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Old 29-10-2006, 03:04 PM
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Default Escort s2 1988 restoration/track day car update 12/11/2010
hi brought this escort off ebay for £800 it came with two doors and a metering unit.










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Old 29-10-2006, 03:20 PM
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as you can see a little work is needed
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Old 29-10-2006, 03:24 PM
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Hopefully mum will let me use her camera as the mobby isnt to good.
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Old 29-10-2006, 03:30 PM
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Are these seats out of another ford as the rst's i'v seen have different recaro's they are lighter in colour


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look like normal 88 spec recaros to me
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As above there 88 spec keep the pics coming
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he's obviously seen the 90 spec recaros

but yeh they look like original 88 spec seats

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Old 29-10-2006, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by dave_y
look like normal 88 spec recaros to me

cheers for that peeps

i take it people remove the 88's and put the 90's in, been to a few shows and seen this.
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Old 29-10-2006, 06:28 PM
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yes its called 90'specced.people do it to their rs's but i dont find the point
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Old 08-01-2007, 09:08 PM
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Bit of a update well not much of a update just some more rot pic's,i'v done quite alot of rust killing i just havent taken any snap shots it's hard doing the work and being camera man lol but when i have time i will get some semi finished snap shorts








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This is'nt finished as u can see i just red oxided it to stop any more rust.


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Old 08-01-2007, 09:39 PM
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A few pic's with new panels






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WINGS I DON'T NEED WINGS
lol they have been fitted trust me,i'll get some pic's when it's light


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Old 08-01-2007, 09:47 PM
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As u see i'm a man of many word lol
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I was just looking back at my pic's and was thinking back to the first day when the turb arived i thought it had no rust well maybe a little how wrong was i
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yeh but its coming along now mate keep at it be worth it in the end
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Old 12-01-2007, 04:45 PM
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Bit of a update

i do need wings really



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These are some of the repair that i had to do


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This was my first time at doing arches as u can see the first pic is my first attempt and the uther my second


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All the welding that needs to be done to the floor is now complete,so me and my little bro gave it a coat of hamerite to give it a bit of protection,It looks white i know but it smooth gray trust me




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Old 12-01-2007, 05:02 PM
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And last of the up dates for now are my bonnet risers hated by some loved by uthers



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dose the bonnet look to high in that last pic or is it just me
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yer it does by about 9 inches lol
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plenty of air flow lol
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LOOKS GOOD MATE,GLAD 2C NUVA BEING SAVED
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Good luck and glad you decided to restore instead of scrap!
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Good luck and glad you decided to restore instead of scrap!
cheers m8,i'm liking your project
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alright boyo!
hows the project coming along?
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nice project mate!!

id keep the 88spec seats though, i think they are better than the 90's! just change the bumper and spolier to 90 spec as they are a bit more curvy!
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Originally Posted by paz_S2
alright boyo!
hows the project coming along?
christ!!! how did u come across this thread i havent posted on it since 2007 lol

yeah projects coming along nicely now i'v got a job,just waiting for a respay, me step brother doing it,it's just my luck tho he's been quiet jan,feb,march got the car ready for april guess what he's flat out now, :-( so i'm just waiting for a quiet spell again then i can get it back and rebuild!!
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Originally Posted by Zetecfiesta
nice project mate!!

id keep the 88spec seats though, i think they are better than the 90's! just change the bumper and spolier to 90 spec as they are a bit more curvy!


yeah i'm keeping the seats i like them to.think i mite keep every thing 88spec tho
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