Well a few will remember the connect i built well ive done another some say i get bored i need to keep myself busy all the time i went to a salvage place to look at a car for a friend and they had

this....










its a flood damaged 1.8 tddi connect lx it had a new engine but that didnt matter for wot i had in mind

this woz ere as well





a smashed focus rs

so the work comences



stripped to the shell

cut it up to sell quarters as the car was a cat c the shell was worth not as much due to the damage





and the rest to the scrapyard

i went on holiday for 1 wk then wen i was away i got a call from performance ford to say that a run at bruntingthorpe was on for the white van ide already done and i said i would bring both and said that the silver 1 wasnt even started it was 9 days till we was going and alot said i wouldnt do it im time due to work commitments and it also needing painting











my mate ste all wired doing the certain change overs from focus to connect



focus rs engine in



good bye cat hello de-cat pipe


ste had a rest by changing the vinal lettering to say rude and amusing words well we found it funny lol



mecanics now done exactly 1 week friday morning first drive on trade plates and off to drop off at my mate robbos sprayshop for paint





notice back doors how dented they are robbo is a very good panel beater and has repared them not replaced not by putting loads of body filler but pulling it out and putting minimum of filler in







now after paint 1 day got it back sat lunch time







the bumpers arches and side mouldings are to be anthracite with a new later front bumper and arches





primer





painted







now start to build up 1pm sat afternoon while me and robbo buil.d it up back at csg my big bro rob of h2signs did my vinal lettering









few hours later done













monday morning 185miles drive to bruntingthorpe







ste my mate electritian and driver of white van



my misses kerry going to do a run in the silver van we both did runs in both vans top day
and both made it there and back with no problems at all the silver 1 with no mot was still waiting for log book
so i took it on trade plates























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