[VIC] Feedback Cruise Thread 23.02.07 - Page 2

Sundeep · 24-02-2007, 11:16 PM

Dude that's some dedication. Some people might say it sounds a bit weird to travel that distance just for a cruise, having never been to Melbourne and to only come for a short time. I'd love to have the balls to just pick up the keys and go to Sydney at the drop of a dime for something random, that'd be a story to tell the grand kids one day!

Sundeep

HULK EF · 24-02-2007, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Dose

Dude that's some dedication. Some people might say it sounds a bit weird to travel that distance just for a cruise, having never been to Melbourne and to only come for a short time. I'd love to have the balls to just pick up the keys and go to Sydney at the drop of a dime for something random, that'd be a story to tell the grand kids one day!

Sundeep

yes.. quite a story... and i have heard "weird" comments before... lol... but thats how much i love the fords.. lol.. ive 3500+ posts on fordmods.com.. although im not hugely known on e-series.com because the sydney e-series is so small comapred to melb.. ive heard all about how melb is ford crazy.. and see under most peoples names a melbourne subburb.. gave me a good reason to do the "whirlwind" visit to check it all out... and congrats to all you guys in melb.. very impressive fords you have guys.. and great to meet new people and check out all the great fords on hand..

LUXO_8 · 24-02-2007, 11:38 PM

jumping in the car and doing an interstate cruise would be awesome i reckon..
when i went over to the adelaide AFD last year with wilson, krys and dave, it was a mad roadtrip......

when my car is back in some kind of shape i'll definatley be doing the interstate cruise roadtrips again..........cant wait!

HULK EF · 24-02-2007, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MADNC_8

jumping in the car and doing an interstate cruise would be awesome i reckon..
when i went over to the adelaide AFD last year with wilson, krys and dave, it was a mad roadtrip......

when my car is back in some kind of shape i'll definatley be doing the interstate cruise roadtrips again..........cant wait!

i just thought of it as sorta playing the plt outa the movie "road trip".. lol.. was great.. had heaps of cd's... and when i got bored of those i put a dvd in and "Listened" to a dvd... i only had myself for comapany.. i must be a bit

: but was fun and i'd do it again in the future.. was going to attend the melbourne AFD .. until it was cancelled... bummer.. so in 2 days ive done 2400 km all up inc the cruise.. wouldnt mind a cruise up to gold coast or brisbane to check the ford scene up there too... :eclipsee_

[EDGHIA] · 25-02-2007, 12:01 AM

was a great cruise guys cant wait till the next one.. will have to bring my car...

holmsy · 25-02-2007, 12:14 AM

hulk ef you are an inspiration to me :P
i dont even drive the 40 min drive or what ever it is from geelong to melb for cruises.

im thinking i might take the mrs for a drive somewhere north near the end of the year just beacause i can.
not bother with plans jus save some money and drive and sleep where i end up.
would be awsome to do with few cars of people tho.

I CALL FOR ESERIES EAST COAST CRUISE

-jjM- · 25-02-2007, 12:59 AM

when ever people complain about the cruise being to far from them, im just going to say "HULKEF" from now on, great to have you along mate and hopefully well see you again sometime in the future with the next upcoming cruises

i thought about doing it one time but because my car was on petrol i wasnt goin to bother attempting, thow gas is around the corner for the eb, mabye we can orginise more then just 1 person goin to sydney cause id love to visit other e-series state cruises

needfordspeed · 25-02-2007, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by HULK EF

yeah.. again soon... was only in melbourne for a few short hours... lol... only used a tank of petrol +$15.00 top up for each way.. can get 900km outa my tank... -which made the trip a "no brainer".. so 2200+ kilometres travelled altogether and worth it!.. was a great turnout.. "You'd all cry and laugh if you saw our turnouts....had a great few short hors in melbourne.. and had totally no idea of direction in melbourne as its somewhere ive never been... so was extatick to find the meet up point without too much trouble... so many modded fords on tyhe streets of melbounre and the lack of the commodore scene is an eye opener to me... will be down again... for another meet... mayby not every meet but last nights cruise wont be my last... and i might stay for longer than a few hours next time.. lol..

That's mint mate, good on ya for making the trip down. Good too see interstate people coming down for our cruises!

Kenaz · 25-02-2007, 01:06 AM

HULK EF: Champion effort mate!

If ever I need motivation to get along to a cruise in the future I'll remember your little tale.

mark_TD · 25-02-2007, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by -jjM-

when ever people complain about the cruise being to far from them, im just going to say "HULKEF" from now on, great to have you along mate and hopefully well see you again sometime in the future with the next upcoming cruises

i thought about doing it one time but because my car was on petrol i wasnt goin to bother attempting, thow gas is around the corner for the eb, mabye we can orginise more then just 1 person goin to sydney cause id love to visit other e-series state cruises

I would be in for this. Great effort HULKEF, you are a champ and you have my respect. That is dedication. I would love to meet you because you are like me in a way. I am from Hoppers Crossing in the western surburbs of Melb and I travell to the Eastern suburbs at least 4-5 times a week just for a cruise. It is around 150kms return trip for me and I never complain about fuel or anything. The people from the western side who complain about travelling 45 mins to Nunawading for 1 cruise ought to be embarrest. LOL.

LTDHO · 25-02-2007, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by -jjM-

people askin for pics, NO PICS FOR YOU, ill post when ready

Yeah you get banned instead!! lol

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Originally Posted by -jjM-

yea was great to only see 1 cop are the hole night ( wayne it worked

) and they were great cops to talk to realy friendly, didn't even notice that it was a car club till we told them lol

Yeah I rock!

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Originally Posted by -jjM-

heard alot of people got done by speed camreas too accept for SS, who got done? lol

Yeah people still need to slow down a bit still!

Anyway here are my (blurry, sorry) pix

Poor PhatEL....

Stereo installs gone bad.

LUXO_8 · 25-02-2007, 11:54 AM

damn there are some awesome looking cars getting to meets these days...
will be embarased to bring the lane out without new wheels and the ultralows fitted at least......

Dezza · 25-02-2007, 12:10 PM

Nice photos. That white EL XR8, I'm pretty sure it's in the latest Performance Ford magazine, but it's on EL GTs there. Who's is that?

bentles · 25-02-2007, 12:12 PM

nice photos. shame about that fuel leak mate, is it sorted yet?

DaNeoS · 25-02-2007, 01:18 PM

yes fuel tanka ll sorted out

dansedgli · 25-02-2007, 01:24 PM

What is done to this one?

EA Ghia · 25-02-2007, 02:23 PM

Looked like some great cars there.

Those are some hardcore bling wheels on that white EF XR8! Are they 19's?

And no good about the fuel tank, hope it all swaps over alright.

I'll have to keep the fuel tank in mind when I actually bother to screw my amp in properly!

niko · 25-02-2007, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dansedgli

What is done to this one?

from what i could tell, big *** b&m shifter, soft accelerator pedal, and a fresh paint job! sounded great to, gotta love v8's ;)

and to the right of the car in that pic, there is the pile of excitement left over...

DEVL-XR · 25-02-2007, 08:43 PM

Is that white EL sicazz's car? It was in PFM's latest edition. Dont like those new wheels he has, the EL GT's looked far better.

badefghia · 25-02-2007, 09:00 PM

IT was a good cruise and was a chance to meet new peopel and check out some good cars

niko · 26-02-2007, 01:22 AM

this has been the crappiest feedback thread ever, either that or everyone is still trekking it home to Sydney and beyond! lol

LTDHO · 26-02-2007, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by niko

this has been the crappiest feedback thread ever, either that or everyone is still trekking it home to Sydney and beyond! lol

Thanks for your quality input N1ko, maybe if ya turned up in a Falcon not a Commodore, then we caould chat about your car!! :P

alleyezonme · 26-02-2007, 09:46 AM

well i had fun, thought it was an awesome cruise. looking forward to the next one. some nice cars and friendly faces there

niko · 26-02-2007, 11:05 AM

it got more attention than the phantom dc! :P

Sundeep · 26-02-2007, 11:23 AM

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What is done to this one?

IIRC it has a shift kit, B+M ratchet shifter, machined front spindles with BA calipers and EL GT rotors, EF rear brake and handbrake setup, extractors, exhaust and I think he had a rebuilt diff with 4.11's or something. He has some big plans for the motor as well, it's definitely something different to the norm.

Also has a full respray with seams on rear quarters under lights removed, deleted pull thing on fuel flap and towbar cap deleted from rear bar.

Sundeep

fpvwpn · 01-03-2007, 09:16 PM

MR DOSE. you seem to know more about my car (cmywpn) than i do. How???

needfordspeed · 01-03-2007, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fpvwpn

MR DOSE. you seem to know more about my car (cmywpn) than i do. How???

LOL coz he was talking to you about it on the cruise before the last one! Remember how we got lost and looked at directions in the Melways? That was Mr. Dose and me (we were in the gunmetal EL Ghia).

DEVL-XR · 02-03-2007, 10:08 AM

Hulk_EF: Hot diggedy damn!! On cruises people ask where I'm from, Bendigo, and I get a few reactions about driving the distance for a cruise, but from Sydney to Melbourne!!!! Thats just awesome!
Hope to see you at a cruise one day!

XR6TickfordBoy · 02-03-2007, 06:31 PM

Spent a bit of time with Hulkf_EF on the night and all u N/A 6 banger boys should take note, that thing had some serious power for an N/A 4,0. Hope the twin throttle body manifold yields u some decent gains! Nobody has an excuse for not coming to cruises/events cos it's too far, the tuesday mini meets are great and people like myself, snyper, john, wayne etc. make the trip cos it's always worth it! Braden u have no excuse anymore not to make the old Bendigo-Melbourne trip cos were in the same state!
Finally gotta a photo of my car from a cruise posted up from Wayne!

HULK EF · 03-03-2007, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BradensEBxr6

Hulk_EF: Hot diggedy damn!! On cruises people ask where I'm from, Bendigo, and I get a few reactions about driving the distance for a cruise, but from Sydney to Melbourne!!!! Thats just awesome!
Hope to see you at a cruise one day!

lol... its something at least i will never forget.. great for future story telling... although im still crazy enough to do the trip again... -the distance didnt bother me.. although i might actualy stay overnight next time.. lol... was only in melbourne 345pm-1am before leaving... lol...