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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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lmao just wot i was gonna do HAHA ACE MATE!
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 11:13 PM
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started it last summer got all the welding done in a week just got round to fitting the engine last week

got dash carpet and new screen in since those pics
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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gud job mate im gonna do myns soon on my black 3i i got few weeks ago but for now i got a secret update coming :P

keep up the work ya doing gud !!
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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cheers bud

i lost my will to live after cutting and welding for 7 days then just went on to start another project lol
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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i know the feeling i done that half way of finishing my pick up escort never quited on a escort since then pmsl
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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is that a saff bulk head to ?
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Old Jun 20, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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1/2 saff 1/2 escort like the rest of the car
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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dude do u want to sell it? cause unfortunatly dont have time money or space to build my own
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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i so want a rwd escort
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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not bad, seams like loads of people are converting to rwd or 4wd nowadays, mite have to join in

good work tho mate
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superb job mate, nice one

Nice choice of engine too, cheap and torquey! That will be a wicked mk4
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Nice job!

I`m halfway through mine atm the work is never ending.......be worth it in the end though
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Old Jun 21, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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Nice one randy, Not seen you much online no more mate?!

....just get a decent engine in there
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Any pics of the fabrication work fella???
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sorry boys and girls been busy on the escort so aint posted for a few days

easy rad, not been online in te day for a long time, missing the chats buddy. i will let you play in it at pod this year as a sorry lol

i could be persuaded to sell mate, dunno how much tho

ive got a 24v cossie to fit when i find a cheap t5 box to fit near by so if you have one in the leicester area im there lol just fitted the 2.0 to mock up and get mot

had the car for about 4 years with the intention of doing it straight the way then i started it last summer and lost interestim trying againlol

got 6 point cage fitted door bars and harness bar
5 point harnesses and cobra buckets
bias pedal box
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and steelies lol
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err yeah got pics but on normal cam need to devolop them if you need help just msn me magicrandy@hotmail.com
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Originally Posted by magic randy
easy rad, not been online in te day for a long time, missing the chats buddy. i will let you play in it at pod this year as a sorry lol

LOL Sweet

You know about my car? RWD Space framed S2? Im zetecing it, I think you should too!



Looking sweet though, keep it up, Will be worth it
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Old Jun 24, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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hey magic where abouts in leicester are you?? i live at thurcaston road area
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Looking good Dev

defo put something naughty in that
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I'm going to be putting a sierra floor in my mk1 escort soon. Where did you join the shell to the floor? Are the sierra inner sills still there?
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easy rad, not been online in te day for a long time, missing the chats buddy. i will let you play in it at pod this year as a sorry lol

LOL Sweet

You know about my car? RWD Space framed S2? Im zetecing it, I think you should too!



Looking sweet though, keep it up, Will be worth it
may well do that mate we will see, v6 might be too heavy so im keeping my options open
i really wanna put the 24v v6 in my tranny van, its only got a 12v 2.9 in it at the minute need more towing power

yeah mate yours sounds like it will be a monster shame the spec changes so much cant keep up was cossie power last time i spoke to ya
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by taxidriver
hey magic where abouts in leicester are you?? i live at thurcaston road area
whetstone mate, wot do you drive ??
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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Looking good Dev

defo put something naughty in that
cheers buddy, sorry i aint spoke in a while been hiding away from the world creating some projects mate.
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hey magic where abouts in leicester are you?? i live at thurcaston road area
whetstone mate, wot do you drive ??
old mk2 fiesta i use for work as im a milkman im in my 30`s and married now so cant afford a cossie etc but i used to have xr2`s gte`s etc when i was younger but still like looking at all the resto`s on this site
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I'd love to find out more about the conversion on this, always fancied building one. Have added you on msn
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I'm going to be putting a sierra floor in my mk1 escort soon. Where did you join the shell to the floor? Are the sierra inner sills still there?
no mate, you trim the floor to the width you need then weld L section steel to the trimmed edge of the floor then weld that to the steel
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I'd love to find out more about the conversion on this, always fancied building one. Have added you on msn
do it mate, not too hard just very time consuming
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How have you altered the wheelbase then and where is the original escort cut away and where is the sierra joined to it? Would like to do a bit of research before attacking 2 cars with a grinder and a welder, lol.
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How have you altered the wheelbase then and where is the original escort cut away and where is the sierra joined to it? Would like to do a bit of research before attacking 2 cars with a grinder and a welder, lol.
ill chat on msn, much easier
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Nice! Unusual choice of engine too!

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only keeping it till it blows Ade, then v6 24v for giggles after
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only keeping it till it blows Ade, then v6 24v for giggles after
Might not be so soon! I had one of them in a Granada, kicked the arse out it big time and it never even complained!
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updates well pics anyway








not much but looks better still
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paint her up underneath n sheel be nice mate!
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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will do mate few bits inside and under the bonnet to finnish then ill tackle the underside too wet at the mo with the flood style rain
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yeh i agree would love to know what sort of money youd want for it tho..........
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