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04-02-2006, 08:43 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Mornington, Vic
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1984 Ford Laser. Parents gave it to me. Crashed it into everything, it ended up going to a panel shop where they took the engine out to put into a straight bodied laser to use as a courtesy car.
Never really had it serviced, and it just never failed me. Just kept going and going. |
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04-02-2006, 08:45 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: FoMoCo
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My First Car Was A Burgundy HJ Holden Premier
with a 308 & turbo 400 That i had a worked 327 chev built for it & 2500 grand stall convertor & a shift kitted turbo 400 High 12s for the quater
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FGX XR6 Lightning Strike Sedan BA XR6 Mk II Shockwave Sedan - Now Sold - gone but not forgotten mods: 20% under drive, Pacemaker Comps 4495' (ceramic coated) , 3' Metal Cat, XR6T exhaust - twin 3' tips, F6 CAI, K&N panel filter, PWR trans cooler, customed tuned by Heinrich Performance Tuning HPT 183.7rwkw. Quote:
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04-02-2006, 09:09 PM
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they call me Tibbo
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisbane
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TD Gemini Coupe
1600 head prepped by Bill Mann Performance @ Springwood on a balanced 1800 bottom end, Twin Webbers 1991 2k plus 3k engine GOD the thing was a screamer to drive, loved heaps of RPM and handled well for its day. Could eat the 253 V8 Commies and HZ?? one tonners. Had to let it go, the body was starting to rust around my engine :(
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04-02-2006, 09:27 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livin On The Edge
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My first car was a EF xr8, second and current ride is a Blown Ba xr8 (MKII).
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04-02-2006, 09:43 PM
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Is back
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In my own little world
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My first car was a Datsun 1000
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04-02-2006, 09:51 PM
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Formerly au^ute
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: VIC
Posts: 1,032
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My first CAR was the ute i'm driving now! my first vehicle was a ZZR250 motorcycle, ahhh the good old days...
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04-02-2006, 10:51 PM
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Irregular Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Brisvegas
Posts: 333
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My First car was a mini - cooper S MkII
next was 1990 Corolla 1975 SWB cruiser 1996 Mirage 1997 Falcon wagon 1978 Kombie 1963 MGB mk I 2000 RAV4 2003 VY II Ute S I have always had a project in the garage - the Cooper S started that bad habit I also had a number of cars that were to crappy for the road and were paddock bashed. 3 minis and a valient safari around a '69 |
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04-02-2006, 11:15 PM
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building the xe...
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: western sydney - home of the mullet
Posts: 2,473
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first car was a eb ghia... fing good first car...
now my brother drives it... and i fear it will go down the drain... shouldnt have sold it... no real problems, except that resulted from my own stupidity and a landcruiser... but no problems here, all the modern luxuries now taken for granted... climate control, cruise, trip meter, leather/cloth inserts, lsd, power windows, mirrors, auto lights, "self levelling suspension" apparently... but i think that was a bit how you going... cant complain anywhere here... and like new paint... |
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04-02-2006, 11:30 PM
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Force Fed Fords
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Victoria
Posts: 5,556
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My first wheels, was a 5 speed, 2.0 Litre, rear wheel drive, Mazda 121 Coupe, red in colour. Paid $1500 on road for it in 95. Went ok, but brakes no good, boot leaked, suspension stuffed, windows wouldn't wind down. Gear box and motor fine, just had to carry plenty of spare fuses for fuel pump. The carby needed a rebuild too. Traded it in a year later for a EF2 Futura and got $1000 from Rex!!
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05-02-2006, 12:38 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 177
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1983 Camira SLX wagon with 5 speed manual. Folks bought it for me back in 1991 for $3500. It actually wasn't too bad to drive providing you kept the revs up! but it was a bit of a dog though, with the usual camira probs - dashlights went, rear brake calipers siezed, head gasket & the heater leaked! Sold it to buy a 280ZX
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05-02-2006, 01:01 AM
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Green with Envi
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 161
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What: 1989 Ford Corsair Ghia
When: Bought in 2000 How Much: $6500 + then $5000 for new computer and transmission God or Dog?: God... I was 17, had power windows, air con that worked and the 2.4L 4 cylinder was a ripper at the lights. What more could I ask for in a first car? Favourite Story: Flailing Toilet Paper from the back windows in front of my mates Camira en route to New Years party in Bremer Bay... we were so immature back then.  :
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05-02-2006, 01:11 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 2,224
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My first car......... a good condition EA S-pack factory manual and multipoint, only 139,000 km's, which I got a few weeks ago :P
Anyways, I bought a different diff for it (3.9 ratio, locked  ) got HEAPS of second hand tyres lined up for it. So it'll end up being one of those mint cars that went to a P plater in the end.
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1988 EA S-Pack|MPI|LSD|AIT turbo manifold|Garrett GT3540|3" Exhaust turbo back|Cooler|Sports ryder shocks|Pedders lows|Resprayed|Microtech LT8s|60lb Injectors|Bosch 044 with surge tank|3000 RPM stall|Ported AU head|Turbo grind cam|Crow double valve springs|1.3mm MLS headgasket|C4 Conversion|Built bottom end|Custom plenum|10.6@125MPH |
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05-02-2006, 01:13 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 248
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1973 Ford XA Fairmont Coupe original 351, toploader, disc nine inch, a/c, black interior, power steering, GT instrumentation. Cost me $3500 in 1986.
Great car. wish I kept it |
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05-02-2006, 07:03 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: sydney
Posts: 1,085
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i had a good old 85 ZL fairlane injected 250 came with 65,000 kays when i was 15 (im now 22) it was in immaculate cond. not a mark inside had small imperfections on the outside great paint after a polish.. it was and old couples car only drove it to shops and church owned it since new garaged all its life.... i got it and lowered it extractors exhaust 12 slots (chrome) had it as spare car when i bought my Ebxr6.. sold eb xr6 had TE50 series 1 sold that and went back to the ZL put AU xr8 wheels on it, system in it and drove around with plans to turbo it and paint it make it something really different and quick but money was a problem Hence the sale of the TE50 sold the ZL for $2800 and bought my sprint which is for sale now. i loved my old fairlane a mate had a ZK at the time as well same style as mine lowered with zorst and xtractors we both would love to get fairlanes again and go to town on them and do them in the style of Daves XF MR 0250 e.g 20s, turbo mad paint but funds never allow its a real shame coz it would certainly be very different and cool...
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05-02-2006, 07:06 AM
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Dirty wagon owner...
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 227
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When i was 16 i got a mk2 escort, sport, nice car but heaps of bog etc, then everybody at school started buying escorts, so i got the falcon.
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05-02-2006, 10:33 AM
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XW 351
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Camden
Posts: 328
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My first car is this Acid Rush coloured XW Falcon, with a 351 Windsor, C4 and a 9inch with 3.7 gears. Its off the road atm for a couple of months getting a full respray in the same colour, ive added a shaker and im thinking about chroming the grill. Interested what you guys think? Both are old photos, Im on my green p's now.
http://www.fordforums.com.au/photos/...hp?photo=18341 http://gallery.fordforums.com//showp...cat/all/page/1 I have some other better photos, but I cant host them. Thanks. |
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05-02-2006, 10:47 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,098
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Learnt to drive in ZH Fairlane.. Huuuuge... didnt go round corners. but intimidating and clumsy for a L plater and early P plater. That was my dads car, but i used to drive it heaps.
http://www.geocities.com/falconfacts...eltd/zhp6.html My first car that I owned and paid for was a KC laser 5 speed 5 door - loved thrashing that baby.. great fun car! Identical to this..same colour even http://www.fordlaser.com/showpic.php?image_id=6750 sold that after few years for a KH 5 speed 5 door.. wa...good.. yeh shoud of kept the KC but http://www.fordlaser.com/showpic.php?image_id=12012 Then i got a povo pack Magna wagon.. roomy sluggy slushy $h!tbox, but it was a COMPANY CAR! flogged it till it died. EL GLi wagon good, tusty rugged workhorse, did 300,000Km worry free in it, till some young idiot in a 4WD rear ended me at traffic lights. bent it near in two. Now I gots a BA SR.... I love it! Last edited by bathurst77; 05-02-2006 at 11:00 AM. |
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05-02-2006, 10:55 AM
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Green P's Suck
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NSW
Posts: 126
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BA XT 3v 5speed i learnt to drive in it's fast looks hot and it makes some HSV cars alittle jealous
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05-02-2006, 10:58 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,094
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ZL Fairlane, had it for 2 months before it got stolen the day before my Bday
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05-02-2006, 11:20 AM
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DELANY
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 1,733
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my first car is the one i still drive, 1992 eb falcon.
was the family car until the start of 2004. my parents gave it to me as i was almost 18. when it was the family car it was just stock, but now its got a few mods and im happy with it. although hopefully i wont be driving it for much longer, i plan on giving it to my brother for hes 18th and buying something newer
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05-02-2006, 11:24 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,098
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"The Limo"
http://www.geocities.com/falconfacts...photos/zh8.jpg "The Flying Lemon" Loved this car -never let me down, revved like crazy! http://www.fordlaser.com/showpic.php?image_id=6750 "The Little blue" good car, just never warmed to it. seemd to have a lot of bad luck in it. http://www.fordlaser.com/showpic.php?image_id=12012 "Dagna of Death AKA Breadvan" "Whats the worlds fastest car? A company car!" http://www.carsales.com.au/classifieds/20219.jpg "EL Wonky Wagon ... The Big Blue" Like one of those big strong draft horses, you just love them. http://www.carsales.com.au/cvr/038glifd.jpg "Silver streak/ Grreased Lightning" http://us1.webpublications.com.au/st...101392_3mg.jpg Took me a long time to find pics of the cars in the same colours etc as my ones. Last edited by bathurst77; 05-02-2006 at 11:31 AM. |
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05-02-2006, 11:28 AM
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Donating Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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My first car was a Pearl Green 1988 EA Falcon
My parents gave it to me not long after I turned 18 when I got a part-time job. It was an absolute God! The perfect first car. It only ever let me down once when it busted the fan belt and I had to have it towed to the mechanics. When I got it, it already had colour coded bumpers, red striping and a ED XR lower bumper extension on the front. I lowered it, added a CD player and subs, clear indicators and got a set of EL GT replicas on it back in the day before every second E-series had them. I also converted it from CFI to MPI. That car was bloody awesome and I should never have sold it in favour of a VS Berlina. My brother has owned it for nearly the last two years. In that time he has replaced the 3 speed with a T5 and given the EL GTs back to me to put on my EL. Just last week he ran a 16.4 at Heathcote. Not bad for a 400,000k+ stock EA. I really wish I still had some pics of it. Our computer crapped itself this week and we lost all the files on it :(
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05-02-2006, 11:32 AM
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05-02-2006, 12:35 PM
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XF 393 3v CHI heads
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth
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silver sigma gsr still would love to have another they were freakin cool
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05-02-2006, 01:34 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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My first car was a VR Commodore which I owned for about 18 months
 :. Yes, I was young and naive... :MrT_anim: Cost me $5000, and about another $800 to get it roadworthy. Then I went onto mods... CD Player, Alloys, Lowering... and that's as far as it went until I realised there's no point spending heaps of $$$ on a $5k car. Actually, looking back I guess I spent too much on it as it was. A little while after that I started putting away some money for a new car. I came to my senses and realised Ford offered a much better product, and thus went looking for a BA around Christmas '05. One thing led to another and I then found myself at a Ford dealer trading in the VR for $4500 and sliding into a BA Fairmont just in time for Christmas. How's that for a nice Christmas pressie  :.I don't miss the VR at all any more and am now in love with my BA. Here's a few pics... |
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05-02-2006, 01:51 PM
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Extreme_Custom
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Melb SE
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EF FUTURA with after market chip........ well thats wat i was told by the previous owner and damn it was fast lotsa memories of Kickn GM A***........ would probs buy it back if i find it again ........... got the VIN NO
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EA series P (P for pat)me
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05-02-2006, 03:47 PM
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V8 Ute V8 Boat
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: south australia
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Still have my first car, got it from a mate who new this guy selling it for 3k in mint condition as it was an old guy from the countery who had no son's, not a scratch or dent any where always serviced on time, never had a thing go in it and i have had it for 2 years now, its a 91 EB Fairmont and it is a very nice car to drive, love it, and plan to have it untill it die's as i have done so much work to it, this week im putting in a car alarm and tinted windows and extractors, all myself then next is power windows.
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VE SS Ute manual 09 AU XR8 UTE 200KW manual 02 Challanger Ski boat V8 01 125 Thumpster 2010 Swag All set for the weekend |
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05-02-2006, 03:58 PM
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KITTY Crew Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: WA
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HK Brougham 307 Chev. What a cruise machine. And luckily my only visit to the dark side---
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FOR SALE BAII Super Pursuit 0083  Awsome power by XTREME FORD TUNING 500rwkw New ALLOY Block Awesome exhaust by THE EXHAUST CENTRE MIDLAND Awesome Kenne Bell Supercharger setup by AGRO! and Bluepower Racing Developments Now with full DOT approval and Permitted for road use
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