Thanks Marsss,
It's a work in process
After the s**t weather yesterday, and the usual fathers day run-around, I finally found a couple of hours this arvo to throw the new door cards in. I have to say, the Lane/LTD door cards have to be the easiest to remove/fit that I have come accross, give me screws over those crappy plastic door clips anyday













I'm not 100% happy with the woodgrain. Think I might swap them with the old Lane wood. For some reason they used real wood for the Fairlanes and that crappy laminated wood look for the LTD???

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looks tops mick...

cheers huggie,
Now I just have to wait for MRE-50L to start the dismantling process so that I can complete the transformation. Only then can I move on to some more serious mods in the performance department.
I met another fellow NC driver today, but not under the best circumstances I was heading over to the old mans place today, when I pulled up next to a pretty tidy example in the form of a White NC which had been dropped on it's guts with black stockies. We gave each other the old "nice car mate" wave and were heading up the road to a round-about. By this stage he was behind me (good apportunity for him to see the FM sticker on the back window ) and when it was my turn to enter the round-about..............BANG The f**k LPG backfired again, but not just once. I was rolling through the intersection in N and when it started again and I went to take off...........BANG again
Once I finally got through the intersection and into a side street, I pulled up to re-assemble the mess that usually happens.
I had just finished clipping the airbox lid back on when I hear "Do you need a hand mate" from behind me. The fella in the white NC had gone around the block and came back to see if I needed a hand. Nice young bloke and very rare for people to go out of their way to give others in need a hand.
Must just be NC drivers We have to stick together. I didn't think to mention FM or find out where he was from, but hopefully we'll meet again as I'm sure he would make a good member of the FM community.
There ya's go! A nice little story for this fathers day
Mick
PS. Time I booked in with Joe for a proper tune on the Dyno, can't handle much more of this backfiring s**t

i have seen a few nice NC's around here. there was even a bloke with a monaro on a car trailor checking out my car today lol.

I suppose a bang from the backfire is better than a bang from behind. Definately not running good if it is behaving like that. Must be costing a bomb on airboxes too. That back seat and trims look great too. Comfy leather lounge with a sweet V8 noise underneath.

Hey Mick, that looks great.

But ya still havn't got the front seats done yet. Slacka LOL

BenJ

Mick, interested in offloading the Lane trims. I am after a set for the ED.
Brett

Love your work mate, the seat looks fantastic, along with the trims.

Well done on a Phat Fairlane.

It's freaky how well you seem to know me BenJ This is the t-shirt i'm wearing atm that I was given for fathers day
A little unfair! I'm one of the hardest working people I know Just ask me

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For you Brett, I would love to say yes, but I don't think I could part with them. I am currently looking for an EB/ED for the missus and plan on putting them in the lucky car I choose, but if I happen to get my hands on a mont ghia with the leather trim, then I may reconsider.
Consider yourself as having first dibs if I do sell them.
Cheers,
Mick

Thanks, and i appreciate it
Brett

Thanks for the comments PIMP_LTD. Between you and BenJ, I will have plenty of inspiration to draw from when I finally find a nice boxcar for the missus' daily.
Mick

looking great mick

After I sold the Telstar recently, I became very concerned that the missus was trying to reclaim the Lane as her daily So I have been searching frantically for a nice tidy Daily, that could do with a bit of modding to keep the lady happy, After finding a nice ED Fairmont Ghia Wagon for sale for the right price, I was stoked, but that didn't last long when I was outbid with 1 second to go
I got over it and continued the search, and found this little gem earlier this evening I pick her up tommorow arvo.



This fairmont is an absolute blank canvas, 2nd owner in original factory condition. Has not been mollested at all...........well, yet anyway

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looks good but why the hell did ford molest those trims with manual winders?