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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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well here it is the nutta's new project, well ive gotta be one to take this on
this time its a mk4 mfi xr3i it needs alot doing to it, it looks like its gonna be pretty rusty underneath it and its filled with rubbish and about 10 bags of old out of date pies but im not gonna complain at £100

any way the pics

i got this pair of bucket seats cause this ones gonna be stripped out and light weight, oh they are the same size but in this pic one was tilted forwards so it looks big not bad for £50 aye


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and as you can see theres a load of dents all over it which need sorting and it needs new headlights and a rear antiroll bar on the pass side, and cause i was only borrowing those 3i wheels as somthing to roll it on i straight away got the black turbo wheels on





so what do you rekon
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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give it a wash
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 07:06 PM
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It certainly has potential mate, should be good when its done,
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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give it a wash
i cant wash it cause its out on that track unless i walk from all the way down the road with a load of watering cans lol.

theres plenty of old pies in the boot aint there lol
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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should get a day in on the car tomorow so ill be able to see more of what rust there is
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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u joka man hahah u crack me up sweeet mann gonna be a fun project
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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yup it is
and ill be glad to get the whole inside of the car out cause it stinks lol
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just like my old one did i know the smell and feeling!!! FPMSL and trust me even a face mask dont work but wot worked with me was a 2 hole cans of air freshner and febreeze
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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the smells mainly down to it being full of rubbish
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Old Dec 23, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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Don't look too bad at all mate nice one

Has the poor old thing been lyin in a barn or summat????
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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ive got no idea
i got over there today so i took the battery out and the trays rotten but nothing that bad ill see if i got a pic,
then i started just ripping all the interior out cause apart from the dash its all crap, then just before i went i pulled the carpet up from the back of the car and both of those floorpans are shiney and rust free. i havnt looked at the front ones yet but the insulation it really soaked
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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Another one


Wheres ya old one lol
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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Crikey!! Two project at once, some can barley manage one.
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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like me the cheap basterd lol


if i can afford it nexy year i might do a escort saloon something diffrent
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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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ive still got the other one but im gonna be driving that in 1 month so i needed a new project
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given me an idea now grr
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PICS PICS PICS!!! Come on lad looks a good one this all these old skool projects are making me want another old ford
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if i was to get a mk4 escort it would have to be a black xr3i or a merc grey xr3i
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or white!!!!!!
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yep
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looks like a good project, keep the pics coming. I'm lookingout for another xr3i as well but none at the price i want to pay!
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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cheers

im thinking ill probs do this one mettalic blue and black or maybe have a splash of red with some black im not sure yet
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lucky git i want another project just have no where to keep the damn thing i hate living in residentual areas
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my next one will be a mk5 i think as ill be drivin the mk6
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Old Dec 28, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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ripping update

i got started on the car again at about 8 this morning to start ripping it apart to see what work i need to do to it and i was done for the day, well all i can do atm with no tools really with me so this is how it looked by 11am

the worst rust ive found


the front floor pans that i expected to be rotten




i took the door cards and roof lining all out since this pic


and the other little bit of rust, all the rest of the sill i can see atm is good nick




then i had a few hours to spare so i cleaned the hole car using some of the fiber sound dedening i pulled out it looks a bit better for it though


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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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and a parts update on this ready for tomorow
i also got a new windscreen for it but i can get a pic to make it show up

pair of sparco harnesses


pair of headlights


and thats about it till tomorow
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let me work on this one and u work on the other
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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no you got your own get another one
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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cant afford it
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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sell a load of your bumpers and stuff then
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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gud point i think im gonna put a stall up infront of my house my own little ford fair
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What sort of stuff are you selling
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I wondered where those black rims went as there not on your other car now!! Nice project, keep it up!!

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What sort of stuff are you selling
mostley mk4 stuff dude

full powerflow stainless steel system with 3 and half inch rolled out tip - £100

90spec fibre glass front bumper - £30

90spec spoiler - £20

and i got other stuff to il see if i can dig up anything u myt be intrested in
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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I wondered where those black rims went as there not on your other car now!! Nice project, keep it up!!

Dave
yup there still here, i origionally did them cause there was meant to be somone buying them and then after i did them he decided he didnt want em
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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and another update time for it

first thing i did today was attacked some of the sound deadending in the boot , so ages later i had this done



then i did the rocker cover cause it was starting to surface rust, i need doing again but it'll do for now


then i took my smashed windscreen out


and put the new one in


then took the spotlights off and put new headlights on and its already looking better




oh and youll notice that i also put in the driver seat and harness
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nice on super mack lol just the plan i got for the fez lol
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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Nice one ,are you putting a cage in aswell
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