2007 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo UTE - Page 3

djmickyg · 07-21-2007, 03:12 AM

luckly the BF's have traction control.. witch now stugles with the 300kw's anyways
still havent been able to give it heaps yet as its been raining for day's
its still very drivable under ~2500 for when its wet.. cus u dont wana go above 3000 in the rain :S..

they wieigh almost 1800kg's so its not a light car..

meddler · 07-21-2007, 04:21 AM

I have driven my mates BA fairmont and I thought the traction control was pretty crap. If the BF's are better then it might be ok. They weigh 1800kg?!?

I thought they would be around 1400kg considering it's a ute.

mrbean_phillip · 07-21-2007, 04:26 AM

Looking good, Micky

Must be fun now in the wet weather we have in Melbourne - I can hardly drive mine

But, still fun, enjoy it, and remember, with that power also comes a lot of responsibility.

We should meet up sometime, and check each other's rides out....again...

BiGGy · 07-21-2007, 04:48 AM

2187nm of torque!?? wtf this reading must be bs, is there a "." in there? Love the fiberglass case. More work on the carputer and less on the engine!

djmickyg · 01-01-2008, 12:00 AM

this is the torque after the diff
the diff is a 1:3.45 so 2187/3.45 = ~600nm

chipa · 01-01-2008, 06:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by BiGGy

2187nm of torque!?? wtf this reading must be bs, is there a "." in there? Love the fiberglass case. More work on the carputer and less on the engine!

newtons NOT nm. related, but no direct comparison.

djmickyg · 03-03-2008, 06:20 AM

Just an update on my screen.
I've acquired this set up from a friend who sold his car, it was complete out of his car.
But some cracks had started to form where he mounted the top screen,

I started to fill up the cracks again but I figured it would just crack again..(just on the plastics, there is so ALOT of work that went into the back of it to make it all fit)

So now i have decided to rip it all apart and plastic weld it all so i don't have to use any body filler

Welded on strip of plastic and then below it's been sanded

Much more to go

mrbean_phillip · 03-03-2008, 02:42 PM

@ Micky: What's the markings on your bezel? ABS or PPO?

djmickyg · 03-06-2008, 06:30 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by mrbean_phillip

@ Micky: What's the markings on your bezel? ABS or PPO?

Hi Phil.

I couldn't find any marking's on the factory bezel, it may have been chopped out by the previous owner?, the plastic I'm welding it with is ABS and it adhering to it fine.
why you ask?

EDIT: I just went to check another bezel I have lying around and that says <PP0>

djmickyg · 03-13-2008, 06:46 AM

a few more updates..

the final sanding is taking ages. I have to keep felling up low spots and then sanding more.. but it's getting there..

rdholtz · 03-13-2008, 11:38 AM

This is looking good. How did the plastic welding go? What tools did you use, and what did you learn?

djmickyg · 03-14-2008, 03:39 AM

I think it's going alright..

I'm using a 25w standard soldering iron, I was first using the pointy tip but i didn't like that all as it was hard to smooth it out, so i then sanded the tip down to a 45deg flat which works a treat..
I'm using strips of thin ABS, i found the thiner the better esp. because my tip is quite small compared to the commercially available tip on the proper plastic irons.

Wilko_54 · 07-17-2008, 01:50 AM

Whats the progress? I'd love to see some pics!

AllShowNoGo · 07-26-2008, 07:46 PM

I know this is an old thread but that is one sweet looking truck! Too bad they dont have em in the states