Pics of my (relatively) new AU 2 Fairmont...

HLC · 11-10-2005, 10:16 PM

ive had the car like 2 months now, here are some pics...

im on my greens now too, so i can go that incy bit faster

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/hlc/RS.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/hlc/RRS.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/hlc/RLS.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/hlc/LS.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/hlc/FRS.jpg

cArSiK · 11-10-2005, 10:34 PM

looks immaculate mate. Nice car.

HLC · 11-10-2005, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cArSiK

looks immaculate mate. Nice car.

thanks i got a really good deal on it. it was a haily and was covered in marks and had a bit of rust in the boot.

so i got a detail done. it spent over 6hours under lights and its come up a million bucks. just got the rust removed, under warranty of course. and it goes fantastic as well!

11-10-2005, 10:43 PM

my au3 fairmont has a body kit on it. did the au 2 come out with a body kit on the sides? nice car mate. fanstasic job on the detailing. one thing that really gets dirty are the alloys. i have to jack my car up one day and take all the wheels off and clean behind.

HLC · 11-10-2005, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AU3FAIRMONT

my au3 fairmont has a body kit on it. did the au 2 come out with a body kit on the sides? nice car mate. fanstasic job on the detailing. one thing that really gets dirty are the alloys. i have to jack my car up one day and take all the wheels off and clean behind.

nah, as far as my research shows, the series 2 cars didnt come with side skirts. im gonna go see if i can pick up the tickford kit for it... when i get money and negotiate a deal with NRMA that allows me to modify my car in the slightest.

**Uncle_Ken** · 12-10-2005, 09:22 AM

Whats the colour?
Uncle_Ken

romaniac · 12-10-2005, 10:17 PM

nice, thats exactly the same as my car, but only for a few more week till i start mods

HLC · 13-10-2005, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Uncle_Ken

Whats the colour?
Uncle_Ken

monsoon blue...

Romaniac - itll be 7 years til i start modding this puppy. otherwise ill lose my insurance with NRMA.

romaniac · 13-10-2005, 07:00 PM

haha i just changed my insurance to just cars this week, gotta pay 500bux extra than wat i was paying before but it should be worth it

Baboon_AU · 14-10-2005, 07:12 PM

hey HCL
paint your tow ball and stuff black so it doesn't stick out and blends in... that was the first thing i did to my ute and i would highly reccomend it as ford towballs rust like yours (and mine) and it looks sh*t
otherwise mate,, that is an awesome car!!

HLC · 16-10-2005, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by romaniac

haha i just changed my insurance to just cars this week, gotta pay 500bux extra than wat i was paying before but it should be worth it

i priced up a quote with just car, with an exhaust system on as well... and they wanted twice as much, and insured for less. so, i think ill wait. no biggoe i guess.

HLC · 16-10-2005, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Baboon_AU

hey HCL
paint your tow ball and stuff black so it doesn't stick out and blends in... that was the first thing i did to my ute and i would highly reccomend it as ford towballs rust like yours (and mine) and it looks sh*t
otherwise mate,, that is an awesome car!!

yeah ive since replaced the towball. i bought a stainless steel one. it looks good.

**DJM83** · 16-10-2005, 03:47 PM

nice car great base for mods

ClassicAU · 16-10-2005, 05:38 PM

thats a brilliant looking AU, very clean, money well spent i would say!

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Originally Posted by HLC

nah, as far as my research shows, the series 2 cars didnt come with side skirts.

oh, and i just got an AUII Futura Classic and that does have the side skirts on it, as far as i know it came that way from ford. but i guess thats because its a "Classic" and they have extras?

galaxy xr8 · 16-10-2005, 06:56 PM

Nice looking AU, any plan's on some Tickford rim's?.

HLC · 16-10-2005, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Nice looking AU, any plan's on some Tickford rim's?.

i just put a set of new tires on it.. im a bit strapped for cash, so 700 for a set of Fulda's is cheaper than 500 bucks a tire on a 17inch rim... plus i want a set of 5 lol. when these tires run out ill buy some new rims.

HLC · 16-10-2005, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BargeEA

thats a brilliant looking AU, very clean, money well spent i would say!

oh, and i just got an AUII Futura Classic and that does have the side skirts on it, as far as i know it came that way from ford. but i guess thats because its a "Classic" and they have extras?

hmmmm oh well. ill check all my AUII brochures again.

ClassicAU · 16-10-2005, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

hmmmm oh well. ill check all my AUII brochures again.

you may well be right, i dont know that much about AU's myself yet, but all i know is that my car is now a second owner, and it came with skirts. if they were optioned or not, that i dont know, sorry.

b2tf · 16-10-2005, 11:45 PM

Nice pickup, very clean and the Fairmonts are a great start for mods.

Re sideskirts, all AU3 models had factory ones but on AU2 the only models to have them were the Classic's, S-Packs and XR's etc. Fairmonts didnt have them.

And in regards to your insurance, I would check but I had my old car insured with NRMA and they were fine about mods. The only thing you couldnt go messing with were stuff like turbos etc etc (although for a price im sure you could, i just didnt get that far) and camshafts were the main no-go stipulation.

Check with them, but you should be fine to do stuff like exhaust, lowering etc.

HLC · 17-10-2005, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by back2thefutura

Nice pickup, very clean and the Fairmonts are a great start for mods.

Re sideskirts, all AU3 models had factory ones but on AU2 the only models to have them were the Classic's, S-Packs and XR's etc. Fairmonts didnt have them.

And in regards to your insurance, I would check but I had my old car insured with NRMA and they were fine about mods. The only thing you couldnt go messing with were stuff like turbos etc etc (although for a price im sure you could, i just didnt get that far) and camshafts were the main no-go stipulation.

Check with them, but you should be fine to do stuff like exhaust, lowering etc.

interesting... i think its more of a price issue anyway, my excess has gone up after i wrote my old car off... so ill have to give em a ring.