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02-09-2006, 05:00 PM | #1 | ||
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Guys been with forum for a while all of you have been a great help ive been building the forte for a year and a bit now but its finally finished less the side skirts wich i hope to fit this week rebuild consisted of full rspray oven baked monsoon black with red pearl and extra blue metalflake 19inch lensos 275s on rear 245 on front dba gold slotted drilled rotors custom retrim interior red and black leather door trims and dash ts50 kit lowered quite alot with lovells and koni shortened shocks 7 pound turbo dvd screens in headrests eclipse head unit all thats left is more engine upgrades cutting front bar mounting intercooler and boost gauges and so on which i am still learning from this site but id like to thank everyone on this site and all material was so helpful guys like me would be lost without sites like this to assist on mods and technical issues
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02-09-2006, 05:44 PM | #2 | ||
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Wow, series 2 (?) TS kit - not many of them around.
Car looks great and sounds like it will go well too. Any engine bay and interior shots (and rear bar/wing)?
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02-09-2006, 05:47 PM | #3 | |||
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Not to bad. I like the look of the bodykit.
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02-09-2006, 06:23 PM | #4 | ||
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thanks for reply guys and comments ill get more pics up of trim and rear and enginebay i used my sisters camera hopefully go over there in a few days and will post more it has been rewarding i love the au i sold my vr clubsport to build this car i know i have spent too much and i am not looking at car on a profit basis but more on a personal pleasure project yes the kit is a series 2 in plastic not fiberglass and i had fibertech in campbellfield paint and assemble the Au the guys there are really up to scratch with custom work and i am very happy with there work the car came out of the oven as it is in pics the shine is absoloutely magic and the painter did live up to his word also after afew attempts with suspension setups i finally got it right there is great traction it hops right off the line like a slingshot im not a fan of stripes badges or stickers so ill leave it debaged all i have is tickford wings on side guards ill also post some pics on the engine in future as cooler mods are being done
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02-09-2006, 06:25 PM | #5 | ||
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Stunning. Get some bigger pics please. Most people are going the route of the T3 kit on their fortes, so I really like the idea of going the way you have. It's different, but still looks hot. Looks great
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02-09-2006, 06:29 PM | #6 | ||
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i resized pics their original size is 1024 ...768 any tips on resizing them and how to post em
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02-09-2006, 06:33 PM | #7 | ||
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Sign up to Photobucket. You can resize them to 640x480 and it will come out perfect.
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02-09-2006, 06:36 PM | #8 | ||
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Great job, plenty of go to match the show, enjoy.
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02-09-2006, 06:42 PM | #9 | ||
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ive tried to resize them think its right???
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02-09-2006, 06:45 PM | #10 | |||
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Any chance you could try some punctuation though? I'm interested in the info on your car, but it's hard to read when it's all one big breath - I'm getting old and am running out of puff reading your posts. If nothing else, just whack a full stop in every now and then! Can't wait to see pics of interior and engine. Also, what skirts did you use (T2??).
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02-09-2006, 06:51 PM | #11 | ||
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Thats better.
She certainly looks the goods. Well done. |
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02-09-2006, 06:58 PM | #12 | ||
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is the boot full? kinda looks like its sitting on its ar5e :P
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02-09-2006, 08:02 PM | #13 | ||
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Veeeerrrrry Niiiiiiicccceee!
Well done, now for the interior and engine bay shots please! : GK
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02-09-2006, 08:07 PM | #14 | ||
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sorry about the puctuation ill slow it down,no the boot is not full that is the height i attempted to get the xy gt look.i believe they call it the 90/10 sag it is really a tight ride atm.
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02-09-2006, 08:25 PM | #15 | ||
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whatever floats your boat man. looking forward to pics of the sick turbo, yo.
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02-09-2006, 10:17 PM | #16 | ||
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Looks superb man.. I love the T1/T2 TE50 bodykit so much. Seriously nice car.
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03-09-2006, 07:46 AM | #17 | ||
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OK ... so where are the pics???
Would like to see it ... but nothing is in this thread.
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03-09-2006, 09:57 AM | #18 | ||
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Looks like they have been removed. Take our word for it, the car was very nice. Till today. It's a little transparent now Bwhahahahaha.
Put the pics back |
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03-09-2006, 10:00 AM | #19 | ||
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I saw them in another thread with the TE front on it.
So it's all cool
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03-09-2006, 10:01 AM | #20 | ||
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Damn it....can anyone host some pics of it?
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03-09-2006, 10:10 AM | #21 | |||
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03-09-2006, 10:21 AM | #22 | |||
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found them .. http://www.fordforums.com.au/attachm...chmentid=19990 hiding in show us your AU :
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03-09-2006, 01:03 PM | #23 | ||
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sorry heres the pics some how ive deleted them coz it said exceeded limit but i sorted it out
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03-09-2006, 01:26 PM | #24 | ||
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Looks amzing mate. Sound like a hell of a lot of work went into the build up.
Congrats and cheers, Matt.
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03-09-2006, 01:56 PM | #25 | ||
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That looks outstanding...well done
I like the T1/T2 much more than the T3. They are just such a classy looking car.
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03-09-2006, 02:07 PM | #26 | ||
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thanks alot once again guys for all your nice comments i will post up more pictures,to be honest it owes me just over 13,ooo not including purchase price , i got the ford cheap from auction it was stolen recovered and slight rear bingle.the point i liked most was the forte only had 42000 ks when i bought it.I bought the forte for $2,800 from pickles then stripped it to rolling shell and started to assemble it weekly bit by bit.The other thing that really annoyed me was that apparently i had to get a viv for the car even though it was purchased 2 years ago and no structual damge>damn that ****ed me off .
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03-09-2006, 02:23 PM | #27 | ||
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So about $16k + 12mths work all up? Sounds like a bargain for a such a unique AU.
I'd love to see some interior and engine bay shots. Can you tell us more about the turbo setup?
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03-09-2006, 06:37 PM | #28 | ||
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great work!
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03-09-2006, 06:44 PM | #29 | ||
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DAMN!!! Nice work mate, interior pics please hehehe
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03-09-2006, 10:47 PM | #30 | ||
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Very nice work!
It's hard to tell, but it looks like an AU1?
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