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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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after buyig it, just been going through some old pics, and got me thinking

mine was removing Nurburgring stickers of the wings and bootlid
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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took the horrid focus side indicators of,

infront of the bloke i bought it off, then drove of
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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See how fast it went joining the first slip road
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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got the engine rebuilt after doing 150 down the motorway
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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brilliant
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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When to the petrol station, then went to do some donuts in Do-It-All car park as it was fucking it down with snow!

Heres a picture from thst night over 6 years ago



Still had the for sale sign in the rear window
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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Put it on the jig then fitted a new drivers door and wing
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Top speed run

Only got it on monday right enough, so first major change is getting a new front bumper, someone has attacked the current one with a hacksaw and made an arse of it!
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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Ripped the fooooker apart the day after i bought it, that was two and a half years ago and its still in pieces!!!
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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I went to Asda because I needed Dog Food!!
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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Took off the horendous cossie front splitter and put a standard one on
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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fitted orange indicators
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by diesel2000
I went to Asda because I needed Dog Food!!

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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Lou Lou.

thank god, i dont like fiesta bumpers with cossie splitters

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good choice, looks mint ate
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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Bought a Escort Turbo sunday, first thing i did was pull the engine out and send it off to be re-built.
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Changed the wheels and gave it a good polish!! Oh and ripped out the horrifc radio.
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paid a seatbelt fine
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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brought it
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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bolted a fucking great metal spoiler on the roof

nah, i fitted clear side indicators
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Rippped the fucking horrid morette's off the Saph!

Put some new Ambers on the Series 1

My mate bought an XR3i years ago, was cunted right up from Halfords, we ripped all the shit off it right outside the blokes house then drive off!
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Tank Mike
brought it
Think you mean 'Bought' it!
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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soon as i got it home....greens,3bar, chip and turned up....20psi till i got it set up properly....
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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First thing i did when I picked it up was some donuts When I got home i removed a massive sunstrip in the rear window with "COSWORTH ENGINE COMPONENTS" on it...
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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washed it
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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When i bought the Series 2 the 1st thing i did once i got home was washed it


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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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took it streight down the red light district & treated myself to a junkie prostitute of about 45...haggled Ł20 off the previous owner so it was a nice treat to myself
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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Washed it, then changed the radio
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by AJC
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thank god, i dont like fiesta bumpers with cossie splitters

Same here, they look horrible


I took the 3 point harness out and changed the wheels !
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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Put oil in it
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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took the amber lindicators off and gave it a clean
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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Fitted the ambers back in!
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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Got my escos home from wales then ripped the engine out and took it to A1 for mr scott to rebuild my engine
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Fitted Konis with eibach springs, greens, -31 actuator, 3 bar map sensor, chip, board and whacked the boost up!

All before i picked it up. Cheers Andrew Gallacher!!!
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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few laps around the block, it cooked the std brakes then put it in the garage and took the 4x4 transmission off it within 20mins of getting it home
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by AJC
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thank god, i dont like fiesta bumpers with cossie splitters
No it was quite hideous i still havnt sorted out the spoiler yet in the 4 years ive had her either
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Fitted 803's, 3 bar, -31 act, ahmed chip&pectel board


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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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Superchipped it

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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Lou Lou.
Took off the horendous cossie front splitter and put a standard one on
Good girl Can't stand that fibreglass bollocks

When I got my S2 it was factory standard bar a chip of unknown origins and a K&N. Think I took it home and fitted my stereo.
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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changed ginger winkers
removed spotlamps
removed front and rear overiders
put all stuff in garage and moved out and forgot to take it with me
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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took the lower rear RS500 spoiler off.
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