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Old 07-02-2012, 07:22 PM
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Default 32K Miles Moonstone 2WD Sapphire Cosworth *** Update *** (17-2-13)

Thought i would start a thread about my sapph totally mint 32k miles never welded and zero rust, as i make some changes and progress of the car etc!!

The car has always been maintained By Karl @ NMS who also live mapped the car T34 & Grey's and AP'S up front & Avo coilovers and fully poly bushed it really is the best pulling and driving Cosworth i have owned and i have owned a few over the years! really is a testament to Karl @ NMS Mapping


I have just detailed the car and thought i would add some pics

The car has had the full Zaino treatment and have been really impressed but thought i would try something a bit different and go for 2 coats of Jetseal 109 then 2 coats of Dodo juice Banana armour and topped off with Zaino z2 pro then Zaino Z8 seal and i'm really liking the finish

Here s a few pics thoughout the correction and to be fair the car was near perfect to begin with just a few light marrings to correct from car cover wheres it been in garage stored over winter


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Old 07-02-2012, 07:31 PM
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stunning motor mate
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Had to do rocker cover gasket and half moons got a cometic gasket

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Rs 4 Steering wheel on

Have to get the alloys refurbed as the front two have slight curb rash but it really annoying me as i am anal oh and cambelt and tensioner changed, managed to get genuine bits from Matt Lewis top bloke is Matt

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Originally Posted by damien roe
stunning motor mate

Thanks Damien
Old 07-02-2012, 08:06 PM
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Lovely car!
Old 07-02-2012, 08:35 PM
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Cracker that pal....
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That's very nice... Was it for sale recently?
Old 07-02-2012, 08:56 PM
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Wow mate that's the perfect saph! I'm so jealous
Old 07-02-2012, 08:58 PM
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sapp looks simply stunning,love the super t wheels, what did you polish her with/ the bottle in one of pics looks like 3 m ? cheers
Old 07-02-2012, 09:21 PM
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seriously mint that one looks good on the super t's
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Thats lovely, that, bud.

amazing there are still some about with that few miles on
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One of the cleanest saphs I've seen for a long long time.
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Originally Posted by Garethw1986
sapp looks simply stunning,love the super t wheels, what did you polish her with/ the bottle in one of pics looks like 3 m ? cheers
Thanks Gareth

Well spotted yes indeed 3M finesse it simply the best correction polish's i have used can't go wrong with 3M
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Originally Posted by grchmason
Thanks Gareth

Well spotted yes indeed 3M finesse it simply the best correction polish's i have used can't go wrong with 3M
no problem mate, i want to give mine a going over before shes back on road, did you use the green, and yellow top 3m compound too?
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Originally Posted by Garethw1986
no problem mate, i want to give mine a going over before shes back on road, did you use the green, and yellow top 3m compound too?

No mate didn't need to use 3M fast cut plus as the paint was really good and just didn't need it

My advice is use the 3M pads also they are colour coded to the tops of the bottles and again are awesome
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Originally Posted by grchmason
No mate didn't need to use 3M fast cut plus as the paint was really good and just didn't need it

My advice is use the 3M pads also they are colour coded to the tops of the bottles and again are awesome
ok cheers
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Originally Posted by grchmason
No mate didn't need to use 3M fast cut plus as the paint was really good and just didn't need it

My advice is use the 3M pads also they are colour coded to the tops of the bottles and again are awesome
heres a quick pic of mine, she dont need much but has a few slight swirls now
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Originally Posted by Garethw1986
heres a quick pic of mine, she dont need much but has a few slight swirls now

Looks stunning fella!

Ford paint is not very hard i would start with the 3M finesse it anti hologram least abrasive and work your way up if need be
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Originally Posted by grchmason
Looks stunning fella!

Ford paint is not very hard i would start with the 3M finesse it anti hologram least abrasive and work your way up if need be
will give that a try mate cheers
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Stunning
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very impressed you have a cracking car mate
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Tidy as mate!
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very nice saff looks propper clean!
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Tarren - you know i love this sapph
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Nice one...
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Stunning condition
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Now that's a nice saff mate..!
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Stunning, good work!
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It's been freezing but thought i would go down to garage to do a few bits oh and i finally managed to get some new OZ centre caps, what a nightmare that was. Had to come from OZ racing Head quaters in Italy


Old ones here............










and the new ones...............

























I also took off the strut brace to give it the bufty treatment at home in the warm, took a few berfore and after pics came up superb i think

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love it mate, perfect
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Originally Posted by rs_traynor
love it mate, perfect

Thanks fella

Yours is stunning and looked well in the Mag
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What a car - seen some really nice Sapphires on this site lately - loving the period wheels
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very nice
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wow that is a mint saff
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That is a perfect Saph. Amazing condition!
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Originally Posted by BRAMMER
What a car - seen some really nice Sapphires on this site lately - loving the period wheels

Thanks Chris means alot coming from the owner of my fav 3 door on here

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Originally Posted by fezzajsy
very nice
Originally Posted by jaimesdna
stunning
Originally Posted by 2wd saff cos @ stage 3
wow that is a mint saff
Originally Posted by ryan_gwa
That is a perfect Saph. Amazing condition!


Thanks gents for the great comments

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Right small update!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matt Lewis is the man super fast delivery as always new cambelt and tensioner and all aux belts fitted!!

For piece of mind all new sensors too lol!! plus group A coil

Few pics of bits and engine

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