I've got yet another first gen. And this time, it is an Elite! The one that was on eBay earlier this week. Went to have a look last Thursday, it's fit for my purposes and sound. PT to Maldon sucks

Grey over silver sedan, 267k, new water pump, everything electrical was working, it's had maintainance done, but will be given the standard service, as should be done to all used cars. It's out of rego, though, and there's rust in the driver's door, where the "drain plug" does it's excellent job of not draining.

Pics from the sale, more'll come when I take delivery late this week or next.

heap, should have brought my merc... see the fs section.... $10 says it's going strong long after this has rusted away on it 30th motor and 100000th box lol

:bowrofl: :bowrofl:

anyway good pick up! just dont kill it!

heap, should have brought my merc... see the fs section.... $10 says it's going strong long after this has rusted away on it 30th motor and 100000th box lol

:bowrofl: :bowrofl:

anyway good pick up! just dont kill it!
I don't plan on killing it, and if the auto dies, it's a 5-speed manual. I still have another motor in my folks garage, but this motor's still good, oil pressure's excellent.

for a elite in vic thats not a bad looking car

hope it serves you well

wow a digi dash

a little body filler is ok :badgrin:

you know where to find all the info you need to keep it running :badgrin:

Yeah, I'll be patching the rust to pass a roadworthy. Though, to get it registered's going to cost more than the price of the car alone!

Looks good Gav, good to see you've stuck with the more agile 1st gens and havent gone for the "2.6 2nd gen body upgrade". etc etc.

Pretty good condition aswell, whats the condition of the trans, engine mounts, lifters, timing/balance chains, CVs, and compression like?

:D

Looks good Gav, good to see you've stuck with the more agile 1st gens and havent gone for the "2.6 2nd gen body upgrade". etc etc.

Pretty good condition aswell, whats the condition of the trans, engine mounts, lifters, timing/balance chains, CVs, and compression like?

:D
I wasn't able to do a compression check, but the motor sounds OK, there be a bit of a leak, but the oil pressure's good, no smoke when I had a look at it, unfortunately, not from cold, chain noise is pretty good, trans worked fine, (best one I've had in a while!) be performing a second gen upgrade to some components.

yet another 1st gen brutally removed before its time...

i plead with you gav...CATCH THE BLOODY TRAIN
:bowrofl: lol

Must say, the grey on silver looks bloody sweet. Little body filler and some other easy fixes and it should be a fairly nice car. :)

I takes delivery tomorrow! Permits are all sorted, and I'm taking it in to work to clean it Tuesday, after the limos have left for the Cup day carnival.

nice pickup!

What year is it? Its got full electric windows right?

nice pickup!

What year is it? Its got full electric windows right?
'87, full electric everything, bar climate control.

I gots it! Too dark for photos, though. Wait until morning.

Things to do:
Service, including possible thermostat. The thing was too cold on the freeway back.
Sort out the :rant:ing fuel guage! I ran dry when it said I should still have two bars. Took two fuel cans to ensure there was sufficient in the tank to get to the servo.
Clean

:bowrofl: :bowrofl: was it raining?

:bowrofl: :bowrofl: was it raining?
Nah, but the servo was the other side of town, a 4 mile round trip. Twice.

hope you had you walkin shoes on, haha. dude that must have sucked!:rant:

Here's some pictures!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/vfredsim/IMG_0229.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/vfredsim/IMG_0232.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/vfredsim/IMG_0233.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/vfredsim/IMG_0235.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/vfredsim/IMG_0227.jpg
Yes, I know it's really, really dirty. Hence why there's no interior photos either.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/vfredsim/IMG_0231.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/vfredsim/IMG_0223.jpg

Two more, coz I can.

not bad, not bad. no obvious rust spots or dents. i likelol

Today's fixups. New sparkplug leads (fixed up the idling very well), replaced the blown globes in the dash, second can of degreaser, to clean up the motor

Tomorrow's fixups.
Both front seatbelts
The rear muffler
Oil and fuel filters, thermostat and coolant
Blown parker lamp
After that, and resealing the rocker cover, she'll be ready for presentation.

All fairly easy stuff at the moment then, hows the CV boots looking?

Keep us posted. :}

All fairly easy stuff at the moment then, hows the CV boots looking?

Keep us posted. :}
The CVs look beautiful, she's doing much better after the oil change, too.

Just gotta get the muffler, and fix the tranny leak, and clean the accrued crap from the tranny leak. Engine doesn't leak oil anymore! :D

Hehe. Should've just bought one without any of that stuff wrong. Although like I can talk. Have to replace the tyres and fix a couple of the windows. Besides that, nothing that I can see. I guess if you've got a parts car it's all good then :)


How hard is it to pull out the instrument cluster? Got a loose bulb. It starts working when I give the dash a light tap with my finger.

Hehe. Should've just bought one without any of that stuff wrong. Although like I can talk. Have to replace the tyres and fix a couple of the windows. Besides that, nothing that I can see. I guess if you've got a parts car it's all good then :)


How hard is it to pull out the instrument cluster? Got a loose bulb. It starts working when I give the dash a light tap with my finger.

Dude he got it for $550 what do you expect. + Its like a 20 year old car, things aint going to be prestine...

More like its a Magna, if it doesn't have problems its not true to its name lol

']Dude he got it for $550 what do you expect. + Its like a 20 year old car, things aint going to be prestine...

Premium money then. We picked this one up for $600. Yeah, I know we have to expect problems, even with Super expensive luxury cars like the Elite.

That means it's... Wow, time flies. That old? I think my internal clock stopped years ago.

What amazes me about Gavs Elite is the paintwork. It's metallic and doesn't look like its roof isn't... well stuffed.

Yeah, the paintwork, especially on the clearcoat of first gens rivals that as found on cave walls. My bonnet and boot are great, but my roof is buggered. Respray's on the eventual cards, along with new suspension. The car's basically sound, and apart from the trans leak, it's doing very well. As soon as get it clean enough to whack some sealant on where it leaks, it's going in for the roadworthy.

To get the cluster out, gently lever the two "vents" off the cluster, that'll expose two screws. Undo them, and the front of the bezel lifts off, exposing four more screws. Undo them, and the cluster lifts right out.

Current update.

Steam cleaned the engine and underbody yesterday, it's come up a beauty. Got two new tyres fitted (the spare, and one of the others was looking a little sorry), the new muffler whacked on. You can't hear me coming from a block away anymore.

Also, flushed the cooling system out, taken out the remains of the thermostat, and will be fitting a new radiator. Will put a new therm in next week, after another block flush.

Another update. She's got a name. Melanie, meaning dark skinned. After all, she is a nice dark colour.

Another update. She's got a name. Melanie, meaning dark skinned. After all, she is a nice dark colour.

MILENA is nicer:)

New radiator fitted, and the entire cooling system overhauled. She ran beautifully across the hot day today.

Next two things on the list. Auto trans service, and fix the rear power windows. They still work, but they're very, very slow.

Further along, will be regas the aircon, new suspension, and respray the roof, but they're not urgent, and that'll be all she wrote.

Sourced the leak underneath, the inner boot of the driver's side driveshaft, it looks great, but there's gotta be a split or something, as it's covered in grease. I had wait for it to come again after we steam cleaned the underbody, and I'll reseal this boot on it, be replacing the driveshafts eventually as part of a modification.

Driving in the rain was fun, due to the worn shocks, it torque steers like all buggery, especially turning. But, it's slowly coming together, as a great example of a first gen.

The wrecker complemented it, too, when I returned the old radiator.

I have a radiator here for a wagon if you want it.

Also I have an automatic gear box thats in good nick (fluid is red, looks like it's strait out of the bottle) however I have never driven it.

Nah, the second replacement's perfect, and the auto's still great. If it plays up, I'm going to manual convert.