This $800 AU Falcon is TRASH!

I Bought this 1998 AU Falcon from a police impound auction last week and to be honest it's disgusting.
It needed some safety modifications so we fitted a Raceworks halo seat and 6 point harness to keep us safe and secure.
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[@theskidfactory]

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[@someyoungguy6990]

Just need the "Tofu Delivery Service" sticker on the door or a "TSF Shed Skids FTW" on the roof. Maybe a "BS Performance, fake until you make it or a Woody inside like that PC Logo on the drovers door.....the list goes on....!

[@davidvincent2838]

She's gotta be named Crystal surely..... As hommage to her potental past as a hot spoon enthusiast taxi 😂😂

[@jarlnieminen4307]

The Crystal taxi

[@Oosh21]

Crystal Beth

[@krnz49]

Methany

[@whyshouldipickaname]

and maybe run it on methanol

[@HubNut]

Go the AU! Lovely to see the AU magic getting to you. I own one in Wales, UK.

[@glensgraphix]

Yours isn't shit box like this thing though. lol

[@HarmzKR]

How the hell did you get one all the way in Wales? Did you import it or something?

[@MrButtonpresser]

Ahhh up it's Mr HubNut!

[@kurtseyffert6649]

@@HarmzKR he imported it after he toured aus a few yrs ago

[@holdenrbest]

@@kurtseyffert6649 NZ :P he didn't have it in Aus

[@vintagetractorsaustralia]

Name it Trent. Because it’s Kevos methed up mate.

[@theskidfactory]

Trent Trent

[@danielscanlanrealestate]

How dare you soil Kevin, the Savage’s name by associating him with this AU!

[@LokiMelb]

​@@U43A Good ol Trent from Punchy 😅

[@Rhyseh1]

"Give me back me purse!"

[@youreaknob]

@@theskidfactoryTrent from pAUnchy

[@Randy-lg1qo]

The Ibis! Not as obviously majestic as a falcon, but still a bird. Same colour scheme, Aussie icon underdog. Not pretty, but gets the job done - hard to kill 😂

[@Mouldyturnip75]

bin chicken

[@Mercmad]

Hard to Kill? nobody told them on the gold coast motorway that they were hard to kill. The Only road kill you'd never want to cook and eat. The AU has the same beaky look like the bin chook though.

[@Randy-lg1qo]

@@Mercmad can’t kill the spirit of the Ibis - it’s the same energy they call “the force” in the Star Wars movies that binds the galaxy together

[@BamBamZ_Gaming]

Cant spell beautiful without AU 😍 AU falcon isn't a meme for nothing. I daily an Au manual v8 and I'll never let it go, I legit like driving it more than my fg GTP. Granted its not a rocket but there's something about it that no other car I've had has come close to

[@SassyXR6007]

Agree! The best road trip i ever done was in AU XR6. The best drive of my 30 years driving

[@zyeborm]

@@SassyXR6007 Still regret selling my XR6 au manual. Could do anything in that car, half a tonne of carpet tiles in the boot, no worries. Friend with a 3/4s full cargo hiace that he needs to return to the rental place? No worries mate it'll fit in the falcon and it'll look good doing it. Last of the cable throttle falcons, the throttle response was *instant* and all the torque down low meant it was there when you wanted it. The manual box helped a lot I think.

[@Bobman84]

I had a brand new BA XR6 and also an AU ex taxi at the same time. I actually enjoyed driving the AU more, because it just felt more easier to drive and maintain.

[@hestenet]

It's your call, but since you asked for advice while installing the belts: I would say please wear a HANS if you are wearing a harness. 3 point belts and airbags prevent neck-snapping impacts by allowing your body to move with your head. With your whole body locked in place, a HANS is a really important safety feature.

[@hestenet]

Crash safety is a multi-part system. In a standard street car the system is crumple zones + belts that allow torso movement + airbags. While race equipment is safer for the higher speeds, it's only safer if it accounts for every part of the system: - Harnesses keep your body in place much better - But now your head will put strain on your neck = HANS becomes important - The harness also keeps you from folding at the waist, so in a rollover if the roof collapses you have less head safety as well = roll cage. For a limited subset of events and circumstances you can get away with piecemeal, but these mods aren't too difficult or expensive, and are probably good content for the channel! Cheers from an amateur track rat in Portland, OR

[@mattgraham1983]

😂😂😂 OK safety Sally.

[@DavidJohns911]

@@mattgraham1983 You will need to text to speech that line once you get into an accident at speed with a car that isn't properly setup for the conditions. I would have thought at over 40 you would care more about your safety.

[@michaelhorne8366]

@@mattgraham1983 Imagine ragging on someone for helping to keep another person safe. Your mates must be top blokes.

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

a non-negotiable item IMO

[@geometric1227]

The lace looks sick bro! It has to be named Beryl to match the lace

[@krissteel4074]

It's... definitely very Methany Best of luck in the race

[@glensgraphix]

Woody I'll give you $50 for the passenger weather shield! Seriously! I'm in Melbourne.

[@aftonline]

Looks like an ex-cab. As a former taxi driver, I have done thousands of miles in cars like this. Look for holes in the dashboard to the right of the steering wheel where they used to screw down the radio which was a huge metal box in the early 2000's.

[@Mercmad]

...and if it's Brisbane ,the orange paint.

[@Tad-tr6vi]

If it survives, would be cool to race Scotty in his 12 for 2k

[@HL-hw6qp]

A 100 shot of nitrous would see this thing run 12’s for less than 2k 🤣

[@keiracurro8407]

Mine was 800 and it had 180,000 on it broken bushes smoky engine, cracked harmonic balancer bald tyres, leaky and loose diff, ive since rebuilt the engine serviced the transmission, rebuilt the diff/suspension added a lift kit, with truetrac, ported the exhaust/catback, Chip, ts50 wing, probably spend about $4000 on it and it goes everywhere, everyday of the week every year, where mostly 4wd only go. Ita my favourite car I'll have. 🥰 It has now done 388,000km

[@michaelshannon4138]

Clearly the first diff youve welded. As an experienced fellow diff welder upperer... Jam some bolts into the spider gears before you weld ;)

[@MrVantage8]

The paint job is pure design genius, mate... Awesome...

[@cameronrussell9362]

I put 450,000 kays on my AU before it was T boned. All i spent on it was coil packs, ball joints, front rotors and trans real oil seal. What a car.

[@coachjeff493]

Long time lurker ..... but this one has prompted me to comment .... Love it mate !!!!!

[@fossilfuelenthusiast]

Yeah boy. The AU has its claws into you already, Wait till you have raced it. You will love it even more

[@TomBudin]

that spray job cracks me up, love it hahahha

[@venomouscube]

The AU was made during the turn of the millennium. This particular specimen is white. It simply must be designated the Millennium Falcon

[@SmartAceHole82]

"hot spoon enthusiast" love it.

[@nathanpeachs2704]

❤ Scottys garage is doing i think newer version for 12s for 2k, he would be the man to ask for advice. 😊 Yours looks mint, the two tone rocks 🤘

[@Thatmotorshow]

Proper cool! Welcome to my world😂😂😂😂 Falcon is life

[@PatinaGarage1]

Mighty AU. Keen to see your racing content. I was the same as you with thoughts on them. Started a KZbin channel recently and it amazed me how many people click on the AU content of an old banger I’m tidying up.

[@NickMcMillan-yg6pk]

I once heard the Mighty AU was the best ever falcon to perform in the wind tunnel.. Go the AU

[@cameronrussell9362]

Thats why it was so good on fuel.

[@BobLouden-r9q]

My 99 Tickford Fairmont Ghia 6.9 ltr per100 K on lpg at 89.9 cents a ltr. Cheaper than hot chips😁

[@jcthe2nd]

The Roof paint thing is killa Bruz Love ya vids been here from the start you killing it woody

[@hudd0media36]

It’s a good deal for 800$ I reckon. I want to do this when I can drive In Australia as well

[@josephoneill7656]

Many years ago my brother was at an auction and there was a quite new, very clean Gen 2 up-market (not sure of details) AU there that had no paperwork. He enquired and it turned out it had just been forgotten and the car had FSH. He got it for a bargain and it was a really good car that he kept for a few years.

[@gazza116]

used to love finding lace in the ragbag in the 70s as a mechanic,sprayed lace patterns on anything that stood still enough.

[@TheKaptainKernow]

I feel like this is a good point to mention the song Trash Bird at the Confessional by the Aussie band Gay Paris. It's definitely the kind of tune to do skids in a ropey Falcon to

[@stuartstephens]

The lace job is pretty cool. It was a popular thing when I was a teenager in the 1970s here in the USA, my brother in law was a body man and I remember him painting a lot of cars that way.

[@LokiMelb]

Would so love to come down but been in hospital a week so can't go anywhere. Have a great night at Calder. Hopefully there is another live stream to keep up with the action

[@the-THORNSPAWN]

AU was the best built, most reliable Falcon, just a shame they were so ugly.

[@kennethstaszak9990]

Sounds like fun! The lacing on the roof is a neat old-time custom touch.

[@a.l.8873]

Woody, that laced pattern on the roof is fkn cool mate. Very limp wristed, yet that doesn't stop it being cool. Well done, full points for style there.

[@feenyx6394]

That lace came out sick, stoked to see this thing rip!

[@victorbitter583]

Have you seen the "Boogie Van" that Scott from coldwarmotors painted Woody? The lace panels in that turned out mint as did the rest of it.

[@RoadskiN]

No cage? In Kiwiland, it would definitely require one for contact racing

[@theskidfactory]

No cage for this race, needs to be caged for future events though

[@nud3231]

No know all, depends on the event.

[@nud3231]

No know all. Depends what track your at

[@dylanbrooks546]

That lace pattern on the roof is unique and cool, nice. The Intech engine was always referred to me as "Grandpa's Axe"

[@brendanmatthys3788]

Everyone loves AUs. People who don't love AUs just haven't driven them yet

[@aaronlang7064]

Looks mint! Looking forward to the event

[@MitsubishiPajeroAus]

I learnt to drive in a manual swapped AU, that was 22 years ago. One of the best cars around.

[@sammcgeown5184]

That roof actually looked really good 😂 well done

[@grumpysgarage4387]

Great concept I'll try to make the trip down and watch Cheers

[@CatVMango]

Or what about calling it “Moby’s shit” cause of the whale grill..

[@mj_aussie_coaster_travels8310]

Go and borrow a tidy au fairlane with the wheezer for a weekend and go cruising. You will get hooked.

[@theskidfactory]

Yeah love me a fairlane, if own the shit out of an NL

[@BobLouden-r9q]

I love my immaculate 99 Tickford Fairmont Ghia.

[@mj_aussie_coaster_travels8310]

@@theskidfactory nls are cool, I’ve owned a few of those too, but an au fairlane just shits all over an nl in every way. Well maybe looks but that’s super subjective.

[@robbie123robbie123]

First vid of yours and subbed after watching. Great informative video. Thanks

[@brucehewson5773]

love that roof top paint job.

[@cg401]

Can someone tell me when/how the burnout was renamed to skid? skid has always been when you lock your brakes up and your tires skid, (like the saying hit the skids meaning to stop) i am genuinely curious

[@roadsofjapan6009]

😂 can’t wait for the next one watching on the 13th country side japan 🇯🇵 from Tochigi….. I was having a laugh cause 800 AUD here would have got you a nice crown , could have smashed it up while in comfort 😂

[@Steamroller17]

Other comments have noted but please use a HANS.

[@DukeOfTwist]

You gunna also do Scotty's Garage 12s for $2k while the cars in vic its at HPR on Australia Day.

[@matthamilton2711]

That lace trick looks great!

[@Flitzer514]

Cool, it came with slicks 😀You haven't done a VK45 swap yet, that would be cool.

[@billyray4272]

Hell yes bro the paint work looks good

[@1993kawasaki]

15:18 Woody sets a new trend for the AU purists, MHC should rep the lace roof in a X-Mas video this year!!!!

[@BeefaloBart]

Did the same with a $400 Honda Prelude. Sold the stuff that was extra weight to lighten it up and made $600 profit. Cheap set of tires and some exhaust mods. Drag raced it as it was for 3 years until selling it for $1200 to someone I had beat several times in bracket racing. Kinda miss that car. It was ultra clean for an 85 but had been listed as totaled even know there was no body damage and it ran great when I got it.

[@Ckktopa]

lace idea is pretty cool

[@ferret323]

That thing has to be named the hot spoon enthusiast for sure😂

[@jarredhobbs4524]

Sorry to hijack,travelling to Toowoomba Brisbane and sunny coast are there self serve wreckers around ? Up from SA keen to source bits . Cheers M

[@gossy351]

Looks SICK!!!

[@sbob1974]

Great job on the roof Woody

[@64Pete]

Have fun Woody, should be a blast! I'd call it Splooge.

[@MrNosajwhitey]

Epic adventures in the making from cheap awesomeness

[@StratoJohn]

Good stuff Woody!

[@cracklingice]

That two tone was epic

[@PixelatedAussie]

I love how that boat is from Coffs Harbour! That is where I live.

[@lukesolomon3010]

Love the lace hack

[@lewdog9647]

Maybe after the race you could do a chip tune with twin throttle bodies for maximum dort dort noises

[@isuzu_bryan]

That roof turned out awesome, lads!

[@Aaron_Hanson]

My mate is a panel beater and during his apprenticeship they would go to the Ford dealership with a tabletop tow truck, towing a car trailer and pickup the AU Falcons to cut out and repair rust. Apparently they had a dodgy batch of vehicles that was not worthy of anything but scrap.

[@DaveTVch95]

They seem to rust out in the bootlid a lot like this one has, we stripped out one to use at the speedway but it ended up having rusty A pillars so became a parts car

[@donalddaly873]

It's gotta be called Goldie surely, AU chemical symbol for Gold...😂😂

[@Dewbs]

The AU is a national treasure now released to the world via KZbin, these will soon be exported to all corners of the globe ADM!

[@itsmikelake]

That actually looks rad 🤣🤣 be a shame if someone t-boned it first lap 👀

[@clarkiman]

Hahaha that paint job added 50 killer wasps mate, no doubt about it! Lace curtains over that roof is pretty cool!

[@anish-79]

If getting AU to race on Track. Then get the V8 5.0 Windsor AU. Just don't put 20W-50 Engine Oil as it will turn into Sludge.

[@grahamparsons1070]

Up the AU ✊️I’ve heard alot that the Au is sharper handling than the Ba, can’t quantify because I’ve never owned one. A mate said (and other KZbinrs) Ford spent heaps on designing and developing it but it was considered too bold a styling for us lot to warm to (me included at the time) now though I want one.. 🤷🏻. For naming I’m going to suggest “Fraunk“ (maybe silent U) as in Frank out of shameless as he was partial to the drugs and refused to die also

[@bool7994]

9:44 The exact way NOT to use a powered ratchet. Use it to break the bolt free like you would a normal ratchet and then hit the trigger. Just dropping it on a fastener while its spinning like that is a good way to break the pawl on your ratchet.

[@Virus__]

Would've happily sold you my old VX that's sitting in my yard registered, running & mechanically sound with 4 new tyres, down here in Tweed..

[@Pablo668]

The Falcon AU, a car only it's mother could love, cept there are a few people who really like them. The looks of these were a miss for me, the BA though, It looked really cool. I'm not sure but I think this design was going with the rest of Fords cars from that period, in particular the Taurus. I think Ford did for a short time consider rebadging Tauruses as Falcons once they stopped making them. It wasn't a popular idea. To me the Taurus represents the 'Camryfication' of cars. Ughughugh.

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

The AU was popular? In what universe was that?

[@john_barnett]

The taxi universe

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

​@@john_barnett that's true I stand corrected

[@fraserwright9482]

They were also rental and company cars. Full coverage insurance meant I have a soft spot for the PAWG AU

[@hkmonaro8153]

I used to drive a brand spankers AU Forte wagon as a work car back in the day, fk i'm old 😂😂 Was a great car, hated the styling at the time but it's well and truly grown on me, it's taken a couple of decades to come into its own and has aged far better than the VT Commodore..

[@tunzygu3664]

Here i am waiting for the previous owner to pop up in the comments and swear they're not a hot spoon enthusiast 😂😂😂

[@danielwilson5243]

14:40 that’s how it starts legitimately a slippery slope from there , your gonna have multiple in your yard soon

[@cooperlong8656]

Would love to see some cheap, beginner drift content with the mighty AU if it survives the race!

[@kentstroud8218]

The “Hey You”. Instant speed.

[@MichaelTimmons1991]

Lace roof turned out pretty cool actually for what it is!

[@79series]

Regardless commy or falcon, so long as it has a solid rear diff.

[@dB_944]

Au is the symbol for gold. Call it “Fools Gold”. 👍

[@Seiskid]

Love the lace - that awesome!!!

[@fellowship_of_the_goat]

A tip on the shoulder belts, couldn't really see in the vid, I like to cross them over behind the seat so they can't slip down and off your shoulders. Spreader plates are great though not enough people run them, in my opinion it is insanity since what good is a harness if the bolts just pull through the floor Also that lace work is sick

[@383GARAGE]

Think it should be called Nuggs as it’s a bloody Nugget 😂

[@shannybangers88]

Something about the AU does that, I brought a series 2 as a cheap daily at the time, just needed a cheaper car to run to work and back, 7 years later I cannot bring myself to part with the dam thing and it has been stupid reliable not to mention a great highway car

[@BobLouden-r9q]

My 99 AU Tickford Fairmont Ghia does 2000 rpm at 100 kph , 6.9 LTRS LPG per 100 ks @ 89.9 cents per ltr.

[@elliottb7009]

i am amazed at how dry that sump was. not an oil leak in sight.

[@BobLouden-r9q]

My 99 au Tickford doesn't leak a drop @ 317,000 ks

[@steveb9270]

No mate I think you got a bargain. I see some people asking 10 k plus for rusted out xb and c falcons. Au we're a good car back in the day compared to the d c and b .

[@pieflies]

Those older cars ask more because they’re desirable. AU is not desirable and I can’t imagine it ever will be.

[@vlt873]

​@@piefliesthe smile per dollar with the AU is better than an old leaf sprung shitheap that doesn't stop or corner without huge amounts of money.

[@steveb9270]

Mate the older falcons weren't to desirable back when I grew up. Fairly basic car and not as refined as some of the Europeanoffers, 5 deep at the tip they were, lol

[@pieflies]

@@vlt873of course a newer cars is going to be technically better than an older one, and more affordable. That’s not why people buy old cars though. Lucky for you, you prefer the AU so you can get a good deal.

[@pieflies]

@@steveb9270of course. That’s the cycle with lots of cars. But some cars never come back around to being a cool, desirable old car that people put money into restoring. I don’t think the AU will ever come back around to that, but maybe I’m wrong and they’ll be the next GTHO (I hope not).

[@bigkeg9173]

Gotta call it the Skid Pig 😅

[@judysimpson3774]

AU racing at Calder. Then it's The cAUldernater!! 🤣

[@kingmarz3635]

That paint actually makes it look little less shit! Do the pattern on the bonnet too please

[@ReDz083]

My 1st car was an EA wagon in White with a dog of a 6cly and auto.... fun times

[@nickg4135]

You should do 12s for 2k challenge by Scottys Garage also