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16-02-2006, 10:41 AM
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Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mars most of the time
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Ok , so these aren't the best pictures in the world, but i was around a mates house earlier this morning and he had a cheap camera sitting there saying "use me" ! .. so he snapped a quick few pic for me , nothing glamerous - but at least u can have a look now sorta anyway ...
As the pictures show ....... My very stock standard AUII XR6 VCT (build date 2000) .. p.s , excuse the dodgy blacking out of my number plates / 2 minute job with ms paint . |
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16-02-2006, 10:50 AM
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Walking with God
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Looks great! Gotta love the AU XRs!
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16-02-2006, 11:09 AM
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BA Xr8
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: NZ
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Looks sharp.
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16-02-2006, 11:11 AM
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Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
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lol , ty - allthough i didn't have to do nothing to achive this except wash and polish it ..lol , ford did the rest
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16-02-2006, 11:22 AM
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Looks good mate.
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16-02-2006, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: eastern suburbs Melb Vic
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Neat car. Keeping it stock or modify with exhaust & inlet
If you are going to add any mods do a dyno to find what gains are being made from stock. I didn't so I'am only guessing mine would have been between 110-115rwk. |
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16-02-2006, 12:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Kenthurst
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Nice and clean ... I like.
Just a few simple mods will gain good power/torque figures .... just for a nice little boost in performance.
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The Current Stable 2016 SZII TS Territory RWD Petrol The Evolution of the EGA54D utes AU Workshop Build thread of EGA54D B-Series Workshop Build thread of EGA54D 2004 SX TX Territory AWD - Gone but not forgotten 2010 FG XT "The ex-rental" - Moved onto a new home Mechan1k's Flickr Page |
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16-02-2006, 02:23 PM
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Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mars most of the time
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Thanks for all the great comments guys
 , my first mod i think will be (not really for performance ) is to lower the car all around , drop in around another good 2" , so the top half of the tyres height just sit under the guards nicelly. Apart from that i will prolly wait till something breaks be4 i upgrade it , seems to run fine as is and im happy with it. I even like the original rims :O - shock horror to some ..lol , but i think they suit the car - just a nice size , not to big , not to small , but will look better with a bit less wheelarche showing - thus the lowering needed .
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16-02-2006, 03:18 PM
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Probably one of the best first mods to do if you prefer a good handling car ... upgrading suspension is a performance modification as it allows quicker cornering without the roll ... and better handling performance all-round.
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The Current Stable 2016 SZII TS Territory RWD Petrol The Evolution of the EGA54D utes AU Workshop Build thread of EGA54D B-Series Workshop Build thread of EGA54D 2004 SX TX Territory AWD - Gone but not forgotten 2010 FG XT "The ex-rental" - Moved onto a new home Mechan1k's Flickr Page |
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16-02-2006, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Beaumont Hills
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Thats a pretty neat example mate.. look after her :P
should give it a fairly mean stance once lowered.. keep us upto date on the progress |
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16-02-2006, 04:37 PM
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Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mars most of the time
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hmmmmmm , i dunno weather to get the original springs in it now resized&retentioned or weather just to get new springs , is around even price wise anyway, but i do remember in the past getting some springs re-tentioning & resized and they came out great , 'really' good stiffness and handling better than some of the top brand lowered springs i had bought previouslly to replace the old 1's i got modded. Only thing was cos they dont cut the spring to lower it , they heat it and compress it , so the coils of the spring are closer to each other ( like ya spring was 2/8 th compressed ) , resulting in the springs bottoming out easilly if going to low , but they were great. These springs now seem very stiff and nice and i wouldnt mind a tadd more stiffness for handling , which the above would do . Mainlly i just want it for looks anyways / i like it better like that / feels more like driving a go-cart ..lol .
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16-02-2006, 07:10 PM
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Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mars most of the time
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Will someone steal this car from me please ?, ill pay you ! ..... the insurance is 2x what i paid for it , i acould allways buy another 1 after and have some extra cash left over
...lmao ..jokin !
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16-02-2006, 07:46 PM
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Was It Something I Said!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: melbourne
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where do u live?
;) (flush your radiator & get some fresh coolant mate. your coolant looks like chocolate milkshake..btw nice & clean) |
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16-02-2006, 08:04 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lake Macquarie, Newcastle NSW
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Nice ride XR6-VCT-2000. You are on the right forum (but wrong thread!) to show us pics of your AUXR6! Still, in my opinion, one of the best looking cars on the road! Although mine is silver, the black ones are just divine to look at!
If your after info on mods for your standard ride, you will find the best advice on this forum, no question. Where do you want to start? |
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19-02-2006, 03:32 PM
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Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Mars most of the time
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Im in Noble Park / Melbourne .... what type of spotlight do you reckon would suit my front spoiler best , rectangular or round lights ??? .... any opinions ?
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19-02-2006, 10:50 PM
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Location: Victoria!
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I used to have round... didnt like them... I dont like lights in the AU bars. Just me though.
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06-03-2006, 10:49 AM
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Fantastic Plastic
Join Date: Jan 2006
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AU topic its not - i know - but it was asked for by a few in here .........
ok , a link to my old XE some of you guys had been wanting to see , finally got the pictures scanned , here's the link to the thread with the pics / details about the car. http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=39662 (least i didnt start a whole new thread again in this forum for it ! )
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06-03-2006, 10:56 AM
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Very nice mate, sort out the intake and exhaust, and the VCT will love it!
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A few snaps of my car ... at last !
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