Master G

Senna, no problem at all. I bought the car from Dean Jones who was Dean M's boss at the time, I know the crew at Smithfield pretty well. They were the ones that actually sourced the 6 spots I am using from a Porsche Cup race car. Savage, not sure the offset. But from what I know when I bought them they were the standard fitting for BA/BF falcons, I can give you the Tyre place's details if you like, drop me a PM. On the rear I am running 19*9.5 we tried the 10.5 but no go without some spacers. Regards M G

A couple of pictures of my set up, running Nexus Autometer which can be set to display in 7 different colours, there is a hand controller that can also record the gauges on SD card, the blue is almost an exact match to the dash. Using a FPV pod. In the close up you can see that one Gauge has gone Red to display a warning in Demo mode. Regards M G

Yes guards are rolled And you are right I am on good terms with a Tyre shop that is actually about 1min drive from my office. The car has only just done 60,000 and I have 7-8 sets of tyres, and 5 sets of rims on it over that time... 1. Factory 18's - sold to change look 2. Speedy Envi's 18" - sold as they didnt fit my 4 spot brembo's 3. Simmons FR19" - sold as they were too soft for where/how I drive 4. Axis Hiro 19" - stolen :( 5. Axis Hiro 19" - current and they fit over my 6 spot bremdo's which are a little larger than the FPV ones. X. Also a set of Stock 17" with Mickey T's for fun. Of course the shop I uses ships all over and a few good words they will probably look after ya EZ, drop me a PM for their details if your interested. Regards M G

I had 275's and this is the first time I have tried 285's, looking to get some grip I was told I can get decent replacements when these go for around $350. Also the Hiro's come in Polished, Gold and mine are Shadow Chrome. Regards M G

Hi mate, here is the picture of my car using the 19" Hiro's currently running 245's on the front and 285's on the rear. Regards M G

I had Simmons FR19's found them too soft, and currently use Axis Hiro which will fit no problem. Regards M G

Congrats for having the first F6 into the 10's. Also congrats to Spiro and Autotech for tuning the first F6 into the 10's. Regards M G

I have had the CP pistons in now for over 4 months and there are no rattles at all. Car sounds stock at idle. Under acceleration, too hard to know over the induction noise Regards M G

As Goldie mentioned, CP pistons. Running the same combination in my car. Regards M G

Thanks guys, been a while coming. Only really pushed hard to get 10sec pass once the Car was complete inside and out, etc for the Street Fords Article. Mods list is comprehensive and as the car is now 'officially' finished I will be posting up another thread in a day or so with a complete history including mods. As far as the run is concerned, running MT Streets and using a Dominello modded 4 speed including a 3600 Stall converter. To get the right launch I have just been working on making sure that I had the heat/grip in the MT's to ensure that I could use the stall to its maximum, and for the 1.5 60' I was stalling it to 3500. For me the key points are that the car was Full street trim and I drove it, so that makes it a true 10sec street car. Since WSID didnt actually ban me for the run I might have to head out next week to see if I can maybe push the bar a little lower. Regards M G

As the title says, tonite I got the chance to break into the 10sec club at WSID. Weather was nice and cold, however the track was very very slippery. A couple of good burnouts to get heat into the rubber and it was off to a 10.97 pass at 123.67 MPH with a 60' of 1.586. I was informed that as it was just a 10 (jeez its still a 10!) that I could go back another time as long as don't run another 10... I know the car has more in it having run a better MPH before and I think its mainly in the gearbox. Teh gearbox guyss have been trying different boxes to check strength as well as drivability and this box is better on the road but doesnt shift as hard on the strip. So maybe there is some time to be gained there. The car was full street trim, spare tyre, full custom stereo with sub, etc. Running MT Streets, Special thanks to Spiro and the Gang at Autotech for their excellent work on my XR6T. XXZ4lg5MssY Regards M G

Welcome to the Nuthouse. I saw your car being worked on at Autotech last week, lots of comments about it being brand spanking new and getting the 'Go' gear installed! Good to see it on the road! Regards M G

Didnt know about the infra red option wil look into it. But with the standard set up the steering wheel switches only work when you have the hub switch to the ford system. Not when using any of the additional plugged in units. Regards M G

I am using it with nav sat, dvd and CD stacker and fine it integrates well, only small gripes are the loss of the steering wheel switches and a small overlay with the clock. Still overall I would recommend it. Regards M G

Falcon73: I moved the computer and the wiring into the cabin, its tucked in behind the glovebox. Regards M G

Here is a pic of my engine. Regards M G

Thanks for the comments guys, worked hard on trying to put together a complete package, a bit of bling, a bit of go, a bit of handling, etc. Velocity: The tinted lights and indicators where done courtesy of my ford dealer who 'repaired' them during a service. Phantomchic: Nice find! Also the turkish translation for Falcon, ex-wife named the car and it stuck (Still good friends so its all good) Jeff: Running a good time is about next on the list of things for Shahin, can't do Friday though heading overseas for a month on Business this weekend so its last minute work projects to get wrapped up. Back June 3rd so sometime after that will be heading out for sure. And on the weather shields, I like em for use and can agree on look, never thought to take them off for the photo shoot. I guess its good in that this is how I drive Shahin everyday so its a genuine street car.. (with the bonnet on of course) Regards M G

As the heading states, Shahin is being featured with a cover on the current edition of Street Fords magazine. The photo shoot went well and to be honest the pictures are what I would call "car porn".. Over 400 pictures taken to end up using something around 20. Most of the shots were taken in the studio with a few on the road. Along with the article will be a piece on the car on the cover DVD that comes now with each issue. There is also a little Martial Arts skit we did on there as well. I have attached one of the photo's they took to give you an idea of how well they came up. Car is 95% finished with plans to finalise my nav sat install, add a bit inside (chrome door inserts) and the final touch will be the painting and refinishing of the engine bay (being done over the next 3 weeks). The car will be on show at the Motorex this year on the Street Fords stand. Regards M G

AWC now Fibresports probably make the best aftermarket kits for the XR full stop. Have had a number of pieces on my car for over a year no problems at all and look good! Regards M G

Myself, XRDrift and XR6ISM are nearby in the Livo area. Regards M G

The Hiro are called Hyper Black which is a shadow chrome type look. I got them from Big O tyres as a package and upgraded the tyres for Yokohama's. Regards M G

Yeah APS Cooler. The Simmon's were decent but too soft for Sydney's roads, the new Hiro's are much better in look with 19*8.5 and 19*9.5 on the rear. Regards M G

I have had 3 sets of rims after the factory 18's. Here are the 2 latest, Simmons FR19 and Hiro 19. Regards M G

I have AWC parts on my car and have had them for well over 12 months, no chips, cracks etc. My previous front bar was also AWC and it had paint chip issues, but that was more due to a crap paint job and once I had it redone no issues. I give AWC just make sure you use a good painter. Regards M G