Iron Empire EP 18 - Air Bagging my daily drive!

[@DjNikGnashers]

That is some amazing fabrication and problem solving, respect to you from England.

[@TheIronEmpire]

Cheers mate!

[@fossilfuelenthusiast]

"Couple of tec screws should hold this shock" hahaha you had me going for a second

[@scrapmetalgarage]

Same haha

[@80ZX]

You are one persistent bugger, more power to you Mate. That Fairlane is a nice looking old girl.

[@sheel2]

Very clever trick with the AU UCA, I like it. Also the shock mount setup on the rear is really well done. Very clever. Keep it up man you are one of my Favourite Aussie you tubers!

[@TheIronEmpire]

Thanks mate! Much appreciated!

[@jesus_built_my_hotrod]

Love how you do a full project in a single video. Your editing skills are great. This car is freaking boss 👍🏻and now i want one 😆

[@TheIronEmpire]

The mind is a terrible thing to taste i guess i wanted to make it as entertaining as possible as most of the interest I get is for more old school cars, thanks for the feedback!

[@allyboy8]

Nice looking unit. Give you a 100 percent for your persistence. Results show! 👍

[@BigMkombe]

Man you’ve got a real eye aye! Looks mean as! Love your work, that subtle pinstripe on the boot is on point too👌

[@cwinty1189]

I used tech screws on the upper shock mount in and nc like, it was a patch job on the side of the road but thats how it stayed for years till i scraped it.

[@TheIronEmpire]

Amazing what a tech screw will hold

[@nathanobrien6875]

Another awesome vid. Thanks very much Mark

[@TheIronEmpire]

Thank you!

[@leighwhite8898]

Mate loving everything your doing, from the cars to the tunes it’s all spot on.....I haven’t heard Wish for Wings for a bloody long time.

[@TheIronEmpire]

Leigh White I think I got some wish for wings on another one of my videos.. love Aussie hardcore!

[@leighwhite8898]

Yeah mate I’ve sussed all your vids. Love it all. Smashed out some Aussie hardcore this morning driving to work.....those South Road drives!!! Haha

[@kodys1525]

Looks great!

[@robertkareroa7106]

Ride looks nice. Well done to you and all the work and time you put in🔥🔥👍👍. Makes me want to buy another v8 Fairlane....

[@TheIronEmpire]

Do it

[@samjohnson4014]

Bagged a v8 dl Ltd same colour about ten years ago. Sunroof. On 20s. Was a nice car. I turned my goose neck upside down so I could drag towballs hahah. Let’s catch up dude so we can talk about these things. I’ll send you some picks. I did the rear a bit differant. But the front mostly the same.

[@ronniebraine9692]

Awesome job mate. A hell of lot of work but the Fairlane looks great.

[@vahavuna8147]

Awesome video man, live the car an the colour is 👌🏾 looking t bagging a BA BF wagon, this gave me a fair idea of what I'm in for with the front

[@baggedxr6210]

Hey mate, looks awesome. Just one thing. I had issues with my old bagged ute with thread tape getting into the air lines. I only use hydrolic thread sealant on air fittings now and it works flawlessly. But yeah great job love it !

[@TheIronEmpire]

Thanks for the tip mate, I generally don’t use the paste because I don’t like how it stays tacky but I’ll definitely keep that in mind if I have valve issues! Cheers mate

[@driver3025]

She’s beautiful mate. Love your work.

[@wizzgums9128]

shorter shock option is a d21 d22 navara. if needed in the rear.

[@homevillegarage947]

Love your work mate ! Had one of those back in the day on its fanny , good assortment of cars on your channel ..... not the usual thing you see which is refreshing n reminds me of my choice in my car yard haha keep up the good work

[@TheIronEmpire]

Gotta mix it up mate 👌🏻

[@lsgemini7686]

Flash back straight to crusty demons with that music 🤙🏼

[@jaydenhorsfield9788]

This is wicked mate love the car and the way you did it all, been trying to find a kit but then found this video and I'm willing to pay you to make me the same kit 🤣

[@Craigy82]

I actually just finished bagging my DF LTD, what a journey that was LOL. I did a different shock setup for the rear and isn't bouncy, I can send pics if you like

[@TheIronEmpire]

Yeah man, nice! I am going to change my rear, I’m Not happy with clearance to wheel either Message me through the Facebook page man Cheers

[@markscott2360]

I like the heavy music your playing to bro,🤘👍

[@DD3512B0Y]

Looks sick mate. These things are awesome value for money

[@chrissmith9854]

Man that was a job.., and the result was great.. I’ve got a EF Fairmont Windsor such well built cars.. needs a little tidy up but has full Tickford kit

[@TheIronEmpire]

Sounds nice man

[@fossilfuelenthusiast]

It looks mad dude, but you have definitely made me never want to bag any of my cars. So much work

[@cgro7909]

Looks tuff!!!..Another great vid mate !...good on ya ..can’t wait to see this channel really take off ! 👍👍

[@TheIronEmpire]

I hope ya right mate

[@John-vk4gs]

Can’t mistake that S.A landscape !!!

[@TheIronEmpire]

😍

[@bradgotch]

And the accent.

[@windyboy78]

Great skills mate! I like you keep at it till you nail it! Respect!

[@TheIronEmpire]

I don’t like getting beaten haha

[@adrianpurse6419]

Yep great job and great show , cheers 🍻

[@slalomhokko]

TI performance sells the AU-bf upper control arm machine price. Came from rollin back in boosted falcon forum days...

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Just like my old falcon, got to love the sagging head lining It was something I had thought about but after watching what you have done get it on air I will just keep the standard lowered suspension Nice colour mine is just plain old white but it is an old cop car and that is there standard paint job 👍👍

[@simcard027]

nice work looks awesome

[@danstevens2204]

You do some good work mate, seem to work most things out by yourself. Cheers for the vids 👍

[@ezraasiata8434]

Nice car mate looks mint Please more episodes on your fairlane as I have one aswell and you don't find much vids on them

[@shawnhill68]

Looks tough as. Good work mate.👍👍

[@clangabell3]

Love ya content mate! Nearly 5000 subscribers gee, I just bought an ol el 97 futura, 1 owner immaculate with 150 000kms. The fairlane looks Mickey Mouse mate, beautiful colour too make sure you keep it!

[@TheIronEmpire]

Cheers man

[@Deano084]

My favorite so far!! Love the e series! Got 2 Fairmonts but they got nothing on that! Great work!

[@TheIronEmpire]

Dean E cheers man! They are nice cars!

[@Deano084]

@@TheIronEmpire did you make the gauge holder aswel? Love how stock it looks! You'd make a killing doing kits!

[@centralog7397]

Keep it up Mann that some nice work clean..

[@steelburnouts6146]

I saw on 4wd canopy build the guy bought a cheap ($60 I think) universal Bluetooth operated 4x relay block for his lights. Wouldn't be hard to adapt it for phone control. Love the content keep it coming cheers

[@V8DOMIN8]

Live the early 90s Fairlanes I had a 1992 NC GHIA for over 10 years, it had nearly 600,000km on its it's original factory untouched 5.0 Great motors to, roller cam EFI 5.0 took holdens 7 years to catch up with a roller cam v8 My NC was on dual fuel aswell same as yours But yeh love these cars, full American look

[@kainjoshua6155]

That's a killah nl falcon bro, my nanna has a silver one lol has sun roof n all, had to put king springs in hers as the factory air ride compressor shit itself, love ur color, keep it up

[@TheIronEmpire]

Sounds nice man

[@Russh1]

Shame so many people rip the factory system out. I was trying to find one with it still there but no luck yet! It's pretty easy to bypass the sensors and raise/lower any factory air suspension. It is exy though so don't blame you.

[@andrewloach]

Loving your channel mate, would love to see your take on an XH ute as I'm after ideas but that EL looks unreal, so much so I'm looking for one here in NZ to buy. I probably won't attempt the airbag setup though as I'm lacking the skills and patience 😂

[@adamedwards1939]

Looks awesome mate would love xr8 to sit like that

[@mattpartridge7294]

Thats awesome mate! Inspired me to look at doing my AU LTD 👍👍

[@TheIronEmpire]

Matthew Partridge do it!

[@mattpartridge7294]

I see none of it was simple but with the rear IRS and the same struts you used at the front should work in the rear but cutting off the brackets and welding on. Out of interest, what model strut did you use in the front?

[@TheIronEmpire]

I wouldn’t use these struts for this application again man, if I had my time again I would look at something like “shockwave” air struts, they are still a bag over shock setup but with eyelets top and bottom, I think they be far easier to adapt and fabricate brackets for... the IRS would look sick once the AU is laid out 👌🏻

[@mattpartridge7294]

Nice mate, thanks for the tip! Got a lot of work ahead of me before I get to this but yeah! Cammed up 5.0 build on the way at the moment 👍

[@MrFathead]

I used to have one of these they are the most comfortable car to drive.

[@todd_harrison4500]

Great episode 👍 5.0 and cardinal red👌 Although, you have me thinking about tacking in my AU upper adaptors, rather than just be pressed in! Always concerned me!

[@TheIronEmpire]

I had to belt these things in so hard they are never coming out! But I figured better safe than sorry

[@todd_harrison4500]

@@TheIronEmpire mine were pressed in on a bearing press, it's just the non-captive design that worries me sometimes. But a tack weld or 2 would make me feel better about it👍

[@rainlori]

Nice. Being an NL, that'd be Regency Red 👍

[@lukeclarke8054]

I’ve said it more than once but I love that car.

[@Philthybuilds]

Car looks killer, awesome work on the vid too man

[@TheIronEmpire]

Thanks mate

[@mr33spitnbarz28]

Awesome vid mate

[@geoffpeterb7553]

Nice work man, I like the car too, I've always wanted a nice el Fairmont wagon, that would look great bagged as well

[@TheIronEmpire]

Geoff Peter,b sweet man! Yeah the e series ford do look and drive really nice!

[@JustTex]

looks sweet sir. Cheers

[@billkounelis1683]

Love yr car bro, wanna do the same to my au Fairmont..

[@Mango_McPoo]

Love an NL! wow what you can do if you don't live in NSW

[@MrToranaGuy]

Nice work man! Makes me want to bag my eb Ghia, I'm sure your lane would ride a lot better on bags than on ultra lows like my ghia!

[@Adventures_In_A_Ute]

Interesting video. A lot of work went into the installation and you didn't let it beat you. The Fairlane looks awesome and has a nice sound to the V8. Did you loose any of the ride comfort? I had a NF 5 litre years ago. Look forward to seeing new videos. Great work.

[@TheIronEmpire]

Cheers mate! No, air is a very comfortable ride! My rear shocks were due to be replaced regardless so that’s on the to do list, aside from that it’s sweet 👌🏻

[@mickey..c]

Looks Killa. 🤙

[@danmck8965]

Looks killa bro 👌👌

[@windyboy78]

Do you need that work certified in Aus for your WOF? Here in NZ they would probably want a full engineering report done on it! Cheers!

[@michaelperrin3503]

In and out in and out for hours sounds like a pain in the arse to me 😂

[@markscott2360]

It's cool now bro,😎

[@jakemiller6276]

Hey mate awesome build. Love these fairlanes and now I'm really interested in doing bagging the rear if my NF. I read thru the comments and you said you weren't happy with the shock mounts what would you do to improve it? If you have got any pics? I'm handy with a welder so keen to do this!. Hope ya having a good one 🤙🏽

[@kaynescott6219]

Looks fucking gorgeous mate, top stuff, mean stance 🤤

[@jacksonscustoms9793]

Interested in more details on the front end where you got parts brands part numbers

[@fo82rd12]

Nice job mate. Don't think there are many bagged e series around especially in the front 👍 The fairlane just needs some limo tint and some 20 inch dolce chrome wheels 😂

[@TheIronEmpire]

Yeah I would say less than a handful mate! And rear only bags count! Haha Never, this car must remain tasteful! 😜👌🏻

[@mrrangger]

Nice car I've got the same car just seeing I would like to do the same airbag my car what would you recommend

[@danielryan1026]

Hey mate, good video. I met you at Jake's the other week, I'm doing the LS in the vn

[@TheIronEmpire]

Hey man! I’ve got my eye out for 80s-90s commodore too.. would be a cool little project! Catch you next time 👍🏼

[@geoffpeterb7553]

@@TheIronEmpire I've got a 5 litre vs sedan I'd probably let go, it's not a pig either

[@fitzyholden1036]

@@TheIronEmpire As a Holden collecting nut job with way too many projects like yourself, my pick would be a VS. Come to the dark side Ford man. And get that bloody shed finished on your bush block.

[@codyanthony1141]

Hi mate looks really good. Have some questions about the front bag over strut and how you went about the uca. Wish more people did this sort of thing so well worth it.

[@TheIronEmpire]

Yeah mate, the upper control arm bolts in the same as the e series arm except you need to knock out the ball joint and have spacer machined up to slip into the same hole, with a tapered allocation hole to take the e series ball joint. If you have both arms on a bench in front of you, you’ll understand pretty quickly what I’m talking about! 👍🏼

[@codyhayesandco.5543]

I believe there is a place called "AU HOUSE" that make and sell these bushings

[@Getbent97]

Love the car and the work mate! Out of curiosity do you know what brand the front bags are/where you bought them from?

[@cjthegun3452]

hello the mate.. I was hoping to find out which rim they were..

[@deepakrattu3204]

Where did you buy the chrome strips for the doors and bumper?

[@TheIronEmpire]

can’t recall, but they are junk..you need to make sure too buy high quality stuff. Not the cheap stuff

[@Mianhuaquan]

Fuck yeah awesome work bro

[@TheIronEmpire]

Cheers mate

[@neaptidevlog3732]

Thats sweet man. Im a Holden guy but grew up with t he old man owning Ford's. Make me want to buy a v8 one now. Ford v8s are cheap too atm compared to Holdens. Are you in WA mate?

[@noelgibson5956]

Get youself a real Fairlane mate......a 351 ZD! Plenty of chrome, the Clevo exaust note, more curves than a centerfold model........and a bench seat. They turn heads........and will help you score the babes in no time!😉👱

[@TheIronEmpire]

Nothing wrong with a ZD mate but I love my NL! Plus, I already have 5 clevos 🤷🏻‍♂️ haha

[@noelgibson5956]

@@TheIronEmpire That XE would be great with a Clevo in it! 😀

[@jamiegreenwood7996]

have rust free ZC in the shed ....owned lots of fairlanes over the years

[@markray2752]

I see you removed that ugly bull bar off the efy

[@matthewmorris6285]

How did you fit those rims on. Is it different for The fairlane to the falcon?

[@TheIronEmpire]

Same same, but these are a different offset and I’m running 30mm spacers

[@bigkeg9173]

Sweet 👍

[@dazzford552]

Hey champion, what is your exhaust and muffler setup are you running?

[@fivetencustoms7708]

Did you make the front bag struts or did you buy them? Cheers

[@kennyt1]

Nice work. How does it ride at a normal-ish height? I've been thinking of doing this to my EB wagon but I want a comfy ride 😆

[@kobijye5214]

Hey mate are you doing kits for these at all?

[@zacpenney6808]

Did you end up using the 6" or 7" rear bags? And got a link to the front struts ?

[@TheIronEmpire]

Zac Penney I used 6” mate, and no I bought them years ago! I may be able to find them again online but I wouldn’t bother for this application, I’d go another way

[@kaderbroo]

Shit yeah that looks badass!

[@rum5812]

a quote from joe dirt im cool no your not

[@Malcolm-McIntyre]

Hey mate, what brake set up have you got? I have a EL Fairmont and have always struggled with them on mine.

[@cathcampbell6470]

Nice

[@InfamousReal]

What were the bags in the front from? Or where were they purchased?

[@nedalagic]

Hey mate would you be keen to sell a rear end mount kit?

[@TheIronEmpire]

Gday mate, I’m not overly happy with the setup in the rear just yet sorry... I have some done tuning to do

[@nedalagic]

@@TheIronEmpire that's not stress thanks for the reply

[@tajhgill4336]

fucking hell, that thing is wicked, would be even better tubbed front and back so the sills would touch the ground but then again it is a daily

[@TheIronEmpire]

It always needs notched chassis rails and reconfigured 4 link in the rear to go even lower, so much more work for an extra inch haha Cheers mate

[@julianalderson3938]

Nice car not sure bout the air bags, but yer

[@TheIronEmpire]

😂

[@sgan937]

Omg yes

[@olivedrabgarage6243]

That actually looks really good mate, I’m guessing totally impractical for driving when lowered? Nice colour too...

[@TheIronEmpire]

Gav's Garage well obviously you can’t drive it on the floor, but to you can raise it to the height of an extremely low car and cruise 👌🏻

[@pennypug4249]

Mennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnntal!

[@TheIronEmpire]

😘

[@krazykarl4542]

Hey mate, wanna sell the bag setup?

[@zacash25]

Woof

[@shaungrimley1203]

Would you swap for a F100?

[@TheIronEmpire]

Shaun Grimley Oath!

[@rubenpopczyk4684]

Start a Tik tok

[@TheIronEmpire]

🤔