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Hello again everyone. I'm back with another question about my XC. I want to refresh the air cleaner and give it a new coat of paint, but I'm not sure what the actual colour is? Would it have a code at all, and how could I find it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. (By the way, the photo I've included is NOT my air cleaner. Just a photo taken from the internet as an example.)

I have to share this with you. As I've said, my grandfather owned the XC I now own and it has a long history in our family. Granddad stopped driving in 88 or 89 and the car was last registered in 1990. Before he passed away in 1998, he told me and Mum that he didn't care what we did with the Falcon, but if we sold it, we should just have a look behind the seats first in case there was anything that had fallen behind them... Well, after your tips that helped me and my mate get the rear seat out, we found the usual junk. Lolly wrappers, bits of Lego, the odd 1c coin. Then my mate Sean said, "Hey! What's this?" He held up three paper $50 notes. That was what my grandfather was hinting at all those years before... Not ashamed to say, I did have a few tears and so did Mum. Bless his heart. Took me over 3 decades, but I finally found the surprise that he left for me... That's reaffirms why I have such a sentimental attachment to that old car...

G'day again folks. Apologies if this is posted in the wrong area. I wasn't sure if it's body and exterior, or electrics? I mentioned in passing to my mate who is helping me out with the XC, that in the future I wouldn't mind looking at getting the LED replica lights for the Falcon just to see better than with the old 70s antiques. He said that he had a feeling that they're not legal in Vic for cars of that age. Does anyone know for sure if they're road legal under Vicroads legislation? Thank you.

Thank you @bear351c and @deankxf. Your advice did the trick. Got the seat out and finished fitting the new carpet. Much appreciated, Gents.

Fantastic! Thank you for that. I'll give it a crack tomorrow.

Hello again folks. I've had a rare burst of enthusiasm to continue with the Falcon and we're installing a new carpet. However, we've come to a halt with the removal of the rear seat base. Is there some trick that we're missing? It lifts a little bit, but if there's a clip or something, we're not finding it. Any ideas please?

Thank you so much for those tips. I'll definitely be painting them once I get the old tyres off. A quick blast with the wire wheel has made an improvement, but I'll get rid of the rotten 40 year old tyres and then finish them properly.

No Sir, these are just the bog standard Falcon 500 grandpa specs wheels. I've cleaned up one of them a little and it looks better already (apart from the rotten 40 year old Uniroyal it's still wearing of course) Thank you kindly for your advice. I'll definitely prep it for a silver paint job after I get the old tyres off.

Hello again everyone. It's been a long time since I've been on here (the black dog and an empty account being the main reasons). I'm finally getting a bit of passion back, to get into working on Granddad's XC again and I'm wanting to clean up the original wheels. She's currently sitting on a set of chrome 12 slotters, so I have the time. I'm thinking of removing the light rust with a small wire wheel and then running a buffing wheel over the top, but would the stock wheels require any kind of treatment after that to prevent rust occurring? Paint? Lacquer? Or not? I know that I always get the best advice from the folks here, so I'm looking forward to hearing the answers before I get all gung-ho... Thank you all once again. Andrew.

Hello again folks. I haven't been able to get much done on the XC for the last few years, but I noticed that the rear view mirror has come off the windscreen. This also happened a few times when my grandfather owned it. Does anyone have a recommendation for the best adhesive to reattach it to the windscreen again please? Also, any tips on preparation to minimise the risk of it falling off again. Thank you for any assistance.

Thank you for your help. As always, you're a life saver Dean. I'll give it a go. Still have a few more exterior mechanical tasks to complete first, but it sounds like something that I can do... Much appreciated.

Hello all. Just randomly inspecting items on my XC restoration car today and noticed that the front passenger side seatbelt reels in and out just fine, but when pulled rapidly, it doesn't lock. Can this be repaired, or will I have to go and source a replacement for it? Thanks. Andrew.

Thank you. I'll contact them. Can't hurt to ask, at least...

Hello all. We're currently swapping the water pump in my 1977 XC Falcon with a 250 crossflow 6, and I was just wondering if it's possible to get the OLD water pump cleaned up and rebuilt so that I can keep it as a spare? We're replacing it with a NOS water pump as it is, but if I could keep the original one as a backup, it'll save me from hunting for one in years to come when they'll be REALLY hard to find.

Thank you. It might be good insurance, for sure...