by The Apostle » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:37 am
by Ian » Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:42 am
The Apostle wrote:Ford XE Falcon...door handles...enough said.
I know as recently as 2009 they still sold XD-XF series door handles at Supercheap Auto and it was the only door handles they stocked.
by Strawb » Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:56 pm
Ian wrote:The Apostle wrote:Ford XE Falcon...door handles...enough said.
I know as recently as 2009 they still sold XD-XF series door handles at Supercheap Auto and it was the only door handles they stocked.
If you bought genuine door handles, then adjustyed them correctly (XD's had built in rod length adjustment, XE/F's you had to slightly kink or straighten the rod) so that they opened the door after about 4 or 5mm of handle travel they didn't break, sold my XE with 300,000km on it, between my dad and I we had it from 60,000, never changed one handle while either of us had it
by The Sleeping Giant » Wed Apr 24, 2013 6:51 pm
Ian wrote:The Apostle wrote:Ford XE Falcon...door handles...enough said.
I know as recently as 2009 they still sold XD-XF series door handles at Supercheap Auto and it was the only door handles they stocked.
If you bought genuine door handles, then adjustyed them correctly (XD's had built in rod length adjustment, XE/F's you had to slightly kink or straighten the rod) so that they opened the door after about 4 or 5mm of handle travel they didn't break, sold my XE with 300,000km on it, between my dad and I we had it from 60,000, never changed one handle while either of us had it
by grant j » Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:34 pm
The Apostle wrote:Ford XE Falcon...door handles...enough said.
by Ian » Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:38 pm
by Psyber » Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:29 pm
I admit to not having any training as a mechanic, nor knowing much about Fords as I've never owned one, but I thought push rods disappeared many decades ago with the move to overhead cams??grant j wrote:and push rods. bent 3 in 6 monthsThe Apostle wrote:Ford XE Falcon...door handles...enough said.
by tipper » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:39 pm
by Ian » Fri Apr 26, 2013 6:59 am
tipper wrote:you are correct, overhead cam cars dont have pushrods, however there are still many cars that are still sold new with traditional cam in block designs. the current holden V8 for instance. and the XE falcon was most definitely not overhead cam (and i dont thing the current falcon six is either, although i may be very wrong on that)
by Psyber » Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:58 am
by tipper » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:37 am
Ian wrote:tipper wrote:you are correct, overhead cam cars dont have pushrods, however there are still many cars that are still sold new with traditional cam in block designs. the current holden V8 for instance. and the XE falcon was most definitely not overhead cam (and i dont thing the current falcon six is either, although i may be very wrong on that)
The Falcon 6 has been Overhead Cam (OHC) since the EA Falcon was released in 1988, and double OHC since the release of the BA in 2002.
The Falcon V8 was also released in OHC (performance version DOHC) with the BA in 2002
by grant j » Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:02 pm
Ian wrote:and you never flogged it either
by Ian » Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:22 pm
by The Apostle » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:09 pm
The Apostle wrote:Ford XE Falcon...door handles...enough said.
I know as recently as 2009 they still sold XD-XF series door handles at Supercheap Auto and it was the only door handles they stocked.
by The Apostle » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:15 pm
gadj1976 wrote:A 1966 Morris Major
gadj1976 wrote:A 1985 Magna
by dedja » Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:16 pm
by Booney » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:52 pm
by Ian » Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:27 pm
Booney wrote:
Next car a 97 TE Magna with the 3.5lt V6, auto,electric. Never missed a beat. Sits in the shed now with 205,000k's on it waiting for Junior Boon to step into it. Had it since it had done 35,000 and I could not fault it for one thing.
by The Apostle » Thu May 02, 2013 10:56 am
Ian wrote:Booney wrote:
Next car a 97 TE Magna with the 3.5lt V6, auto,electric. Never missed a beat. Sits in the shed now with 205,000k's on it waiting for Junior Boon to step into it. Had it since it had done 35,000 and I could not fault it for one thing.
Magnas (TR onwards) were one of the most underrated cars sold in Australia, unfortunately the earlier models tarnished the name
by HH3 » Thu May 02, 2013 12:14 pm
The Apostle wrote:Ian wrote:Booney wrote:
Next car a 97 TE Magna with the 3.5lt V6, auto,electric. Never missed a beat. Sits in the shed now with 205,000k's on it waiting for Junior Boon to step into it. Had it since it had done 35,000 and I could not fault it for one thing.
Magnas (TR onwards) were one of the most underrated cars sold in Australia, unfortunately the earlier models tarnished the name
Agree with the first part but not the second part. The best car I ever driven was TW series ES. Next is a TP series GLX.
I think what sunk the Mitsubishi Magna/380 was that they didn't have a hero car like a Charger or GT-HO. One of my workmates is ex-Mitsi and he agrees with that.
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