Boosted Falcon

ah yep, mines got an actual momo center pad not the ford one
momo sold a cruise conversion kit back in the day for if you got a non cruise wheel, which had the pad ive got

ive actually got 2 of them lol, that one and one on just a leather momo wheel in my cobalt nc

ah ok then. till looks good but. fuckin angry, dont have the right tool for the job!

righteo, got the wheel in before finally. went to the old mans work to get something that would fit so i could get the nut off!
here's a couple of pics:





the car is a bit filthy inside and out atm but she'll be right. I cant believe how different the wheel feels, its awesome!
just want to know, how much is the standed leather wrapped wheel worth and is any one interested in it? pretty much is in perfect condition...

and here are a couple of dodgey pics of a little something i picked up on the weekend...





excuse the crappy quality.
plans for that is maybe drive it around for a while then thinking a 351C, 4 speed man, lower it a bit and some 12 slotters... still not sure about it all yet tho.

cheers.

What are them wheels out of?
How did you go getting it off? They get stuck sometimes,I've seen people pulling them off then cracking them selfs in the head with the wheel befor lol.

Michael (HYPOEB) wrote:What are them wheels out of?
How did you go getting it off? They get stuck sometimes,I've seen people pulling them off then cracking them selfs in the head with the wheel befor lol.

if you leave the nut on the thread a little bit, when you crack the wheel off it will stop at the nut and not smack you in the face

Michael (HYPOEB) wrote:What are them wheels out of?
How did you go getting it off? They get stuck sometimes,I've seen people pulling them off then cracking them selfs in the head with the wheel befor lol.

i just moved it around a bit and eventually got it free... i didnt leave the nut on the thread (probably should have) but i didnt hit myself...
as for the wheel... i think they were an option in eb gt's and xr8 sprints? correct me if im wrong... im not sure of what else there was that came with them...

the leather and wood/leather wheels were just a momo wheel (olympic 3)
ford used the plain leather in eseries, but the wood/leather fits exactly the same...

aparently ford sold them out of dealerships /spare parts back in the day as a $1000 option but you could get them through momo stockists for a lot cheaper

ahhh righteo! thanks mate. i thought they were an option coz they were pretty much identicle to the leather one but wood instead. i much prefer the woodgrain anyway. i like wood.
it looks original. almost bought a full leather momo one the other week, glad i didnt now. much prefer this one. some how just makes the car feel so different

wheel looks great man.!!!

the other day i turned 21 so as a result got to throw out my P plates and that was good. pretty happy, got thru my p's without losin it or ever being hassled by the cops and thats with a v8 and big wheels. must have been one of the lucky ones.
anyway, thought i'd show the cake i got at my 21st...



lol i thought it was good as.

also got these valve caps the other day... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ghia-badge-valve ... 3a5c3ba332" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
they are ok but i don't think they were worth my 25 bucks!

that's awesome man.. bet you were stoked..

my 21st cake had a pic on it like that.. except mine was of me doin a burnout in my XF.. loved it

that's awesome man.. bet you were stoked..

my 21st cake had a pic on it like that.. except mine was of me doin a burnout in my XF.. loved it

lol yeah it was awesome...i ate the back wheel just before. lol u had an xf that could do a burnout? i had an xf too but it was a 300 dollar shitta. loved it tho and miss the old girl.

yep, my old XF could rip an awesome skid...
miss it every now and then..

Awesome 'Lane man.
Loving these wheels now, they seem to be not as common, well at least over here anyway.
Killa cake too, too good to eat!!!

Nice pick-up with the XD Wagon. Looks clean.

that cakes awsome

thanks for the comments... the cake was delicious... and the xd is pretty neat for a 30 year old car... (has had respray at some point tho)

now that i have the wagon, i dont have to drive the fairlane everyday so now here's my next great idea...
a complete df or dl ltd interior (or nf/l leather cappa interior)
i dont imagine it will be an easy job so i want to know exactly wats involved and what problems i'll have before i hop into it.

will i be able to just swap all the plastics?
whats involved in putting front seats in and wiring in electrics?
does the dash just go straight in or are all the mounts different?
how much wiring is involved and can a dumb arse such as myself do it or is that side of things best left for someone else?
roughly how many hours would be involved?

i'm thinking the way to go is find a wreck with good interior so i have everything i need.
what else do i need to know?

any advice will be appreciated!

Spotted ya today man...
Looked sweet turning onto the prinny!!

haha cheers. had the day off and went down to fountain gate this arvo.
and have a look around dandeshlong...

Should have messaged me and you could have come and picked up the bonnet badge...!

this car is kind of an E.O.I now... i am looking at gettin an au fairmont wagon or ef xr6 wagon, or au III - ba xr8, or maybe even something completely different. lol i still dont know, hence im in no rush to sell.

will sell the whole lot for $7k, still have everything to make it back to original. obviously the more stock it goes, the cheaper. let me know if interested at all...

cheers.

are they worth 7k down there? up here your lucky to get 3-4k for them now. im lucky to get 5k with the turbo and all stupid qld prices

yeah, maybe not. i see some big prices being asked on carsales for ones that are shit. also, no rush to get rid of it and will probably only get rid of it for a good price...

Michael (HYPOEB) wrote:What are them wheels out of?
How did you go getting it off? They get stuck sometimes,I've seen people pulling them off then cracking them selfs in the head with the wheel befor lol.

pretty sure they're NC series 2 wheels.. but i've been wrong before

not all got those wheels. there was a heap of different ones

i officially have my first problem with this car. has been good til now. hoping some one may know what this is and the fix to it...
sometimes when i am driving along the battery light will come on and trip computer will start beepin and the car will drop into 3rd (limp home mode or watever it is) the other day it was happening the entire way home from work (usually a 10 minute drive) and was only when i had the throttle on. other times it will come on for a split second, drop into 3rd then go away then go back into 4th and other times i can drive it as long as i like and have NO problems...
i am thinking something to do with the alternator as i got a bit of oil on it where the wires connect the other day when i was topping the engine up... if thats the case, how do i fix it? could it just be a slipping belt or something?
any help would be appreciated.

cheers - jarrod

Mine did a similar thing yeaaaars ago. Check your battery terminals especially earths. iirc that's what mine was

oh, ok cheers. i'll check that tomorro

also check the terminal on the power cable that goes to the back of the alternator

if you dropped oil in the alternator some contact cleaner or circuit board cleaner should clean it up nicely. got me another 7 months out of my old alternator. available from dick smith or supercheap etc they all sell it

well... i cleaned the conections to the alternater a couple of weeks ago and havent had a problem since so im happy about that.

i am wanting to go 5 speed within the next couple of months but i need to know a few things first...
wat r ALL the things i need? obviously the box and manual pedals but wat else?
am i going to need a different diff and ECU?
i was speakin to a mate the other day (who is on this forum) and he said v8 boxes are hard to get ur hands on so the best way to go is get a 6 cyl t5 and get a v8 bell housing.
i have got people who can help me do it, or rather basically do it all but i just wanna know what exactly is required and how much is the goin rate for a manual conversion these days?
if anyone has a good condition v8 manual conversion in vic at a good price let me know!

thanks - jarrod

i believe the input shafts is different on the V8 and I6 aswell as the commodore T5's but you can get them changed.

manual plan is coming along very slowly... looking for the whole v8 manual conversion so i dont have to mess around changing other crap...
i learnt a valuable lesson the other day, dont lose ur keys and not know the key code!!
$250 later and i now have one key. sucks balls. at least i know the code for it now if it ever is lost again.
one thing i wanna know is, where do i get a remote? can i just tune one in that is already synced with another car?
i advise u get a spare key cut or know the code for it.

dunno why the **** i bother with this car any more. put yay much money and effort into it making it how i want and some useless piece of shit comes along and keys it....
dunno why the **** any one would do it. would rather them come punch me in the face.

That is a damn low blow man, i would kill the p***k if it ever happened to me, hope you can get it sorted man she is a bloody mint ride thats for sure.

yeah same thing happened to my dad's NC.. fkn kents, but the thing that sucks more is i parked my car at a shopping centre a few weeks ago and some fukhead put their bags down on my boot and scratched the shit out of it... down to bare metal, who the **** does that

my ex used to put her bag on my roof and slide it off each time. i didnt notice as id already be in the car.. but when i seen it boy did she regret it.. women have no respect for cars

yeah, its fucked. something that doesnt have to happen but does...

anyway, moving on... i think i may have found a newer fairlane (spelled with TL) that i will hopefully pick up in a couple of weeks if all goes to plan (have to check it out first)

niice steering wheel, let me know if ya ever want to sell it mate

car is looking tops