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Old 09-07-2011, 10:21 PM   #1
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Default do you treat your car to Christmas in July?

well my car has been getting some real TLC over the last week. had my nice new 20's show up on wednesday






then had the eye lids from toxic beasts' group buy on thursday


and then the BA GT brakes a bought off BAGT514 show up on friday, no pics as of yet as going through the process of breaking them down to be powder coated.

and then to top it off getting DBA4000 rotors front and rear from matt at racebrakes sometime in the next week. and to top it off if tax man is kind will be getting some pedders coil overs.

so what does/ will your car get this july?

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Old 09-07-2011, 10:23 PM   #2
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ASR race spec baffled oil pan
Mellings oil pump
Powerbond underdrives
manifold spacers
tune
bpr airbox
powdercoated engine bay
and some other stuff lol
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Old 09-07-2011, 10:25 PM   #3
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Yep. $3000 worth of stuff to buy for my 347 stroker build coming when tax return turns up. Will be putting plenty of pics up in my build thread when the day comes. Fingers crossed for the 500 flywheel HP!
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Old 09-07-2011, 10:27 PM   #4
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A tow to Autotech, and these parts....

Full EF Fairmont Ghia wiring front to back
Slotted Rear Rotors
Lowered by 2.5" in the rear
Straight Gas set up
New Harmonic Balancer
New timing case, and chain
977B Camshaft
Hurricane Headers
200CSPI Cat
3:27 LSD


Then...

Started for the first time in nearly 3 months
Full Tune


Quite a nice list really....
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Old 09-07-2011, 10:32 PM   #5
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Well ive got a new one now so I guess its only mandatory to do some shopping
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Old 10-07-2011, 10:21 PM   #6
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not realy christmas in july.. however it is the month leading into the Sydney ALL FORD DAY so my car gets fixed/modded heaps during july.
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Old 10-07-2011, 10:24 PM   #7
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I just had a snorkel and UHF scanner fitted
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Old 10-07-2011, 10:44 PM   #8
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not realy christmas in july.. however it is the month leading into the Sydney ALL FORD DAY so my car gets fixed/modded heaps during july.
Yeah Thats what im telling myself that the car needs to be all sweet for this as well. Cant wait to see some awesome b's like yours hulk
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Old 10-07-2011, 11:05 PM   #9
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Thanks.. looking forward to checking your rims and the blitz guards out in person.
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Old 10-07-2011, 11:05 PM   #10
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I think ill get her a bigger stall.
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Old 10-07-2011, 11:47 PM   #11
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Personally don't really like the idea of 20" wheels with tiny little strips of rubber.

For two reasons:
- I don't like the look of it
- I keep thinking about what will happen if you ever have to go away from an area where there is a major highway.
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Old 11-07-2011, 12:02 AM   #12
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Personally don't really like the idea of 20" wheels with tiny little strips of rubber.

For two reasons:
- I don't like the look of it
- I keep thinking about what will happen if you ever have to go away from an area where there is a major highway.

the danger of cracking a rim is a very valid point, i do a fair bit of travel atleast once a year from canb-melb once,canb to gold coast area, and numerous trips to country towns bath/cowra parkes etc

for this reason getting my old 19's repaired and powder coated and getting some good long distance rubber put on em for the trips when ill be on back roads an stuff
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Old 11-07-2011, 03:03 AM   #13
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Merry Christmas, AU!
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Old 11-07-2011, 01:41 PM   #14
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Yup it's always nice when it feels like Christmas came early.... (wanted to edit my previous post but couldn't so I'm adding it here)
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