Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   XE Fairmont $100          Forum Index -> X Series Falcon Workshop Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   EDSteve Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:43 Posts: 174 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Adelaide SA, Australia View User Gallery (3) Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:19 pm    Post subject: XE Fairmont $100 I'll be joining the X series thread soon (officially), getting an XE Fairmont for 100 bucks. Orange, Cloth trim, sports dash, little rust and needs a new power steering pump. A good fixer upper project. So soon I'll be asking for X series mods Back to top Interceptor Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:27 Posts: 7287 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Somewhere in QLD, Australia View User Gallery (12) Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:36 pm    Post subject: how much rust. and where? Back to top EDSteve Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:43 Posts: 174 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Adelaide SA, Australia View User Gallery (3) Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:47 pm    Post subject: Interceptor wrote: how much rust. and where? A little on the bonnet and Boot. Back to top Interceptor Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:27 Posts: 7287 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Somewhere in QLD, Australia View User Gallery (12) Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:01 pm    Post subject: what are the base of the C-pillar on both sides like, and what about above the rear window? also, check the seam that runs along the width of the firewall least the rust is pretty minor so far Back to top EDSteve Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:43 Posts: 174 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Adelaide SA, Australia View User Gallery (3) Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:08 pm    Post subject: Interceptor wrote: what are the base of the C-pillar on both sides like, and what about above the rear window? also, check the seam that runs along the width of the firewall least the rust is pretty minor so far I'll give it a proper look over before I hand over any cash!!! Back to top Interceptor Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:27 Posts: 7287 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Somewhere in QLD, Australia View User Gallery (12) Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:11 pm    Post subject: for the money it's pretty good, but if the rust is in the roof or firewall, IMO it's not worth it, even the base of the C-pillars pushes the viability of a XD-XF Back to top Mash85 Fordmods Addict Age:23 Posts: 2197 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Bayswater VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:23 pm    Post subject: yeah but done well, xd-xf can look s**t hot. especially xf ghias. Back to top Interceptor Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:27 Posts: 7287 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Somewhere in QLD, Australia View User Gallery (12) Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:39 pm    Post subject: Mash85 wrote: yeah but done well, xd-xf can look s**t hot. especially xf ghias. i'm not denying that, just saying that after a certain point, a car becomes beyond economical repair, and is only really any good for parts Back to top EDSteve Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:43 Posts: 174 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Adelaide SA, Australia View User Gallery (3) Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:26 pm    Post subject: Interceptor wrote: what are the base of the C-pillar on both sides like, and what about above the rear window? Right on the money again Interceptor (as usual ). Checked it out too much rust in all the wrong places... only good for parts.. Back to top smoke_ Cruise Moderator Age:24 Posts: 5827 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Brisbane QLD, Australia View User Gallery (7) Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:49 pm    Post subject: EDSteve wrote: Interceptor wrote: what are the base of the C-pillar on both sides like, and what about above the rear window? Right on the money again Interceptor (as usual ). Checked it out too much rust in all the wrong places... only good for parts.. or thrashcar!! would make a good paddock basher, but i don't have enough room to utilise it. Back to top xpression Technical Contributor Age:23 Posts: 2358 Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Location: Perth WA, Australia View User Gallery (6) Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:13 pm    Post subject: i just got an XE 6 seater ghia for $100.. needs a head gasket repair but im thinking it'll get a new motor instead.. maybe drop an EB motor and gearbox in it Back to top GTFORDMAN Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:28 Posts: 1215 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Muswellbrook NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 3:26 pm    Post subject: im saving up for some air ride suspension http://www.users.bigpond.com/burn-in/Index.htm , when i get my green P's thats where my V8 is going, i should have enough saved by then . Back to top Interceptor Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:27 Posts: 7287 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Somewhere in QLD, Australia View User Gallery (12) Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:41 pm    Post subject: GTFORDMAN wrote: im saving up for some air ride suspension http://www.users.bigpond.com/burn-in/Index.htm , when i get my green P's thats where my V8 is going, i should have enough saved by then . 1: wtf does that have to do with anything in this thread? 2: be careful of dealing with burnin customs cos they and thier customers have had a lot of grief from qld transport, as well as there's a lot of rumours going around that thier work is extremely dodgy Back to top distortion Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:26 Posts: 820 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (3) Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:51 pm    Post subject: ha ha ha the website shows what quality they are ha ha ha ha ha Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First             Forum Index -> X Series Falcon Workshop Page 1 of 1   (c)2002-2008 Matti Jones and Brad Evans [41 queries :: 0.05392 seconds ]