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Old 19-02-2007, 09:13 PM
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decided to try get ma escort ready in time for crail on the 18th of march,needs new quarter fitted,complete re-spray,oh and to get it running again plus mot and tax etc
Old 19-02-2007, 09:20 PM
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good luck mate...

you will be busy
Old 19-02-2007, 09:22 PM
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and a new tailgate forgot that,body shop be busy euan not me, a will be skint
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well never got it ready for crail due to the imobiliser issues hoping to get these sorted over the weekend here some photos of the car anyway[img][/img]
Old 23-03-2007, 09:01 PM
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[quote="glancy2081"]well never got it ready for crail due to the imobiliser issues hoping to get these sorted over the weekend here some photos of the car
Old 23-03-2007, 09:03 PM
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Get em up then matey
Old 23-03-2007, 09:26 PM
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trying dont seem to be working though
Old 23-03-2007, 09:41 PM
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You using photobucket ??
Old 23-03-2007, 09:47 PM
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trying to use it anyway not sure where am going wrong
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Send me the link to your photobucket account and i'll put them up if you like
Old 23-03-2007, 10:33 PM
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Looks pretty good chap
Old 23-03-2007, 10:36 PM
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all put some photos of how it looks now sure you wont be saying that when u see them a really have to get it running and off to bodyshop
Old 23-03-2007, 10:55 PM
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Its the restoration and rebuilds room so it wont matter how many bits the cars in. The fun is watching the cars evolve from wrecks to minters
Old 24-03-2007, 02:26 AM
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thats my old car
Old 24-03-2007, 10:52 AM
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needs despoilering and lowering on standard rimage
Old 24-03-2007, 05:53 PM
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nice mate when i can afford a house with a double garage il be getting 1 to park next to my 3-door

probably another ten years mind
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escort still not running,got another imobiliser from radman to try but still not running some pics of how it sits the now and pictyre of the damaged quarter after all the rust was cut out
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new fuse box fitted, quarter fitted bumpers stripped off ready for paint going to bin the morrett headlights and go back to standard ones


Old 13-06-2007, 06:07 PM
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that rear arch looked a mess did you renew the whole rear quarter?
Old 13-06-2007, 06:14 PM
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yes a whole new quarter and inner arch fixed quarter and fitting it cost about Ł1300 just need crack in bumper welded then off to get painted
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at least you do the job properly, bet a lot of places would have just filled/patched it at least you know it will last you for good now with no hidden nasties waitng to spoil your new paint
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and about 5 litre of wax oil in the sill and quarter just incase
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Updates?

nice car mate is it all sorted now?

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that was probably the last time a went and looked at the escort ben but have been to see about it getting painted at the end of january so maybe a update soon.
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Cool if the Kadett ante ready i expect to see this in May
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both will be finished by then a hope ben got a new tailgate since
then and a few other things like nomad rear lights.
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sounds cool
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