Welcome New aufalcon.com Members - Say Hello Here - Page 13

au01 · 25-08-2014, 08:02 PM

I can understand from this weekend just been ;) i will attemp to attach one mate!

B.C.roasted · 23-09-2014, 11:22 PM

Hello all,hoping to learn a little to help with new shop bute build.
Slowly working on dragging a feral ute back on to the road for day to day use.
Nice one Joshua.

B.C.roasted · 23-09-2014, 11:34 PM

Shop bute is a 2001 AU XLT ?,Many ideas etc floating at the moment.
Main focus to date has been clean up engine service all ,legal it, blue sticker for newer type BA seats bit of pain But can be done.
Looking for rust and working on driver comfort main tasks next couple of weeks.
Nice one Joshua

Dinoquad · 16-10-2014, 09:27 PM

Well. Gudday all.

I've done probably a few million km's in 'company" utes, and now I've my own.
Yep, an AU II to be precise. I'm a keen traveller and camper and love the versatility of a good Aussie ute on lousy Aussie roads. I've had a bit of life experience, and as it so happens, I've time to experience some more.
I'm Brissie based, and get away from this place as often as I can.

The vehicle works and plays, same as me. Some bits are great, others need replacing and TLC.
An auxiliary battery to keep the fridge cold and run a light at night, some bling and some bash gives it character and that does me just fine.

Catch you about the place.
Dinoquad.

Phils XR8 · 09-11-2014, 10:44 PM

Here's mine, supercharged T1 TS50. Sorry guys. Can only post through the link for some reason.

Hope this works??

http://s194.photobucket.com/user/philut/slideshow/TS50

XB Boy · 13-03-2015, 11:52 AM

G'day All,

I had to sell my XB a few years back and never thought I would be tempted to get back into another build.

I went to an auction recently in Canberra to buy a few old bits of furniture for my wife when a out of rego series 1 AU Monty I6 appeared. A few dings on the passengers side and A few cosmetic problems with the interior such as the typical sagging roof lining seemed to be the only dramas, I managed to pick her up for $600.

I hope to post a build thread in the near future as I bring this Monty back to the road.

Regards
Andrew

**auIILTD** · 13-03-2015, 12:39 PM

Welcome XB Boy. Congrats on the purchase. Looking forward to seeing Pics.

Cheers
Stu

XB Boy · 14-03-2015, 04:17 PM

Thanks for the welcome Stu, It's certainly a different beast to the old XB. I hope to start the build thread soon.

Smithy.

4444chris4444 · 22-03-2015, 02:49 AM

Hi there im Chris, awsome forum u guys have here

dead_man00124 · 01-02-2016, 07:17 PM

Hi Guys

This is actually my second AU (first 1 was a wagon) that I picked up as a weekend project.

got it from stagg on here and heres the previous build thread. http://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11349957

plan to replace the boot and front guard but that will have to wait till i get back from bathurst lol

byamin · 01-02-2016, 07:22 PM

Welcome, Awesome buy dead_man00124
you should make a thread for it definitely with some nice pictures

allways liked staggs car and wondered how it was going.

Ben

dead_man00124 · 01-02-2016, 10:37 PM

Yea unfortunatly its been neglected the last couple of years as he wasnt using it or had time to work on it so i bought it.

plans are to fix up the body work and get roadworthy first. then ill look at upgrading rear brakes then sort out what im doing with the motor.

kiwi AU · 07-03-2016, 09:22 AM

hello from the deep south (nz)
im having a few issues with the local garage but with my '99 Aui & '00 Auii
ive posted a question on the forum so im hoping some advice comes my way
kind regards
kiwi AU

Vincenzo · 07-03-2016, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwi AU

hello from the deep south (nz)
im having a few issues with the local garage but with my '99 Aui & '00 Auii
ive posted a question on the forum so im hoping some advice comes my way
kind regards
kiwi AU

Welcome - start here!

http://www.fordforums.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=241

Cheers Vinny

Road Games · 06-05-2016, 08:57 PM

G'day i have just joined the AU forum , looking to find out a bit more info on my series III Fairmont Ghia.

Like best headers/zorst /diff gears/ tuning the VCT et' all

So far it has been a real luxurious surprise and a superb vehicle once i fixed a few issues pertaining to it's age

Pic's on request

Daz.

VICVCT · 09-10-2016, 05:11 PM

Hey guys I'm new here, bought my AU3 XR6 last year and I've been enjoying the hell out of it since. It's a bit rough externally but you get that on a 14 year old car. Gonna check out your cars and hopefully go cruising with some other AU owners.

Cheers,
Vic

BuuBox · 09-12-2016, 11:04 AM

I'm a little late to the party, but picked up a AUII VCT XR6 recently. Really tidy example, previous owner obviously cared for it. Less than 100,000kms on the odo.

Used to have a EB Fairmont around 10 years ago. Went through a few Nissans in the interim.

Nice to be back in a Falcon.

Madxr8 · 03-03-2017, 07:07 PM

Hello everyone, I have a 2002 au s3 xr8 ute, it's the second au I have owned the first was the family car and a bloody good thing it was too.
Sold that and bought a ba, big mistake, I much preferred the au so it's nice to be back in one.
Have pretty much always owned and driven Fords but did try the other brand once, vk Calais, even bigger mistake and just confirmed why I love fords so
much.

Current stable is the ute, the ba which is now the wife's work bus, a Kia Optima which is the wife's "nice car" and a 1966 Xp fairmont sedan which I am currently building a nice little 250 2v for. Though I am considering moving this on and getting a nice 220kw au xr8 as my weekend toy.....the au bug has bit me unfortunately.

Anyway here's a photo of the ute....hope it works I'm not much of a tech head when it comes to computers.

**auIILTD** · 06-03-2017, 08:20 AM

Welcome Madxr8. Nice pickup with the ute. Welcome back to the AU family!

Cheers
Stu

poppys ute · 29-04-2017, 05:54 PM

Hi folks,just joined the forum a few weeks ago and have been navigating my way around,awsome stuff- any way my name is Ken-56 years old-4 teenagers (3 are girls + the wife ) so my son and i escape to the shed when the hormones go crazy. We live on 6 acres just out of mildura on the nsw side,sold two of my gsi barinas and bought a au s2 2000 xr8 ute liquid silver in color,i am told it came from broken hill but originally a sydney car.at the moment it has a standard au front on it because some one pulled a swifty and swapped fronts which im dealing with as we speek-any way its a 4 speed auto and a 200 kw 5.0 l (i checked with ford the vin and eng numbers--all good.so thats it for now will post picks soon but for now im having major probs with the car which i will post in the problem section...ken

**auIILTD** · 29-04-2017, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poppys ute

Hi folks,just joined the forum a few weeks ago and have been navigating my way around,awsome stuff- any way my name is Ken-56 years old-4 teenagers (3 are girls + the wife ) so my son and i escape to the shed when the hormones go crazy. We live on 6 acres just out of mildura on the nsw side,sold two of my gsi barinas and bought a au s2 2000 xr8 ute liquid silver in color,i am told it came from broken hill but originally a sydney car.at the moment it has a standard au front on it because some one pulled a swifty and swapped fronts which im dealing with as we speek-any way its a 4 speed auto and a 200 kw 5.0 l (i checked with ford the vin and eng numbers--all good.so thats it for now will post picks soon but for now im having major probs with the car which i will post in the problem section...ken

Welcome ken.

Looking forward to seeing your photos.

Cheers
Stu

Yabbie · 24-07-2017, 09:00 AM

G"day all I am Yabbie 50yrold mechanic from the Territory. Always been a Ford bloke, did me time in a sub dealer down QLD way. Just bought a 5/2000 au 1 tonner, sorting out a milkshake and general wear and tear. Got 4 x f100, a couple of land cruisers and a xy gt on the block .Got falcons ea to el as spares so plenty to play with, the site and members are very well informed so I hope to extend my knowledge a little more as I have been away from petrol and electrics for a while now.

**auIILTD** · 24-07-2017, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yabbie

G"day all I am Yabbie 50yrold mechanic from the Territory. Always been a Ford bloke, did me time in a sub dealer down QLD way. Just bought a 5/2000 au 1 tonner, sorting out a milkshake and general wear and tear. Got 4 x f100, a couple of land cruisers and a xy gt on the block .Got falcons ea to el as spares so plenty to play with, the site and members are very well informed so I hope to extend my knowledge a little more as I have been away from petrol and electrics for a while now.

Welcome Yabbie.

Always great to have more knowledge on here, and I am sure you will bring plenty!

Congrats on the AU pickup. MMM, head gasket, not fun. 6 Cyl or 8 Cyl? You will have to start a build thread to share your journey with us!

Again Welcome,

Cheers
Stu

Vincenzo · 24-07-2017, 02:32 PM

Hi Yabbie - as in the fresh water cray fish?

I'm in The Gardens - edge of the CBD

Vinnie

**Beastie** · 24-07-2017, 03:12 PM

Can anyone with an AU join...

Here's my wagoon...

chrisso_88 · 06-12-2017, 09:25 PM

Hi all, I have an 1999 forte which one was my Nan and pops last car before they passed away. I have been driving it for about five years giving it next to no love but have recently decided to keep it and try to get it back into some kind of respectable shape. It's a stock forte but it's a manual so that's at least a little bit interesting and I have grown quite find of the old girl! Anyways, I joined up here looking for the info on how to remove the door cards so I can change the window regulator and motor in the front right drivers door but it seems I can't figure out how to access the info, lol, I need a walk through on how to get to the walk through

. Nice to read all the good stuff posted on here and it's all ready been helpful reading some of the posts. Cheers guys, Chris.

Sent from my A1601 using Tapatalk

**auIILTD** · 07-12-2017, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisso_88

Hi all, I have an 1999 forte which one was my Nan and pops last car before they passed away. I have been driving it for about five years giving it next to no love but have recently decided to keep it and try to get it back into some kind of respectable shape. It's a stock forte but it's a manual so that's at least a little bit interesting and I have grown quite find of the old girl! Anyways, I joined up here looking for the info on how to remove the door cards so I can change the window regulator and motor in the front right drivers door but it seems I can't figure out how to access the info, lol, I need a walk through on how to get to the walk through

. Nice to read all the good stuff posted on here and it's all ready been helpful reading some of the posts. Cheers guys, Chris.

Sent from my A1601 using Tapatalk

Welcome Chris.

The mighty AUs are definitely a solid car and definitely worth preserving in my opinion. Treat them well and they are generally pretty good back to you!

There are a few How To threads here for the AUs:
https://fordforums.com.au/vbportal/v...hp?moduleid=44

If you still cannot find what you are trying to find with the search function (have a play with the search, it works quite well), then post a question in the general AU area here:
https://fordforums.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=241

Again welcome and we hope you can find what you are after, plus there are plenty of knowledgeable users here.

Cheers
Stu

MrFlibbles · 26-06-2018, 10:02 PM

Hi guys, new to the AU ownership thing, having previously owned several other fords. picked up a povo pack series 1 AU, amoretto gold with a fibreglass xr6 kit on it (requiring some minor repairs) and a crusty set of 17" speedy wheels. Managed to get it dirt cheap after pointing out to the guy selling it that it really wasnt an xr6! It had been sitting for about a year and im slowly going through it. Bonus is its fairly low kms at 185,000 and feels about right for those kms when driving. (and everything works!)
No big plans for it except for a brake upgrade, tidy up the barwork (fix the hole!), replace boot lid, clean it so it looks like it hasnt sat out in the weather most of its life, and maybe paint it if i get motivated.

**Uncle_Ken** · 01-07-2018, 04:04 PM

Welcome MrFlibbles
I think Stu said it best....

The mighty AUs are definitely a solid car and definitely worth preserving in my opinion. Treat them well and they are generally pretty good back to you!

There are a few How To threads here for the AUs:
https://fordforums.com.au/vbportal/v...hp?moduleid=44

If you still cannot find what you are trying to find with the search function (have a play with the search, it works quite well), then post a question in the general AU area here:
https://fordforums.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=241

Again welcome and we hope you can find what you are after, plus there are plenty of knowledgeable users here.

Cheers
Stu and UK

JC · 02-07-2018, 10:21 PM

I'm baaaaack!

2002 AU3 SR, with extras - details and pics when I take some. Actually, it's my son Dan's car, but I'll be driving it until he can (next year).

Sneak peak: