Welcome to New Members - Post here to say gday!

[Mikefinnie]

Glad I found this great site! My "Fords" are a 1993 Capri Clubsprint and a 1994 Fairlane NC Ghia. Perhaps someone can help with a little mystery? The petrol door on the Fairlane NC appears to be missing a contact on the inside of the door. Even when closed the warning arrow is lit on the dash. There are four lugs and I'm sure something should be there to make contact with the sensor. Can anyone help and tell me what should be there and how to fix it. Thanks Michael

[EdRoth66]

Hey fellow Ford enthusiasts, glad to have re-joined after a few years hiatus. I look forward to chatting with all of you re things Ford related. Great site. Thanks for the ad.
I'm a member of the Early Falcon Car Club of Victoria. I own an XP Hardtop and have just bought a 2010 Ford Territory GHIA Mark II.

[Dusty74]

Hi,
Finally got back into another Falcon after owning 4WD'S for a while.
Have a 2008 BF GT now and couldn't be happier. Always wanted a Phase 3 but who doesn't! One day, for now the aim is for 450kw to stick it up the local HSV mob! Haha

[samxr6t]

Hello all. Quite new to forums in general. I own a 05bf xr6t I bought with low K's. Seems like a lot of useful info on here so I signed up. I'm slowly fixing the interior the previous owner trashed :( I have a flow questions I will post if I can't work it out haha.

Thanks sam

[turrrbo]

Thanks for the add. can someone plz help , I've looked around the site but cant find...... 2ooo au ute fuel pump removal. mate says diff has to come out to get tank out.....surely not??

[Ando81]

Originally Posted by turrrbo

Thanks for the add. can someone plz help , I've looked around the site but cant find...... 2ooo au ute fuel pump removal. mate says diff has to come out to get tank out.....surely not??

Yeah I'm afraid this is true. A mate of mine had his fuel pump replaced and I thought it was strange to remove the diff to do the fuel pump but after I googled it, I found that to be common practise.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by turrrbo

Thanks for the add. can someone plz help , I've looked around the site but cant find...... 2ooo au ute fuel pump removal. mate says diff has to come out to get tank out.....surely not??

Ask in the AU section, may be that someone has found a way around it.


http://www.fordforums.com.au/forumdisplay.php?f=241

[supercrash]

hi everyone.....cheers

[BillMine]

Hi - i am new to the Ford Forum but I must say not new to Fords - I have owned 7 new Fords the fastest and meanest being the 6 cylinder Ford Cortina (3 speed box) -we liked our Fairmont but must say that the present car Falcon BF Mark 11. ES. is by far the best car we have ever had and due to this, we are very reluctant to upgrade.

I first saw this model ES in the Melbourne Car Show in April 2007 and as a result purchased our car in May 2007. It came with $7000 extras and I do say the best of these is the German 6 speed gearbox (2 modes of auto and 1, manual) - the car we traded was a SR model -this had vertually the same engine with an 84 litre tank - the ES has an 64 litre tank and comparing the trip meters the SR said I had 560 klms to drive, whereas the ES the trip meter is nearly always above 700 klms - a big differnce, 20 litres of fuel and approx 150klms .

This is the first car owned that has done above the 100,000 klms - now at 120,000








This is our first car that has done above the 100,000

[gtfalcon25]

Hi I am new to this forum. I own two Falcons a BA XT and a FG GT and I am having issues with both. I just had the centre bearing replaced on the BA tailshaft and now it vibrates quite a lot from about 60kmh up. The mechanic swears blind he did the job correctly and kept the alignment of the tailshaft perfect and he says the tailshaft now needs balancing. My concern is that the tailshaft balance was never an issue before replacing the centre bearing. The bearing was clunking but there was no vibration and my opinion is that for the tailshaft to be causing this bad vibration it would have to be a long way out of balance. I read some forums saying that it is caused by the tailshaft not being replaced in the exact same alingnment?

[phillip island]

Hi



Current car a territory, ts sy model, awd .


Have probably owned 35 cars, silly me sold a xb gs 351 cos it had rust in the doors but at the time, I had no money to fix it

[BillMine]

Hi was surprised to see Philip Island" mentioned - I was down that way during the school holidays - we live on the Sunshine Coast - I bought a Shell sign from an antique dealer, in Cowes.

I put it up above my Shell Bowser - he had a shell sign that I was interested in but had no way of getting back to Qld.

Bill

[fordrocks]

Hi all, great to be a part of this forum. Just brought ford EL '97'. Love fords.

[Safmista]

Hi I just bought an 06 bf mk1 falcon sr sedan. Had an ef 94 before that. Going to raise the bf with king hd raised springs and kyb shocks and fit a heavy duty towbar. I tow quite regularly. Boat and bike trailer. A fair bit of off road, hence the raised suspension. I need to do the diff bushes as they have had it, any recommendations or tips as I am going to do them myself?

[RusticRuss]

Hi All, Picked up my 1997 Explorer yesterday and drove it home (130k).Was very happy with it, BUT somewhere along the way probably a lunch stop, the guts fell out of my remote so Im key locking at the moment. Apart from that the ride home was great. Beautiful looking vehicle and runs well. Had a terry previously a few years ago, so Im back into Fords Cheers Rusti

[Paul Roach]

Hi everyone I am nearly finished the restoration of my sons XT Falcon 1968 station wagon. I need a Right Hand Front chrome mould for the top of the guard. Would anyone have one or no someone who might. Many thanks Paul Ballina/Port Macquarie area. Willing to travel.

[GREGO.77]

Gday all just bought an old Turbo 06 Territory, its my second Ford that Iv owned my first was an XD ESP which I dropped a poky stroked clevo in it a 9 inch tubed and 3/4 (done myself) and tricked up the C4 that was already in it. On pump fuel she done 11.76 back in the days when 12s were fast. My wife and I ride sports bikes but just had a little one so thought buying a Turbo Terri would be fun. Im currently absolutely disgusted in how slow she is but in time ill sort her her out. If any1 can guide me to where I can hire an on head valve spring remover would be much appreciated. Im extremely out of date with dohc fuel injection and the rest of the over engineered garbage theyve thrown into this car but am learning alot from reading what you guys are sharing and much appreciate it.

[fordpartsdude]

hey guys my 06 bf mk2 in up for sale been hit in the *** missing headlights and small stuff. majority of it there. want it gone.

[Brenton Watkins]

G'day all, this is my first time on this forum so i am not really sure how it all works. I am 54 and sadly had to give up work early due to some serious health issues. I own a 2012 Supercharged GTP and have had some work done on it so far by KPM, it produces 502.6 flywheel kw. Next week it goes back in for them to do more mods.

Can someone tell me about the rules for selling and buying through the forum please.

[GasoLane]

G'day Brenton and welcome to AFF.

You can buy stuff anytime you like but you can't sell until you have 25 posts.

[Scott wanton]

Hey guys, thanks for the add. I have a question, not sure where to post. I am looking a buying a 75 landau and my question is matching numbers vs brand new 351. the price difference is not major (painted with new 351 slightly more) but I do intend to drive the car regularly. What difference in the future would matching numbers and original paint make. Cheers Scott

[Scott wanton]

And any thoughts on the landau in general would be appreciated. Cheers Scott

[H3ATH3N]

Right!

Where do I start...I'm in New Zealand. Control your jealousy, please.

>8-]

Almost every car I've owned has been a Ford apart from;

*A Legacy. I wanted to see what all the hype was about. Disappointment!

*Now I have an E46 330i as a daily driver.

Although, there is a Mk iv Zodiac downstairs too. That's what motivated me to join. It has an AU XR8 engine/trans in it, and I need some help.

I see that I can't start threads yet, so how do I get started?

[VRStrong]

Well I'm a new member. I have a 2002 Fairlane Ghia Sportsman with now 160,000kms. I have driven Fairlanes for a large part of my working life, and the present on for my retirement. Didn't realise how much I liked australian Fords until recently. Plenty of time for reflection these days.
Vic

[Mickf6]

Hey...

Mick, Queensland

Recently bought myself a ford again, been doing some reading here and there and thought about time I say hello and ask a question or two as well in other parts.

Thanks fer havin me ... Hope theirs no speeling nazis around

[wobbly69]

G'day chaps and chapetts. I'm a long time listener but a first time caller and I thought i'd say hi.
I'm Wobbly from NZ and I have an EF futura that I call Frankie (due to all the mods its a bit like frankinstein).
Any way nice to finally say hi.

[choc charles]

Hi Guys , I'm a NEWBY HERE !!! ..Just thought I'd drop in and say Ga-day !!...So Ga -Day !!!!.. Just to break the ice a little ..My real name is Malcolm .. most people address me by my nick name ...Choc.. & you are welcome to do the same. Thank-you for letting me in to the site, just a little history on myself; I reside in South-East Queensland and come from a farming family of six boys who are all FORD MEN. Mt father, brothers and myself fell in love with the XW and XY GT-HOs during the 70's and eventually acquired a couple of gems back in the day, they included an original white XW GT and an original XW GT-HO (reef green), among other Fords we owned back in those days was a couple of original 1965/66 GT Cortina's, an original XR GT, all gone now. With six mad Ford loving boys in the family you could imagine the line up at family gatherings, today they include; an original white XB GT four door, a south African XY GT fairmont, 1969 Mach 1 Mustang blue (390), a blue 1970 Mach 1 Mustang (351), a white 1967 Fastback Mustang (289), another 1967 Fastback Mustang (390 code), currently in the build stage, an clone of the famous white super Falcon of the 70's with a white racing engine, approximately 600 horse power (street and circuit), a Sierra V6, 2 door escort (plans to fit a 289 V8) for racing purposes, 1972 black Mach 1 Mustang, along with the daily drivers which consists of FG XR6's, BA XR6 Turbo, FG four cylinder and there's more Fords floating around the family somewhere but I can't remember them all. Just in closing, I've started new project myself which is an American 1963 Falcon 2 door, already have converted to right hand drive, slipping in a 302 Windsor, C4 auto, 8 inch LSD, all new front end and new red interior, may sound strange with the red interior but I plan to paint her in the Ford focus colour, electric orange. A little bit of customizing, Nissan R 33 tail lights, 68 GT Mustang bonnet scoops and custom grill, hope to run her without front or rear bars. So I may need a little help along the way with some technical issues, mainly with RTA regulations. I've rambled on enough!!! Thanks for letting me in guys and cheers for now, Choc.

[CQB-241]

Hi all.

I'm from WA and new to the Ford Forum.

Past history is typical of a car tragic..... http://www.fordforums.com.au/showpos...&postcount=948

FGX XR8 in 2015 as daily, have a thing for Fords, MoPars and Jags.

Regards, Brett

[eric66]

hi all new to this site just got myself a AUXR6 UTE iv got some questions to ask but not sure how put up a new post
any way my question is the ute seems to be useing a lot of fual and am woundering if there is any resson for this and what l can do about it

[bluebell69]

Hi all,g,day from South East Queensland. Recently bought a BF Falcon and need a little help but will read all past forums before asking questions.
regards,
John.