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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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Default Mk2 Cosworth Comes Home !!! - Picture Updates.

Firstly would like to publically thank Paul Linfoot from North Yorkshire Rs Spares for his excellent work and service and for basically being a top mate!! Cheers Paul!!

My Mk2 has been at Pauls place for the past seven months after we both agreed it would just be in for a quick connection of a few wires in the loom and a couple of hoses to connect. Ooops, we ended up going a tad further than that!

Anyway, also time to thank Ryan for his top quality ECU loom and to Dugal for his custom made looms to mate everything together exactly how I asked for, even if it was a nightmare!!

So folks, let the pics do the talking...







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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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and a few more...







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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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Dave, awesome car you have there.

i presume by your comments that its back in the UK now then?

i remember when Keith was building the car - just hope you complete it and make it exactly what it should be.

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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 10:15 PM
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Also cheers to Mark Herbert in New Zealand for this little lot...



And the ally fabrication you see in the pics above.

I will take some more snaps the morra as things are a lot smarter now!

CheeRS again Paul !!
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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Kelv, yes I am back inteh Uk and the car has been back almost a year now actually. Things have changed drastically since Kieths days, in fact I have changed the majoriy of car and just got things sorted out properly. Not cheap by any means but if a job is worth doing an all that...

Had a lot of work done in NZ on the ally fab front and all wiring looms now made from scratch for the car. Means I have lots of spares for soemone doing a Mk2 conversion also.

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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Thats my ideal Mk11, Olympic Blue flat front with a YB
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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A credit to you Dave, i can see the extra effort and work you have put in since i last saw it.

hope it all comes together nicely for you

did you ever sell the RS500, or manage to keep that aswell?
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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Some NZ work in images...

















Lots more to follow as I have my inspiration back!!
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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 10:30 PM
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Cheers Rich!

Kelv, no mate I had to sell the 500 in the end. I was gutted but could only really take two cars with me when I left. You will of course know of the second one in question...

Both now shipped back again, well travelled couple of old girls I say!

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Old Oct 10, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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I love it ,stunning
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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WOW awesome what more can I say

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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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Thanks folks, I will keep the progress pics going as I finish off things. Should not be too many jobs to do now but time is my problem.

Watch this space!!

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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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This is AWESOME!!
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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what a stunner
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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lovely car top work she looks mint
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 04:02 PM
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awesome
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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looks the dogs dangles m8
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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Hi Dave

Your very welcome mate Altho i was pleased to see it go after 7 months

Once the looms are all clipped up in place it will / does look awsome

Now crack on and do the last few jobs mate

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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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mental!them brackets just for the exhaust

very nice fab work? Whereabouts in NZ is the place you had this stuff done?
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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Looks mint & how good is that shell
Good work lad a mk2 escort with a YB is my favorite car
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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whats the colour of this car called?
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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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wow, saw it when I was last at Pauls, the paint finish is the best I have ever seen, perfection.
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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top quality work there guys
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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Truely Awesome
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looking good dave, top work fella's
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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that looks mint mate . looks well worth the work
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 06:42 PM
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love the colour, the wheels, the interior - everything
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That loom looks like a Car looms uk one Lovelly car
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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I should of read the first post It is a ryan loom
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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Cheers again Paul. I have made my list of jobs up and done the sizing for the last parts required. Just got back from Berlin this monring so not had much chance to do owt else.

Yep its a Ryan loom for the ECU. There is also the standard Stack loom. The rest of it was hand made by Dugal and his beautiful assistant Paul...LOL

Colour of car is Olympic Blue.

Car was painted by Darren at Escort-Tec by the way. Well he did the most of it and I had the inner floor, bonnet and engine bay repainted by John of Heritage classics in Boro. I am also getting the underside done again and a little dink painted by John over the next few weeks.

NZ fab work was done by a lad called Mark at Herberts Fabrication in Auckland, NZ http://racecarfab.co.nz/

Cheers to everyone for comments!
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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By the way, anyone living in NZ must check out Marks work, not cheap but fantastic!!
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Thats just perfect!
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The qaulity of work there M8 is amazing

Well done
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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Cheers again folks!

Getting a visit tonight after tea with regards to the paintwork and fabrication I need to finish the job....SORTED!!
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