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Old 11-06-2006, 06:49 PM   #1
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Default Fairlaine/LTD front/rear onto falcon
Anyone put any thought into putting a fairlaine/LTD front or rear onto thier falcon.....
Would it even be possible?
My assumption wouldve been If a BA front can go on with a bita work that this would have to be easier???
How wrong am I????

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Old 11-06-2006, 06:52 PM   #2
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AU Fairlane front is straight bolt on to an AU Falcon, the rear is far from it though
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Old 11-06-2006, 07:11 PM   #3
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AU Fairlane front is straight bolt on to an AU Falcon, the rear is far from it though
Thats good news, Cheers.
is it just bonnet, quaterpannels and lights?????? and if so, will the original falcon front bar/grill still fit?

as for the rear end, would it be 1/4 pannels, boot, lights, rear bar (obviosly the rear 1/4pannels would have to be welded) or is it more complicated then that?
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Old 11-06-2006, 07:22 PM   #4
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Thats good news, Cheers.
is it just bonnet, quaterpannels and lights?????? and if so, will the original falcon front bar/grill still fit?

as for the rear end, would it be 1/4 pannels, boot, lights, rear bar (obviosly the rear 1/4pannels would have to be welded) or is it more complicated then that?
you would need front quarters, bonnet, headlights, grill and bumper bar.

rear would be a pain in the butt
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Old 11-06-2006, 07:24 PM   #5
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honestly, for what it would cost to do, it'd be far far easier to just buy a fairlane...

the roof shape is completley different and it would look wrong in my opinion, thats if you could get it all lining up
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as for the rear - it was more curiosity then anything,
but if the front is straight forward, it definiteley gets consideration, only question is will the TE50 kit fit with the fairlaine lights/bonnet/quaterpannels?
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, only question is will the TE50 kit fit with the fairlaine lights/bonnet/quaterpannels?
no it wont, the fairlanes are far squarer in the front. also the headlights are a totally different shape
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:30 PM   #8
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dunno if the fairy front will match the falcon back though...
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Old 12-06-2006, 02:32 PM   #9
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it'd look crap.. square front, round back..
Wouldn't match at all
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Old 12-06-2006, 03:44 PM   #10
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I've seen a au fairlane with a ba front around werribee area. Looked very wierd.
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I've seen an AU wagon with an AU Fairlane front. I'm very interested to know if you have a go at putting a TE/TS front on to it.
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Old 13-06-2006, 06:08 PM   #12
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I've seen an AU wagon with an AU Fairlane front. I'm very interested to know if you have a go at putting a TE/TS front on to it.
thats what i would idealy like to do, if others already know that it wont fit easily i wont bother trying tho as my money is being called from other areas! so if anyone has put a te/s50 front onto thier fairlane, let me know
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thats what i would idealy like to do, if others already know that it wont fit easily i wont bother trying tho as my money is being called from other areas! so if anyone has put a te/s50 front onto thier fairlane, let me know
the fairlane front is much squarer than the regualar AU. i only have to look at my mums 'lane to know that. when you park the 2 next to each other, they are VASTLY different. im afraid its not gonna happen :(
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I know thier allot squarer, I just thought it coulda been done, I had a fairlane front on an xf falcon + a falcon front on an eb fairlaine and in both cases the fairlane was more square but the front bars went on hassle free as if they were made for eachother, I thought the front bars mightve been interchangable between the 2 for the au's also.
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ok.... the bars will go on but unlike the earlier cars, the AU fairlane is very square ( square enough that im going to be customising an AU Fairlane bar onto my NC Fairlane) and the AU falcon is very rounded in the front.......

the grille section of the T series bar wouldnt come even close to fitting between the AU Fairlane headlights.


unlike a ZL or an NA or similar, it just will not look right.....
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Food for thought! igues it comes down to an aftermarket te50styled bottom 1/2 of the front bar with a fairmont grill.
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it'd look crap.. square front, round back..
Wouldn't match at all
I totally agree with you.
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I totally agree with you.
that was the idea of the te50 bar, but I like the squarer lights, I figured the end result would be something similarish to the look of the BA front while still maintaining to be an AU.
each to thier own I guess.
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