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04-06-2008, 10:25 PM
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Starter Motor
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hi there!
totally new to this site - to be honest, i've only just stumbled across it! anyway, thought i'd better come in and introduce myself... my other half... and our car. we're a couple who've recently moved to the waaaayyy way south from w.a., having driven across the country to relocate. i'm a 40 yr old woman who's always had a thing for fords, and he's a die-hard 45 yr old ford man, who's owned a number of cars, but currently only has one. the car: an 1987 XF fairmont ghia, with -windsor 351, 4V dart heads, EFI, solid cam, pacemaker extractors, mandel built custom exhaust, 4" tailshaft, toploader gearbox, hurst close-ratio shifter, ford 9" diff, pedder pumps, XE ESP suspension, lowered front end, phase 3 bonnet scoop, symmonds rims, all original as-new interior, custom tint. this car exists because ford short-changed - expecting a V8 XF and not getting one! so, he built it instead. we also have a pretty good collection of 1:18 scale models ... all fords bar one (who knew moffat drove a holden!). right, well that us into'd. hopefully, we'll be around here for a while.... and look forward to getting to know a few here! |
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04-06-2008, 10:28 PM
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Where to next??
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Hello and welcome,
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04-06-2008, 10:34 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Geelong
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love look of an xf even better when its got balls. great site i think you will be happy you stubbled upon it
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04-06-2008, 10:44 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jun 2008
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thankyou both!
just having a good look around now... there's a lot to see on this site! |
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04-06-2008, 11:02 PM
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Clevo Mafia Inc.
 
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Welcome to AFF, that XF sounds like a solid combination, do you have any pics ?
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04-06-2008, 11:06 PM
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proud member of the MFCC
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welcome ! and pic of the xf would be awesome !
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04-06-2008, 11:10 PM
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Sales Representative
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Young
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Welcome to AFF
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Project InfernoSR - Back Burner Project FeralTerra - No longer Project Fairmont Prodigy - Sold Thanks go to: MY WIFE! Bathurst Brakepro Undacar eBay!! |
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04-06-2008, 11:10 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jun 2008
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pics will be coming soon...
have to hunt them down in the black hole of my laptop memory, as well as getting approval from my guy before posting any! (he's just a teensy bit protective of this car  )
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04-06-2008, 11:15 PM
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Sales Representative
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04-06-2008, 11:21 PM
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04-06-2008, 11:24 PM
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which can sometimes attract more attention.
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04-06-2008, 11:26 PM
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Starter Motor
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he'd KILL me! i have to make damn sure i park in such a way that no-one can even think about touching the car! hard to do, especially where we're at right now. |
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04-06-2008, 11:28 PM
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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide
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welcome to the forums.
I would also like to see pics of this beast.
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"the greatest trick the devil pulled, is convincing the world he doesn't exist" 2022 Mazda CX5 GTSP Turbo 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander 1967 XR FALCON 500 Cars previously owned: 2021 Subaru Outback Sport 2018 Subaru XV-S 2012 Subaru Forester X 2007 Subaru Liberty GT 2001 AU2 75th Anniversary Futura 2001 Subaru GX wagon 1991 EB XR8 1977 XC Fairmont 1990 EA S Pak 1984 XE S Pak 1982 ZJ Fairlane 1983 XE Fairmont 1989 EA Falcon 1984 Datsun Bluebird Wagon 1975 Honda Civic |
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04-06-2008, 11:30 PM
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Fiat POWAAH!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Western Australia
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welcome to the forums, nice sounding XF!
Welcome to the southern part of WA..or did you come from there?? Either way, welcome! |
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05-06-2008, 08:35 PM
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Starter Motor
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an approved pic of the car
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05-06-2008, 08:39 PM
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Starter Motor
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picture this..... him telling me to 'get dressed, we're going out'. methinks it's a date and gets all tarted up! where do we go??? the bloody car wash! (any other woman would have killed him  : just as well the body keeps my attention - and i'm NOT talking about his!) |
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05-06-2008, 09:00 PM
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XR6T 400kw(well one day!)
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Toodyay W.A.
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Hi and welcome...
Very impressed about your knowledge of the car - heads, cams, diffs, extractors... e.t.c.... ... Ild be grateful if my wife could just check the oil!!!
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05-06-2008, 09:13 PM
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Starter Motor
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that's the red stuff that helps the car stop, right?? lol seriously though, he was rattling the specs off as i was typing  :
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05-06-2008, 09:33 PM
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Hi and welcome
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05-06-2008, 09:38 PM
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05-06-2008, 09:42 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Welcome, Nice XF. Im sure you'll spend many an hour wandering around here.........
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05-06-2008, 10:25 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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When you say way south do you mean Albany.
If so there are a few car clubs down there that might be of interest to you. Oh and welcome, theres lots of great info in AFF if you get stuck on anything. Somebody will know about it and be able to tell you how to get it, fix it etc.
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05-06-2008, 10:33 PM
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Starter Motor
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from wa to the far south :-) |
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05-06-2008, 10:42 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Wow that looks amazing! Id be proud of it too :P
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05-06-2008, 11:00 PM
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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide
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gorgeous XF. Your right to say your other half is protective. I would be too.
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"the greatest trick the devil pulled, is convincing the world he doesn't exist" 2022 Mazda CX5 GTSP Turbo 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander 1967 XR FALCON 500 Cars previously owned: 2021 Subaru Outback Sport 2018 Subaru XV-S 2012 Subaru Forester X 2007 Subaru Liberty GT 2001 AU2 75th Anniversary Futura 2001 Subaru GX wagon 1991 EB XR8 1977 XC Fairmont 1990 EA S Pak 1984 XE S Pak 1982 ZJ Fairlane 1983 XE Fairmont 1989 EA Falcon 1984 Datsun Bluebird Wagon 1975 Honda Civic |
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05-06-2008, 11:31 PM
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XR6T 400kw(well one day!)
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You should be in Albany though - the only city in Australia where theres no traffic lights! Only round and round and round and round and round abouts 
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05-06-2008, 11:36 PM
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Starter Motor
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closer to the antarctic than to sydney! |
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05-06-2008, 11:51 PM
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XR6T 400kw(well one day!)
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06-06-2008, 12:05 AM
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Fiat POWAAH!
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Western Australia
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Has the XF been released in Tassie yet? you might have the first one!
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introducing myself and car :)
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