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Just another mock-up..
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: In an AU Fairlane somewhere...
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Ok guys,
We all know we make lists of plans we are going to do to our cars, whether it be written down or in our heads.. Time to write them down here..! So what have you got planned for your AU in 2013..?
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Desire isn't driven by the heart, the mind or the wallet. Desire comes from another place. It's created by the smell of burnt fuel under full throttle and the look a car gives you when you're washing it alone at night... see my car here: Built my own TL50!!! [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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Donating Member
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Location: St John's Park NSW
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SALE. I am in the middle of trying to purchase a later model AU (seriesIII) so Iwill have to wait and see.
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Cruising...
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Perth
Posts: 3,819
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Fix freaking oil leaks!
New radiator and system flush. Fresh diff oil. New coilpack and leads. Install more power outlets. UHF radio. Maaaybe a HD towbar. And depending on where i will live and what job, i might begin the RTV project ![]()
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 2,035
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Thicker sway bars
LSD Respray the front end Finish my gauge installation
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Boost Addict
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Brisbane
Posts: 1,151
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Ute:
- fix timing cover oil leak - fit 2300kg towbar - fit turbo kit Sedan: - build the damn engine I have had sitting around for 3 years!!!!!
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N12 Pulsar - sold Gen1 Liberty Turbo - sold VP Commodore Turbo - sold LN65 Hilux Turbo - sold EL31 Corolla Turbo - sold Ford AU Ute Turbo - sold Ford AU XR8 Sedan - 5.4l V8 Turbo (in the build) Ford BA XR6T Ute - daily driver Ford FG XR6T Sedan - cruiser do you see a general trend? I DO ![]() Can't live with it, can't live without it! |
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meh.
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Location: Was Central Coast, Now Sydney NSW
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Replace engine, lower it, bigger BF brakes, remove LPG setup
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All Bran = Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: BrizVegas
Posts: 1,970
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May sell it :(
All it does these days is tow the trailer to Bunnings or gets used when kids come down from Mount Isa. We'll replace my wife's Golf early next year so may keep that as the family runaround. I guess I just don't like to see the AU sitting around neglected. It's been a great car.
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Just cruisin'
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 615
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Drive it. Enjoy it. Take pics of it. Maybe lower it
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I ♥ EDM
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Posts: 5,141
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New Exhaust system
Bonnet respray Maybe a trans cooler & some S1 XR rims. |
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Auto Nerd
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Sydney
Posts: 808
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Replace all rear bushes. Maybe look at a new head unit with the connector for the steering wheel buttons.
Fiddly jobs like the light for the a/c and clock. Some straight jackets to replace the seat belts at the back. Found a half eaten chuppa chup stuck to the carpet the other day. My kids know nothing about it... ![]() |
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Tickford XR8
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Diff gears 3.9
Respray wheels Fix coolant leak |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Posts: 175
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Ute needs a sunroof.
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 454
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•Finish front and rear bars
•Install xr shocks and springs (have had then for 1 year) •Install new sub and amp •Transmission flush •Convince Wife that a sunroof is a good idea •Repair the odd dent •New front discs •Install the headers that I brought •New Cat
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5.6L x 2 pilot
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Location: Canbra
Posts: 14,976
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The LTD
Install the correct speedo gear which always seems to get put off. ![]() Upgrade exhaust to 2.5" custom twin. Maybe upgrade speakers from the factory units. Run a 13s quarter at AFF Dragnats in June. Retune transmission shift points in Perf mode - mainly kickback shifts. Service and flush the trans. Maybe not 2013, but some AFR heads and maybe a cam are planned as well. The Futura Get it on the road and retire the LTD from Daily duties. Cheers Stu
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2002 AU II LTD 5.6L 342ci T3 Short, AFR165 heads, Comp XE270HR-12 Cam, Brembo 4/4s(355/330), T3 5 spokes, LC-1 wideband, Whiteline HD swaybars, TCE 3K Hi Stall, PWR Auto Trans Cooler, Koni shocks, King Low Springs, Hurricane headers, 100 cpsi cats, Twin 2.5" exhaust. Quarter Mile: 13.73 @ 105.86mph Runner Up NA/DA to BF Fairlane/LTD Geelong AFD 2024 ![]() 2002 XR8 pursuit 250 Custom twin 2.5" exhaust w Herrod modifed extractors, Tuned with Moates QH
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Regular Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: tamworth nsw
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firstly.fix a couple oil leaks, start the mock fit of the rear petrol tank on the xr shell, turn my pov tradey pack egas tonner into a duel fueler then in with the vct and lane interior. then the hunt for turbo gear begins!
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Just another mock-up..
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: In an AU Fairlane somewhere...
Posts: 9,966
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Well, I had a bit of a think of what I want to do next year..
I came up with a little list.. -Clean and paint front and rear discs and calipers. -Condition seats and detail interior. -Clay, cut, polish and wax exterior. -Buy and fit boot lip spoiler that JR and Fibresports are working on. -Fit bonnet bulge and repaint bonnet. -Finally paint headlight bezels in body colour. -Replace factory speakers with aftermarket ones. -Fit all factory T-series decals that I have already purchased. -Service engine, trans and diff. -Wheel Alignment. -ENJOY..!!
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Desire isn't driven by the heart, the mind or the wallet. Desire comes from another place. It's created by the smell of burnt fuel under full throttle and the look a car gives you when you're washing it alone at night... see my car here: Built my own TL50!!! [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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Next upgraded Mk1 Leopard
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Location: Sydney, in the burbs
Posts: 4,908
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Umm...after I win lotto.. Replace front fans, oil leak (either mine or the boys AU) clean, angle eyes fog lights, paint work.. To start with
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Plastic Surgery 1 AUII Monsoon Blue How 2's: Change rear view mirror, Install backfire valve, Change foam front seats, Install auto transmission cooler, Replace Trans Shift Globe, Remove front door Trim, Paint AU headlights, install door spears, Premium Rear Parcel Shelf, go here...
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Flairs - Truckers Delight
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Brisbane Northside Likes: Opposite Lock
Posts: 5,731
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Every year now for yonks i've said 'sell it' in these threads
I've left it so long that it ain't worth much any more... So i'll go with 'prevent it from dying'.
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3..2..1..
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Bellbird park
Posts: 7,218
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Might buy an au in 2013...
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Stay Classy ™
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sydney
Posts: 2,044
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- Get car registered and on the road
- Drive it Funds permitting: - Build a Dart based motor and whack a Kenne Bell on it, 302/347/363 not too worried - 3.7 or 3.9 diff gears |
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Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
Posts: 15,633
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I was going to buy some T series door trim badges but I just did the other week, so that is one thing ticked of for 2013.
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Once more with feeling
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 537
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Sensible stuff first;
- Four new tyres, balance & wheel alignment - New water pump & possibly new battery Then the fun stuff; - Fit the Whiteline front swaybar sitting in my shed - Lower it with Kings Lows @ front & AU XR8 rear springs - Fit Monroe front GT Sport shocks - Fix my bonnet dents or replace - redo the window tint - Paint touch-ups - Finish billet Ford boot badge mount - Chase Fibresports to finish my bobtail - Get machine faced BA 18's refinished - 322mm front brake upgrade & paint calipers all round - decide it's not low enough and go SL's all round - continue search for LTD tail lights & boot trim - continue search for 19in wheels I like - New dials & interior lighting - Speak to Modicoat (or whatever they call themselves nowadays) - Speak to a trimmer - Get the guy who does Kristo's head lights to do a set for me - Look at single/double DIN head units with big screens & reverse camera - Upgrade speakers to match
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Stay Classy ™
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sydney
Posts: 2,044
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JR, have a set of BA XR8 18's for sale at the moment, might be a cheaper option than refinishing your existing ones: http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11379446
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Boss 290 BA GT Goodness
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Canberra, Australia
Posts: 2,479
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To buy one
![]() I have my eye on a few, and with any luck I'll be driving a series 2 or 3 XR8 by my birthday in mid January.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Melbourne, Vic
Posts: 1,121
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Well figured we should have a look back at what our 2012 Plans were and how we went before jumping into planning for 2013...
So here is what I had planned: - Fit the entire stereo (really do sub box, fiberglass rear trim tobfit 6x9's) - Replace the rear shocks So I now have a new list of things to do for the year 2013: - Finish on the stereo install (power connected to battery terminal and rear speakers) - Replace the rear shocks (Maybe but not urgent) - Fit the front Fairmont lip, New bonnet and get the front end resprayed - Get custom twin exhaust fitted...Still pondering different configurations. - Give the car a full service - Finish off setting up the moates quaterhorse and start tunning the car my self. - If there is any time left start stripping down and rebuilding my spare V8 and then swapping it into the wagon... That should certainly keep me well and truly busy :/
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AU III Forte wagon - V8, 5spd man, lowered, 18" Honeycombs, Stock diff rebuilt with TruTrac LSD, Leather Ghia interior/dash, custom twin 2.5" into single 3" exhaust. Wagon Build AU I Forte Sedan - No longer
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Au Falcon = Mr Reliable
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North West Slopes & Plains NSW
Posts: 4,076
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G'day Guys,
plans for my stock galaxy blue AU1 Futura over the next year are - replace door trim grab handles & steering wheel - dodgy paint worn off fix some lights in my stock radio & heater controls replace all cooling system pipes (yes some are stock still!) replace stock mags with something more "stylish", aka BA Ghia spoked mags source & fit some new shocks & xr height springs allround source & fit custom rear lip spoiler (stock options imo not good enough!) source & fit series 3 side skirts source & fit XR or Fairmont bumper bar lip's Since my new reco transmission (thanks TAT's) is out of warranty recently - source, fit some cheap extractors & exhaust fit mild cam (not sure on this one - i value my fuel economy as it is lol!) source & fit another cylinder head (port & polished, new valve springs?) source & fit j3 chip to suit my mods (manual transmission conversion?) (dream mod- shedding 100 kg! ![]() Im super impressed with the reliability of our AU's, my car has just hit 300,000 kays and the only major thing's that needed replacing was the btr (auto transmission) & for piece of mind, the radiator. I love my Au as it is- its a great cruiser & with the mods ive got planned my AU will provide some cheap fun & last another 10 years! ![]() p's boxing day beer's always go down well ![]() cheers, Maka
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"Flooded it mate?"
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Busselton, Western Australia
Posts: 3,196
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I plan to buy one early in 2013... what comes after that is yet to be decided (more like if funds allow :P)
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Define definitive
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: hobart, tas
Posts: 587
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Sensible stuff:
Replace all cooling hoses. New spark plugs (iridiums?) Fun stuff: (hopefully lol) Finally put on my ba falcon brakes I have. New window tint, maybe 20% Coil overs Respray roof maybe HID's Maybe ambitious but oh well haha
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Sly like a G6
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Hunter Valley Whine Country
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Do you have a build thread for that?
My list for 2013 is simply to replace the donk that died last month from a sudden total loss of oil pressure. No-one near me will take on an XR6T transplant, so a V8 transplant with the Raptor grafted onto it and perhaps an SVI install is looking like a good option. Looks like V8 wagon springs are the same as I6 ones, which helps. Been talking to the QH guru about tuning, doesn't seem too bad. I guess I'll need a V8 ute tailshaft? Ohh, yes... I need to install a speedo gear to suit the 3.73 LSD (or a Jaycar signal bender).
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The Frankenfalcon... AU1.5 Wagon, BA brakes, AU2 booster, BA2 XR6T engine, stock from airbox to turbo, 8psi/98 octane tune 240RWKW, BF XR6T cat, quiet 3" zorst, Pex BSO660 & BSO439 mufflers, 84 db, built BTR box, 3.08 LSD, Emer SVI LPG, AU1 XR8 alloys, Momo wheel, JVC KDR746BT head unit, Aerpro steering wheel control wiring. Sleeper, anyone? |
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