rivalrx Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 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 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post rivalrx Posted January 23, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2022 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 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rivalrx Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Oh, and I got a mint factory wheel too 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 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 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalrx Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 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. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rivalrx Posted March 23, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2022 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…. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post rivalrx Posted April 25, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2022 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 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rivalrx Posted April 30, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2022 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. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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