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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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Default red escort cosworth resto number 3 !!!.................
















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some pics of the new car















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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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looking good mate what plans you got for it??
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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gonna paint floor and powder suspension etc

road/track car
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:00 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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what is it with red escos lately and TLC you kept this quite dave i didnt even know you got another one, fair play to ya !! your not messing about are ya good bit stripped off allready ! going by your old escos this will be awesome !! ill be kepping an eye on this mate, best of luck hope all goes well any pics of the car before you got the sockets out ??
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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Should be good!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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it was on front cover of rallye news a few years ago

this one will be sensible not out of controll like the last one

floor is in primer now







red will be going on soon !!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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Nice one Dave, is it a motorsport shell?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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Look forward to the updates Dave,,, make this one more usable!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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[quote="COS 22"]it was on front cover of rallye news a few years ago

this one will be sensible not out of controll like the last one

ive heard that before whats it going to be dave? track or show? or a bit of both?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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Bet it becomes a big snowball and ends up out of control more so than your last!

Look forward to the updates!
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definately wont to out of controll with this one

been there done the mad stuff

i was told its a 909 shell dave, scott looked at it and thought it was

it will be more track nick but a car to use for going to shows also
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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could not stay away from them Dave.

is it a decet powered car then Dave,noticed the 2wd manifold on the engine..big turbo maybe.

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looking good
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dave

it was about 550 bhp,

but the engine going back in will only be running at 350 ish
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Looking good Dave

Remember what we spoke about ,,,,dont get it toooo bufty
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ok dad
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you just know this will be awesome dont you Great work already there Dave

nice to have you as a fellow red
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it was about 550 bhp,

but the engine going back in will only be running at 350 ish
has it good a decent box in there Dave.

350bhp is just the start.

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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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it did have martin hadlands old 6 speed r and d box !!

but i did not get that
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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it did have martin hadlands old 6 speed r and d box !!

but i did not get that
I did or atleast will have when i go for it this weekend

You wouldnt have any pics of the tunnel around the stick to see what i need to trim to fit the R&D would you Dave.

Looks like it will end up another nice car, just make sure this one doesnt get to the stage where your afraid to use it.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4


could not stay away from them Dave.

is it a decet powered car then Dave,noticed the 2wd manifold on the engine..big turbo maybe.

Turbo's gone to a good home :
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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gary

what u done with your old turbo ??

neil

i will put a pic up for you mate
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Dave it's still on the car till the end of March when it gets mapped
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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what housing is it ??

is karl mapping it for you ?
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It's a .48 mate

Stu's mapping it
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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good stuff

any pics of it before it was stripped?
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no mate i did not take any pics` before
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samll update

florr has now had a coat of red, needs another coat still.....













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Dave this is starting to look expensive already
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Ł 56 so far mate

including all new locknuts for underside !
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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If it would only cost Ł56 I'd do mine
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Thanks for the pic Dave looks like that will be a 2 min job with the grinder
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yes neil it looks easy enough to do
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looking good Dave your not hanging about are ya keep it up fella
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looking good, wish I could be arsed to take some pics of my progress!
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