all these vids of yours have motivated me to actually fix my AU up, i've had it for near 3 years and never put the time or effort into it (mainly cuz i was still in school and broke lol) but I've been trying to work on mine a lil bit. Me and a mate fixed up the rocker cover, oil, air and fuel filter, new LED lights inside, coolant flush and a major engine clean. Broke a bolt which was rough but found a similar to throw in the spot! Honestly my fav car i've ever gotten to drive, and only paid a grand for it, thanks for all the vids bro!

The Au Falcon is a fine car, probably the best Ford ever made. Much liked by my Ford dealer mechanics, who say its better than the Falcons that followed it, the BA and BF. I'm a farmer, who now drives an AU series 1 V8 Fairlane, but my previous car was a 2001 AU SR Falcon. In the 7 years and 150,000 km I drove her, apart from Ford dealer servicing, All I had repaired on her was a window winder motor and new thermostat, hoses and radiator. And my current work ute is an AU column auto 1 ton trayback.

With the coolant flush, it's fine to leave it in for about a week. Just flush and back flush before hand, then add the coolant flush, drive around for a week or so, then dump it. Did that with my ford xg and that did a proper job at neutralising and clearing out the rust. Also, I'm not sure but most flushes are alkaline in nature, and with increased alkaline environment, it decreases the rate of rust forming. Hope this helps!

Been following the build and the channel for a while, loving the content! Managed to pick up a black S2 XR8 a couple years ago for $5000, now is manual with all the bells and whistles. Unbelievable how much they’re going for now. Been a part of club au on fb for years trying to progress the page. At what point do I get to say I got one before it was cool? Haha

Hey I’m 49yo and just want to say am loving your channel, well done! I also watch Ross reviews who has given me good insight to the development of the mighty AU. Back when the series 1 were released they weren’t selling and I paid $20k for a manual Ef the AU was priced at not much more than that at a regional NSW car dealership to shift em! That guy you mentioned got sacked the much needed face lift was then released as the series 2. Anyway of my rant. Take care keep up your good work 👌

I would take an AU over anything JDM any day of the week.

I paid $500 for mu Au3 Fairmont Ghia 3 weeks later someone offered me 2500. You have motivated me to flush my radiator. Rex any hints on cleaning injectors ??

The content delopment over the years on this channel has been incredible, very hi quality videos. up the AU!

if you want it properly clean either remove one of the heater hoses, install a garden hose, leave radiator cap off and run with hose for an hour or so, or remove the thermostat, leave to radiator hose off the radiator end, install a garden hose into the radiator inlet, run engine with hose going for an hour and so then done.

growing up in a ford house, I've always loved AU's, always thought they were a good looking cars, but the BA is the better looking AU and it comes with a barra.... however I would love an any seriers AU XR8 especially after growing up with criag lownedes green eyed monster, it kinda strange to me that there is all this hype around them as for years people hated them and only true ford guys liked them and now they are like the cool car to own its so weird ahahha

I found this channel from when I first got my 2001 Camry really awesome to see what's become of it

Thank you for making videos like this, makes my factory manual ute with 172k worth heaps more😂😂😂

I bought an Au 5 liter ute manual 5k just before first lockdown, now auto 5 liter with 3x kms are going for 15k. wtf is going on with this market i love it

I had a au v8 falcon ute once. Traded it for a manual swap for my vs ute. Wish I kept it. But it was a complete basketcase that required way to much work. Still your au is still missing rear venetians

Had an Au series 1 forte that I did a fair bit of too changed the rims changed a few bits and bobs inside as well as throwing a better grill going from the silver mustash to the ute grill which i liked better sold late last year owned it for 4 years I'm not going to lie I do miss it but had to get rid of it too many electrical gremlins would would have cost a few grand to fix the wiring which I didn't think was worth it. Always love the Au falcons they do have a colt like following which I kinda believe they are more liked these days then when they where released not to mention the engine are pretty bullet proof being able to hit over a million kms and keep going

I can't believe the enthusiasm for an AU. We had an AU Ute for years and it literally fell about but kept going. The only reason I sold it was because it was in my brothers name and he moved overseas. The cops kept pulling me over as it came up as an unlicenced driver when his licence expired. Still got $700 for it and it really was a piece of crap. i moved back to the UK and i kind of miss the old ute. the equivalent here is the Transit van which i now drive while restoring my V8 Capri....Now thats a drift car! Great video. Keep up that enthusiasm.

My Dad gave me a S3 AU XR6, Immaculate white low Ks and untouched. Love driving the thing!!!

Got 3 in my back yard and getting another shell soon 😎 love me a mighty au

Great video I love the au for its reliability I got 400 thousand kms on original gearbox, engine , an diff thing never dies

I bought my AU2 XLS Ute in April 2009 , paid $9750 , she's got 216,717 Km on the clock . It's totally standard all new suspension , new 2 1/2 inch exhaust , steering rack front brake calipers and rotors . It has the Intech 4.0 and 5 speed Manual trans , I'm 66 and this will be the last car I buy ......Fkn love it

Love your videos they are fire🔥thanks to u for making good content every couple days, your amazing u grind so hard love your videos and can't wait to see the future of your channel and see future projects 🔥

Tip for coolant bottle is remove add rice and cleaning solvents and shake

1 thing I've found with intech AU's is there are sometimes differences in and around the engine, gearbox and other sections etc

Sure glad to see the love for an AU.....so glad I still have my 5LTR VN

AUs are great. I have had 2 of them. I never drifted them but they are great for cruising up and down the highway. First one 465 000 km and still going as a paddock basher. Second one 340 000 km and still my daily drive doing lots of highway km. I even like looking at it now.

I only come on here for the ALL MIGHTY AU FALCON👌🔥

I agree, buy an au, the best car ever.

AU FALCONS DO AMAZING THINGS

Easy - 4.0 litre straight 6... (although I reckon the Barra is better) and now that Aussie Ford is no more, it's uncertain if there'll ever be another commonly available big cube straight 6 like these falcon motors. Revs for days / plenty of torque / simple to work on and easy to hold together...

Some country bumkin did an AU Falcon reliability test part 1 and 2, videos; that I found hard to watch and mind blowing at the same time !!

Love my Au 5ltr manual ute. I got rid of one years ago I done up and missed it ever since. Also had an xr6 manual for the mrs at the same time, such a good car. Up the AU 💪🏽

Brought mine tickford AU for 2,700$ I’ll be restoring the paint and the interior with my boss that is a detailed and if I want to sell the AU I could sell it for 15k or more depending of the market but im keeping it because it’s a great car to drive

On all r32s the ignighter and the coil pack loom and the coil packs just magically clap out because they live in the valley of the rocker cover lots of heat

Got my AUll XR8 220 for NZ $8,400 in April 2021. A lot of these in really good order are more like $20,000 now on both sides of the Tassie. 317,000k's and still runs hard, but suffers from intermittent stutters sometimes at low throttle openings. Mainly used to go to the gas station for 98 octane @ a rude $3.20 litre lol !!

Damn I must be extremely lucky for getting my Au free and surprisingly really clean

Best content !!!!! AU FTW 🔥🔥🔥

You should use a 5litre bottle of Pino Clean to flush your system out works awesome we used to use it on 4x4 when flushing their system out

Flush the heater core aswell 🤙

A Shout out to the REPCO employee for the click n collect service.

I got one for free. It sat in a paddock for 3 years, fuel pump went bad. Went to wreckers, flogged a full fuel pump assembly, started up on 3 year old fuel and is now a sick paddock basher.

Elderly texti drivers , ford dealers and motorsport engineers like me ALL SAY THE AU WAS THE BEST CAR EVER MADE.

Love the vids

Au falcons nearly sent Ford Australia broke because they were probably the ugliest falcon they made,they were a lemon to look at but mechanically they were ok.

Do you think u will upgrade to a barra eventually..? Maybe if the engine blows?

I have myself an 1999 Au Ford Fairmont Ghia Tickford edition with the 186klw motor, drive chain suspension and diff from a TE50 Full tickfors interior leather upgrade. And completr original factory tickford full body kit from a TE50.. She is Auto, and currently being repainted..thought is was worth bot to much..turns out ford is telling me about 20k....she owes me about 4k...she drives like no other AU..and rips my gf's BA xr6 to shreds....gonna hold onto her.. Would be nice to find the correct motor to complete the TE package.. So if anyone knows where I can find a 5.0 stoker V8 that that series had...😀😀😀😀

For those that don't know when you use water as coolant one of the bottom radiator hoses has a steel spring and using water will rust that spring n thats why us ford ppl gotta put up with shitty fluid 🤣 replace hose to prevent

I have an au falcon ute. I want it to go a little quicker but not sure how to, I have very limited budget. Any help would be great. Love your channel

Great video thanks got my son an old Ford laser very impressive!!!

I love them because my first car is a 1999 Ford Au Fairmont Ghia and it gold I still have it got it in May

I’ve bought two registered AUs this year cost me a combined total of $1000

Falcons peaked at the AU and then went down from there..... but roos get in the way, take my pic for example.

20 Au falcons. Fuck ya s15

Bought an AU Tickford 1 Tonner for $700 and after 2 years decided hey this might be worth fixing up as the pin headlight front end started growing on me! $1800 and is now my daily piece of Australian Automotive History😎🇦🇺🤣👍

use a 125 kpa radiator cap and use 25% coolant to 75% water ratio.

I got mine for free back in 2018. Free. Originally I got it for the memes and hate (which is alive and well in these comments) but now it’s being built for the most intensive and little known of all motorsports- Cannonballing.

until you swap over cooling parts it will always stay brown. hoses, radiator etc

That apparently you can get them with a turbocharged Barra engine

some au jumpers with the yeah buds would be pretty sweet👌

So Rex. AU vs the Camry V6 who wins? Falcon more torque but the Camry is far lighter.

you are not wrong bro here in nz a half decent "cheap" au is roughly 2-3k now for a legal beater

They make good towing cars the feels strong on the road don't like airial but can be chang with rubber one motor on airial pack up on it lv got a series 2 wagon with 117000 future burgundy automatic in prity good condition bumper clips in the back broken off top interior got a few tears a bit clear on roof need doing 22year old car got new batterie tyres almost like new Buckley mufler.

Good job and nice work 10\10

You should buy a EB or ED bro 😍😍😍

Everyone hated them when they first came out

That's the one thing I hated about my 2013 XR6, the radiator overflow was always brown and ew. It ruined the look

i got a AU XR6 s1 with Tickford mags very clean car get stopped and commented on most weeks when i take it out in south australia not many around here every one has holdens why i dont understand proberly because they used to be built here ford is a better car AU XR 6 with the 4 headlights looks so cool and quick as

I’ll pick up a AU Fairmont with rust in the boot area repaired that for 900 bucks got offered 8k for it.

Yo I just scored a 2000 II AU FAIRMONT $700 starter motor gone and smartlocked but got the chip to bypass 👍👍

just picked up 1999 au xr6 tickford today keen to build it up

Nice vid🔥🔥they last to 600ks plus and there just a good drift car

just sent my series 2 wags for scrap today lol

you sound like you made a mistake buying the car, so you're trying to up the market for selling them. then you bought 2 more which was a bigger mistake... ;)

Maybe you have a really rusted heatercore

First car was an AU and honestly the most reliable, comfortable ride I've had. Yeah it looked like shit and would shake a bit when doing 15 over 100 😆 but I honestly would buy again.

Idk who you are, but I will find you… and I will au falcon meme with you. Fr tho I just got the same exhaust as u delivered today. When I find ya I’m gonna chace you in my au 🤣. Also still waiting for my AU sticker from ya

Hit us up if u ever want to turbo or just barra swap it

massive car meet with just aus?

hello bro rex your jzx100 is coilovers what is brand ? F / R kg ?

Many of the cheap ones end up as skid hacks run till they break something then of to the scrap yard

Should pick up some nice stockies and maybe some spacers would look mean

What are the coils you are running?

How are the coilovers goin'?

My dad just calls em space ship wagons

Hey Rex, where is a good place for a rwc in Melbourne?

You should go for a Barra swap later on

I feel like ive been there. Is that in NSW?

Wagwan G? All good and sound? Bless

Guessing your in Melbourne or queens land but if ya in Melbourne I got a au xr6 full lip an Side skirts kit for cheap

MAKE YOU TOYOTA CAMRY MANUAL PLSSSSSS

Never selling my AU

AU FALCON YEAH BUD!!!!!

u da best rex

bf/ba or Au falcon?

Can't even get an au in NZ for 2k these days 😂😂😂 rip

I got a BA its pretty nice. Looks like a pure shit box. Pretty mean engine though for a na motor once you do headers, injectors and pumps.luckily the guy i bought it off already did it and had all the paperwork 😁👌🤌 $2300 later

Au were crap when they were made they don't look that nice but each to there own. They were good for throw away cars cause you could get 1 for 1000$ with rego, let the rego run out scrap it and buy another one that was the only up side to the au but I have enjoyed what you have done to the car. Keep up the enjoyable content

I’ll buy one because I think you’re super cool, but if my wife leaves me you know why

My family owns 3 AU Falcons 1999 Ford AU Falcon Wagon 2001 Ford AU Falcon Sedan 2000 Ford AU Fairmont Sedan (Parts car)

Your missing out on the ba and bf xr6

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