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Old 21-01-2014, 09:00 PM   #631
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Flushed radiator and filled her up with new coolant. Fitted new brake pads to my front brembos. New lower control arms and new tyres new battery and replaced the front seats with new leather. All looks great to. Saving for a new clutch
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Old 21-01-2014, 10:08 PM   #632
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Added a sunglass holder to my FG today, something i've wanted to do for a while

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Old 22-01-2014, 01:41 AM   #633
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A good ole Wash n' Wax. Some grease on the clutch pedal components. Looking forward to changing the fuel filter, may be next week.
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Old 22-01-2014, 02:30 AM   #634
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Checked the rear end of my xw, cause someone in a pulsar bloody hit me yesterday!
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Old 22-01-2014, 06:07 PM   #635
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ordered 2x sp sport max gt or rt cant remember for the GT 319$ ea and some antifreeze for the new plugs that will be going in soon as i can afford them.Glad them tires are cheaper than when i first got the car.
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Old 22-01-2014, 06:08 PM   #636
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ordered 2x sp sport max gt or rt cant remember for the GT 319$ ea and some antifreeze for the new plugs that will be going in soon as i can afford them.Glad them tires are cheaper than when i first got the car. oh and bought some diff oil and new jack stands.(oops) looks like somehow i posted twice. sorry.

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Old 22-01-2014, 09:49 PM   #637
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ordered new number plates...

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Old 22-01-2014, 10:59 PM   #638
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Got a trans-service and put in a cooler, mostly for the peace of mind of keeping the car running well.
Had no idea how fast and smooth the gear-shifts are supposed to be, it's like driving a different car after getting the old fluid out of it .
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Old 23-01-2014, 08:46 AM   #639
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Got a trans-service and put in a cooler, mostly for the peace of mind of keeping the car running well.
Had no idea how fast and smooth the gear-shifts are supposed to be, it's like driving a different car after getting the old fluid out of it .
ZF?.
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Full flush?.
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Old 23-01-2014, 09:28 AM   #640
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Got a high-low converter fitted so I can fit up my sub and amp from my old Falcon. Still set up for when I had a sedan so it's super loud in the ute, lol. Next step is to swap out them ****** factory speakers.
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Old 23-01-2014, 11:30 AM   #641
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ZF?.
How many kms?.
Full flush?.
How much?.
Just the 4sp. The car's almost at 110k kms and I don't think it had ever been done before. Yep, full flush.
Not sure exactly what it cost, had a bunch of other things done at the same time. Think it was quoted at about $200, pretty sure a service on a ZF is quite a lot higher though...
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Old 24-01-2014, 09:40 AM   #642
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Plasti dipped in black with a bit of silver glitter the territory ghia turbo intake scoop shroud. Looks great against the "lightning strike silver".
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Old 24-01-2014, 09:43 AM   #643
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TTG-747 = Territory Turbo Ghia - 747 -spool sound

added a bridged V12 Alpine amp and a Alpine Type R 12 inch sub for some bass. -much better!
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Old 24-01-2014, 11:57 AM   #644
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Changed the plugs on my Terri yesterday, still cursing Ford designers over the number 6 plug!!!!
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Old 24-01-2014, 12:49 PM   #645
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Much involved in fitting it?
No fairly easy, check the guide under tech docs. I just took care when cutting the roof lining making sure there were no stuff ups.
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Old 25-01-2014, 10:11 PM   #646
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Put a new leather console lid on to my BA XR6. Looks much neater than the crappy vinyl one.
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Old 31-01-2014, 08:50 PM   #647
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The alternator died in the el today leaving me stranded and getting a Racq tow home. Lpg went,flicked to petrol, dash went,then it died all within about 2klm. Grr. Got home checked gumtree and found a month old alternator for $80 within 5mins from home. Yay. Swapped it out, gave it a new rad hose as it looked like it would pop soon and fitted my new serpentine belt that has been in the boot for over 12 months. (Can't rush these things)
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Old 01-02-2014, 08:01 PM   #648
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bought a few parts that should rock up next week hopefully.
got some superpro diff bushes cause mine have been bad for a fair while and are getting even worse lately so they'll get put in when it goes in for its next service... that's gonna be a costly one :/
got a new door lock actuator after mine died about 2 weeks ago so I'll chuck that in as soon as it arrives.
and bought a DJR spoiler
anyone know if the wiring for the parcel shelf brake light should be in there in the XR8?
I decided to buy the spoiler without the light cause i couldn't justify an extra $120 for the light
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Old 02-02-2014, 08:33 AM   #649
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Blew a heater hose just outside work in the xh yesterday arvo
Lucky, managed to stash it behind security hut by using a forklift in reverse up against the towbar.
Off i go to fix it this morn and hope there's no other damage or probs.
Was way to hot under that hood to even attempt it yesterday.
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Old 02-02-2014, 09:17 AM   #650
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Seam sealed my new rad support, finishss filler work and got the front of my engine bay in high fill.







Rest of the bay gets primed this morning and rubbed and hopefully shoot satin black later today.

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Old 02-02-2014, 05:04 PM   #651
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Spent all day rebuilding the crapulous plastic light and cruise control switch with the best bits of 4 other switch assemblies in my son's ZL Fairlane.
After 25 years in the sun the plastic in them turns into something resembling liquorish, but not as strong.
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Old 02-02-2014, 05:18 PM   #652
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My X3 told me the throttle body on my GS was stuck closed (5 times now) so I removed and cleaned it. Surprisingly simples!
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Old 07-02-2014, 02:32 AM   #653
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Actually a couple of days ago. Changed the oil and filter on my young brother's R6 FG Ute. Just a tad under 60k.
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Old 07-02-2014, 06:31 AM   #654
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Fitted a brake upgrade to the XE, bought a kit from Hoppers Stoppers, BA rotors and AUII calipers, took about 2 hours to fit up, bloody simple as
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Old 07-02-2014, 11:28 AM   #655
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I finally started working on my baby. Put in a new clutch changed the trans oil replaced engine oil + filter and spark plugs as well. I think it needs a new fuel filter as well as there is no power when I put the foot down.



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Old 07-02-2014, 11:30 PM   #656
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Fitted up the djr spoiler, need to respray the boot and paint the spoiler, hopefully next weekend that will be done.

Trying to decide if I should remove and fill the ford badge or leave it in there
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Old 08-02-2014, 08:09 AM   #657
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Paid the transfer fees on on the first car I've owned in about 4 years.
. Then spent the rest of the day looking at mods.
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Old 08-02-2014, 08:27 AM   #658
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Fitted new Superlow front springs to the XL wagon along with some gas shocks on Thursday arvo.Wheel alignment and new rear muffler with original style down turned tailpipe yesterday and hitting the road today.
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Old 08-02-2014, 09:05 AM   #659
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fitted a genuine ford cargo net, would you believe that one from a ute fits the sedans
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Fitted a new bonnet release lever & cable to my BA ute, in doing so I had to remove the plastic inner guard from the drivers side, which revealed a large rust hole under the battery. It is a pain that the BA's aren't like the earlier falcons with bolt in battery supports, A bit of grinding welding and metal fabrication & I have it sorted. Time spent fixing crap on the ute is time I should be spending working on the coupe, but you get that.
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