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Old 13-05-2007, 08:11 PM
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Default Coming soon bonus sleeper!.update 13/07/07 New project.

Hi all just got this off ebay, long term project starting off as an rs turbo sleeper. 47k from new, 2 owners ffsh




Old 13-05-2007, 09:16 PM
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Loads of rsturo reps now mate, keep it as it is and put an rsturbo engine in it
Old 13-05-2007, 09:17 PM
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Welcome to the club
Old 13-05-2007, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 1stEscort
Loads of rsturo reps now mate, keep it as it is and put an rsturbo engine in it
Def the way to go mate, i had fairly standard looking burgandy 4 door escort with a wild rs turbo engine and it was the tits, you catch sooo many people out!!
Old 13-05-2007, 09:26 PM
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Its gunna stay sleeper 4 a bit only until people know what it is
Old 13-05-2007, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo-Beal
Welcome to the club
Thanks yours is going to be ace its super clean
Old 13-05-2007, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by V6 EDC
Originally Posted by 1stEscort
Loads of rsturo reps now mate, keep it as it is and put an rsturbo engine in it
Def the way to go mate, i had fairly standard looking burgandy 4 door escort with a wild rs turbo engine and it was the tits, you catch sooo many people out!!
thats the kinda thing i'm after

best way to go tho
Old 13-05-2007, 10:02 PM
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yer mate welcome to the bonus club its getting bigger by the day

was that the one on e bay in york?
Old 13-05-2007, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 749steve
yer mate welcome to the bonus club its getting bigger by the day

was that the one on e bay in york?
yeah mate it was
Old 14-05-2007, 01:29 PM
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didnt sound to bad a car hope you get it built as you want it
Old 14-05-2007, 07:04 PM
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fantatic stuff, another bonus club memeber
Old 14-05-2007, 09:11 PM
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i will be getting some bits on payday so am going to start takeing engine out i will post some more pics soon
Old 14-05-2007, 09:26 PM
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im on the look out for another bonues now had 2 already just a shame ive moved to the xroc lol :P

ill be back dont worry guys
Old 14-05-2007, 09:51 PM
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hope so mate good look finding one
Old 14-05-2007, 10:01 PM
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well i hada silver one and a blue one (which ended up yellow) so looking for merc grey or red now i think or one of the random bonus only colours :P like gold or pale blue
Old 16-05-2007, 05:37 AM
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i saw a magenta bonus the other day
Old 16-05-2007, 05:39 AM
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This is kinda what i'm hoping to get next
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1990-FORD-ESCO...QQcmdZViewItem

Old 16-05-2007, 04:17 PM
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There are a few on eBay at the moment:

Black 3-door Bonus 1.1 1989
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=190111757672

Blue 3-door Bonus 1.3 1990
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=220112908233

Red 3-door Popular Plus diesel 1990
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=180117983381

Blue 5-door Bonus 1.1 1990
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=230130020370


Chris
Old 16-05-2007, 04:28 PM
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that blue 1 may have my name on it long shot but fingers crossed
Old 16-05-2007, 04:58 PM
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seen them all last night

i could of had one exactly the same as that red one afew years ago for about Ł50
Old 16-05-2007, 06:29 PM
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I see a revolution going on here Looks like there is alot of people doing thease conversions at the moment Cant blame anyone either, i think it make alot of sense.
Old 19-05-2007, 09:45 PM
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hi i am going to hopefully getting some parts tomorrow al post some pics very soon
Old 20-05-2007, 08:03 AM
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Old 20-05-2007, 09:24 AM
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u collected the car yet mate?
Old 20-05-2007, 09:36 AM
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yeah ive had it about a week
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awsome get some pics up of it
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i'll try get some pics up later on today.
Old 20-05-2007, 01:17 PM
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gud man
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here we go some more pics for you all
























also got hold of a few parts today








wheels on also got the back lights on in the other pics what i bought,


a bit of d.i.y lowering lol


back box i sloted over the exhaust for a laugh. lol


Hope you all like all comments welcome. will update when i can, going to start taking the engine out week after next and start putting the turbo loom in
Old 20-05-2007, 08:34 PM
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top work there
where abouts are you based then?
Old 20-05-2007, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 749steve
top work there
where abouts are you based then?
im in Hull mate
Old 20-05-2007, 08:39 PM
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cool not too far from me
im in crowle near scunthorpe
Old 20-05-2007, 08:46 PM
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nice 1 we will have to meet up 1 day when they are done yours is looking great allready
Old 20-05-2007, 09:08 PM
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Sweet project m8 Looks nice and soild from what i can see so far Good luck with the build
Old 20-05-2007, 09:13 PM
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Nice one
Old 20-05-2007, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo-Beal
Sweet project m8 Looks nice and soild from what i can see so far Good luck with the build
cheers mate yeah its pretty solid considering its age, needs some welding to the floor pan but nothing major. as ive said before yours is well clean
Old 20-05-2007, 09:44 PM
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pic i forgot to put up.

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that looks really good so far mate, nice one. And as for those rust stains in the engine bay, most of them will polish off i bet.

im tempted by that blue or red one on ebay to have as a run about car
Old 20-05-2007, 10:10 PM
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yeah probably will polish off, if not its all goin to be sorted any how. i aint cleaned it or nothing yet but im a valeter so it gunna get a good clean in the next couple of days
Old 20-05-2007, 10:40 PM
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ahh so thats 3 bonus boys fairly local to each other then i had a silver one


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