302V8

I have a '98 AU Forte V8 lined up. It has only 67000 km's on it. It is totally stock with the original fan grill that I despise. So I was thinking of either replacing it with a Futura grill (ahh thats better) or painting it same as body colour. Also as I have also posted beforehand I would probably want to buy some XR 5 spoke mags and bodykit (front and rear) at least to hide the rear mechanicals a bit better. (basically as they did in the AUII upgrade)

So the AU wasn't that bad a car was it? I can get the car for around $12000, so I thought that was reasonable from a dealer and since I want a V8 and low km's there aren't too many options out there for this money.

Any inherent problems I should watch for?

I owned an EAII 30th Anniversary and an EFII and the EA was a better car I thought. The EFII was rough and more went wrong with it, although obviously it had more power, but more electrical problems.

I would appreciate all of your comments on this vehicle.

thanks

EBXR

Sounds pretty good for the money and kms. How long has the dealer had it for?

I presume you get the standard warranty with it?

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outback_ute

Sounds good. A V8 Forte would be a rare beast to come across. Definitely go the XR kit, up to you whether you prefer series 1 or 2, or what you can find.

TwinPiston

Instead of painting the front grill, try the SVO grill. It is very similar to the old mailbox opening grill. Just has a centre piece in the middle, and looks very sporty

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FOR SALE...... $22,990

AUII XR8 (200kw), Silhouette, Body Kit, Hawk Wing, 5 Speed man, Premium Brakes, Premium Sound, Genie Extractors, 3" exhaust with twin 3" tips, K & N filter with air scoop, Polished Inlet manifold, MAF & 70mm T/B, T series interior handles & Gear stick ring, Chequer plate, Momo Pedals.

XRated

Got a pic?

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AU1SIXA

very similar to mine xrated.

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My car is now lowered and has a Bi plane on the back. Hopefully get pics up later today

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EFFalcon

thats an awesome price for that car!!

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1995 EF II Falcon GLi: Heritage Green, 4spd Auto, AUII 17" Rims, Custom BA Front Bar, Lowered, Gas Research LPG, Clear Indicators, JVC MP3 Headunit, Phoenix Gold 6.5" Splits, Coustic 481QE Amp, Clarion 12" sub, Leather Seats, Power Window Conversion, 3.45 LSD, Pacemaker Comp Extractors, 2.5" Exhaust, Mandrel Bent Intake, High Flow Filter, Wade 1004 110 cam.

In Progress: BA XR Side Skirts, BA XR Rear bar, BA Shifter Handle.

AU1SIXA

Yeah i dont want to think about that because chuck on another 4500 and that what i paid for my AU around a year ago. But i must say i did get a really good trade in price on my EB.

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AUPS

302V8

AU1SIXA

How much did the grill cost mate? Looks great, the car in question is galaxy blue too. So after my mods it would look similar. I just looked at www.ssv.com.au and basically for an AU XR front & rear skirt and rear wing would cost around $800 all up.

EBXR

What's the SVO Grille worth??

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