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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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decided to try get ma escort ready in time for crail on the 18th of march,needs new quarter fitted,complete re-spray,oh and to get it running again plus mot and tax etc
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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Old Feb 19, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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and a new tailgate forgot that,body shop be busy euan not me, a will be skint
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well never got it ready for crail due to the imobiliser issues hoping to get these sorted over the weekend here some photos of the car anyway[img][/img]
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[quote="glancy2081"]well never got it ready for crail due to the imobiliser issues hoping to get these sorted over the weekend here some photos of the car
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trying dont seem to be working though
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trying to use it anyway not sure where am going wrong
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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all put some photos of how it looks now sure you wont be saying that when u see them a really have to get it running and off to bodyshop
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Its the restoration and rebuilds room so it wont matter how many bits the cars in. The fun is watching the cars evolve from wrecks to minters
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thats my old car
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needs despoilering and lowering on standard rimage
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nice mate when i can afford a house with a double garage il be getting 1 to park next to my 3-door

probably another ten years mind
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escort still not running,got another imobiliser from radman to try but still not running some pics of how it sits the now and pictyre of the damaged quarter after all the rust was cut out
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new fuse box fitted, quarter fitted bumpers stripped off ready for paint going to bin the morrett headlights and go back to standard ones


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that rear arch looked a mess did you renew the whole rear quarter?
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yes a whole new quarter and inner arch fixed quarter and fitting it cost about Ł1300 just need crack in bumper welded then off to get painted
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at least you do the job properly, bet a lot of places would have just filled/patched it at least you know it will last you for good now with no hidden nasties waitng to spoil your new paint
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and about 5 litre of wax oil in the sill and quarter just incase
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nice car mate is it all sorted now?

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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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that was probably the last time a went and looked at the escort ben but have been to see about it getting painted at the end of january so maybe a update soon.
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Cool if the Kadett ante ready i expect to see this in May
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both will be finished by then a hope ben got a new tailgate since
then and a few other things like nomad rear lights.
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