Buying a Written Off EA - Ford Forums

EA falcon man · 04-08-2003, 04:07

hey,

in the not too distant future i wanna rebuild and work a 3.9L mpfi and drop it into my EA and put a T5 in it at the same time.

i was thinking, it would probably be cheaper to got to an insurance auction and buy a written off EA that has a mpfi motor and a T5 tranny. Not only that but i would then have all the parts i would possibly need for the conversions plus a heap of other spares. Plus i have a mate that wants to build a stock car out of a EA so i could flog the shell off to him.

what do you guys think?

mongrelEB · 04-08-2003, 04:30

If its written off, the shell will be no good.
But yeah, it will be cheaper to get the complete car and convert yours from that - that's what I did.
Another idea is to look out for cheap 5-speed cars which still drive - maybe its rusty, or unlicenced, or the motor's knackered.....this can be good too.