Boosted Falcon

braad wrote:

dannysebxr6 wrote:

braad wrote:Yep chrome garnish looks good

Cheers braad,
Now both our cars look the same.
Put them next to each other and no one would tell
them apart.

haha yeah, both dirty heritage green fairmonts

yeah i think ill have to get off my arse and clean it.
and try and fix a couple of little scratches from a stupid mum at childcare the other day.

dannysebxr6 wrote:

braad wrote:
haha yeah, both dirty heritage green fairmonts

yeah i think ill have to get off my arse and clean it.
and try and fix a couple of little scratches from a stupid mum at childcare the other day.

Damn. Women really don't help their "can't park" sterotype/reputation when they do that

I need to wash mine too. I still haven't polished it since buying it :/

braad wrote:

dannysebxr6 wrote:

braad wrote:
haha yeah, both dirty heritage green fairmonts

yeah i think ill have to get off my arse and clean it.
and try and fix a couple of little scratches from a stupid mum at childcare the other day.

Damn. Women really don't help their "can't park" sterotype/reputation when they do that

I need to wash mine too. I still haven't polished it since buying it :/

Same here man.
It's been to cold and every time I wash one of my
cars it bloody rains.

Are these Ed ghia seats?

Yeah mate.

Sweet might try mine in the el next week

Just need to mod the frame from what I can see.

Yeah I'll suss it out,

No worries I think it's been cut and rewelded from when I
looked last.

that is a one Hot looking ford...great work..good eye for detail.

ausFalcon wrote:that is a one Hot looking ford...great work..good eye for detail.

Thanks mate.

now issues are arising,,
last week and a half ive noticed when driving home from work, sitting at 60kph in 4th the car hesitates.
then noticed today it did it all the way home.
checked out a few threads on here and fordmods but seems there can be numerous fixes with no results.
Has anyone had this issue?
hoping its a fuel filter as the car has sat around for a while being a show car. Guessing the filter internals could be shagged.
Ive read it could be one of the listed below:
- plugs
- leads
- oxygen sensors
- fuel filter
- fuel pump
- earth strap from block to battery
- and lastly the balancer.
Anyone had any of these let go?

Cheers
Daniel

I had balancer go on my xr8 a few months ago. Trust me, you know it's happened! MASSSSIVE vibration. Couldnt drive it.

braad wrote:I had balancer go on my xr8 a few months ago. Trust me, you know it's happened! MASSSSIVE vibration. Couldnt drive it.

Mine was kind of like that yesterday.
Felt like I was bunny hopping on the way home when
already in gear.

It'll do it in gear or not. The rubber between the two balancer bits perishes/cracks and the counterweight spins to be in the wrong spot for the crank.
I'd get it checked out asap, don't want a damaged crank

braad wrote:It'll do it in gear or not. The rubber between the two balancer bits perishes/cracks and the counterweight spins to be in the wrong spot for the crank.
I'd get it checked out asap, don't want a damaged crank

Will do I'm doing front lower ball joints on Saturday
so I'll check it out then.

braad wrote:It'll do it in gear or not. The rubber between the two balancer bits perishes/cracks and the counterweight spins to be in the wrong spot for the crank.
I'd get it checked out asap, don't want a damaged crank

thanks for the info bradd,
replaced the fuel filter tonight and noticed a funny idle still once started.
opened the bonnet and checked the balancer, all looks ok.
then looked a little harder and found my intake hose to the throttle body had come off.
so the car was getting unmetered air after the maf.
so ive retightened a little harder and ill see how it is tomorrow.

Get the problems sorted out?

Nah thought I had.
Still surges slightly on very light acceleration.
Not a balancer though. I have s feeling its fuel pump
or injectors.

I'd pull the injectors, get them ultrasonic ally cleaned, clean the intake manifold, then get some upper engine cleaner and run that through. The 5.0's have a habit of filling themselves with carbon

Fuel pump is easy as mate. I did mine but I had a full tank. DONT have a full tank haha

Or you'll get hiiiiiigh as a motherf-cker lol

Yeh know that too well.
All the fuel pumps I've changed being a mechanic.
Gives a ripper of a headache too!

Ef_frmnt wrote:I'd pull the injectors, get them ultrasonic ally cleaned, clean the intake manifold, then get some upper engine cleaner and run that through. The 5.0's have a habit of filling themselves with carbon

Cheers was going to put some decarb through it and see if that
helped a little.
Cheers for the tip.

Get a few cans of the Motorcraft stuff if you work at Ford, same as the good old Subaru upper engine cleaner

Will do
Cheers again

Ef_frmnt wrote:Or you'll get hiiiiiigh as a motherf-cker lol

Lol that was the other side effect. I was more worried about the fuel splashing into the boot

braad wrote:

Ef_frmnt wrote:Or you'll get hiiiiiigh as a motherf-cker lol

Lol that was the other side effect. I was more worried about the fuel splashing into the boot

Yep that's definitely not a good idea especially with amps, subs and shit.

But the high effect doesn't hit till you've finished.

It's like pre-drinks, hits you later

Funnily enough my fuel pumps gone too. Found out today. Bloody thing. Maybe our cars are closer linked than first thought

Definitely sounds like it.
Maybe siblings? Haha

Well they're both '96 builds so probably close!

Well kinda mines December 95

Oh disappointed. If you were a 96 build it would've been close to my ghia and XR8


Still looks good

cheers mate.
well they are close enough anyhow.
and kudos to your too beasts.

Well finally figured out missing issue.
Decided to carry out small service replaced rotor button, dizzy cap,
leads and plugs. Found when removing plugs cylinder 2 was cracked in the
ceramic part.
Replaced them all and carried out vigorous road test.
All fixed hooray.!!
Also replaced front lower ball joint at home yesterday.
Thank god for hydraulic presses.
Took over 3 hours to get it done, but it's done.
And now for rwc tomorrow to finally get it fully into my name.
It's taken awhile but ive got there.

Cheers
Daniel

well some good news car is now officially mine.
and now has my personalised plates on it too.
was quick and easy, strangely enough vicroads wasnt busy for once.
now to put 19"s back on and fix some little bits and pieces.
cheers
Daniel

Car looks great man good job

Cheers

thought id update.
been a while havent done much apart from fix shit that dies.
replaced pedal box on the weekend as mine had twisted. so much better to drive now!
also replaced rear window reg and front door actuator. now need to fix a/c cause the heat kills it in the car, like a sauna!.
fitted a au maf also. and factory tubing to throttle as the silicone shit the old owner put on kept falling off.

Was also thinking of changing the dark argents to the silver ones! what do you guys reckon?

tried the ba gtp 19" in e series offset and for some reason they looked shit on this.

Cheers
Daniel

Silver argents look good.
Dunno how they'd look on a darker car. Might look sick


Cheers