Robmatheson

Ecu in this one lives behind the radio, I'll try get a pic for you

I'm with Admiral and it costs less than the Orion to insure

crazydan

did i see some brightly painted scaffolding tube in the back of this car the other day.....

Robmatheson

You did haha, i'll post some pics later on.

Zetec_mk4_XR3i

Car looking great mate, as Neil said that's my old engine and by my calculations, yours is the 10 or 11th car that engine has been in! Click on the link in my sig and you will see it in mine

Good wee car though, and agree its a very nippy engine plus very good on fuel.

Keep the pics and updates coming!

Pudnpepsi

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looking goog. one question.. where u get ya plates made? cheers

Robmatheson

Cheers pal, you must be Rosco? How the hell has it been passed about so much? Although it does go well and problem free, hopefully it'll stay that way

Cheers, always glad to hear my car looks goog!

They where on it when I got it! Although it's touch I do to most of my cars anyway so saved me some $$$.

http://www.myshowplates.com/number-plate-designer.asp

16.5x4" is the size

Latest pics. Only additions I think are a Golf mk3 splitter and the half cage is now fitted. Also stripped out the back seats and boot carpet.



Here's me tryna be all arty farty 8)

0150carmac

you done a good job on this putting your own finishing touches to it

Top Job

Stolton

Good job mate looks really cool

neil117

thats looking good lad!

Robmatheson

hallo. Not much of an update as I've just been using it day in day out. Still going without any problems which is always good

Had a sunny few days so decided to do a bit of undersealing and fit my mudflaps at the same time. Typical Scotland though as soon as I had the car jacked up in the air it started pishing down and blowing a gale. Wasn't letting the wind or rain dampen my spirits though so cracked on and made a wee tent out of some plastic sheeting for a bit of shelter lol!

Up in the air


Back bumper off to inspect for rust, very clean!


My wee shelter


Was starting to go flaky around the spare wheel well and rear chassis legs so I wire brushed that clean and applied the underseal (horrible stuff). The rest of the car seems in good order underneath although I suspect the drivers seat mount will need attention sooner rather than later, bar that it's all good! Never got any pics but who wants to see the grubby underneath of my car anyway!

I decided to swap the Escort Cossie wheels over from my Orion as it's sitting in the garage and I don't want the tires to get flat spots + I fancied a change anyway for the time being.


With my pals 2.0 Corsa


Painted the rocker cover electric Orange with black/polished details when I did the cage but I don't think I ever included a photo. I also put an HT lead cover on it to smarten it up.



Cheers!

Dominique

nice car!
looks good with the cossie wheels

Tonyt1t

base model thread in my sig should point you in the right direction!

car looks great mate orange works and the cossie wheels reminds me so much of my old 1.1 silver pocket rocket running base model bumpers but an rs bonnet 90 spec spoiler and rs arch trims and skirts

Robmatheson

Thanks Tony, I'll stick a pic in your thread in a min

Car's been serving its daily driver duties perfectly , no problems at all other than some tealeaf stealing my fuel cap while I was on holiday

Treated the car to a wash and some 'detailing', I use this word loosely lol.

Some pictures with the new alloys an tires on

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Chuffed with how the car keeps going without fail

Cameron

Love the look of that especially on them new wheels

Robmatheson

Thanks cameron

ednacreach

that looks lush with the orange touch's and escos rims.

RS Grant

iTrader: (1)

Looks tidy, small touches have made a big improvement.

How does it get on against your mates 2.0 Corsa??


Cheers,
Grant

Robmatheson

Cheers Ed.

Thanks mate. They're honestly more or less the exact same up to a point. The escort is slightly quicker through the gears up to about 120 then the corsa will creep past (pvt road as usual )

It's a shame the zetec conversions aren't as common compared to the redtops in wee vauxhalls as they're a really worthwhile + cheap alternative.

paulsheerin

hi mate loving the car. I've a mk3 Fiesta 1.1 running a 2.0 conversion as well so really loving this.

Where did you get your plug lead cover? Looks like a nice neat plain one and would suit mine down to the ground

FORD RS MAD

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Like the look of this,im after a front splitter for mine,is yours just a standard golf mk3 splitter?.

Robmatheson

Can't beat the zetecs for cheap reliable fun

I've had the plug lead cover for ages, came on an Escort GTi I had. It looks to me like a folded bit of aluminium , it was polished but I gave it a quick spray of satin black.

Type mk3 vr6 splitter into ebay and it should show up. I had to chop of the standard "splitter that's molded into the bumper before fitting this one mind !

Zetec_mk4_XR3i

Yes mate, I'm Rosco!

My mate (who I bought the engine from) had it for years and knew how good and strong it was, so he kept putting it in different cars till I persuaded him to sell!

I never once had a problem with it, and always pulled hard - even though I was upgrading power wise I was gutted to let that engine go!

Car looks ace by the way, glad its in good hands

Gary Martin

Escort looks Well nice to see shes still goin Not seen it for over 12 years I cobbled it together Its a Bonus 90 shell that had no engine box or interior in A very low mileage crashed 1.3 L (thats why its a bonus 90 on an F plate ) the interior came out of an xr3i and it did have orion 1600 E wheels on i debadged the bonnet and waxoiled it to death (i worked in a bodyshop ) In total it cost me about £150 lol ..Best car i ever had ! (ive still got some paint left for it lol)