Good work. I can't wait to see what the concordes look like.

haha yeah it should do for now, it isnt too bad i guess just needs a very good cut and polish to kinda get it to match a bit better.

Glad you mentioned that about the gold mate, i was thinking of it to be honest after seeing a picture of a ford poster with a dark colour fairlane concorde with gold rims on it. After going through a few options i think it may be a bit too bright for what i want. A lighter shade of gold like the champagne colour seen on EL GT rims would look good though, and if i could find proper wheel paint in that colour i would go for it, would contrast well with dark green i think.


Cheers buddy, i agree, im leaning towards leaving them silver at this stage, the silver it currently is, is a really nice colour, almost seems as though there is a faint pearl in it when you look at it in different angles. Not sure whether to just touch them up for now or respray them completely in a fresh coat of silver. Still cant help but think of what these would look like polished up though


Thanks Slo, i cant wait either, did a trial fit on the weekend (without the tyres) and im pretty stocked with how it looks, heaps different than the ROH's and makes it look pimp-ish

Well im off to repco, i need some brake cleaner to clean the inside of these wheels, clean my rear shocks and springs, and see what colour wheel paint they have available for me to use on the rims

Never guess what I saw at a council flat complex near me in the weekend...

Now theres 2 sets of Concordes that i know of in NZ, lol good spotting fiend. Any clue on if it was a genuine concorde??

Hell, look at the front ride height on that thing!! That thing requires major league dumpage

LOL, your not wrong about that. Looks like the self leveling suspension in the rear has stuffed up.

It is parked on a hill and the rear right is on a speed bump, the rear left is in the gutter... The ride height is therefore a mystery and not related to this picture in the slightest


They look like genuine wheels to me mate! I still have a set of four of the original EF monty mags laying around, wonder if they'll want to swap with a bit of cash? They are living in a council flat - you never know...

Ahh, that would explain the weird height then. So the body would probably be sitting quite level then if the rear is partly parked up on a speed bump. I get it now, thanks for clearing that one up



The wheels would be genuine concordes for sure, but the fairlane itself, any way of telling if its a true Fairlane Concorde? Reason i ask is because the guy who sold me the concordes said they came off a normal fairlane, it didnt have any of the other Concorde extras, only had the concorde rims. Since that fairlane had all 5 rims, im guessing it may have come that way from factory, so i wonder if Ford NZ optioned the Concorde rims on normal Fairlanes.

Definately see if you can make a swap even with a bit of cash thrown in, who knows you might be able to flog them off for a nice amount to another ford enthusiast and make a bit of profit out of it, they are pretty rare rims.

Not sure how you tell the difference between a Fairlane Ghia and a "Concorde!"

Uhm, it was a Government car and taxi until 2007 when it gave up getting CERT's and started getting WARRANTS and got a new plate in May 2007 according to http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=dyt221

Hey KWIK, love the work you're doing to your Fairmont. You have given me an idea for my throttle body now, cheers Great interior work too mate, it was the look that I was after about May this year, but I cannot live that dream anymore.

Just another thing also, it's no wonder that the 6cyl goes so well. Just look at the factory chambers and bowls on the alloy heads. If only Ford shared the same passion for the Windsor outside the USA.

Thanks for the kind words banarcus

Yeah these alloy heads arent too bad in stock form, the chambers only need a bit of work, a little de-shrouding of the valves and a bit of blending in the bowls and they flow pretty well. Lol, which reminds me i should start getting back to work on this bloody head im working on, just have to find a decent die grinder with a longer shaft to really get into the ports

Cheers

A 'Concorde' actually has the word 'Concorde' on the car. Other differences include the GT type steering wheel, Black ruffled leather inserts on the door cards and seats, as well as all the usual Fairlane/LTD goodies.

I have seen 4.0l and 5.0l variants.

BenJ

Cool. Will do another drive by just to check the ruffled door inserts!!!!
Oooohhhh, I'd sell me teeth for a set of them..!

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Nope, it is a Fairlane with a Ghia badge, cappa leather and chrome. Ah well.

Well had a s**t start to the day today, woke up early to remove the rear springs and shocks, just to clean them up a bit and see if the rear pedders sports ryder were short stroke units or not seeing as i may be moving to superlows soon. To my suprise i found the drivers rear one is completely dead. Driving feels exactly the same so it would of been pretty hard to pick up on had i not removed them, may explain why the drivers rear sat a bit lower than other side

All i know is when i compress the shock, it doesnt even try to release, the rod just stays stuck inside the shock body so i guess i'll be in for a new set of rears and who knows maybe the fronts too since they have been fitted from the first owner god knows how long ago. Springs are a bit shagged to, paint peeling off them etc so may as well start saving for a suspension re-do. Good thing its not a hard job, but it has put me off getting the concordes and tyres fitted up this weekend. f**k

Just how much return do you want from your shock? Shocks work both ways don't they - IE, they dampen the compression process and the spring back process? If your shock is f**k it would move in and out too freely (or no moving at all.....)???Remember the springs on the back of sedans are marked LEFT and RIGHT... The fuel tank and some other things mean that there is more weight on one side that they try to compensate for or something...