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[whitetruck]

Ok this is my first post on this forum, even-though I have been around a fair while.
Because of my somewhat remote location and the downgrading of many traditional suppliers. I am forced these days to source most of my automotive parts on-line.
I recently bought some struts for my RTV, from a seller on ebay.
The ad read “2 Front SS Gas Strut Shock Absorbers FORD FALCON BA RTV Ute Cab Chassis 03-04”. But you guessed it, they arrived as standard BA struts.
Fortunately this seller had a contact number as well as the usual ebay return procedure. I rang them, after some convincing they agreed a ford falcon RTV ute excited with some parts different to the standard ute, an RA was arranged.
Well that was ok I guess, however while the replacement struts are RTV they are clearly not “new” as the original ad stated they are in fact rebuilt. Who do they think they are fooling? I am a man almost in his 60s and over 40 years in auto maintenance.

Another thing comes to mind I see many ads with mostly on-line sellers and some forums referring to aussie built falcons etc. as having V6 engines.
To those, Ford Australia never built a V6, all 6 cylinder Australian built falcons, fairmonts etc. have straight or inline 6s.
In fact I used to live in Geelong in 80s and 90s and had friends that worked at Fords casting plant. During that time ford cast many I6 blocks (blanks). I was told they were stored in SA somewhere near Woomera, in the dry desert great for aging the cast iron. Apparently those were the blocks ford used throughout the e series, au, ba and indeed fg’s. In fact we had probably the most well developed inline 6 in the world. By contrast Holden were importing V6 block castings from Mexico during much of that time, barely adhering to our then aussie made content rule. I’m proud that Ford Australia cast all there own engine blocks and developed, among other things, sophisticated shaving techniques in Australia with Australian workers, and so should you.