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06-07-2007, 05:37 PM | #1 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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hey guys, new to this forum, just thought i might post a couple pics of my recently acquired AU. sorry, camera is not very good unless the conditions are right for it.
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06-07-2007, 05:59 PM | #2 | ||
Rockin '67
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Welcome to the forums! Very nice ute mate. Be sure to register on aufalcon.com
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06-07-2007, 06:01 PM | #3 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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yeah i think i have registered already. thanks for the comment, picked her up for $10,000 bloody stoked with it.
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06-07-2007, 06:27 PM | #4 | ||
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Nice pickup mate! I'm sure you'll enjoy driving this more than the XF!
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06-07-2007, 06:32 PM | #5 | |||
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06-07-2007, 06:46 PM | #6 | |||
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tell me about it. A manual ute is a rareity. but now it begins, your with us now and we have things to tempt you with. :
Cheers PS. if you want to get rid of the heavy duty towbar, let me know. I'll pay you for it cause i'm looking for one but not goning to buy a new one
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06-07-2007, 06:51 PM | #7 | |||
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06-07-2007, 06:57 PM | #8 | |||
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na the heavy duty one on the au (thinks it's heavy duty - more than 1600 which i want). I've got the 1600 tongue type on mine and want a little bit more for when i tow the uni boat
So whats first on the cards?
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06-07-2007, 07:25 PM | #9 | ||
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oh thats right never took a photo of the *** of the xf my bad, sorry keeping the one on the au not sure if its heavy duty. first up was the iridium spark plugs, runs like a dream, half way through putting my "fooley sick" sound system in which consists of 5" jbl kevlar? cone 55wrms splits and 6" jbl kevlar? cone 70wrms splits and a 750 sony xplode amp(needed an amp and it was cheap) having a little trouble with the wiring though... next up is lowering it, hard top, rims, possibly a special "tamed down harlequin" paint job, that'll be cheap as my brothers a spray painter.
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06-07-2007, 07:33 PM | #10 | ||
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Sounds like it will be even better once your done. Make sure to keep us updated on your mods.
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06-07-2007, 07:39 PM | #11 | ||
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well they are still plans we shall see how it all unfolds, should get a bit in my tax return, so hopefully some mods are only weeks away i shall keep you guys posted.
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06-07-2007, 08:05 PM | #12 | ||||
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Welcome to the wonderful world of AU!!!
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06-07-2007, 08:47 PM | #13 | ||
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Nice ride there mate! Don't forget to check out the Au Workshop Build thread, plenty of inspiration in there for ya ;)
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06-07-2007, 11:27 PM | #14 | |||
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07-07-2007, 12:23 AM | #15 | ||
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Very nice ute you've got there, say your name isn't dedicated to the legend himself (Evil Chuck)?
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07-07-2007, 01:31 PM | #16 | ||
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hey fella's thanks for the comments, RTSW, yeah sure is champ was listening to death as i was signing up
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07-07-2007, 02:29 PM | #17 | |||
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07-07-2007, 03:53 PM | #18 | ||
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AU goodness, top purchase mate welcome to everything AU
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07-07-2007, 07:11 PM | #19 | ||
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ha! i thought i was the only metal head who had any money:P all my mates tend to be pretty much broke drive commodores(sorry about the blasphemy:P)
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07-07-2007, 08:06 PM | #20 | |||
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07-07-2007, 11:02 PM | #21 | |||
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Your ute is also remarkably similar to my sedan! Same colour, grille etc.. If mine was turned into a ute this is exactly what it would like!
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08-07-2007, 11:03 AM | #22 | |||
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08-07-2007, 11:53 AM | #23 | ||
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Another member that came from X-series to AU ... I went from an XG S manual ... to an AUII XLS auto LPG model.
Manual AU's can only tow a maximum of 1200kg anyway Superroo .... so it'll be less than what you have already. There's a hell of a lot you can do to these utes .... just take a look at mine over the past 2 years .... it has changed remarkably. So many things to do to it ... and still many things yet to do to it. hee hee http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=33186
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08-07-2007, 12:09 PM | #24 | ||
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man the au's look tough with the nudge bar and driving lights. not really my thing though. I'm not sure on the power output on my au being ded. gas but she gets up and boogies when you plant it!
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08-07-2007, 12:14 PM | #25 | ||
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I have driven a manual dedicated LPG model ... and they do go better than the autos that's for sure ... much more flexibility in power delivery.
Auto is great for towing and load carrying though. I have the lights and nudge bar due to where I live though ... also intimidates taxi drivers when doing courier work ... and pedestrians as well ... hee hee. intake and exhaust mods will really open it up a bit more too ... even a cam upgrade will really make things interesting as well (as I just found out on mine).
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08-07-2007, 01:46 PM | #26 | ||
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exhaust is standard except for what i think is a straight through pipe in the rear muffler, has pretty meaty tone. yeah yeah i know you mean i don't really have any need for the spotties in keysie nor do i drive around all day so no need to intimidate people... except for tough revving peds... thats fun
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