Boosted Falcon

Can anyone get me a dodgy roady?
Lot j/k

I'm curious to hear about what some mechanics have focused or picked on when doing a roady for an e series.
Or perhaps ppl could list things that should always be checked or replaced when going for a roady, not like a windscreen, something more related to e series.
maybe I can fix some problem areas before getting it checked or something.

Lower ball joints is a big one.

Its generic. Brakes, tyres, windscreen, leaks, shocks.

Sort that gear and its usually pretty good.

Make it look stock and brand new and you should be sweet.

rear control arm bushes, ball joints and shocks

Yeah I know the deal dan but it's been a while and I've forgotten what they like to look at in bigger cars. This info I'd good though, keep it coming

Every e series ive got and rwc they always get me on ball joints, and just make sure your brakes are sweet

Probably depends who you go to more than anything

A place I went to told me the windscreen wipers didn't cover enough of the windscreen?? and that the springs weren't standard cos the car was sitting 15mm too low he reckoned? Springs and wipers came from the factory exactly how he seen them... also didn't like that the k-frame was wet, caused by a leaking water pump.

Went somewhere else and it passed strait up, guy just checked that the brakes worked and that the tires had tread. Checked all lights and told me I needed a new high beam.

Holes In the exhaust/mufflers

i havent had many needing balljoints but all have needed balljoint boots (torn)
leaks. which most dont care that much. as long as its clean when they look.
you could have a brand new engine with zero leaks. but if its still dirty they will say leaks.

Yeah I'll degrease it at work, it's pretty clean anyway.
Thanks for the help so far, this is all the shit that I forgot after focussing on all the biggererrer stuff.

I'm sure this info will help quite a few others also.

Swaybar bushes, brake hoses, handbrake , steering shaft uni and the bush in the steering column

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is funny.
out of all the roadworthys iv seen and done.
out of your little list there. iv only ever seen handbrake and that was only once.

ball joint boots

Caster bushes, pads, rotors, engine mounts, uni-joints, tint, sway bar d-bushes, windscreen, engine oil leaks (rear main). Etc.

Lol yeah my rear main leaks ATM, gotta change it and pull my converter out.

Going by this thread my car is road worthy haha but I know it's not.
Anyway gives me some more shit to fix before it goes for a check

An oil leak is only not RW if it dripping a certain amount onto the ground over a certain amount of time. The rough guideline is a puddle the size of a 20c coin over 20mins. The usual things for an e-series to fail an RWC for are freeplay/torn boots in the front lower ball joints, freeplay in front wheel bearings, freeplay in tie-rod/tie-rod ends, upper & lower rear control arms, seized brake callipers, corroded/loose baffles in mufflers

misk wrote:Going by this thread my car is road worthy haha but I know it's not.
Anyway gives me some more shit to fix before it goes for a check

People would be surprised to see any car in a minimum roadworthy standard, you would seriosuly think what a piece of sh*t, this thing is f*cked

I had to change brakes and rotors, windscreen, exhaust, and bleed brakes for my last roady. Was surprised that it passed first shot on everything suspension wise...

holmsy wrote:is funny.
out of all the roadworthys iv seen and done.
out of your little list there. iv only ever seen handbrake and that was only once.

I had them nocked on an ea we used as a work runaround but it did have nearly 1.5 million klms on it

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I got pinned previously for - yellow headlights, shit rattling in the cat, turns out it was bits of stem seals from a mate's ed the exhaust was on before, ball joints, brakes, rear brake covers(the big steel things that go around the diff so you can't see the rotor from under the car), car had a miss, too low, tires, oil leak, shagged rear windscreen tint.

Make sure all the head lights, brake lights and indicators are working aswell