2005 AFD Pics & Discussion.

[niko]

jeezus 2199 veiws on this thread lol

[Sundeep]

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Sundeep

[Yagz]

Originally Posted by Sundeep

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Sundeep

Come round mate Dare ya

[Danny]

SAFFRAN WON!!?? Thats Crazy! Its nowhere near as nice as Stevo and Leahs car!
What, You take a GLi, Paint It orange inside and out, leave the GLI seats in it put BA XR6 badges on it and you win!!!???

Insanity I say.... Plain Insanity.... That car (or its owner for that matter) Didn't impress ma all that much. I only took one photo because it caught my eye as I passed it.

[HOON69]

nice commentry guys and even nicer pics gives me some inspiration,on mine..

cheers

[EFFalcon]

Originally Posted by The Child

SAFFRAN WON!!?? Thats Crazy! Its nowhere near as nice as Stevo and Leahs car!
What, You take a GLi, Paint It orange inside and out, leave the GLI seats in it put BA XR6 badges on it and you win!!!???

Insanity I say.... Plain Insanity.... That car (or its owner for that matter) Didn't impress ma all that much. I only took one photo because it caught my eye as I passed it.

i don't think its based on how much money you've spent... i mean Steve and Leah's car isnt hugely modified.
the interior is largely stock.. the bodykit *can* be fitted from factory, both cars that won prices had the same front and the engines weren't heavily modified.
YET both cars really do catch your eye, and i for one couldn't beleive how clean both cars were, i'd love to be able to get my car looking that good, but i don't have the patience (coz i don't think it'd come up that good :P)

[NZ]

It would be intersting to see their judging criteria idf they do have one. I would imagine there woud be no bias towards what age the car is how much has been spent etc. I reckon they go for the finer details. Damo was telling me his car missed out on a prze t another car show because there was 2 grass clipping on the front seat, and a bit of dust on the battery box where you couldnt easily reach with a rag anyway.

[Stevo]

Karl, It wasnt just Damo's car. Discovery said they meant "the cars" there. Thats things they look for. Alot of what it is, is effort, cleanliness, and condition.

The thing is you HAVE to clean in the bits you cant easily get a rag into. My engine bay is 99% stock, but we got toothbrushes, cottonbuds , anything we could fit in to clean the ugly bits. *But the question is, where do you stop?* We do it for fun, the cleaner you keep your ride, the longer it will last ,and the better conidtion it will stay.

No point in having a shiny paint job, or standout engine modifications, with oil and grime making it look shit.

The judges arent looking for soley modifications. Here is what the SA judges are given for a critea, and i dare say most of the AFD Judges are based on similar.

1. Externals & Paint:

Externals: Chrome, lights, wipers, wheels, caps and trims (mags, nuts and centerpieces), bumpers grill, glass, mirrors and any modification or extras.
Paint: Gloss, dry spots, runs, chips and crazing etc.

2. Body & Boot (Regardless of paint Condition)

Body: Dents, rippled or wavy panels, rust, under paint scratching, panel fit and alignment.
Boot: General condition of the boot area, spare wheel and everything displayed, check for any visible rust.

3. Interior & Trim:

Seats, carpets, floor mats, dash. Hood lining and door trims (looking for any blemishes inside the car)

4. Mechanical condition:

General cleanliness and any obvious mechanical defects.
Tyres, bad oil leaks, loose components exhaust and fuel Systems)

5. Engine Bay:

General condition and cleanliness, paint and chrome condition, all hoses wiring, cooling system and all fixtures and fittings
Vehicles are not judged on originality, as there are far too many vehicle types to find experts for all models in each category.
All vehicles are to be judged on the quality of presentation on the day.

I thought on the day that SAFFRAN was crap. But when you look at what the judges look for. You understand... You could have eaten food off his engine bay. (Note: I just got in trouble for saying SAFFRAN was crap.. : But at first looking at it, i thought it was.)

[Pearly]

Anyone have a picture of this car? I missed it.

[Danny]

Not a big fan of using matt black paint on shiny taillights and making them dull.


And the Engine bay, before the owner greasied me and put the bonnet down.


I'm with stevo I didnt think it was all that special, If cleanliness was the criteria, I guess it was deserving, However a Gli with an XR front in an outdated Commodore Hue doesn't wave my flag very much. Sorry. :

-That's Life, Goodnight.

[Walkinshaw]

pretty damn booring car.

[Damo]

Originally Posted by The Child

However a Gli with an XR front in an outdated Commodore Hue doesn't wave my flag very much.

Hahaha.


It does look very clean. :

[LUXO_8]

agree with ya danny, if anything the red EL XR6 that was up on the stands should have won, being the cleanest car in the world let alone AFD

[EFFalcon]

it did win..
it scored Best XR6 i think.
u can only enter in 1 catagory.

[dansedgli]

'sif my car wasnt the cleanest on the day :

[EFFalcon]

Best XR6 Falcon, Sponsor: Euro Panels, Winner: Anthony Famularo, 1995 Red Ef XR6 XR600

[Stevo]

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

agree with ya danny, if anything the red EL XR6 that was up on the stands should have won, being the cleanest car in the world let alone AFD

It did, it won best XR6.

[Stevo]

your too quick john

[LUXO_8]

i realise that but what i meant was he should have also taken the trophy for best EA - BA as well....

[EFFalcon]

refer to my 2nd last post...

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

refer to my 2nd last post...

me missed that bit my bad...

that sucks though

[Sprint_ED]

that thing won best pre 98 XR6 and FPV day aswell

[Gunns]

So if you want to win. Buy a xr6 drive it stright home, park it in the garage and only take it out on show days.
They need to make it for best daily driven car.

[Yagz]

Here are a couple of pics taken by Jason (Smut).

http://www.yagz.com/images/yagz-web.jpg

http://www.yagz.com/images/yagz-web1.jpg

http://www.yagz.com/images/yagz-web2.jpg

Thanks again Jason, they came up bloody unreal!

[TIKFD6]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

Best XR6 Falcon, Sponsor: Euro Panels, Winner: Anthony Famularo, 1995 Red Ef XR6 XR600

Im not surpriesd Anthony's EF won, the car is in near showroom condition, doesnt get driven very much.

Has it still got the FBT's on it?

[TIKFD6]

Originally Posted by Gunns

So if you want to win. Buy a xr6 drive it stright home, park it in the garage and only take it out on show days.
They need to make it for best daily driven car.

It helps.
The FPV & XR club of Vic used to have two classes for their show and shine, which i think is a great idea.
The class's where Show, under 15000 kays per year.
And Street, over 15000 kays per year.
I won street at the 2003 FPV day.
:P

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by TIKFD6

Im not surpriesd Anthony's EF won, the car is in near showroom condition, doesnt get driven very much.

Has it still got the FBT's on it?

yep, still got the FBT's and the nice big brakes

he said it currently has 35,000kms

[TIKFD6]

If you squint at the right angle his car and mine(before the HO kit), look like twins.
:P

[EFFalcon]

wouldn't the HO Kit make it look more EF'ish

[LUXO_8]

LOL @ kerry........."tell him he's dreamin"