Boosted Falcon

recently purchased a 93 eb 2 fairmont

that has ticford options. what exactly does that entail?

other then a boot lip spoiler and a few ticford wings around it

it dosent have a ticford head. not sure if its a fake

cant really find a great deal on google

Probably just a body kit and maybe XR-style suspension mate.

yeah its lower then standard

cheer mate, about the on ly ticford stuf i can find on it

josh_ef wrote:yeah its lower then standard

cheer mate, about the only ticford stuf i can find on it

Most of them have a tickford plate under the bonnet and that will say what tickford options that car got

sounds like what HSV did with a few of their earlier models.
shifty cnts lol
could have at least put a tickford motor in it

lawler wrote:

josh_ef wrote:yeah its lower then standard

cheer mate, about the only ticford stuf i can find on it

Most of them have a tickford plate under the bonnet and that will say what tickford options that car got

I think that is only on the au

yeah cant find a ticford plate

from what i can see its just the rear wing and badges. shatterd dosent have a ticky motor

might get a ticford head for it evuntly

scored a ticford cam for now. ill go check the diff gears.

I'd say on of the previous owners has just chucked some tickford stuff on it.

yeah no 3.45s

they ddint make ticford fairmonts till ef i thought

This is stretching my memory somewhat, but Tickford did suffer a certain identity crisis in the '90s. Anyone who remembers my EL wagon parts car which I bought in about '03 may recall it had factory dual-fuel LPG, and a Tickford plate to match. It seems Ford Australia's halo badge was part taxi, part performance machine. In the same way that common or garden Commodores were available with an 'HSV enhanced' 185i motor at the time, Tickford suspension and body kit packs were available on more mundane models. Such a car will not have HSV or Tickford badges, unless an enthusiast has decided to act out of sincere flattery for the premium models and stick them on (not exactly uncommon). To my knowledge, no Tickford power-up packages were sold - nor were they necessary given the reasonable value of the XR6 and XR8.

It would be a stretch to call an LPG-equipped EL or a sports-suspension EB a 'Tickford' car in the same vein as a Falcon GT or S-XR6. The difference is that Tickford cars were thoroughly engineered as complete packages, as opposed to a few add-on parts here or there. This confusion perhaps contributed to loss of prestige and resale woes for premium Tickford models. The Tickford LPG conversion business was all the more ironic given the agony that top-of-the-range Falcon drivers feel when their pride and joy is associated with lowly taxis. All has been addressed with current models. You won't find any 'FPV enhanced' FG XTs or factory HSV options on VE Omegas, which I'm sure people shelling $70k for an F6 or GTS would appreciate.

Furthermore, do the usual exhaust/cam/etc mods and you'll blow past most genuine E-Series Tickford cars anyway. That's another issue that the later models have somewhat addressed...

I don't think the tickford EB's got the Tickford head i think they came out in the ED's. Our EB S-XR6 is Tickford enhanced, the only tickford parts on it is the bodykit & maybe the suspension in its earlier days. I noticed just after we brought our car while laying in the boot fitting new speakers under our rear parcel shelf on our EB there's a sticker that says enhanced by Tickford with a build number.Have a look maybe ur's might have it or something simular............

tezza bear wrote:I don't think the tickford EB's got the Tickford head i think they came out in the ED's. Our EB S-XR6 is Tickford enhanced, the only tickford parts on it is the bodykit & maybe the suspension in its earlier days. I noticed just after we brought our car while laying in the boot fitting new speakers under our rear parcel shelf on our EB there's a sticker that says enhanced by Tickford with a build number.Have a look maybe ur's might have it or something simular............

EB S-XR6 should have the Tickford head

ahh cheers mate ill go right over the car

maybe it just had the suspension. its a nice car sits at a good height with the 17s for a daily

got any pictures bud...

ill get em loaded today

2 quick pics i took

leaking oil ouutta front of head, otherwise pretty good clean car. good enough for a daily

i'd say its just a stock fairmont mate... many people stick ticky badges on..
someone probably stuck em on to match the wheels...

yeah, cant work ouit why its low tho

never mind i dont give 2 shits, got a ticford head and 5 speed going in it for now

probably had a spring change mate... looks quite neat though on those rims..
5 speed will bring it to life...
good luck with it mate...

tezza bear wrote:I don't think the tickford EB's got the Tickford head i think they came out in the ED's. Our EB S-XR6 is Tickford enhanced, the only tickford parts on it is the bodykit & maybe the suspension in its earlier days.

Incorrect, the S-XR6 was the real deal from day one. The only difference with very early models was the lack of smartlock. The ED was a very minor revision with different headlights and evolutionary updates such as door intrusion beams.

67rce wrote:EB S-XR6 should have the Tickford head

The only exception is if the engine has been replaced with a stock motor by some fool.

Anyhow, nice EB Josh, looks like the previous owner has even imitated the red striping of the genuine XR models. A top example from the photos.

have you checked if you have a limited slip diff on it? I looked recently at a EBII Fairmont ghia that supposiably had "the tickford Option" I found that this entailed a limited slip diff of unknown ratio and thats about it.

car is long gone now lol