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Fookin work of art.....

Custom segmented pipe(lobster back)extractors. You know you want to.

Thanx for the replays guys, I spoke to Steve from Steves wheels in sunshine (round the corner from me) he said he'll do the 4 wheels & centre caps for $400 + $80 to remove & replace my tyres & balance them so I'm looking forward to getting them done in the next couple of weeks.

You could become the Peter Anderson of OzFalcon!!

Lets face it we Fairmont and Fairlane owners have seen this and it makes the car look like crap.....
 

 
It brings the whole look of the car down...
 
So here is a cheap easy solution thanks to the interwebs and little dollars...
So hit up good ol' ebay and get some 9mm chrome tape (perfect size) but you can get 12mm if none is available...
Should set you back a whopping $10 or so including shipping,,,, May take up to 4 weeks if from china,,,,,
 
What you need is....
Your chrome tape.
A nice sharp knife,,,, 
Wax & grease remover....
 

 
Now sit on ya bum and get your knife.....
Slide along the top and lower edge of the chrome strip on the car with the knife.
 

 

 
When you have done that a few times.
Peel away the chrome strip.
you should have just a greyish looking bit underneath.
Clean off with the wax and grease remover.
Let area dry.
 
Get your chrome tape and place level with lower edge and just rub around 1cm on one end.
Pull the tape with medium  pressure and line up to other end and run finger across the strip..
cut off end (roughly ok at this point_
 

 
Now run finger over the chrome strip and make sure it is all down and run finger nail on top and bottom to get the chrome strip to get it right in there (you can grow your finger nails while you are waiting for chrome tape to arrive). Then trim off excess....
 
Tada.....
 

 
Dont like chrome? 
Your choice of colour, after all its only pinstripe....
This will last a while but may need to do every couple years if you want it to look at its best.
But its only $10 and a hour of your time (depending on how many you need to do)....

Lets face it we Fairmont and Fairlane owners have seen this and it makes the car look like crap.....
 

 
It brings the whole look of the car down...
 
So here is a cheap easy solution thanks to the interwebs and little dollars...
So hit up good ol' ebay and get some 9mm chrome tape (perfect size) but you can get 12mm if none is available...
Should set you back a whopping $10 or so including shipping,,,, May take up to 4 weeks if from china,,,,,
 
What you need is....
Your chrome tape.
A nice sharp knife,,,, 
Wax & grease remover....
 

 
Now sit on ya bum and get your knife.....
Slide along the top and lower edge of the chrome strip on the car with the knife.
 

 

 
When you have done that a few times.
Peel away the chrome strip.
you should have just a greyish looking bit underneath.
Clean off with the wax and grease remover.
Let area dry.
 
Get your chrome tape and place level with lower edge and just rub around 1cm on one end.
Pull the tape with medium  pressure and line up to other end and run finger across the strip..
cut off end (roughly ok at this point_
 

 
Now run finger over the chrome strip and make sure it is all down and run finger nail on top and bottom to get the chrome strip to get it right in there (you can grow your finger nails while you are waiting for chrome tape to arrive). Then trim off excess....
 
Tada.....
 

 
Dont like chrome? 
Your choice of colour, after all its only pinstripe....
This will last a while but may need to do every couple years if you want it to look at its best.
But its only $10 and a hour of your time (depending on how many you need to do)....

Its cheap and effective... and unless you look closely you cant tell....
For little money it makes a world of difference... 
 
Time I have, Money not so much of....

Lets face it we Fairmont and Fairlane owners have seen this and it makes the car look like crap.....
 

 
It brings the whole look of the car down...
 
So here is a cheap easy solution thanks to the interwebs and little dollars...
So hit up good ol' ebay and get some 9mm chrome tape (perfect size) but you can get 12mm if none is available...
Should set you back a whopping $10 or so including shipping,,,, May take up to 4 weeks if from china,,,,,
 
What you need is....
Your chrome tape.
A nice sharp knife,,,, 
Wax & grease remover....
 

 
Now sit on ya bum and get your knife.....
Slide along the top and lower edge of the chrome strip on the car with the knife.
 

 

 
When you have done that a few times.
Peel away the chrome strip.
you should have just a greyish looking bit underneath.
Clean off with the wax and grease remover.
Let area dry.
 
Get your chrome tape and place level with lower edge and just rub around 1cm on one end.
Pull the tape with medium  pressure and line up to other end and run finger across the strip..
cut off end (roughly ok at this point_
 

 
Now run finger over the chrome strip and make sure it is all down and run finger nail on top and bottom to get the chrome strip to get it right in there (you can grow your finger nails while you are waiting for chrome tape to arrive). Then trim off excess....
 
Tada.....
 

 
Dont like chrome? 
Your choice of colour, after all its only pinstripe....
This will last a while but may need to do every couple years if you want it to look at its best.
But its only $10 and a hour of your time (depending on how many you need to do)....

Lets face it we Fairmont and Fairlane owners have seen this and it makes the car look like crap.....
 

 
It brings the whole look of the car down...
 
So here is a cheap easy solution thanks to the interwebs and little dollars...
So hit up good ol' ebay and get some 9mm chrome tape (perfect size) but you can get 12mm if none is available...
Should set you back a whopping $10 or so including shipping,,,, May take up to 4 weeks if from china,,,,,
 
What you need is....
Your chrome tape.
A nice sharp knife,,,, 
Wax & grease remover....
 

 
Now sit on ya bum and get your knife.....
Slide along the top and lower edge of the chrome strip on the car with the knife.
 

 

 
When you have done that a few times.
Peel away the chrome strip.
you should have just a greyish looking bit underneath.
Clean off with the wax and grease remover.
Let area dry.
 
Get your chrome tape and place level with lower edge and just rub around 1cm on one end.
Pull the tape with medium  pressure and line up to other end and run finger across the strip..
cut off end (roughly ok at this point_
 

 
Now run finger over the chrome strip and make sure it is all down and run finger nail on top and bottom to get the chrome strip to get it right in there (you can grow your finger nails while you are waiting for chrome tape to arrive). Then trim off excess....
 
Tada.....
 

 
Dont like chrome? 
Your choice of colour, after all its only pinstripe....
This will last a while but may need to do every couple years if you want it to look at its best.
But its only $10 and a hour of your time (depending on how many you need to do)....

Lets face it we Fairmont and Fairlane owners have seen this and it makes the car look like crap.....
 

 
It brings the whole look of the car down...
 
So here is a cheap easy solution thanks to the interwebs and little dollars...
So hit up good ol' ebay and get some 9mm chrome tape (perfect size) but you can get 12mm if none is available...
Should set you back a whopping $10 or so including shipping,,,, May take up to 4 weeks if from china,,,,,
 
What you need is....
Your chrome tape.
A nice sharp knife,,,, 
Wax & grease remover....
 

 
Now sit on ya bum and get your knife.....
Slide along the top and lower edge of the chrome strip on the car with the knife.
 

 

 
When you have done that a few times.
Peel away the chrome strip.
you should have just a greyish looking bit underneath.
Clean off with the wax and grease remover.
Let area dry.
 
Get your chrome tape and place level with lower edge and just rub around 1cm on one end.
Pull the tape with medium  pressure and line up to other end and run finger across the strip..
cut off end (roughly ok at this point_
 

 
Now run finger over the chrome strip and make sure it is all down and run finger nail on top and bottom to get the chrome strip to get it right in there (you can grow your finger nails while you are waiting for chrome tape to arrive). Then trim off excess....
 
Tada.....
 

 
Dont like chrome? 
Your choice of colour, after all its only pinstripe....
This will last a while but may need to do every couple years if you want it to look at its best.
But its only $10 and a hour of your time (depending on how many you need to do)....

if you want to try another AFM I have a spare one if you want to check if its that....

or could go EA2 ecu (no smartlock) and engine loom

or could go EA2 ecu (no smartlock) and engine loom

if you want to try another AFM I have a spare one if you want to check if its that....

I like Hurricanes\ suit XD's up to a T

My ute came with stockies on it, didn't have any plans to get rims for a while then spotted a set of Hurricanes on Gumtree so went and got them.
Perfect rims for it IMO.
 

Yes it would be it is unobtainable up here atm.  I'll just run 10% methanol in 98 RON.  If I keep the tune fat it should be fine.  we are not talking about 20lb of boost here.  More like 7. 
 
Spoke to Mark and a lot of the stuff is ready to go.  Just the hard bits like blower snout length, which balancer to run - what pulleys to match and all those little bits and pieces that go into making a commercial product. 
 
I will be getting the manifold and carb adapter in the coming week - just so I can mock it up in the bay. 

Your tyres will be quivering with fear

I missed my TE sedan after I sold it. It was called Mini-Me, 'cos I used to park it next to my XD, and it looked like a shorter, squashed version of that.

What about a T700.... arent these a 4 speed version of a T400 with cable kickdown (no electrics)

Thom is on the money, quickest and easiest way to check.....
 
Not all XR diff's are LSD. It was an option same as all models even the egas..... 

If the Axle spins the opposite way it's an open center, if it spins the same way it's an lsd

What you need is a mate.....
Remove number 1 plug....
Get said mate to stick his finger in the hole...... of number 1 
turn engine over by hand.... Very important
when on comression stroke should hear a hiss emitting from said finger
line up timing mark to number 1 on pulley

What you need is a mate.....
Remove number 1 plug....
Get said mate to stick his finger in the hole...... of number 1 
turn engine over by hand.... Very important
when on comression stroke should hear a hiss emitting from said finger
line up timing mark to number 1 on pulley

Well she lives again!! Now its running on petrol i can pull the gas tank out and have it tested.
 
Many thanks to Thom for the replacement fuel rail and parts. And cheers for the meet and catch too!! I did get a ride in his wagon, sounds awesome, now we have to compare V8's
 
Now running on petrol, i call that a job well done