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Hi all - I’m thinking about selling my pretty clean xe de reg runner. I will be officially listing it however for those old schoolers that might be into it, PM me. $10k for the complete car on bickies - might be getting it live and reg wof but then the price will jump. ALL other bits are extra I will do an official post in the coming weeks in the correct thread area etc. All the pics and info are in the build thread. 0273000380
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D Day - I went to collect the XE from Hamilton today and bring it to Auckland the 265s proved to be too wide for the trailer by 2”S so I had to do the bolt to the wreckers for spec savers/steelies. Managed to locate 3 and we got the bastard on the trailer. I could only find 3 steelies/space savers and that was just enough to get the job done - albeit with a square cut out the front one to fit the hub haha Sacrificial lamb The poor single axle trailer made it home after a type pump and weight re distribute. Note - if you are using a trailer, check measurements prior, check tyre pressures and fill the spare room just to be safe! Also check the load rating so that it’s safe to use. Lessons learnt and yes, it made it. Anyhoo, it’s in Auckland and will be at my new house in 3 weeks.
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Cheers mate - they have all the goodies there. I'd love the correct seat material however I'm happy with the ol tan. I guess it would be rude for me no to get a set of the ESP remake centres and the gold too
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The Bronze's XE Falcon Vehicle of Utility Purpose.
rivalrx replied to The Bronze's topic in Project Discussion
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I’ve been spitballing factory paint options for a while now and love the factory metallic blue look….however I think I like the 2-tone look a bit better. Charcoal and Snow White as seen on some XE ESP’s from the factory. Even the OG 18” yea bud Simmons looks killer on this Pretty sure this colour way with the Spare tan interior will look pretty smart and the fact my car is a low spec GL Falcon, I don’t mind doing a tasteful tribute to the mighty XE. They even have the repro moulding kit too which is rad! Hopefully I’m picking the XE up from its barn this Saturday and bringing it up to the 09 for a decent tidy up and clean when we move to our new house. I should be able to crack into this build a bit more soon so watch this space
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They are 14x6 I think. Oh cool, I am keen as when you are ready to let them go. Happy to pay etc
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A bit of random wire wheel action - not a bad result. Yes it’s the same wheel and that’s after about 15min on the ol drill. I'm currently cobbling a set of S Pac XE rims together (you all know I love my wheels). if anyone has any of these wheels kicking about, please PM me.
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Now the fun part - all those new and rebuilt parts getting plonked on with the care and grace of a brain surgeon.
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Thanks pal - my hinges are all sweet. I appreciate the offer/gesture
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Oh sht the bed that's cool! Cheers for sharing mate. I move into my new house at the end of May and the mighty falcon is going to be in the shed....FINALLY and mush to the absolute disgust from my wife. Plans are to just clean the b-jesus out of it and hoon out a few coils on the springs just for the shed aesthetics. And to make some room, I will add on the bits that I have stashed: Louvres Mint front lower bumper and S Pac lower lip Replace both tail lights Replacement door mirror Put the better rear bumper on and pop out the rear quarter dent the best I can Fairmont bonnet Fairmont headlights Cut-down falcon grille I love the light blue interior however the tan interior is rad also and I think will pop against the factory metallic blue that I will be painting it. Either way, the bucket seats and floor console will be going in and I can re trim the seats to suit what colour I decide to roll. I bought a used set of 245 50 14 eagers in the weekend $84..... and these will be going on the prostars for more shed aesthetics.
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It’s not quite winter but the snowflakes have started appearing… I saw these bad boys on FB and had to do what it takes to get them. These were meant to be on a brand new EA Fairmont from the dealership however the buyers opted for other alloys. These came with the car NEW and have been in their boxes in a shed ever since. The only thing different to these vs XE Fairmont Ghia are the Ghia ones have a black paint behind the spokes and the faces are machined. Also the ghia alloys have a fancier centre cap which as luck has it, I scored NOS Ford genuine ones last year. I’m selling my old snowflakes x5 (pic 1) and will be stashing these unobtanuim units in the garage for a while. They even came with new wheel nuts….
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Mini update - I bought a mint xe Fairmont bonnet that was literally 5min drive from my house. My other Fairmont bonnet (rare AF these bad boys) has some rust therefore I thought it’s best to bite the bullet and pay the price for a clean one and sell old one. For those unaware of the difference between falcon and Fairmont xe bonnets, check the pic with the falcon grille as reference. The Fairmont headlights are wider and the centre of the bonnet is narrower. The falcon grille in the pic is the width of the falcon bonnet for reference. happy days - bank balance too a hit. Happy to pay for good kit and I think it’s saved me the $$ in the long run easy.
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When it rains, it pours - I sourced another black arm rest centre console in bloody good condition. This one I don’t need to take the material off and appears to be in great nick. also I’ve been tinkering cleaning up the tan ghia wheel that was painted black. It’s looking a load better after a bit of picking with a razor blade when I’m feeling in the mood. if anyone is travelling Dunedin to chch or Auckland let me know as I will happily pay for transport of this brittle bastard. cheers
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Yes I did mate. Still a few parts I’d love but chch to Auckland isn’t close and the parts are sizeable. The limo is certainly toast. oh you have 3. I will fire you a pm mate. Pics of the wheel before I got it and the state is is now. Still a bit to go but I just love the look. Would love one in black too
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Oh, and I got a mint factory wheel too
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Just got back from the Rangiora Car Show - EPIC AF. picked up this XE Fairmont console that has the factory material plushness cover. Under is a black console that I will need to clean up and remove the material glue etc before I get too excited. Plus it’s still in chch and is a giant fragile bastrd to move. x series falcons NZ on FB has all the photos I took of anyone is interested. Too many to load here as I struggle to successfully post 2 images. Got a nice beige XE Fairmont steering wheel that was painted black. Currently taking the black paint off
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Loving the progress! So fresh and so clean clean
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Boredom took hold today and I slapped the XE Fairmont ghia diff with some rust preventing primer its not totally done yet but already looks killer
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I really need to just lay off the online purchases….but I can’t. Picked up this mint XE front bumper that will get a good clean up and will go on the car with my S PAC lower lip. Here is one of my spare prostars on my XE Fairmont Ghia disc lsd rear end
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The last things I need is more wheels…..however I never thought I’d ever own a set of 14x8 Prostars until today. and to make matters worse, last night I hit the buy now on trademe on a pair of 14x8 prostars for a price I can’t say no to. the below car is the look I’m going for and I have the Eagers too.
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