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Fairway! What's it made from...
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Author:  mace [ Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:29 am ]
Post subject:  Fairway! What's it made from...
Hello there :D

I'm a 46 yr old Fairway Driver, and owner living in Sweden.

Finding spares for the Fairway over here can be a bit..tricky :roll:

I was trawling the www-waters the other day, looking for the green o/d lightbulb.
That's when i thought it would be really handy if there was a thread here about where all the various bits and bobs actually originate from.

The headlights are standard 7" fitted to minis and others?
Rear lights are from something 1100 or other?
Instrument binnacle comes from a Metro???
etc.
etc.

It would be great if we could include items that are interchangeable to, I read here that a seat from the Scorpio is a good replacement for the drivers seat.

So what do you think? Good idea or You can turn of that computer now..

Best of luck come Friday!!! =D> =D> =D>

All the BEST!
/Magnus
Author:  gusmac [ Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:32 am ]
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Rear lights are from something 1100 or other?


Austin 1100 IIRC

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Author:  skippy41 [ Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:55 pm ]
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gusmac wrote:
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Rear lights are from something 1100 or other?


Austin 1100 IIRC

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They just mad the fairway bigger and added 2 doors :lol: :lol:
Author:  Baconsdozen [ Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:42 am ]
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The rear lights are from the later 1100,1300.
Front lights are standard 7 inch.
Door handles (and as far as I know most of the lock mechanism) are ford transit.
The dash boardis (I think) the same as a Sherpa.
Heater motor is MGB (or same as other early Leyland cars).
Engine is 2.7 nissan as fitted to cabstar,and various other nissan (inc 4 x 4).
Early chrome bumpers were ford consul,later chrome ones as supplied by a certain spares specialist are made of chrome covered marzipan.
Headlight rims are same as eraly mini and Morris 1000.
Author:  mace [ Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:56 am ]
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later chrome ones as supplied by a certain spares specialist are made of chrome covered marzipan.

:lol: :badgrin: :lol: :badgrin: =D> =D>
Author:  Baconsdozen [ Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:01 am ]
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Front pads are apparently the same as some land rovers,rear the samne as some tranits. I'll see if I can find out which ones.I'm told the heater coontrols are the same as a marina.
Author:  skippy41 [ Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:09 pm ]
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I often wondered what happened to the british leyland parts bins :lol:
Author:  gusmac [ Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:57 pm ]
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Like most black cabs, they're a hotchpotch of whatever parts were cheapest at the time.
Mostly leyland and ford, with a few other bits.
Author:  victor 74 [ Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:39 pm ]
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mace. i had the earlier fx4 plus just before they fitted the nissan engine,the dash board was the same as the british leyland maestro, i swapped a speedo over once but the calibracion was not the same and effected my meter so i had to fork out and buy a reconditiond speedo. regards.
Author:  mace [ Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fairway! What's it made from...
Me again :p

I wonder if the wheels are to be found on other cars?
I might be able to find them over here in Sweden if i know what to look for...Iveco van??

The cab will be SORNed this winter as i need time to sort a few things out.
Not having the four extra wheels for winter tyres made it an easy decision, that and the road salt + the £700 road tax :twisted:

All the BEST!
Magnus
Author:  Sussex [ Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:35 pm ]
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mace wrote:
I wonder if the wheels are to be found on other cars?

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Author:  skippy41 [ Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:02 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Fairway! What's it made from...
mace wrote:
Me again :p

I wonder if the wheels are to be found on other cars?
I might be able to find them over here in Sweden if i know what to look for...Iveco van??

The cab will be SORNed this winter as i need time to sort a few things out.
Not having the four extra wheels for winter tyres made it an easy decision, that and the road salt + the £700 road tax :twisted:

All the BEST!
Magnus


Landrover,
Author:  Baconsdozen [ Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Fairway! What's it made from...
The front suspension swivels are as fitted to some early jags (on the rear apparently).
Exhaust rubbers are same as ford.
Wiper mechanism I'm sure is BMC but I can't identify the model.
Floor boards are B and Q.
Author:  mace [ Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:47 am ]
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Floor boards are B and Q.
:badgrin: =D>

Same as Land Rover :shock:
I'll have to try greenlaning this spring :mrgreen:

/Magnus
Author:  blackpool [ Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:49 am ]
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Would have thought same as iveco van as i know the wheel centres/ hub caps fit the same. Look the same wheel aswell.
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