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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Hi, Does anybody know if an FG ute lid will fit on an AU-BF tub. I found a nice twin hump FG lid with sports bars and thought it would look awesome on my AU ute but not sure if it will fit. The top lip on the FG looks to be the same shape as the AU but don't know if it is actually the same dimensions?
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Q - CAR
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Central Coast ..
Posts: 746
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Will a fg hub fit on a AU ute ??
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brisbane, QLD
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I've seen an FG tub on an AU ute. But I dont know what is required for it to fit. It may be an almost straight swap, or it may require a lot of reworking. But its possible.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Hallam
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FG lid on an AU so yes they do fit
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Q - CAR
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Central Coast ..
Posts: 746
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Currently I've got the black vinyl hard lid and I'm not sure where to try peal the vinyl off and respray or just buy new hard lid. Obviously is cheaper to work with what I've got though it's not as streamline fit as the one in above pic. Hmmm - decisions ?? What do you guys think ??
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AU FORD STROKER 347 Windsor Stroked; (10:2.1) / TFS 190 heads / TFS R Series 90 manifold / Accufab 85mm Race TB / 90mm Lightening MAF / K&N 90mm pod CAI / FTI custom cam (230-236 @ 50) / Bosch 36lb inject / MSD coil + leads / ASR 8lt sump / Mcleod RST Twin Plate Clutch / Pacemakers PH4006 + 3" single exhaust / BA Premium brake pac / Pedders Xtreme coil over shocks / 30mm Whiteline sway / 3.45 LSD / Custom FG bonnet / Ghia interior upgrade / Enkie Rims - staggered / Quarter Horse tuned. |
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Q - CAR
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Central Coast ..
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This is mine ... Soon I will be re spraying the whole car
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AU FORD STROKER 347 Windsor Stroked; (10:2.1) / TFS 190 heads / TFS R Series 90 manifold / Accufab 85mm Race TB / 90mm Lightening MAF / K&N 90mm pod CAI / FTI custom cam (230-236 @ 50) / Bosch 36lb inject / MSD coil + leads / ASR 8lt sump / Mcleod RST Twin Plate Clutch / Pacemakers PH4006 + 3" single exhaust / BA Premium brake pac / Pedders Xtreme coil over shocks / 30mm Whiteline sway / 3.45 LSD / Custom FG bonnet / Ghia interior upgrade / Enkie Rims - staggered / Quarter Horse tuned. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Hallam
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I don't know what your budget is but by the time you stripped vinyl off and prepped surface for paint and then painted it might actually be cheaper to get a new one
The one in the pic is from site sponsor Flat Top give them a call for a price |
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Q - CAR
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Central Coast ..
Posts: 746
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Thanks / my hard lid is also a flat top.., so I will give em a call and see if the design is different
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AU FORD STROKER 347 Windsor Stroked; (10:2.1) / TFS 190 heads / TFS R Series 90 manifold / Accufab 85mm Race TB / 90mm Lightening MAF / K&N 90mm pod CAI / FTI custom cam (230-236 @ 50) / Bosch 36lb inject / MSD coil + leads / ASR 8lt sump / Mcleod RST Twin Plate Clutch / Pacemakers PH4006 + 3" single exhaust / BA Premium brake pac / Pedders Xtreme coil over shocks / 30mm Whiteline sway / 3.45 LSD / Custom FG bonnet / Ghia interior upgrade / Enkie Rims - staggered / Quarter Horse tuned. |
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any blacker?
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: near Clunes
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Scored a hard lid with hump for my BA for next to nothing.... It is in great condition but it did not have the struts with it. I know I just buy some off ebay to suit....but would rather use something from the selection of spares out in the shed.
Can someone measure their struts on factory hard lid and let me know what the extended strut measures...and what the black housing measures (should give me an idea of the closed length). Thanks |
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Q - CAR
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Central Coast ..
Posts: 746
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Bonnet struts and hardlid struts are the same
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AU FORD STROKER 347 Windsor Stroked; (10:2.1) / TFS 190 heads / TFS R Series 90 manifold / Accufab 85mm Race TB / 90mm Lightening MAF / K&N 90mm pod CAI / FTI custom cam (230-236 @ 50) / Bosch 36lb inject / MSD coil + leads / ASR 8lt sump / Mcleod RST Twin Plate Clutch / Pacemakers PH4006 + 3" single exhaust / BA Premium brake pac / Pedders Xtreme coil over shocks / 30mm Whiteline sway / 3.45 LSD / Custom FG bonnet / Ghia interior upgrade / Enkie Rims - staggered / Quarter Horse tuned. |
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any blacker?
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: near Clunes
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Thanks ....just what i wanted to know and hear.
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Northcote Victoria
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Hi the main question in this thread was Does an FG hardlid fit on a Ford AU ute tub? Are dimensions the same?
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Hi. As far as I know the size is the same. the difference is across the front edge of the tub on the fg is lower (or the sides and tailgate are higher) because of the way the soft tarp attaches to the tub. Cheers MD
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Location: sydney
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the only ones that will are made by a company called flat top, recently a forum member was going to get a bf one to fit his fgx and it didn't fit, it was close but not right, i believe that one was a factory egr one
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Starter Motor
Join Date: May 2024
Posts: 9
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Yeah I’m looking for a lid for my BF, hoping I can pick up a lid with the large center bulge in Nitro
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