Another Au Falcon

[AU GONE BAD]

hi again guys been a couple of days since i was here last anyways i thought id post up another ride i bought just last week

when i bought the old girl she was in bad need of repair $950 is all i paid for it.
the bloke i bought it off fell asleep behind the wheel idiot !!!!
anyways it needed a few things so i replaced p/s pump , front bumper, radiator, and new thermo fans so all in all not to bad.

it did how ever bend the radiator support and took some skin along the way lol oh the joys of working on cars !!!

anyways i thought id post a before and after photo
cheers guys

before
http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...=image1258.jpg

after http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...image1262k.jpg

[TheInterceptor]

Can't have too many AU's

Nice pickup!

[AU GONE BAD]

Originally Posted by TheInterceptor

Can't have too many AU's

Nice pickup!

thanks interceptor lol
i suppose ya right with 4 au's in m yard i cant go wrong lol

i have big plans for this ute in the future got another tickford green monster dedicated lpg model

thinking about major transplant considering that utes got 303.184 on the clock time to think about it soon althouh she drives sweet as box changes smooth as silk and she runs well.
very quiet to quiet infact i never checked to see if it was a transplant motor umm ill have to check that out !!!

cheers and thanks again interceptor pleased to see a fellow member who loves his cars as much as i do

[TheInterceptor]

Originally Posted by AU GONE BAD

thanks interceptor lol
i suppose ya right with 4 au's in m yard i cant go wrong lol

i have big plans for this ute in the future got another tickford green monster dedicated lpg model

thinking about major transplant considering that utes got 303.184 on the clock time to think about it soon althouh she drives sweet as box changes smooth as silk and she runs well.
very quiet to quiet infact i never checked to see if it was a transplant motor umm ill have to check that out !!!

cheers and thanks again interceptor pleased to see a fellow member who loves his cars as much as i do

4! Well done haha! You should maybe share

Major transplant eh? What did you have in mind? Still plenty of life left in whats in there now by the sounds of it!

No worries AGB! I sure do love my cars...especially AU's

[flooded one]

I have 2 AUs!! bloody good cars!! if i could afford another one i'd have a wagon!! so i could say i have an AU sedan, ute and wagon!!!

[AU GONE BAD]

Originally Posted by TheInterceptor

4! Well done haha! You should maybe share

Major transplant eh? What did you have in mind? Still plenty of life left in whats in there now by the sounds of it!

No worries AGB! I sure do love my cars...especially AU's

yep 4 of the buggers oppps no better make that 5 i forgot about the wreck

my plans for this thing are
* rip off the tray back and replace it with a well body
* tickford runing gear from a smashed up 2001 au tickford green monster out back and posable rebuild of the tickford motor before it goes under
* total respray candy red and black gt strips
*some rubber to go on my tickford rims
* converting it from gray interior to black !!
* AND A 5 SPEED MANUAL

with all that done i plan to sell it !!
will post pics when shes about to be done

[2011G6E]

You know, I hated AU's...when they came out myself, along with a lot of people who were died in the wool Ford guys, said "Oh christ, what were you thinking??". Horrible.

But disturbingly I've noticed that over the last couple of years I've seen ones like, for example, a gold coloured one in Rocky, lowered slightly, with those steel "interceptor" wheels, low profile tyres, a nice exhaust note and dark glass with NSW plates...and found myself thinking "That's a damn nice looking car"...

Does it take over a decade to appreciate them or something, because I hated them with a passion when they first came out and thought it was Fords biggest mistake ever...?

Given their prices now (I recall seeing a sedan sitting in a yard near our sons place in Rocky for $600) they might be a good project...

[GK]

Originally Posted by wildrider

I have 2 AUs!! bloody good cars!! if i could afford another one i'd have a wagon!! so i could say i have an AU sedan, ute and wagon!!!

That's the spirit!

GK

[Maka]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

You know, I hated AU's...when they came out myself, along with a lot of people who were died in the wool Ford guys, said "Oh christ, what were you thinking??". Horrible.

But disturbingly I've noticed that over the last couple of years I've seen ones like, for example, a gold coloured one in Rocky, lowered slightly, with those steel "interceptor" wheels, low profile tyres, a nice exhaust note and dark glass with NSW plates...and found myself thinking "That's a damn nice looking car"...

Does it take over a decade to appreciate them or something, because I hated them with a passion when they first came out and thought it was Fords biggest mistake ever...?

Given their prices now (I recall seeing a sedan sitting in a yard near our sons place in Rocky for $600) they might be a good project...

G'day guy's, 2011G6E- maybe you're a bit older & a bit wiser lol! A lot of people thought AU's were hideous when they first come out and a lot of those same people admit now that AU's have aged well. Its whats under the skin that counts as you know - AU's are the most underated car in OZ ever, period!


AU Gone Bad, good score mate! You can never have too many au's as long as you've got the room! Keep up the good work!

cheers,Maka

[AU GONE BAD]

lol thanks guys
i try my best with the old girl and see what happens though sadly with 18 cars on my lawn i may sell this ute again once its fixed up with all the tickford gear !!!!

so keep a eye out guys ill advertise it !! as much as i don't want to its a matter of have to.
could be as early as november if i ever gget all my projects done

cheers mike

[AU GONE BAD]

well just an update guys and a few more pictures

anyways here they are

if anyones seen these rims let me know i need two of them in perth !!!
http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...=Image1271.jpg

http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...DImage1269.jpg

just a front shot so ya can see how little damage was done to the radiator support
http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...DImage1268.jpg

motor apears to be be the same numbers match so kms are gen
http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...DImage1266.jpg

http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...DImage1265.jpg

http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...DImage1264.jpg

as ya can see the interior is shot !!!
http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...DImage1263.jpg

its first bath !!!! not that it helped with the crap paint work lol
http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/...DImage1261.jpg

[falconnut]

Noice score mate.

Love AU's

[AU GONE BAD]

Originally Posted by TheInterceptor

4! Well done haha! You should maybe share

Major transplant eh? What did you have in mind? Still plenty of life left in whats in there now by the sounds of it!

No worries AGB! I sure do love my cars...especially AU's

hi guys you may or not know me from my past posts

anyways as you all know i bought a au falcon ute for $900 from a bloke that fell asleep behind the wheel and she was preaty beaten up

in the last posts i showed the work carried out to get it back on the road
new bumper
new power stearing pump
new power stearing rack
new radiator
new thermo fans
new ball joints
new sway bar rubbers

$$$$$ spent anyhows thats all over and must i say she drives sweet thanks to many here

in the recent months ive bought me a 2000 au fairlane paid $500 for it yeah when i replaced the ecu because it had failed i saw 895.000 on the dial and went BUGGER ME !!!!!
umm i had one before that had 600.000 and it had stress cracks in the floor pans so as you can imagen i was like i ain't even going to try to put it on the road again its just a money pit

so in all my $900 ute has become an experiment au ute with a au fairlane front end i got all the panels put on and started on the wiring today and this is where it went wrong

fairlane wiring plug which i removed
2 green with two orange strips one high beam one low beam i asume

3 black wires all earth one to each bulb

1 brown parker bulb wire

1 green with blue wire which goes to blinker

1 red and black strip wire which goes to main low beem

ok this is where it goes really wrong

the head light side only has one green with a orange wire so i am down one wire to start with
the other high beam wire is blue which really confuses me

so when i flick to high beem the damn main low beam goes out any ideas guys what on earth am i doing wrong lol don't make me look like a idiot but guys i really am frying my brain

anyways here is a few pictures of the work so far

[AU GONE BAD]

this is with the fairlane front end
http://s1234.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=0

[EL.50]

Should use the "IMG Code"

[TheInterceptor]

Welcome back haha good to hear its all sweet now.

Cool! It should come up nice with the lane front end, sorry cant help with your wiring issue there!

[AU GONE BAD]

Originally Posted by TheInterceptor

Welcome back haha good to hear its all sweet now.

Cool! It should come up nice with the lane front end, sorry cant help with your wiring issue there!

hey interceptor glad to see ya like what i am doing with the old girl since we spoke last shes got a 140k fresh ish motor under the hood and may i say shes got a hell alot more grunt for her buck

thinking about a 5 speed soon the ideas we come up with lol
anyways i scratched and banged my hands and after alot of swearing and telling god all about my wiring problem it seems i was a total idiot

aparntly the fairlane has a 6 pin relay on the main lights
the standerd falcon only has 5 and what ya know the cause of my problem

first thought was oh crap i bet the harness is differant under the fuse tray aparntly its not

just getting lights on now and a few odds and ends even adding a third horn sould make those suckers move !!!!! once thats all done i plan to paint the old girl so any ideas on colours are most welcome guys will be posting a few pics soon so hang around

and cheers guys many thanks

[MNM96]

One of the AU to BA colours look sharp, like Blueprint.

[EL.50]

Sparkling Burgundy

[tim_pato]

nice progress mate, ive just put the hp ticky in my gas ute. hagarone has a lane ute they look the goods. you going to change the interior to? hope to see some pics of the new front end soon.

[hagarone]

[KR1STO]

Originally Posted by hagarone

image

God I love that ute..!!!!

[hagarone]

You can see it on sunday.

[tim_pato]

wish i could see it on sunday.....

[hagarone]

Tim show me the money and it could be yours.

[tim_pato]

ha ha then what would i do with lane bits in my parts room? besides after buying a forester and a written off xr6 nd 2 weeks down the coast over xmas, i'm moving to brokesville.

[EL.50]

How come no sportsman centre caps?

[AU GONE BAD]

hey guys just a quick update on the progress the ute is back together again just got to sort out a few more minor body details then i am gunna start blocking and sanding her back for a paint job

once thats done its of to find me some mag wheels lol and re do the crome

ok here we go front shot
http://s1234.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=1

side shot
http://s1234.beta.photobucket.com/us...09861939942435
i plan to remove the crap bent ally tray and weld me up a steal one and put two lock boxs in front of the rear wheels

again thanks to all and must i say it does look better with a tub some how i didn't think it would but ya certainly pulled it off

cheers

[AU GONE BAD]

Originally Posted by hagarone

Tim show me the money and it could be yours.

hey hagarone i must admit it is a nice ute kinda interested for the right price

cheers

[tim_pato]

Originally Posted by AU GONE BAD

again thanks to all and must i say it does look better with a tub some how i didn't think it would but ya certainly pulled it off

cheers

dont get me wrong hagarones is a nice ute, im more of a tonner man myself.