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Hello chaps.....

Postby CHUCKY » March 12th, 2008, 2:42 pm

love your forums ......


i have a 1989 EA ford Fairmont Ghia .....

had for about 7 years now .....and have just started to upgrade it ....

K&N filter ...genie headers with big bore ....nice rumble ....racing front sway bar ....king springs ....koni shocks ....

in side ED leather and wood grain door panels ....with 6 inch door speakers ...not 4 inch

have areotech body kit to fit ....

now if they can drop the price of gas ....$1.75 a litre ......would be magic .....

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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby Bipolar » March 12th, 2008, 2:45 pm

Welcome :)

Daily or project, or both?

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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby Commando » March 12th, 2008, 2:48 pm

What's the decal on the guard?

(welcome btw)
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby CHUCKY » March 12th, 2008, 2:51 pm

....its the work horse ....and ooops ...3.9mpi.....3 speed ..(recon..6 months after i got the beast )....digital dash ....


mk 4 Zephyr ....cruising car ...weekends only ....



and my cars name is the ....BEAST.....
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby CHUCKY » March 12th, 2008, 2:54 pm

:D ...CORBRA ......Love the Ford XC Corbra ....never seen one in new zealand ....
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Postby Malakai » March 12th, 2008, 2:54 pm

Where are you located, that's a nice bit of scenery there.
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Postby [Sterling] » March 12th, 2008, 2:55 pm

hey welcome, any more pics??
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby pHaT`eL » March 12th, 2008, 3:38 pm

Id say NZ..

When you say gas is $1.75 a litre, you mean petrol or LPG? Im hoping petrol, lol!
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Postby Malakai » March 12th, 2008, 3:46 pm

Ahhh NZ... sweet.
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby CHUCKY » March 12th, 2008, 5:27 pm

this pic is of the west coast ......point Elizabeth.... just north of greymouth

petrol ....was 95 cents a litre ....7 years ago.....

on sunday went to see mum in waimate ....then to twizel....and back home ...nice day trip....620kms ...cost $175 in petrol ....love cruise control ......
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Postby [Sterling] » March 12th, 2008, 6:25 pm

looks like we are getting more bro's from oversea's thats cool.

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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby CHUCKY » March 13th, 2008, 4:15 am

Christchurch ...

in that piccy you can see Aussie ..on the right if you look real hard :shock:

price of gasoline ..is now ...1.79 for 91 octane
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby [Sterling] » March 13th, 2008, 4:49 am

yeh, we went back about a month ago and fuel was through the roof!
im from napier(hawke's bay), but i manage to jump on a boat and migrate over here, lol (not really cought a plane)
do you see many e-series kicing around in nz?
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby makvaiielles_xr6 » March 13th, 2008, 5:16 am

hey welcome, love the blue oval on the front spioler. we are a bout to go nz for easter (wife has a coock island family reunion). hahahaha u CAN see aust ;) .
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby CHUCKY » March 16th, 2008, 6:20 pm

there are heaps of E class FORDS ....and big Fords in general .....as well as those "just holden together"...the poor aussie cousin


but the days of the big cruiser ..are numbered ...price of gas ....and ...the bl**dy greens ....


keeping mine to day it wont pass its W.O.F .....
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby CHUCKY » May 2nd, 2008, 4:23 am

quick update .......petrol ....is now at ...1.90 a litre :shock:


and there soon will a carbon TAX .....
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby Eb Barbie » May 2nd, 2008, 8:21 am

Yikes! That sucks big time!!
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Re: Hello chaps.....

Postby Alesia » May 2nd, 2008, 8:26 am

theres no way in hell i would have 2 cars if it cost that much for fuel...welcome BTW :)
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