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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...504915#4504915

after 11 long years, finally fired her up today, above resto thread has been updated
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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Well done, you can take it easy now!!
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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cheers tabetha

and thanks for all your help, and thanks to everyone else that've helped me along the way
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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Sweet!
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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nice one mate. but why has your cossie been off the road for 11 years???
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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OrionRST200bhp

story goes - i bought it from a friend who was going to use the car for rallying in back in the 90's, he stripped the head off the engine to stick a grp a headgasket on it....that's as far as he got and its been stood ever since. its only done 54k.

i bought it back end of 2007 and have sllloooowwwwllllyyyy but it back together
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 12:27 AM
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Good stuff mate.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 01:29 AM
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Well done!! Nice to hear of one thats being put back on the road rather than being broken!!
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 05:59 AM
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thats where cossies should be on the road. what sort of power do you want
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 07:29 AM
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cheers all

hoping for between 350-380bhp, need to sort all the bits out first tho
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