Overseas Falcons - Page 3

midnightXR6 · 31-03-2010, 02:31 AM

yeah spoken to adam a few timesnow. He will be the man i go to see for my remap.

Im sure ive been on that site sandy rings a bell.

As far as i know the guy who brought my ute in has another he imported at the same time as mine from new.
Would be nice to see a few other ba falcons over here.

OLDFORDNUT · 31-03-2010, 06:50 AM

the prices over there seem close to what the second hand market is here ,very surprising,You boys have some nice examples.

greens_tuf · 31-03-2010, 08:51 AM

Good to see you love the AU's, nice cars!

bodes-sh · 31-03-2010, 08:58 AM

i think that f6 needs to make a trip to the top gear track. they have tested the hsv's, so how about them seeing some aussie ford muscle..

midnightXR6 · 31-03-2010, 09:05 AM

its certainly impressed me.

If i could get a job with oil and gas over there easily id move over so i can get them more easily

lofty · 31-03-2010, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by bodes-sh

i think that f6 needs to make a trip to the top gear track. they have tested the hsv's, so how about them seeing some aussie ford muscle..

Yeah but would you give your pride & joy to those clowns?

Keepleft · 31-03-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

Just a diff globe in the right rear taillight controlled by a separate switch I thought

No, not to be done, rear fog must be at least 100mm away from any brake-light. They are also brighter than the brake-lamp.

LUXO has posted a pic of where the UK Falcon Ute has its rear fog fitted. Looks to be a Hella unit, I think (Or RING brand).... It'll have its activating switch on the dashboard somewhere (water is wet).

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Originally Posted by LUXO_8

fog light to the right of the exhaust

Appreciated sport, thanks!

irlewy86 · 31-03-2010, 03:55 PM

Utes look funny with snow on them.

Circle work must be even funnier.

midnightXR6 · 31-03-2010, 05:50 PM

had some side on driving this morning. Had snow fall last night very strange as its not done for over a month.

Loved the commute to work

seedywagon · 03-04-2010, 02:58 PM

This is cool!
If I lived in the UK I would be hauling this bad-boy through the Chunnel and onto Germany's Autobahns ASAP, maybe even stop by the Nurburgring for a fast lap, followed by some spirited driving through the mind-blowing roads south of France and into Monte Carlo.
Ohhh man I miss Europe, need to go back!
For all of you who haven't been around Europe, do it! It's just the mecca of cars.

**Mechan1k** · 03-04-2010, 03:16 PM

Good to see some more Aussie Ford owners over there.

More pics needed.

UKXR8 · 03-04-2010, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Good to see some more Aussie Ford owners over there.

More pics needed.

I've posted it before, but I like it...

smoo · 03-04-2010, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by seedywagon

For all of you who haven't been around Europe, do it! It's just the mecca of cars.

Until you have to fork out for gas.

Nikked · 03-04-2010, 08:24 PM

If your in the UK, and do up a falcon, is it an "import tuner"

UKXR8 · 03-04-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikked

If your in the UK, and do up a falcon, is it an "import tuner"

I have no idea what you are talking about???
Am I being a bit thick?

What do you mean by import tuner.

**Mechan1k** · 04-04-2010, 08:07 AM

I think he means as the vehicle is not your standard domestic market vehicle ... it's classed as a modified Import vehicle ... just like some the grey market Jap Import vehicles brought into Australia (and the UK as well I guess).

UKXR8 ... I haven't seen that image in ages ... sooooo many London cabs.
Has been a while since i was in London (was in 1988 when I was 10 years old)

midnightXR6 · 04-04-2010, 09:47 AM

ill take some proper pics
plenty mountain roads up here.

we dont really use the term import tuner thats more a yank term.

not to sure its only been referred to as a mental aussie motor so far lol.

Been in London once only and it was an utter crap hole.

Booked it in for a 3" system next week then ill get a stage one remap.

hopefully some decent 18's once i find out what the actual centre bore is for the front and rear hubs.

midnightXR6 · 04-04-2010, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by seedywagon

This is cool!
If I lived in the UK I would be hauling this bad-boy through the Chunnel and onto Germany's Autobahns ASAP, maybe even stop by the Nurburgring for a fast lap, followed by some spirited driving through the mind-blowing roads south of France and into Monte Carlo.
Ohhh man I miss Europe, need to go back!
For all of you who haven't been around Europe, do it! It's just the mecca of cars.

its a long drive for me to do that as i live in north east scotland.

Im better getting ferry to france and driving over. Nurburgring is in the pipeline.

as for southern france roads.

10min drive from my house

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...458783241l.jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...1032009107.jpg

**Mechan1k** · 04-04-2010, 10:52 AM

For further details.
There's a tyre technical section in the sub forums ... there's some gret information in there regarding the wheel sizing.

I for the life of my can't remember the centre bore sizing ... but the wheel/tyre gurus will know all the specs you need to know.

**Mechan1k** · 04-04-2010, 12:49 PM

Wonder if these have been see around the UK as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bEe-rXaZ_w

Should be a few of them driving around now by now .. this video was from a while ago.

midnightXR6 · 04-04-2010, 06:31 PM

never seen one of the nizpro ones here.

I know a fella with an F6 Typhoon here but its not the nizpro one

290v · 04-04-2010, 08:18 PM

Great stuff MidnightXR6 i was born in Dumbarton and migrated to Australia in the 60s live in Adelaide drive a BAGT Black and i am Vice Pres. of the car club (as listed below) all my rellies still live over their around Glasgow. On our club website under FPV vehicles (Gary) yours looks great with the snow

last fairlane · 04-04-2010, 09:24 PM

has any one heard about the 1980 model LTDs that went over to the UK
from memory they were all 5.8 litre models
that would go down well with the cost of petrol
I have an AU Fairmont with Tickford LPG
the Mrs has a BA Ghia with all the bells and whistles
and my mid life crisis car is a 66 Thunderbird
thanks John

UKXR8 · 04-04-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Wonder if these have been see around the UK as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bEe-rXaZ_w

Should be a few of them driving around now by now .. this video was from a while ago.

I got really excited when I first saw this a while back, but after lots of digging around and a few phone calls as far as I can make out it never happened, which is a crying shame.

Sgt.Sweetchuck · 04-04-2010, 10:47 PM

Here is a UK site with plenty of Aussie Fords on it.

www.aus-ford-uk.co.uk/html/f6_typhoon.html

I also lived in London in the early 90's and remember seeing a FE LTD running around.

Fordmuscle1965 · 05-04-2010, 12:38 AM

Sort of staying close to the subject - Does anyone know of prices for importing a car from the U.K to Australia or even a link that I can have a look at to find out some info on the subject?

Cheers..

midnightXR6 · 05-04-2010, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by last fairlane

has any one heard about the 1980 model LTDs that went over to the UK
from memory they were all 5.8 litre models
that would go down well with the cost of petrol
I have an AU Fairmont with Tickford LPG
the Mrs has a BA Ghia with all the bells and whistles
and my mid life crisis car is a 66 Thunderbird
thanks John

TBH if you buy one of these in the UK then your not too bothered about the price of fuel or its fuel economy i know i dont.

But then again i work in Oil and Gas so im covered.

fordOwner · 05-04-2010, 09:33 AM

I would LOVE to travel around the UK or USA in my XH ute.

motomk · 05-04-2010, 01:26 PM

Good to see a Turbo Falcon over there. Not to start a fight but please find a Monaro or VXR8 and show them the Falcon is not a bad thing! That F6 would be fantastic to own over there having driven a couple over here.
Kudos to the company sending stuff over for servicing. One of the Scottish guys on the UK HSV/pistonheads forum is connected to a spare parts place up there. I know he has managed to cross reference all the EBC brake stuff for the Monaro and VXR8. You could maybe see if the EBC stuff is available for the Falcon too. Brakes and Suspension stuff is the bad stuff to send over as it weighs a ton! I sent some discs to the Middle East and they must have gone by rowing boat or road! Air freight was big $$$$

Kieron · 06-04-2010, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by last fairlane

has any one heard about the 1980 model LTDs that went over to the UK
from memory they were all 5.8 litre models
that would go down well with the cost of petrol
I have an AU Fairmont with Tickford LPG
the Mrs has a BA Ghia with all the bells and whistles
and my mid life crisis car is a 66 Thunderbird
thanks John

I moved to London in 89/90 and nearly bought an early 80's LTD, 1,500 quid from one of those dodgy East London car dealers, got beaten by a local who wanted a pimp mobile. As far as I know, it was an ex Oz embassy car, white in colour and had Granada tailights, iirc from a 1979 model which look very similar to the later 80's LTD's.

I also knew a car wrecker located immediately to the south of the Blackwall tunnel (where the Millenium dome is) that had heaps of old Aussie Falcons, I intended removing the engine from an XA wagon they had and dropping it into the LTD.