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Old 19-07-2015, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by costina
I like it Steve very nice. i do have a soft spot for the 170 and was tempted by the black one.

Paul
they get a bad rep Paul and thats mainly due to people comparing them to the FRS which is a totally different car and 3/4 times the price tag, its a ford thats all that matters to me

heres a pic at todays uxbridge show





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Old 19-07-2015, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 1-PD
they get a bad rep Paul and thats mainly due to people comparing them to the FRS which is a totally different car and 3/4 times the price tag, its a ford thats all that matters to me

heres a pic at todays uxbridge show

Cool car that will increase in value.
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Old 19-07-2015, 08:08 PM
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I agree Steve. People say there slow but they arnt
Ive driven my mates and they go well.
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Old 14-08-2015, 08:54 AM
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Just keeping the thread up to date, a pic of it at ford fair 2015 and have just got hold of a miltek system, braided hoses & magnecore leads all to go on before ford fest, should at least give me 1hp more


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I think I have a silver moondust 170 addiction


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Obivious pussy magnets .
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Old 14-08-2015, 01:19 PM
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as soon as the camera comes out the bloody cat appears like paul daniels
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I got my ST170 yesterday it needs a bit of tlc. Im after a good silver front bumper for mine,and a headlight washer jet cover too.
Old 21-08-2015, 06:18 PM
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I saw you earlier near the hatfield tunnel on THE A1M you passed me like i was parked up as i recognised your private plate passing by
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yeah it was me and I was actually doing exactly 70 your speedo must be wrong
Old 23-08-2015, 09:50 AM
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Stop it Steve i'm getting tempted by these as a daily drive instead of the galaxy.

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Old 23-08-2015, 03:37 PM
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lot of bang for your buck mate, got 3 at moment and my mate had just bought another down the road from me as he knows where to get the spare parts , im changing wheels on mine soon as I have just had a set land at my door grattis
Old 23-08-2015, 10:18 PM
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Looking good, fitted the miltek yet?
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Originally Posted by gjh
Looking good, fitted the miltek yet?
yes mate I have and also had a brand new in the box scorpion come up too the day after I had it fitted so swapped them over and a chap on here bought the milltek lol
Old 24-08-2015, 05:04 PM
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Cool, how does it sound?
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the scorpion is more subtle as it has 3 boxes where as the milltek is a single box system that lets all the horses out with instant throttle response
Old 24-08-2015, 05:15 PM
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Nice! Was tempted by a miltek for my fiesta, seem to make quite nice products.
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Originally Posted by gjh
Nice! Was tempted by a miltek for my fiesta, seem to make quite nice products.
very good quality and fitted just as good as OE so cant fault it one bit and tbh the scorpion also fits well
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Old 24-08-2015, 08:17 PM
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Sounds good, will have to budget for one.
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Can I ask where did you purchase the miltek system from and do they make the flexi pipe with decat in one piece or do they make the flexi pipe and the decat separate

Cheers paul
Old 24-08-2015, 09:21 PM
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it was bought from pumaspeed and there are many different options for the flexi side of things 1 or 2 piece decat style
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had a play today and fitted my 5 spokes as the sun was shining






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also swapped out the milltek for a full scorpion system


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Them wheels look clean. Does the exhaust sound ok.
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wheels were just pro refurbed glenn with new tyres and scorpion sounds spot on
Old 11-09-2015, 05:41 PM
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Are the wheels staying on.
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
Are the wheels staying on.
I was toying with idea if FRS reps but these 5 spokes have grown on me plus they are a whole lot easier to clean than bloody multi spokes
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Yeh defo. Im dreading cleaning the standard wheels on mine.
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bought some US rear lights from the states 3 weeks back and imported them back here, when I got home today I had a nice parcel waiting for me will modify them tomorrow to accept uk bulb holders and then its all systems go as I cant stand the aftermarket ones as you cant beat a OE product







will update with pic once fitted

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These lights defo look nicer.
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
These lights defo look nicer.
they do for sure Glenn, seen them on a few cars over the years but so many people have trouble buying these from the states and then give up once they find out they need to modify them to accept uk bulb holders which is childs play to do btw, funny thing is I have had 2 offers this week for the car and tempted to sell in now tbh

anyway heres pics fitted






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What mods do you have to do to the bulbs.

If you sold it what would you buy next.
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
What mods do you have to do to the bulbs.

If you sold it what would you buy next.
the stop and tail holder fits but needs extra seals to pack it out from spare bulb holders and the indicator on US cars is just a 501 style bulb so makes the car think a bulb is out so you either wire in a resistor and obtain a amber bulb or do what I did and widen the hole to accept a UK bulb holder then file in the the 3 slots for the bulb holder to grip too, as for other fords I have a few options should I part with this car, a watford pf member offered me 2.5k 2 days back and then the offer was topped same day by one of 2.8k so I am mulling it over at moment
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Like the look of the 5 spokes, suit the shape of the focus.
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Originally Posted by gjh
Like the look of the 5 spokes, suit the shape of the focus.
for sure 5 spokes do work, I have another flat faced 5 spoke set which look a bit more frs so will be swapping them over this week
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Cool info Steve.
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
Cool info Steve.
anytime Glenn


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swapped the wheels over as the flat faced 5 spokes were the ones I originally wanted in first place and they just arrived back from the powder coater as they love me at moment as I have sent them 3 sets of wheels in 8 weeks





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Looks nice steve.
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Nice job
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a buddy of mine in texas came accross the focus sport upper strut brace at a local swap meet in dallas and shipped it over for me, thanks brad , its the only brace thats one piece solid metal and fits with original airbox and fusebox






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