are different in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 13y 5m 28d Gender: Male Posted 04/07/12 07:23 PM Share Posted 04/07/12 07:23 PM Well done and done in less than 2 weeks, enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 19y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/07/12 10:43 PM Share Posted 04/07/12 10:43 PM Absolutely brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now