The MK4 Bonus/Popular thread

[Lincolndanny]

Now then guys, seeing as there are a few of us now, lets have our own thread Just a quick reminder of my two bonus's to start the thread off My Silver one which i sold at the beginning of the year Bought it as a totally standard low owner, FSH car and completely turned it into an RS Turbo.She was mint and running 18psi . This is my latest Bonus, this one is to be a complete sleeper. Full RST mechanicals but totally standard looks apart from the alloys.If the steels fit over the RST brakes then it will spend alot of time on the steels as well to really annoy people so heres a thread for us then Bonus/Popular boys, somewhere not just to show off your base model but also somewhere to talk to like minded base model boys with attitude

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[stembo21]

nice one our own thread

[stembo21]

will you be going to ford fair

[Lincolndanny]

Stemo, if i can get her insured in time then yes Money will be the decideing factor
what about you mate?

[bonus_boy]

nice one...our own thread!

how long/hard is it to fit a rs lump mate?

how much money we talking aswell!

[Lincolndanny]

aint too hard, you need to budget about Ł1000 tops to convert to RST mechanicals. I reckon i could have a whole car convered in a weekend if i had all the parts

Stembo, are you takeing out your bonus doorcards, if so, what condition are they in

[Turbo-Beal]

Nice one danny Been thinking we should have somthing like this for a while. Maybe if we ask nicely they might add in a new section for the bonus/popular sleeper boys right next to the escort rs turbo room

[stevemex]

I will have to get mine outside, give it a wash and get some new pics.

[Lincolndanny]

Originally Posted by stevemex

I will have to get mine outside, give it a wash and get some new pics.

you will mate, love the colour of yours

[stembo21]

yer there are very good condition do you know were i can get some cheap rs turbo door cards 90 spec ones i might give you my door cards

[stembo21]

al try and get my car done for ford fair if not al be in my fiat bravo

[Lincolndanny]

Originally Posted by stembo21

yer there are very good condition do you know were i can get some cheap rs turbo door cards 90 spec ones i might give you my door cards

let me know as mine were dreadful so i threw them away.

annoying thing is the ones in my silver one were mint and i just lobbed them

[749steve]

well i started way back in 2001 with my kitted up base model
that was then featured in fast ford in feb 2002
i dont have any of my own pics online only some from a few years later when the new owner sold it




then came my bonus turbo






then my current project
from this


to this

[bonus_boy]

thought i would take some pics today! (clean..and with the alloys now in black)

[bonus_boy]

Originally Posted by Turbo-Beal

Nice one danny Been thinking we should have somthing like this for a while. Maybe if we ask nicely they might add in a new section for the bonus/popular sleeper boys right next to the escort rs turbo room

good idea!

would be great to have our own little section!

[Lincolndanny]

Originally Posted by 749steve

well i started way back in 2001 with my kitted up base model
that was then featured in fast ford in feb 2002
i dont have any of my own pics online only some from a few years later when the new owner sold it




then came my bonus turbo






then my current project
from this


to this

Steve are you ginger by any chance? I remember reading that feature and i also used to see the guy who owned it about alot where i used to knock around in my mk2 Escy. Unless that was you

[749steve]

yep im ginger
sold the car to a guy from near lincoln
he sold his granny cosworth to buy it

[Lincolndanny]

i remember the guy trying to pass it off as his own quite alot, so i popped the mag in my car and waited for the right moment-sure enough, in front of loads of lads hes there saying how he did it all himself-out comes the magazine, one guy made to look a cock

[749steve]

Originally Posted by Lincolndanny

i remember the guy trying to pass it off as his own quite alot, so i popped the mag in my car and waited for the right moment-sure enough, in front of loads of lads hes there saying how he did it all himself-out comes the magazine, one guy made to look a cock

yer i heard he tried that
i was told it was on e bay with eight grands worth of receipts for the work done
funny when i sold him it i only gave him the log book and mot

[Turbo-Beal]

Started this back in jan/feb of 2006. Still got heaps to do but it will be running soon

[749steve]

now that is propper mint

top work

[stembo21]

i love that car white is the best

[Lincolndanny]

think you should keep them wheels on her Luke
absolute top drawer

[bonus_boy]

very clean!

always thought about a white mk4...aint to keen on it tbh

but it looks like alot of money and time has gone into it so fair play mate!

how much have you spent approx yu reckon?

[Tonyt1t]

ill post me yellow and silver ones up in a mo..

[Tonyt1t]

ok this was my first car ever bought when i was 15

started life as this with 1 lady owner fsh (bought for 250)



then i done a hole load of work (all myself)




then had it painted yellow







then changed it a bit more





then turned it into this with the help of a wall

[Tonyt1t]

my silver one

found in the back field of a garage was my 1.1 bonus 11

bought for 300 with 12months mot and tax

was completely standard

then bought this bumper off ebay (corsa kit)



then decided the carpet was to fooked for my liking so put a red carpet in




then got some 17's and droped it 60 all round on apex shocks n springs! (best 260 quid i ever spent on a car!!)




then decided was time for a change so bought a set of rs skirts archs and 90 spec spoiler oh and some esc COSSIE wheels :P





then got the rs bumpers and bonnet (90 spec front cut out bumper)





then sold it off with a blown engine for 360 quid
the bloke then fitted a new 1.6 engine (carb) ave it a full respray and bought all the bits i never put on it like the corsa bumper and the bad boy rs bonnet

but unfortunatly these the only pics i have of it as havent seen it since




so theres my 2 and there should be another yellow one again in the future

[749steve]

[rsfido_1989]

here is my bonus... come to a stop atm but will get to work again asap as i wana get on the road.... will be in a garage for exhaust welding and mot then insure it





will get a update asap just real busy atm but there are a few things in the work for this

[Tonyt1t]

may need some windows for the mot to lol!

good work so far i see a large variety of doner cars ave been used :P



STEVE u no that front bumper on your first bonus? who makes it / what did u make it from?

[749steve]

its a lotus carlton rep to fit a cavalier
width was right just had to shorten the sides
there is a place in donny that makes them
rear bumper on it was a renault 19 phase 2
and it had m3 skirts

[rsfido_1989]

[quote="Tonyt1t"]may need some windows for the mot to lol!

good work so far i see a large variety of doner cars ave been used :P




cheers.. well the boot was one i found in ma garage i didnt know i had so i got the spoiler off saq wen i was dwn his and fitted it to see wot it looked like bonnet was saq coz he got a new 1.. windows are fitted... windscreen i refitted wit ma m8.. boot lid has one as im back to a blue lid till my m8 welds the wiper and lock up and i fit the motor 2 open it. does have door windows jus had them open as i was working on the car. and this month iv come across enuff money 2 trailer it 2 the garage for exhaust welding and mot to see if it needs work... or not ( i hope not and they will mot it then

[TrevCannon]

Tony on the silver one (STT) when you got the cossie wheels did it still have the 60mm sus kit on it?



like this one

[749steve]

just found this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1990-FORD-ESCO...QQcmdZViewItem

[djmillsy]

mines is still in the garage im just doing a zetec convdersion on it illl take a coulpe of pics got her dor a mini disk player

[djmillsy]

Lincolndanny
If the steels fit over the RST brakes then it will spend alot of time on the steels as well to really annoy people

escort mk6 and mondy mk1 steels should fit on there

[stevemex]

New pics of mine.

bumper was not on properly its coming off again anyway when i get a front mount intercooler.

Few more weeks spent on it and even more money, it might be finnished soon

[Lincolndanny]

Steve, that is awesome

[stevemex]

Thanks danny, yours is also looking very nice

I hope my new springs settle down hence the 4x4 stance, they are ment to be -40s.

[749steve]

just managed to scan a polaroid i had from when my first grey escort was featured in fast ford
the picture was taken on flixborough wharf near scunny