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 Post subject: Re: My 92 NCII Fairlane Ghia Build
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:55 pm 
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I'll have to see what I have on at work next Thursday. Wouldn't mind going just to check it all out. Won't necessarily buy the lane, but if it's only a couple of hundred bucks, why wouldn't ya :?
How'd you go with the trailer today, make it over to Merryland "waste management facility". Pretty flash as far as tips go. :lol:

 

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 Post subject: Re: My 92 NCII Fairlane Ghia Build
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:43 pm 
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haha! It almost makes going to the tip a pleasurable experience eh!

I think they incinerate everything there, probably why they don't take car tyres, batteries and things that go bang :lol: I am a master at hiding s**t inside other s**t, but I generally go on a weekend and it's always packed, so you tend to get away with it a bit more.

The workers become traffic cops, rather than keeping an eye on what gets chucked.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage! NCII Lane and her Adopted Siblings ;-D
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:05 pm 
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OK. Time to shake things up a bit. :shock:

I am planning major changes to my current line-up of LWB fords. This weekend is the start of some swapping and changing, and even a little digging into the mass of spares I have accumulated over the past couple of years. Not all will survive the transplant. One has to be culled for the greater good of the LWB future here at NCIILANE's Garage :lol:

Today I started with jump starting the old NA and moving her out for the first of many surgeries planned over the coming days. The NC Velour interior she has been keeping safe for the past year, is now to be removed. In it's place will be a nice set of DC leather seats and door cards which currently occupy the NC. Then she will receive a good spit and polish, only to be fitted with a big "FOR SALE" sign. That's right the NA is goooneski's. I hope :wink:
Here is a little advertisement I prepared earlier :lol:
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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage! NCII Lane and her Adopted Siblings ;-D
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:23 pm 
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again its such a shame.. leather plus sunroof 8-)

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage! NCII Lane and her Adopted Siblings ;-D
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:45 pm 
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In the NA's place now resides the newest addition to the family. Say hello to the Wagon. It's a 94 ED Futura Classic. Polynesian green with only 197,000K's.
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The boot space has already been put into practice
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Has a couple of minor issues to sort out, but nothing major.
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Today started with the removal of the factory headunit and was replaced with a new VDO unit I have had sitting in a cupboard in the spare parts room.
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After a bit of searching for the ED Radio wiring on FM, it was done. The factory speakers appear to be in pretty good shape and the sound is crisp and clear.
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But I have these, and I think they will go nice here :?
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The hole will deffinately be big enough :)
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Next on the list......the wagon is going to inherit the Advanti Chrome Volts from the NC.

Let's see how things go tomorrow.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage! NCII Lane and her Adopted Siblings ;-D
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:02 am 
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RE: front windscreen strips..

grab a set of an EF/EL they fit on and dont crack like them, much neater look and once on you can forget about them forever.

im keen to see it dropped and on the chromies

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage! NCII Lane and her Adopted Siblings ;-D
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:10 am 
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Don't worry though. The Lane received some attention today too!
You see, there's this Dyno day on next weekend, so I am giving the Lane a big check-up to make sure it's nice and healthy.
Started today with the wash of the K&N, it's hanging overnight to dry, and will receive a fresh coat of oil tomoz. Pulled the induction piping apart and gave it a good clean, even the MAF got hit with the old contact cleaner.
Tomorrow is oil change and coolant flush and refresh time. I've also been having some troubles with the davies craig switch. So I think I'd better pull that apart and see what the problem is. Seems to be a dodgy contact. Need the fans to be working while it's being put through it's paces 8-)
Oh, and if I get time, NC wheels and interior will be getting put back in service too :shock:

I have a big day tomorrow, better get to bed and stop this midnight rambling eh! :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage! NCII Lane and her Adopted Siblings ;-D
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:12 am 
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if you can get your switch working you can try mine.. mine switches the fans on and off but you cant adjust the temp on it... no idea why

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:38 pm 
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Anybody know if the Tailgate Gas Struts for a BA wagon fit the E-series wagons?

I have a set at work we bought for a company car, but we sold the wagon, so they are orphans. Thought I would make good use of them.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:40 pm 
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thats a negative there mick, the E-series use a threaded rod on each end, AU onwards use hoops on each end.. it sux as new shocks for AU wagons on ebay are cheap as chips

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:11 pm 
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Sorry Huggie, I meant for the tailgate. As soon as I posted it, I went back to edit it to include the "tailgate gas" struts, but you were too quick :P

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage!
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:13 pm 
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Sorry Huggie, I meant for the tailgate. As soon as I posted it, I went back to edit it to include the "tailgate gas" struts, but you were too quick :P


yeah the other half isnt happy about that side of me :lol:

only way to know is to measure them.. grab them and give them a go, providing they close completely when the boots closed it should be fine

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage!
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:53 pm 
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The gas struts I had at work turned out to be Monroe Max-Lift ML1122's.

As it turns out, they are for EA-ED Bonnets. The model I require for the Tailgate are ML1121's. Ah well, that's what happens when you leave it to an apprentice to get new tailgate struts for a BA :roll:

http://www.monroe.com.au/catalogue/catalogue.html

The difference between the 2 is that the bonnet struts are about 100-150mm shorter than the tailgate struts. They fit OK and seemed to work, but you do not get anywhere need the required lift for the tailgate. So, I just replaced the bonnet ones instead :P No point leaving them at work, we don't have any EA/ED's there :lol: Besides, the old "Lift-O-Mat" bonnet struts were on their way out. Now on to ebay to sort out the tailgate :mrgreen:

 

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage!
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:09 pm 
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Gday NCIILANE,
Was up all night till about 1.30am reading your thread :lol: I gotta say that lane is mint mate - good work :P good luck on your endevours bud and will be watching closley to see how ya go with everything . . .

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 Post subject: Re: Mick's Garage!
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:12 pm 
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thats not a bad time.. try and read fiends budget build thread.. hit 100 pages the other day.. crazy stuff

 

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