LTD3V-8

by **SLY5LT** » January 24th, 2010, 10:07 pm

SUPRISE

i got a new car !!!!
it's a '03, BA-LTD, 5.4, silhouette, black leather, sunroof, sat-nav, etc etc.
it's a ex-gen/manager's car that has been sitting for the best part of 12 mth's with 146,xxx klm's when i picked it up :grin:

at $14,000 (market value is alot higher).... yes.... some work need's to be done

but if all go's well :beg:

i should end up alot better off than paying a higher price for a std car :cool:

all going well ? this should turnout to be a .... ummmm ...... a very good car :good:

i'm not going to say much, i'll jut post up some pic's of it "now" (after 4 wash's to get the bug's off) :roll:

the pic's come up well, (inside pic's to come) but those who've seen it know there's some work to be done

overall, the base is there..... i've just got to build on it .

by **mad_keen** » January 24th, 2010, 10:13 pm

4 washes :O u need one of those bug remover glove things lol nice car tho!... drop it on chromies *cough*

by **LOW_XR** » January 24th, 2010, 10:17 pm

looks sick steve. have fun keeping it clean tho hahaha

by **KR1STO** » January 24th, 2010, 10:19 pm

looks great mate...
when ya taking me for a spin...?
love the ltd's...!!!

should i try my sales pitch on you for a certain set on 19's???? hahaha

congrats mate..!!

by **SLY5LT** » January 24th, 2010, 10:35 pm

mad_keen wrote:4 washes :O u need one of those bug remover glove things lol nice car tho!... drop it on chromies *cough*

it need's more than a "bug remover glove" :roll:

it'll go lower (with daily use in mind)

the wheel's i'm looking at will go with the "stealth" platform i'm looking at.....well to a point :cool:

LOW_XR wrote:looks sick steve. have fun keeping it clean tho hahaha

it'll be the same as my car now.....

so i'm not stressing that much, just washing it more often

KR1STO wrote:looks great mate...
when ya taking me for a spin...?
love the ltd's...!!!

should i try my sales pitch on you for a certain set on 19's???? hahaha

congrats mate..!!

thanks kris,
i think you already know what rim's i'm looking at for it :grin:

by **misk** » January 24th, 2010, 10:37 pm

fkn sick price
cant really go wrong with that...
well im sure you could lol, but certainly a good buy.

by **KR1STO** » January 24th, 2010, 10:40 pm

SLY5LT wrote:
KR1STO wrote:looks great mate...
when ya taking me for a spin...?
love the ltd's...!!!

should i try my sales pitch on you for a certain set on 19's???? hahaha

congrats mate..!!

thanks kris,
i think you already know what rim's i'm looking at for it

haha
i sure do....
will look awesome!!!!

by **SLY5LT** » January 24th, 2010, 10:41 pm

misk wrote:fkn sick price
cant really go wrong with that...
well im sure you could lol, but certainly a good buy.

it should workout well :cool:

by **Commando** » January 25th, 2010, 7:28 am

Classy!

Needs a dirty big twin exhaust.

by **Eb Barbie** » January 25th, 2010, 7:58 am

Love it!

by **BROCKYB8** » January 25th, 2010, 8:05 am

mmm very nice mate

by **stevo** » January 25th, 2010, 8:13 am

very nice ride mate.

by **SLY5LT** » January 25th, 2010, 1:34 pm

thanks for the comment's guy's...& gal :grin:

i jumped in the nl today to drop off some part's, :shock:

what a difference between the two !!!!
i still the exhaust note of the 5.0.... only because the LTD you can't hear

by **pHaT`eL** » January 25th, 2010, 4:08 pm

As I said in the other thread, BF G8 17's and dumped.

by **Dezza** » January 25th, 2010, 4:22 pm

Very nice! Love the LWBs and the BA LTDs are pretty rare!

by **SLY5LT** » January 25th, 2010, 4:27 pm

yep, only a handfull were sold .
done some running around today getting price's on a few thing's. :grin:

i still have'nt cleaned the inside of it yet :roll:

i'll post some pic's up when done (i hope tomorrow).

by **pHaT`eL** » January 25th, 2010, 4:37 pm

by **Bipolar** » January 25th, 2010, 4:52 pm

Very nice! As long as it's clean and in good working order... It's black & it's an LTD - you can't go wrong!

by **needfordspeed** » January 25th, 2010, 8:09 pm

That's awesome, I saw this on carsales a while back and wished I had the cash to buy it, good pickup!

by **SLY5LT** » January 25th, 2010, 8:25 pm

Bipolar wrote:Very nice! As long as it's clean and in good working order... It's black & it's an LTD - you can't go wrong!

my thought's exactly :grin:

needfordspeed wrote:That's awesome, I saw this on carsales a while back and wished I had the cash to buy it, good pickup!

it took a few email's, & some time off work (to zip down to view it) but all has worked out well :yahoo:

i spent a couple of hours at vic roads today :roll:

doing all the transfer stuff,
that remind's me.....must put the new reg sticker on..... which he paid for

(12 mths reg,another bonus).

by **MINT-8** » January 26th, 2010, 1:33 pm

Hey Steveo...

VERY nice, and as already stated, complete F*** all were sold...

Just out of curiosity, what badge is on the bonnet? Seeing it isnt a Ghia,
i assume it doesnt have a "G" on the badge... Can you take a pic of it bud?

Cheers!

by **SLY5LT** » January 26th, 2010, 6:43 pm

seth, this is a quick phone pic of the badge..... some of the black & chrome are coming off, so a new one will be going on :grin:

well done with your new ute mate :good:

that'll keep you happy for a while.

by **KR1STO** » January 26th, 2010, 7:28 pm

good to see this in the flesh today steve...
thanks for the spin...

can't wait to see the final result..!!
good luck with it all..!!

thanks for the dvd to man..it's got me all buzzed up now..haha

by **SLY5LT** » January 26th, 2010, 7:42 pm

no prob's

by **nothin suss** » January 26th, 2010, 8:30 pm

Nice ride.. I was tossing up between a BA LTD and BF2 Wagon for ages, roughly same prices. One is alot cooler but one was more practical so the wagon won

I hope you're going the way i would with this thing. I'm thinking alot of black and chrome.

by **SLY5LT** » January 26th, 2010, 9:45 pm

nothin suss wrote:I hope you're going the way i would with this thing. I'm thinking alot of black and chrome.

your on the money there :good:

by **kenay** » January 27th, 2010, 5:42 pm

love it steve... only problem is i have to wait until the weekend to have my ride in it

by **superhuS!** » January 28th, 2010, 10:09 am

i hate you! i called the guy on monday with $14K cash in my hand, but he said he sold it!

:(

by **SLY5LT** » January 28th, 2010, 11:12 am

superhuS! wrote:i hate you! i called the guy on monday with $14K cash in my hand, but he said he sold it! :(

i'll live with that

there was one other guy (you ? )who'd seen the car and was getting back to him that afternoon, i asked if he'd put a deposit down.... with the reply of... NO :yahoo:

so i was down there in a flash.... and the rest..... is history :clapping:

by **KR1STO** » January 31st, 2010, 8:50 pm

seen this steve... ftg has em mate..
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-BA-FAIRLANE ... 518ff9a33c

by **burnt turtle** » January 31st, 2010, 10:28 pm

i think your too late chris

by **SLY5LT** » January 31st, 2010, 11:20 pm

KR1STO wrote:seen this steve... ftg has em mate..
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-BA-FAIRLANE ... 518ff9a33c

thanks kris,
yep... josh is on the ball

i picked up one of those (as the current one is nqr) & some LTD scuff plate's the other day.
i also got some price's on a few thing's, like the bf "piano black" console surround upgrade ......
$350 for the main facia & button"s :shock:

..... then there's still the rest of the console bit's ....
(which he said would be around the same price), ya gotta love "fraud" with there price's

i spoke to paul (CVE) today about a few thing's (so many option's) :blink:

so i'll take it all in and work out what way i'll be going with power train.
i must say, i've never used a sat-nav before :geek:

but it being already there.... have used it a couple of time's now & is very handy :good:

& yes !!!! i've been slack & have no interior pick's to post :beee:

by **Eb Barbie** » February 1st, 2010, 7:32 am

SLY5LT wrote:i jumped in the nl today to drop off some part's, what a difference between the two !!!!
i still the exhaust note of the 5.0.... only because the LTD you can't hear

Swapping between my fairlane and EB is same. Lane is too quiet too!!

by **SLY5LT** » February 6th, 2010, 6:49 pm

here are some shot's of inside the car (as i got it), have just got window tint done & will give the inside's a going over once the tint has cured.
i've now got the sunroof i've always wanted.....

all in all the inside of the car is good, just needs a good clean & conditioning .

the drivers' seat has some wear (to be expected) but no damage.

i'll be keeping most of the "LTD" trim's (as not many were made) & doing some small change's to keep the black/chrome style
door handle's i'll be going for the chrome option.

the sat/nav with remote is great ! i'm also wanting to go the "piano black" console upgrade.

the auto shift insert is not matching the woodgrain trim's (fairlane maybe) ???
so got a new one with the LTD logo, along with some new "LTD" scuff plate insert's.

it's got a huge boot..... (room for a sub or six).

with the 'lane for sale soon, the real mod's will start :cool:

by **Phoenix** » February 6th, 2010, 7:43 pm

Looks nice Steve. As has been said, nice pick up. and make that a + 1 for hanging out to see what you do with it!

by **SLY5LT** » February 6th, 2010, 8:43 pm

Phoenix wrote:Looks nice Steve. As has been said, nice pick up. and make that a + 1 for hanging out to see what you do with it!

thanks mate

, i'll still say ......... for $72,000 new, i would'nt buy one !!!!
but for $14,000 ...... hell yeah

by **SLY5LT** » February 6th, 2010, 8:48 pm

a couple of pic's just taken with the new tint.

before/after.....

by **LOW_XR** » February 7th, 2010, 8:30 am

looks good man. what % tint is it?

by **SLY5LT** » February 7th, 2010, 9:34 am

got it done at the sunroof ceatre, and is the same as kyles'.... (black azz film) 35%- allround.
it look's darker than it is due to the dark interior, i'm happy with how it's come out.

by **LOW_XR** » February 7th, 2010, 12:17 pm

yeah looks pretty dark for 35%.

i was looking at tint and got told 15%-20% on the door windows then on the supercab windows and rear window go 5% but think after seeing yours 5% would be way to dark.

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