I have a Series 1 Fairmont Ghia V8 and problems thus far have been
2 lower rear ball joints - pressed them out and fitted new ones.
front brake shudder - surface discs and put in softer pads
bad idle behavior problems cause by cam that i put in
broken
maf sensor which i dropped
one rack boot
Had a rather stange climate control problem where by if i set it to say 20 degrees on a 16 degree day it would put out full hot air until inside cabin would get to about 40 degrees and then it would turn air con on full cold in a nasty and very annoying cycle.
Fix - well i check for bad earths and other problems etc. couldn't find anything and then someone suggested to reset the climate control by hitting off and the button with the person sitting down together. all fixed.