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EA fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 11th, 2009, 5:10 pm
by vey
Hey guys , finally got some pics today , here she is :D

introduction , im 17 , on red p's sydney and got this as my first car.

The car was owned by a 78 year old lady , and its one owner with full log book ext. Its done 91 000k's :O and is in pretty nice condition exept for a few old lady bumps, interior is perfect ;) and i threw in a picture of the boot lol this is how it was and it wasent even cleaned i dont think the boot was ever used lol.

They replaced anything the mechanic said was worn so it has a new alternator , battery , aircon , rear springs , stock exhaust , tyres ext. :thumbsup:

heres pics.... shes too stock for my liking but a very nice drive.

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quick degrease ;)

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lol . i swear the back was never used ;) , check out the stickers and shit ... and the jack holder was never touched :yahoo:

Wondering if theirs any easy do it yourself modifications i can do to it to make it less stock ?

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 11th, 2009, 5:15 pm
by 1996xr6
hey welcome man looks pretty clean you should lower it with those rims it will look awsome :good:

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 11th, 2009, 5:17 pm
by vey
thanks man , ive got a good camera so it probebly looks better than it is lol , yeh after i get lpg gonna save up for exhaust and maybe lower it

to lower it u just gotta change ur springs ey ? im not very good with cars yet lol :banghead:

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 11th, 2009, 5:21 pm
by 1996xr6
yea and some good shockers to suit...oh yea take mud flaps too lol

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 11th, 2009, 6:15 pm
by Dezza
Good to see you posted it up. It's a tidy looking car!

My tips... lower it, clear indicators, remove the pinstripe and mudflaps, a T5 conversion and a decent exhaust. Then it'll be sweet. It's how mine was for a while, and in all honesty I do miss that look a bit.

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 11th, 2009, 6:43 pm
by vey
hahahahaha thx dezza , do you offer loans ;) ... yeh ill get rid of mudflaps and after LPG , exhaust shall come. dunno if ill do much more really.

clear indicators like altezza shit caus that would b disgusting ricer crap.

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 11th, 2009, 6:51 pm
by Dezza
vey wrote:hahahahaha thx dezza , do you offer loans ;) ... yeh ill get rid of mudflaps and after LPG , exhaust shall come. dunno if ill do much more really.

clear indicators like altezza shit caus that would b disgusting ricer crap.

I've given out enough loans :P

just clear front indicators, get rid of the amber. Stock taillights with Ghia garnish ftw

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 14th, 2009, 8:20 pm
by vey
lol my car sounds like a fucking truck its sooo anoying if u dnt have any music to mask the annoying v6 drone

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 14th, 2009, 8:25 pm
by Kyle the ED4LTR
vey wrote:lol my car sounds like a fucking truck its sooo anoying if u dnt have any music to mask the annoying v6 drone

just to keep you out of trouble there not a V6 there an Inline 6(i6) or more commonly known as Straight 6. Congrats on the purchase though, looks really tidy, good luck :good:

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 14th, 2009, 8:31 pm
by sexyr6
vey nice car, well done onthe purchase.

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 14th, 2009, 8:36 pm
by MontXR
That is a pretty neat 1st car.. Wish my first car had been that neat LOL

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 14th, 2009, 8:44 pm
by ed4ltr
Yeah as they all say lower,rims,cat back,XH intake snorkle,clear front indicators..id go an eb/ed garnish but thats just me :grin:

very clean first care with a heap of potential!

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 14th, 2009, 9:14 pm
by vey
lol yeh sorry im use to saying V6 ext , yeh its a inline.

my bad ;)

thanks guys.

it is very clean too clean if u ask me looks 2 stock haha .. geting a job asap to get some rims exhaust ext on it

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 14th, 2009, 9:43 pm
by ed4ltr
the turbo blades arent a bad looking rim when the cars dumped..

Re: Newish user , my 89 fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 19th, 2009, 9:31 am
by psychotic-angel
looks tidy look after it. i dont mind the pinstripe up the side breaks up the white

Re: EA fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 25th, 2009, 7:08 pm
by vey
Hey guys im sorta sick of the stock look ,
wondering if theirs any easy do it yourself modifications i can do to it to make it look less stock ?

ive got the mud flaps off now ;) and a head deck and rear speakers.


one of my mates has cut his springs for his EA and its absolutely slammed the rides terrible but. Cutting springs not a good idea im assuming :confused: ??

any suggestions appreciated guys :drinks2:

Re: EA fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 25th, 2009, 7:11 pm
by Sunboost
The 78 year old lady was 58 when she bought the car. Lol.

Looks clean. Just do lowering, nothing else.

Re: EA fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 25th, 2009, 7:12 pm
by vey
hahahaa 58 wow :).

its perfect driving virginity has been soiled, i do throw it around corners and stuff everynow and then (im trying to resist thrashing it) :)

***Nvm lol just found out ur insurance is void if u cut springs .. sigh ill save up for used ones

Re: EA fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 26th, 2009, 5:37 am
by psychotic-angel
im stuck with trying to mod my falcon on a budget too!

its not easy an sooo not fun ya see every one with a flash car and ya wanna flashy car too :(

i got clear blinkers ,clear tail lights ''not every one likes them but its my car so meh ,painted my bumpers ,painted the side strips, polished up the mags " sooooo worth it looks f*ck load nicer'', ive got an exhaust tip "changed the note of car slightly too bonus" ive just bought it some 17inch mags an got new tires on them, i ordered my super lows last week its had heavy duty shocks put in "does nothing for looks but handles well" painted the inside headlights black "easy mod looks tops with the black decals my car has", head light protecters "not a visual mod i know but i got the ones with little black lines on them :)" its got stainless steel extractors "does look cool but i dont drive with the bonnet up but sounds way better gave it a little more go too" its got a 2.5inch exhaust system sounds nice an meaty lumpy i love it " does nothing for looks but a tidy looking car witha mean exhaust note is to die for i love the look on peoples face when i start it" i painted my rear garnish smoothed it out , its got some decals on the rear window " only 3 i dont wanna look like a sticker wh*re" id love too put a au motor in, body kit,super charge it atm its just not possable so i find doing the little things make it look better im currently painting the inside trims black and grey they where blue but im after the fractory classy look on the inside.

stereo is next its got sub an amp now i need better front speakers and a better head unit.wile it my not be a show car when i park next to stock falcons it looks quite diffrent the little things seem to just work with it.

hope this helps cant wait to see what ya do with ya ea :)

thrash it once in a wile its a falcon there a tough car just dont get cought or do it so you can harm others. I find going out to a mates farm perfect. We can thrash our cars spin out, find out the limit of our cars, and our driving with out hurting any one. The other day i found out how ABS works its awesome stuff.I belive finding how ours cars respond to diffrent things normal i mean if a kid runs out in front of me i know how my car will act when i apply the brakes. Doing skids in the wet spining the wheels braking in the wet on mud,grave etc has helped driving in the rain etc.I'd love too see them open a track or somthing for the city kids so they can do the same thing it makes ya a better driver :)

Re: EA fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 26th, 2009, 11:42 am
by Jake
Colour code the grey side moulds
Colour code the door handles
Lower it
Remove pin stripe
Remove window cover things
Clear front indicator's
Remove mud flaps
Dark tint
Cut the exhaust tip a bit shorter

King springs new are $250 a set of 4 on ebay, second hand can be pretty cheap.
Depending on what height you want, you'll probably need a new set of shortened shocks to go with them.

Thats all I'd do. 8-)

Re: EA fairmont ghia first car :)

PostPosted: May 27th, 2009, 6:38 pm
by onICEef95
yeah, remove the window protector things. dont do too much to it tho, the last thing you want is to have an over-exaggerated car. its easy to over-do a falcon