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381 | 31.23% |
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472 | 38.69% |
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397 | 32.54% |
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XR Tickford Fanatic
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
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2 in the driveway now.
AUII XR6, Liquid silver and leather AUII XR8 220, Congo green and leather Cheers, Brendon
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XRTickfordNZ's Stable : 1998 AU Fairmont Wagon, XR6 front kit....His 2002 AUIII XR6 Sedan, Blueprint, tints, tinted lights, BA XR wheels, leather....Hers 2008 Tandem Axle Trailer, The Falcon Hauler |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Yarra Ranges
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Series 2
XR8 220, Liquid silver, leather, manual
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EBBA
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Bendigo, Victoria
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Have a October 1999 wagon in amoretta color (goldish color?) my first au series
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Regular Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Gold Coast
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1998 series 1 Fairmont Wagon
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Series 1 AU Fairmont Wagon with a few mods... |
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Maximum Derek
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Sale, Victoria
Posts: 1,768
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Series 1 Fairmont, Gold in color.
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2008 FG XT 6 Speed 18's, Tint, ZF Conversion, LED Conversion, Exhaust.
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#396 | ||
Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 9
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Series II One tonner.
Poverty pack. Steel tray. Mechanical windows. Column Auto. White. |
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#397 | ||
Starter Motor
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 29
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series 1 big standard and with only 48,000 Kms. I kid you not !!
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#398 | ||
Au Falcon = Mr Reliable
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North West Slopes & Plains NSW
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Go the mighty series one AU, my Futura has 317,xxx on it now & its still a super reliable & fuel efficient daily. I replace things that need replacing straightaway & service it on time, plus run it on Vortex 95, this guarantee's my Au's dependability & reliability. I love em!
cheers, Maka
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Ford AU Series Magazine Scans Here - www.fordforums.com.au/photos/index.php?cat=2792 Proud owner of a optioned keeper S1 Tickford Falcon AU XR6 VCT - "it's actually a better-balanced car than the XR8, goes almost as hard and uses about two-thirds of the fuel" (Drive.com 2007) |
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Join Date: Feb 2015
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I should add that I got sick a year after I bought the car and had to retire early, hence the the low Kms. |
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Cruising...
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Perth
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Hey Interceptor!! Nice name
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"Flooded it mate?"
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Busselton, Western Australia
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Au Falcon = Mr Reliable
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North West Slopes & Plains NSW
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cheer's, Maka
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Ford AU Series Magazine Scans Here - www.fordforums.com.au/photos/index.php?cat=2792 Proud owner of a optioned keeper S1 Tickford Falcon AU XR6 VCT - "it's actually a better-balanced car than the XR8, goes almost as hard and uses about two-thirds of the fuel" (Drive.com 2007) |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Hi OffRoadFalcon,
I can supply some pics if you wish. Once the rain stops here (probably one more day) I will get the car out of the shed and take some current pictures, especially one showing the Kms. However my original query was regarding the add on J3 S2 chip. The company who provides them says that I may get an extra 5Kw of power. Does anyone know about these chips and what power gain one might expect, as 5Kw hardly seems worth the trouble and the money? |
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"Flooded it mate?"
Join Date: Apr 2011
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5kw doesn't sound like much of a gain to me either. |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Hi OffRoadFalcon plus others who are interested.
Here are some pictures of my Black XR8 Tickford Redback which has done only 16,000kms. The car is unmarked, the photos may show a little bit of light dust which has made its way through the cover, otherwise all other things in the paint are reflections of what is in the shed. IPHOTO16.JPG PHOTO2.JPG PHOTO8.JPG PHOTO9.JPG PHOTO3.JPG PHOTO5.JPG PHOTO7.JPG PHOTO1.JPG PHOTO11.JPG PHOTO6.JPG trust you like them. |
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#406 | |||
Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2015
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I have added some pics in the AU1, 2 or 3 Forum. Regards Hope you like them. |
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Au Falcon = Mr Reliable
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North West Slopes & Plains NSW
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Wow, never heard of a Redback Au XR8! Any more info on your very nice looking & interesting Tickford?
cheer's, Maka
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Ford AU Series Magazine Scans Here - www.fordforums.com.au/photos/index.php?cat=2792 Proud owner of a optioned keeper S1 Tickford Falcon AU XR6 VCT - "it's actually a better-balanced car than the XR8, goes almost as hard and uses about two-thirds of the fuel" (Drive.com 2007) |
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#408 | ||
Virtuous Bogan (TM)
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Was it a herrod thing or a dealer? I vaguely remember it, hard to forget that red topped spoiler.
Will make the FG GT R spec guys feel a little less special...nothing is new! Those tail lights gotta go through, should be able to pick up some S1's for next to nothing.
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Racing improves the breed
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SE Melbourne
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Yeah must be a performance pack a dealer offered back in the day. 16,000km is seriously low mileage for an AU, looks in great nick.
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Racing improves the breed
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SE Melbourne
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I see an SVO sticker/badge on the air box intake, maybe a Mick Webb/SVO package?
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Virtuous Bogan (TM)
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Has it had ESS fitted aswell?
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"Flooded it mate?"
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Busselton, Western Australia
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Wow that is cool! Even more interesting as you guys have mentioned too.
Didn't think I'd ever see 16,000km on an AU again! I agree standard AU1 taillights would look 100x better! Looks like an awesome beast The_Interceptor! |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2015
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I actually like the Altezza rear lights, but the original lights are carefully packed in a box. The car always seemed to have too much red at the back, so that is the reason for the clear tail lights. I have only seen one other red back, but when the AU1 was released Ford had some higher performance packs available. As far as I know the Red back was purely an AU1 thing, but it came out of the Tickford complex. As to who same up with the idea, you could be right when you say some dealers. They would have had to get Ford to approve it though, but I remember it being listed in the high spec section of the dealers cars that were available for special order.It was only after I saw a picture did I say that I had to have one. I do know that Tickford only made around 100 of them. As to the car itself, it has an extremely light kerb weight, so the power to weight ratio would be high. It is not a car to be driven in the wet as there is a secondary module under the bonnet that allows the car to have a reasonable highway fuel usage, but if you are in race mode then the thing kicks in at about 2500 rpm and give a boost like my WRX used to. If it is wet and it does that, it loses the rear wheel traction. It does have 1 claim to fame though. I had a mate who bought a BA GT with the 290Kw engine. Because those 5.4 litre GT's weighed at least half a ton more, I knocked off the GT twice out of 2 runs at Tocumwal airstrip. He kept saying I must have cheated, hence the second run. You may note that I said I had a mate, because he still thinks I cheated. So there is a bit about it. They were all black, came out of Tickford as a special order, and were tricked up to go fast.. Thanks for showing interest, but you did say "pic's or it doesn't exist". |
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Ah the old "tricked up" line.
Not that I dont believe you but dealers can do just about what they want to their stock once its released from factory. What mods were done? As I said it seems to have ESS unless its just the steering wheel. Do you have pictures of the auto selector and ESS button? We are just hungry for info mate.
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"Flooded it mate?"
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2015
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Well keep in mind that the car was ordered through a local dealer who had to look up the price book to give me a price. He wasn't aware of the model either, but then mine is an early one. The car was approximately $8500.00 more than a basic XR8 and also had red leather seats. Mine was ordered without the seats, and came up on a truck direct from Ford. The module under the bonnet was supplied by Cosworth in England. I know that much because I have had to replace it since the car ran out of warranty. And it cost nearly $1000.00, which brought terror to my bank account. I realise you think that I could be telling BS but what is the point. The car is not for sale, my original question on this forum was regarding the J3 chip that plugs into the computer, but it appears if I fit that, then the other module has to be removed. So I have lost my keen ness. |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2015
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The SVO sticker came with the K & N air filter, I put the sticker there to dress it a little. You may notice that the Power Steering tank plus the Oil Filler have nice chrome Tickford Lids. It doesn't make the car go faster, but they look nice.
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