My Hack

by **.tapeworm** » August 27th, 2012, 2:58 pm : **ford_nut Likes this post**

Hi guys, my names Tapeworm & I have been on this site for a little while now just....lurking.
I've had my EF Fairmont for about 9 years. It has Koni/Kings front & rear has XYZ Coilovers along with Whiteline front sway bar, AU VCT head,headers/Cat back & it has an EF Xr6 ECU.
cheers

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by **EFFalcon** » August 27th, 2012, 3:04 pm

lovin them wheels.

very nicely put together!

by **ford_nut** » August 27th, 2012, 3:22 pm

I think it looks awesome! Wouldn't change a thing on it!

by **icachn** » August 27th, 2012, 4:37 pm

thats one neat looking ef , how big are the wheels??

by **Ef_frmnt** » August 27th, 2012, 5:08 pm

Looks great, don't see too many in that purple with the paint in decent condition.

by **kwikxr** » August 27th, 2012, 5:16 pm

Looks mint dude, classy and very tidy! Those wheels suit it so well, would have those any day over BA GT wheels. Do you know what brand and offset they are by any chance?

by **Bob Lablaw** » August 27th, 2012, 7:26 pm

Those wheels are sweet, wouldn't change a thing either

by **.tapeworm** » August 29th, 2012, 5:44 pm

Thanks guys

I found the wheels on ebay, they are Work VS Edition, Jap wheels & are 18x8 and 18x9. The offset is close to E series, I think +8mm rings a bell where E sreies is +6 & 114.3 pcd. they are a pretty old style now & the Work VSXX have replaced them. The new style looks awesome, but sell for around 3k :shock:

by **ford_nut** » August 29th, 2012, 6:06 pm

Would buy this car In a second. Seriously one good looking ef

by **braad** » August 29th, 2012, 8:29 pm

Ahh still love those wheels!

Bloody good paint for a car that gets washed once every 26 weeks. I like it mate

by **superhuS!** » August 29th, 2012, 8:55 pm : **LUVSIT Likes this post**

>MFW this car.

Don't touch it. Unless you put on a Ticky kit.

EDIT: post moar pics of interior. Nao.

by **.tapeworm** » August 30th, 2012, 1:14 pm

It gets kept under cover so paint stays good despite no wash, it has had the bonnet, front guards & bumper re-sprayed (stone chips), new headlights and I restored the window surrounds etc. with matt black & then clear coat. its' the little things that give it a new look. I'm working on the interior, it's a bomb site at the moment & throw up some pics in a couple of weeks. Cheers~

by **LUVSIT** » August 31st, 2012, 11:19 am

This car is the deal!
Looks awesome with the rims and going by those door trims looks good inside too!
Have u painted the trims yourself from a spray can?

by **.tapeworm** » August 31st, 2012, 3:38 pm

LUVSIT wrote:This car is the deal!
Looks awesome with the rims and going by those door trims looks good inside too!
Have u painted the trims yourself from a spray can?

thanks mate, I've seen your beast around on the Peninsula, looks tops mate.
I will get flamed, but yeah all the interior is done in matt black spray paint. It looks perfect, doesn't come away etc..will get some pics up!

by **LUVSIT** » September 1st, 2012, 7:36 am

haha thanks mate, give us a toot next time you see me lol

More pics of inside would be great!
Youll have to come out to sum club events, wouldnt mind seeing it in the flesh

by **OMY-747** » September 3rd, 2012, 10:12 am

Absolutely love that colour on these, looks the goods mate :drinks2:

by **.tapeworm** » October 2nd, 2012, 4:41 pm

I did the wheel centres on the left side of the car in gloss white on the weekend, i've always likes white mags. I'm not sure if i like the look or not, they look way different to the silver. I can always do the centres in silver again so It's not a problem or I can do the other side in white too. What do you guys reckon, does it look good/bad? check out the pics!

by **braad** » October 2nd, 2012, 4:48 pm

I'd prefer silver.

by **Chargd** » October 2nd, 2012, 5:25 pm

I actually don't mind it.

by **spastikghia** » October 2nd, 2012, 5:38 pm

Silver.

by **EF ECTIV** » October 2nd, 2012, 9:21 pm

silver.

by **LOW_XR** » October 2nd, 2012, 9:54 pm

silver, and your front tyre need some air :drinks2:

by **sikwags_218** » October 2nd, 2012, 10:09 pm

Silver

by **icachn** » October 2nd, 2012, 10:47 pm

definately white , i love those centres painted white.i wud do the other side now! looks hot.

by **braad** » October 3rd, 2012, 9:25 am

If you want a democracy, then silver wins!!

White ruins the classy look of your fairmont

by **galapogos01** » October 3rd, 2012, 9:57 am

Car looks mint, white wheels set it off a bit!

by **Dumpsta** » October 3rd, 2012, 11:08 am

Looked great with the silver, now looks like you painted them white

I reckon throw some big spacers behind em and it'd be perfect (silver)

by **.tapeworm** » October 3rd, 2012, 6:15 pm

ha, decisions, deee...cisions..I'll pop the centre caps in & put a better pic up...i'm undecided. I'm like a female wondering what dress to wear out tonight! When it's parked on the street it looks massively hot at some angles, but then side on it's slightly weird, white makes the spokes look thinner.

by **braad** » October 3rd, 2012, 6:44 pm

^ lol except your car wont look better without it's "dress"

by **Dumpsta** » October 3rd, 2012, 6:46 pm

Just looks so sweet in the pics at the top of the page, reason I suggested spacers is the wheels sit a fair way under the guards. You gotta do what pleases you, we're only seeing the pictures. :drinks2:

by **.tapeworm** » October 4th, 2012, 1:38 pm

Dumpsta wrote:Just looks so sweet in the pics at the top of the page, reason I suggested spacers is the wheels sit a fair way under the guards. You gotta do what pleases you, we're only seeing the pictures.

yeah, the wheels are'nt exactly e-series offset.I don't know much about offsets etc, but I think E-series are 114.3 stud pattern and +6 offset where these are +8, close but slightly different. They are Japanese so probably suit Nissan etc. I'm gonna go back to silver, the white looks good, but doesn't suit the car as well I've decided. :mrgreen:

by **Jecs** » October 4th, 2012, 2:30 pm

this thing looks awesome. rims suit it to a T.

by **krisisdog** » October 4th, 2012, 3:42 pm

I like it with the white, I think.
Slip on spacer rings of ~1-2cm would be good for sure, providing you've still got heaps of stud available.

by **ClassicAU** » October 4th, 2012, 4:45 pm

You know how much I love this car bloke!! I had a crack at buying it, but I think you made the correct decision to keep it! Also, I am for the white wheels, I am of the opinion that it very much goes with the colour of the car. Great work!

by **pHaT`eL** » October 4th, 2012, 5:53 pm

**** yeah, love it with white!!!!

If you want to swap/sell, gimme a yell!!

by **icachn** » October 4th, 2012, 6:21 pm

now thats another 3 for white! up to you at the end of the day, do what u like best!

by **LOW_XR** » October 4th, 2012, 9:32 pm

White wheels make it look tacky and cheap

by **ClassicAU** » October 5th, 2012, 9:04 am

LOW_XR wrote:White wheels make it look tacky and cheap

Says the guy with the 300C on bags!! :lol:

I think it looks jap spec to be honest, don't know why, but it was the first thing that I thought of when looking at it.

by **braad** » October 5th, 2012, 10:59 am

ClassicAU wrote:You know how much I love this car bloke!! I had a crack at buying it, but I think you made the correct decision to keep it! Also, I am for the white wheels, I am of the opinion that it very much goes with the colour of the car. Great work!

Definitely the right decision, don't you Kill cars?

I agree with the opinion that the wheels look good in white as well as silver, but they don't suit the car. Maybe if they were on a 180/200zx

by **SnyperEB** » October 5th, 2012, 11:07 am

Dont mind the white.

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