what would u do with the money?

[Sagerian]

I'd spend it on booze. I'm so pathetic. *snif*

[aimzes]

what does the chrome bootlid varnish do? and where do u put it?

see on the bootlid the ford badge and the plastic its on? well on the fairmont its chrome not colour coded. looks good in chrome.

oh yeah. and booze. youll need booze.

[xxxc]

lower it ,$200 for a set of king springs

[dogbreath_48]

yeah i'd say go a det of kings and a gregory's manual.
then save for new shocks (you'll want them soon!)
then go for cold air intake and exhaust/xtractors/
then spend some monet on the gay stuff like indicators
then save for AU2 brake conversion
then save for turbo
then save for new transmission
then diff...

get the picture? your wallets in for a lifetime of pain :P

-Stu

p.s. the gregory's manual is written for people with simple DIY skills. they're easy to follow. "gregory's" is just the brand - think you can get them from repco?

[EL_futuraistic]

I would probably go with the cheap cosmetic things. Then save what you have left for a good lowering job (shocks and springs). Otherwise you could give your AU a good wash, park it in the garage and go out on the ****. Either way you will enjoy it.

[Yaw]

Start saving for the fuel. The way its going your gunna need it.

[Peuty]

As others have said, a Gregprys manual is a good start.

[RegSpec]

Save your money and you'll be so much better off, but having said that,
if you really want to lower it, dont get sucked into lowering it too much.
Lowering my XR8 was the most impractical, stupid thing Ive ever done! :
Scrapes on driveways, even my own, to the point where, if Ive got people in the back seat I have to ask them to get out just so I can get into the carport!
Even had to cut down the mudflaps cause they drove me nuts over speedhumps.
Caspers right about the stock XR6 springs, they make a lot of sense :

[Moya]

$200 on Red. Then spend the $550 on someone decent.

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by Sagerian

I'd spend it on booze. I'm so pathetic. *snif*

Same mate. Thats about a couple weeks worth. When petrol goes up so will booze lol!

[andrew_smith_84]

Originally Posted by redebxr8

Scrapes on driveways, even my own, to the point where, if Ive got people in the back seat I have to ask them to get out just so I can get into the carport!
Even had to cut down the mudflaps cause they drove me nuts over speedhumps.

: i would love to see that :


if i had a s1 au i would go to the wreckers and get a s3 bonnet and grill, don't know how much it will cost, but imo it will look heaps better

[XYGTHO]

Originally Posted by nat_daly

nah mate id love to be up there tho.. great driving roads..
mate can you pm me sum pics of your ride?

Gday mate sorry couldn't figure out how to PM pics. So i'll just post a few here.
http://www.fordforums.com.au/attachm...achmentid=4343
http://www.fordforums.com.au/attachm...achmentid=4341
http://www.fordforums.com.au/attachm...achmentid=4340
Thats all i have, havent got a digital camera so i can't get them on the computer without a scanner.

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by nat_daly

ok peoples...can you please help me out..
im only 17 and dont have much money
however i will have $350 next week to spend...

Case of beer and a lapdance :

Oh, you're 17... make that 2 cases of beer and a lapdance :

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by aimzes

see on the bootlid the ford badge and the plastic its on? well on the fairmont its chrome not colour coded. looks good in chrome.

oh yeah. and booze. youll need booze.

Trouble is that the AU2/3 Fairmont garnishes (which is the one you are talking about) have 'FAIRMONT' engraved into them so its going to look a bit odd on a S1 Forte.
That said, I dont think it would even fit.

[Sagerian]

Actually I saw one that didn't. Not sure if it was an aftermarket jobie or what. POssibly from a T series of some kind?

[Peuty]

No, the Series one Fairy had a plain chrome one, with a fairmont badge where the falcon one should be.

[Sagerian]

Cool, thanks for clearing up that I'm not actually seeing things.

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by Peuty

No, the Series one Fairy had a plain chrome one, with a fairmont badge where the falcon one should be.

: My Bad.

[Black XR6]

Id go the clear indicators and turn signals. Makes a big difference and isnt too hard.

[Keepleft]

Buy a 'Euro' hazard warning triangle for it (UN/ECE27R) - keep aside $22.95 aside for this @ Auto One stores, OR order Hella Australia's Part Number 2901 version, - $30 - 45, it has the highest wind resistance of the two products!

With either option choice you get a nice plastic storage case - keep it in the boot. All passenger cars should carry one.

Cheap insurance just in case....

nag nag nag.....

[conordec]

not sure how much it costs... but if you're struggling to spend $350... i'd say go to tafe and do a course on finance..... you need it.

[XplosiveR6]

well it will give you 3.5 tanks of petrol with these prices, so id use it for that. now that is depressing

[Uncle_Ken]

Buy shares in Telstra
Uncle Ken

[paulyspac]

hey nat i know what you mean the urge to mod is hard to resist ive got the exact same car but mines galaxy blue and 5spd i wanna swap the grille but its pretty hard to find one at a wrecker does any1 know a place where you can them like a website or something.

[Mechan1k]

Save for an LPG conversion.

[Moran]

Originally Posted by Peuty

No, the Series one Fairy had a plain chrome one, with a fairmont badge where the falcon one should be.

Here is what it looks like

[stiddy]

get your grill and rims chrome dipped, bout 40 bucks an item or soemthing :P haha

i'd save it till you can get something done half resonable.. like maybe a stereo system, mags, dev kit and the like..

when you finally have enough money to do one of the things, you'll then be stressing about which mod to do first :P

[JADED6]

one of these (primed for $175, he doesn't have painted black ones)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-AU-SVO-F...QQcmdZViewItem
Lowering is a top choice. Car looks great. Colour coded (hidden) grill HELPS a LOT.

[NIGHTHAWK]

How about some personalised plates.