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Old 25-04-2006, 11:03 PM
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my £150 bargin, bought it off the boss for £150 with new clutch and box fited, 88 spec recaros and white dials.

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1600 efi cvh engine on mfi injection, k&n panel filter and power flow back box,

body wise, rs boot spoiler, clear front and sides,fake rs turbo bonnet half badboyed,

inside 88 spec recaros,sports wheel,white dials and heater panel,chrome sill strips,

lowerd 60 mm with 2 coils cut off on s1 turbo rims.












Old 25-04-2006, 11:26 PM
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Bargain

is it gonna be a sleeper?
Old 26-04-2006, 06:31 AM
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whats your plans for it mate? currently restoring one at the min.
cheers mark.
Old 26-04-2006, 07:32 PM
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good bargain yeah, so what are the plans for it ?
Old 26-04-2006, 09:56 PM
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plan are just paint it up back to standed, and buy this very cheap rs turbo i found and turbo it, but not to over the top so it looks like it is now
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right well standed idea gonna thanks to the boss for give me this cut out 88 spec bumper





all it needs is a big grs intercooler in there now lol

tryed to fit my old 90 spec bumper again today but it dead




so that can go in the bin, but while looking for it i found my old back box i thought i had binned





but what does ss x3 mean bit puzzled, put a deposted on the xr3i what got a turbo motor in yesterday so that shud be on it's way soon,

but there all so sad news, little shits round my end went on a kicking sprey so my dads car got the back 1/4 kicked in



and so did the s2 turbo 3 doors up from my house.
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picked my fez turbo bottom end and inlet up last night, just need to find a efi xr3i loom end a fez turbo ecu.

car ows me just short of £500 witch isn't bad, but that £500 cud of gone to geting my driveing liecnce
Old 05-04-2007, 11:39 AM
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wow cool cars

will thay ever get on the road tho

you still got that shit fiesta cock snot
Old 05-04-2007, 01:20 PM
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how old are ya?just wondering?when you looking to do your lessons?
Old 05-04-2007, 03:01 PM
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My word danny diddnt realise you had put this fiasco on here aswell your not going to attempt the punto bumper conversion on this aswell are you
Old 06-04-2007, 08:37 PM
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You're going to have fun insuring that!!!
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just bought a escort 5 door to break to build this,

it got konis
strut brace
recaros
big bore exhaust
s2 turbo rims
bonnet rasiers
rs 4 spoke
and a load more

all to go on to this

how it stands locked up in my council garage






got ford rs front and rear bumper kit on nw and half of a s2 kit
Old 15-07-2007, 09:25 PM
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do you want to swop the s2 wheels for your s1 wheels
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s1 alloys are on my mk3 escort and there staying there mate
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Lose the bonnet!



Otherwise, i really like this shot



Just love the way S1 rims look on a lowered 'scort
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am after a set to go bak on the car.

lost the bonnet, if u look in the resent pics it got a black standed rst bonnet on

just can't mate my mind up on the engine wise dunno if to leave the xr3i motor in or put my spare turbo motor in
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