FTO AUSTRALIA

So have a new project car (even though mine isn't finished)

March, 1981 build, Ford XD Falcon, GL base model with optional air con.

3.3L straight 6, 3 speed auto box with floor shifter.

88,XXX original KMs, original paint.

- New oil and filter
- Flushed "coolant" (lol crystals) and replaced with water for the time being until hoses are sorted and replaced, then will put coolant in (wont be run until then anyway)
- New spark plugs
- Dropped some oil into spark plug holes to lube up before starting (thanks Jack)
- New fuel (none in there, tried to drain and nothing came out?)
- Cranked it by hand by just turning fan for two revolutions (ish)
- Borrowed battery from pop's camry

My brother will have the car as a daily in basically its current form until we either decide to build it or sell it, unsure at the moment.

Anyway, pics and first start up!

The model designation will for me only ever be a laughing face.

Go away, it's hectic

All that car will do... is occupy your driveway & you *cough Gen Y!* know it

It will end up being towed back to where you found it

It's safe mate...

Don't need to tow it, it can be pushed back across the road to where it came from

And also, my last car took 12 months to get running...

This one took 4 days!

Nek minut

It's soo ugly lol but good luck with it

destinationtoby wrote:It's soo ugly lol but good luck with it

Haha yeah I'm kinda undecided about it...

The XB looks awesome, so does the XC.. then they tried to get kinda modern and ended up with this.. thing...

But it's mad, it has character

Needs these rims

Upside down again mate?

Gonna polish the f**k out of all the chrome, re-blaaaaack all the blaaaaack bits and put some lawn bowling balls on the parcel shelf

Daniel2019 wrote:Gonna polish the f**k out of all the chrome, re-blaaaaack all the blaaaaack bits and put some lawn bowling balls on the parcel shelf

Straw hats mate

Bennoz wrote:

Daniel2019 wrote:Gonna polish the f**k out of all the chrome, re-blaaaaack all the blaaaaack bits and put some lawn bowling balls on the parcel shelf

Straw hats mate

That or one of those semi transparent green sun visors

Bennoz wrote:Upside down again mate?

Rotate ya fuckin computer screen ffs

destinationtoby wrote:

Bennoz wrote:Upside down again mate?

Rotate ya fuckin computer screen ffs

That or wait until the mushrooms wear off..

OFF CHOPS MAAAAAATE!!!

FKNLOL

I actually find it f**king hilarious that my photos are fuckin up for you only

LOL
"ya f**ken parrot"

Bahahaha them tobies

So started up the falcon again today.

Had it running for about a minute or so and that knocking noise went away. Guessing some clogged up oil galleries free'd up or something.

But anyway, it held an idle and was happy to rev a little bit after it warmed up too. I dare say that the motor might be okay.

Good news..