Newbie..

[lvl. 1 ford owner]

My name is chris, I'm 23 years of age and I'm the proud new owner of a dirty old el fairmont. I plan to restore this car and modify it tastefully using the great people here as my guide. Here are a couple pictures of the car as it arrived at my house yesterday. I have a donor ef futura that I am able to swap most the rear end to replace the damaged panels. Also pictured is a photo of my xh falcon daily. Take it easy on the criticisms as its an acquired taste.

[SnipeZ]

Looks great except for the damage which could cost you a bit to fix.

Good luck mate and welcome to the forum


Cheers

[SnipeZ]

Tbh you'd be better off doing a full swap to your other car. Then painting the parts that need it. Would be shit loads cheaper and easier then cutting rear panels


Cheers

[lvl. 1 ford owner]

Yeah i have a replacement rear bumper bar, the metal panel just above it aswell as a boot. I'm still undecided if i should just get the quarter smoothed off or swap all the gear to the futura. But i didn't want the hassle of the motor, tranny swap plus all the power windows ect. wanted the fairmont for the luxury.

[Bipolar]

Welcome mate. Sounds like you've got the right idea, even if you haven't decided yet.

Haven't seen any country/truck-spec utes on here yet haha.

[lvl. 1 ford owner]

Haha luckily I didn't join this site for my ute then. :p I plan on posting updates in the build thread as i plan on making this car a 3 year minimum project. rebuild the motor and box. complete respray in ford blue(not sure which one). xr front conversion plus xr skirts and rear. Also thinking of going towards a turbo setup(Very small setup. 300whp). But ill have to do some reading through previous builds to get a fair idea.

[Bipolar]

That last sentence is what makes it good to have you as a new member

[SnipeZ]

Agreed


Cheers