I'm Falcon over this Fairmont! - Shipping container revival drives me crazy
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- čas přidán 29. 12. 2023
- Join us on this week's episode of El Heffe's Chopshop as Jackson and I start the journey to resurrection on this 1977 XC GXL Ford Fairmont. This almost GT has been in hiding for over 12 years in a shipping container! What secrets does it hold? Buckle your desk chairs as we begin our quest to get this relic running and try to drive it back to its owner. Will we make it? Falcon oath, we'll give it a go!
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You're motivating me to finish mine, great video! Four wheel disc brakes, power steering, LSD, bonnet scoops, black out treatment, GT style fuel cap, glovebox reading lamp, sports dash and corduroy trim are all standard for the GXL model. Some things such as column shift transmission, vinyl or houndstooth trim etc etc wasn't available for that model. A base model GXL actually came with a 4.1 litre six too, but there aren't too many around, cheers.
Ive heard youre the guy when it comes to xabcs ahha
Get it done! Get it out and get driving!
Thanks for the kinda works and inf9
It's funny watching young fellas work on a car that I still think of as a newer model. Check out Mick from Backshed, he'll learn you all about real cars.
Hahaha all about perspective!
December 12th 1978...thats when my Henry rolled of the line...a one of one order....a special "GXL"...5.8 with all the gear..in Onyx Black with black trim....the day i sold it was the dumbest thing i ever did....
Sounds like a sweet car
@@elheffeschopshop sure was, the wife loved the loud pedal🤣🤣....spent a long time searching for it again, but it disappeared off the planet in Grafton about 15 yrs ago...
Thats a shame :(
I've spent half the video so far yelling at you to put fluid in the power steering!😂
Hahaahh yeah thats fair enough i hadmt thought about it until the end
To quiten noisey P/S pumps, add a desert spoon amount or two of Moreys red lable oil stabiliser, jack up the front so wheels are off ground, with engine idling turn lock to lock a dozen times to get it through the system, you can thank this old mechanic later
Aussie attempt at Vice Grip Garage?
Interesting car.
Enjoyed watching it 👍
Thanks mate!
Well that was a surprise special guest cameo. Top marks for no spoilers.
Hes a good bloke ahah
Thanks mate :) there was alot of blurring in prior videos ahaha
Thanx like these vids, cheers graham lota info an a flash pointer. Cheers an new carb oh yer needed it. Cheers
Check vacuum modulator on transmission , check vacuum advance on distributor , check lines for leaks , if you hear hissing sound in dash board heater control for broken rubber lines , they caused me issues 20 years ago when I had my xc
Rear disc brakes is factory for GXL and all fairlane models too
Mold can be easily washed away , pull car apart completely wash each part piece seat etc get new carpets , to unlock doors pull inside handles, I had xc for 8 years , handles were fragile to say the least , replace front doors without fail to avoid reaching through from back doors if it's unlocked 😅
Recommend that you get rid of that aftermarket alarm. Likely spliced/butchered into important factory wiring circuits: ignition and starter. Probably 40 year old box of electronics, with a corroded circuit board, and bits falling off it. Surprised the alarm did not give you any grief while you were getting the 302 going.
I think it must have been switched off, we were expecting it to give us hassles
Ok .. The inner glovebox compartment can be removed..and if you did so you may find an assembly line build sheet taped down.
With inner shell removed look in .. and down to see if its there..its about 7 inches by 3 . It will have various options marked with x .. potentially special instructions .. like fit radius arm rod .. Enjoy.
Awesome info thanks mate
Vinegar straight up on that mold mate , don't do anything to that car until you fix the mold problem
Complete interior strip down
Thanks for the tip!
Well, guys, I reckon Vice Grip Garage would've got the olde Falcoon runnin' sweet and driven it 800 miles back "home". Mind you, he would've spent a lot more dough and changed the fuel tank out, etc!😉
Or the old boat tank on the floor, which would have worked!
@@elheffeschopshop 😄👍
Be while you’re at it throw some Koni red Adjustable shocks on it, big improvement handling wise.
Love watching a Australian 🇦🇺 youtuber, I’m so glad I found your channel mate 🙏
If I can make one suggestion at all is that you clean all the mould out before you do any more as I know first hand how sick that can make you
Love the channel and the content mate you do a great job and I’ll be recommending you to everyone I know 🍺👍
Thanks heaps mate :) ill pass on the info
Love that you worked on a GXL! Once that tank is cleaned out, she'll run sweet, hoping the carb hasn't been ruined.
P.S If you're boss is interested in selling, please let me know.
Cheers
Thanks mate! It was a struggle ahah
I think its staying in his family and possibly going to a son but ill let him know i have some leads ahaha
Valve saver but lead into the fuel for leaded cars
I'm sure if the owner has the fuel tank flushed and redone that will solve the problem. Any fuel tank that is 40 years old plus is going to need cleaned out and repaired.
Yeah thats my thoughts as well
Number one thing to do on all these old car revivals is pull the tank first and clean it, it will save you so much time and pain later.
Yeah i wish i knew that earlier ahah
@@elheffeschopshop 😂 Have a happy new years boys
Thanks dude you too! Im off to bed, work tomorrow ahah
I see you have watched a lot of Vice Grip Garage, using some Derek-isms haha. This is a staple diet for Australian home DIY CZcamsrs!
Of course! Ive watched nearly every episode ahaha
Points dwell meter timing light vacuum gauge and a service manual that's how you earn .😊
you have obtained. One of the rarer GXLs..with the electric windows ...the 351 four speed where also made in the GXLs i remember test driving that model from a car dealer ship its was yellow with the black roof ...
Thats pretty awesome! Its a super cool car
Wow what a mission bro i bet you learnt a heap
Take it easy mate Byron 👍
Thanks man! Yeah i learnt a heap, most of it the hard way
@@elheffeschopshop haha yep but the next 1 will be easyer
Just found your channel, so glad I did. Have subd and will also be following xacoupeguy also. Keep up the good work. Will have to get our XA coupe 351 going now.
Thanks for the follow!
I bought a 350HZ on gas that had that lube system. I just chucked 2 stroke oil in it until I ripped the gas out.
Good choice ahah
I enjoyed the video but not the part where the video was blurred when you were driving, why? The ignition timing seems off.
So people dont know where i live ahah
Had to do a double take when i say the thumb nail and then, check the garage!
We got one exactly the same minus the vynal roof. Mum has owned it since new! Its only ever done the school run and local shops so has only 220k on the clock!
But now you know why it on GAS! Dad used to work with impco and had thr holly's fitted and lgp from 1978 cos it forever stall at the lights fart and carry on so much mum was making dad take it back to the dealer and get her old rx4 she traded!
Now you know the reason mums got relegated to the school run and local shops! Cos dad couldn't stand the thing could never get it run on petrol, always gas it went to every specialist and car wiz out there!
I can say the furthest out car has ever travelled id Gundagai where the the fuel pump chat itself and pumped all the fuel into the sump! It returned on a trailer!! 🤣 do you know what dad wanted to do with it!! Same as BURN it!
He even used his 1974 volvo 145 wagen to tow his 24ft savage boat over the ford!! 😂😂😂
Only time he get in it was when it fart and carry on even on gas so late at night he take out on the highway and boot shit out of it so the secondaries would open and clean the carbon out then druve it back in the garage and yell to mum fn cars fixed!
In the 1990s he had some car wiz dude come into his work spruking how good he was with dynos and what nots!! To which my dad said oh really ive got one for you!! Will not run or drive correctly on petrol no matter what you do il!!! Even Ford threw their hands up and has only run on LPG since 1978! 😂😂 the guy accepted it as an easy challenge!! Dad laughed and said il give you two weeks and i bet you fail, better still keep it as long you want! Bet you two weeks after that not paying ya! 😂
Needless to say he did get a call close the two week mark walked in the shop and guy said there ya Fn car get it out of my sight! 😂😂 dad said told ya, and the guy went yeah its actually running on petrol now! Dad was stocked but huy said he never wanted to see it wver again worst car he ever worked on!!!
Funny how we still have it though... family airloom suppose! 😜 pepper red black interior exactly the same just no vynal roof!!!
And like your boses, ours not for sale either! You might have a shot at owning it once in brothers hands, after mum and me are gone!! 😂
Sorry for long post! Just seeing it and you cursing brought back so many memories of my dad!
Thats an awesome story mate :) glad i could help unlock some core memories
7:25 i had one of those lube dingers on an lpg car i had. Keeps the valvetrain lubricated where the lpg lacks something petrol has
Ahh missing the dinosaurs and minerals!
Nice job 👍
Thanks mate!
Was the first job. But bro nice
What a mission, shame you didn't end up getting it to run properly, it seems to be the contaminated fuel lines/tank causing most of the issues, but well done anyway m8
Thanks mate! You win some you lose some i guess, if i had more motivation and time the fuel tank would have been the next task
valve saver is for gas motors . cowboys in da backyard
Shit in fuel tank is jamming needle n seat either shut or wide open flooding fuel in , fuel spout is sign of full fuel pump pressure and stuck wide open needle , fuel filter s x2 set float properly check float for leaks
Thats where i ended up too, just took a long time to get there ahah
The xc gxl headlights are mk1 Granada headlights
Oooo
These thermo qauds were renowned for shit blocking up hole In carry, including drill filings from drilling the holes, if there's no of this then yours has already been rebuilt after cleaning out of this shit, once sorted , flushed out fuel tank and lines too , new pump and filters should run good , use premium fuel with octane boosters , replace fan with clutch fan and shroud to suit v8 , fan sounded like 6 cyc 4 blade ,, am I right guys, this car is a restoration car , good nick besides mould and dirt mouse shit, pull it apart and do it well is my tip ,, this car has majority of original stuff , get factory alloys , same as xd Fairmont ghia wheels , they just looked the ducks nuts with the chromes
subed. gotta see where this is going
Thanks mate!
Check your power steering oil making noises
Does engine number match body number if it does its original engine still check this out guys
20:30 “there’s no Jackson”
*switches off*
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Its a fair choice
I want to know can you put it on top of the hole all down the bottom of the hole the petrol pump because there’s two holes
I have no idea what you mean sorry
Maybe consider a Jaguar xj6 , they tend to need more attention than this poor Ford, note may be in the garage even longer
Hahaha ill steer clear, thanks fir the heads up
And you need power steering oil
Keeeeeeepe watching
Back again .. after 18 yrs sitting my T code 351 xc came back to life etc .. 12 mths later all the crud inside hard fuel lines that run inside the sill .. that was flushed/blown out etc .. blah .. was now softened with the fresh fuel sitting in there for 12 mnths .. do I need to go on lol
filter was chock a block with crud .. Hard lines are bypassed for now.
End of story.
Sounds like a good choice to be honest ahaj
Find a dry ice guy and get them to do all inside and under
For the mould? Or just the scaley rust?
@elheffeschopshop mould and whole inside then all the grime underneath works a treat
Ill pass on the info thanks mate!
Speedo is 6 digit. They go up to 999,999 ks before going around the clock
Yeah we messed that one up 🤣
@@elheffeschopshop all good. 😊
Yer needs tank n new fuel. But budget spose. Cheers fullas
Yeah thats it :(
They say this car is still running without power steering fluid to this day
🤣🤣
Strip the interior & put everything out in the sun....
Adjust the fuel bowl level
Sorry lads i have to school you guys here the GT replacement was the XC Cobra
The only way to fix the carter carby through it in the bin and fit a holly
Yeah thats it!
not true, the thermoquad when fully rebuilt are awesome carbies
1:42:58 for a Ford ? Good Lord.
It was a fair old slog
Definitely worth the watch though 👌
When unleaded fuel came out.
It was commen.....
Ad this oil adder to the fuel
In my day was the best way to stop burning your valves.
People wanted to keep there cars with the new fuel and future.... happy new years. Just join. 1.23 am 2034.
Subscribe. God bless you..
Thanks mate!
how many dollar bucks ya want for it
Nfs sorry mate
Fix the timing fuck wow
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Glad your having ago sorry you got no idea Goodluck
That piece of 💩Holley would have washed the bores and got a heap of fuel in the sump. 🤦🏽
Should have went the new one straight off the bat. Poor old GXL.
It would have started on gas
No way that is a complete shitbox nightmare just unsubsribed .
You do what you need to 😘 ill keep working on buckets
Omfg leave that ford alone yr doing my head in with yr non v8 mechanical knowledge
Gotta learn somewhere
would have to agree with you he has no idea about fords and also working on the Cleveland engines that holly carb is stuffed ...ive rebuilt many clevos back in the day and owned lots
Everyone starts somewhere. I bet you did as well at one point in time. He is obviously researching and taking a moment to LEARN from someone else with more knowledge than himself.
You’re probs way too harsh, but you’re on the money. Ol mate here struggling hard with the ol clevo nugget, but he’ll be right in the long term.