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Old 04-01-2005, 03:03 AM   #1
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Wellllllll no one probably noticed, but I haven't been on 'fordforums.com' for over a week. I left for Perth early on Boxing Day and spent eight nights there - basically drinking myself silly with my older brothers and site-seeing a little (ohhh damn the chicks over there!! ).

So I've been back in Melbourne for a little over two hours, and I'm already getting my "fix". Talk about a surprise!! What the hell is all this?!?! A new domain, a new forum. Tripping me out :P

I've gotta say, in Perth there are sooo many bogan Holdens (seriously, not just having a dig) and a HEAP of those ugly Crewman things. Where are all the FORDS??? I saw probably three shit-hot ones... One comes to mind: a cobalt blue, ED XR8 Sprint... WITH... 18" T3 TS50 wheels Damn. I didn't even get a picture of it :(

Anyway, I will stop crapping on and maybe my head will be clear in several hours to get around this big comotion...
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Old 04-01-2005, 07:57 AM   #2
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Welcome back Luke!

Just yesterday I was thinking if there was anyone left behind at the other forums. Then I remembered you said you were going to Perth for a while. I figured someone would've sent you an email or something for when you came back. I'm glad you found the place alright

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Old 04-01-2005, 09:04 AM   #3
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Glad to see you made your way across the ocean, mate ;)

Glad we didn't lose you :P
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Old 04-01-2005, 09:45 AM   #4
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Bout time shoirt ****. I sent you a PM on ff too maybe check it one day. Reply to it as well if your feeling generous :P
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Old 04-01-2005, 10:38 AM   #5
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Ohh whoops! Forgot to call you and tell you luke!
Were moved over to AFF! (www.fordforums.com.au)

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Old 04-01-2005, 10:47 AM   #6
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hahah, good stuff Luke
not much has changed... just the .au lol
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Old 04-01-2005, 11:53 AM   #7
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Easy on the short-**** comment eh?! :P

I don't know if this has been covered, but have we lost ALL the data/info from the "E-Series General Discussion" that was on the former site?

BTW, just about everything on my car is replaced LOL And now my alternator is giving me grief. Does anyone have experience with fitting a more powerful alternator on their EA-ED? I was hoping an auto-electrician could maybe mod an EL one to fit the ED without the need of a serpentine belt conversion.

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Old 04-01-2005, 12:26 PM   #8
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the problem with the EL alternator is the belt slips on it.
Steve had real bad belt squeeel :P

and yes, we've lot all our previous info.
it can still be found in various places around FF.. (some of it anyway)
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Old 04-01-2005, 12:27 PM   #9
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Welcome back Luke!

Just yesterday I was thinking if there was anyone left behind at the other forums. Then I remembered you said you were going to Perth for a while. I figured someone would've sent you an email or something for when you came back. I'm glad you found the place alright

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A mass email was actually sent out about the move.. not much else we could do :/
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Old 04-01-2005, 01:39 PM   #10
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Welcome back luke!
Hope ya had a great time over in perth, Actually now you say you were gone, i do realise i hadn't seen any Xrated Posts........

Good that ya found it!
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Old 04-01-2005, 01:50 PM   #11
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i was hoping he wouldn't come back ;)
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Old 04-01-2005, 05:48 PM   #12
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Yeh I had to look at the eafalcon.com site to see where the beloved e-series section had gone. I know no one will probably want to answer, but I wonder that the reasons were behind the move away from the .com site?
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Old 04-01-2005, 05:53 PM   #13
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original site has taken a heavy US influence once clubs started moving + other benefits.
Hopefully others are able to find us here lucky i updated the site relatively quick :P
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Old 04-01-2005, 06:18 PM   #14
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the problem with the EL alternator is the belt slips on it.
Steve had real bad belt squeeel
You can just bolt the EF alternator onto the EA-ED bracket (with minor mods), but as john said, the problem is the belt squeal.

I've often wondered though, whether having thermofans would help (Steve had the clutch fan when he tried).
Because the clutch fan is driven off the same belt as the alternator, it actually is loading up the belt as well. So if you didn't have a clutch fan, the overall load in the belt is less, making it less likely to squeal.

Not sure if this would work in practice, though...
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Old 04-01-2005, 11:21 PM   #15
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Having thermos will make it worse as you will be pretty much making the alt work as hard as it can and therefore putting extra load on the belt.
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A mass email was actually sent out about the move.. not much else we could do :/
I don't check my email so I didn't know about that :p
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Old 05-01-2005, 02:34 PM   #17
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I don't check my email so I didn't know about that :p
Your email actually bounced back to me when I sent my lot off :P

I knew you knew where we were so I didnt worry about it too much ......

Maybe we need another thread with updated emails
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Old 05-01-2005, 06:46 PM   #18
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Luke: Why not go for a serpentine conversion? That'll make it work. I gotta do that one day...
Someone correct me please, but isn't the EF alternator pulley a 6-ribbed one? And the EA one will either be V-belt if it's early or 3 ribs if it's late... so were you guys trying to run the EF pulley with an EA belt or had you changed it to an EA one? Just wondering.
Oh, I got the email too... was a bit of a surprise then, but makes sense now.
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Old 05-01-2005, 06:50 PM   #19
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I didnt get the email, found the place easy enough though just took a bit longer! lol, maybe should check if my emails in the data base?

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