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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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Been on the cards for ages now,started this a little while back,but just have not got round 2 finishing,now the summer is coming,i wanna crack on with it,I wanted 2 do summat bit diff,i brought a ex wrc race car with all the right goodies as a donor car,then was gonna put all that in to the van.Yea prob thinking mad,lol,so am i but hey summat diff.Heres some pics from early progress and the car i brought to use parts off.









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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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i bet that will fly when it is done
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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Should do mate,aiming 4 around 600 bhp mark,so in summat that weighs nx 2 nothin gonna be quite quick,power to weight ratio.only time will tell.keep u posted
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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you need help


fair play, i love something a bit different

i have a pug 205 with 4x4 cossie running gear booked in for this week!
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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lol i must need help,You dont see many or if not any Cosworth Van running wrc spec etc etc.Lol,gonna keep it stock so it does not look like nothing special.hehe.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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Awesome, this is exactly what i wanted to do but money has stopped me. Keep posting updates as am very keen to follow this
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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cheers m8,gonna do it ermin white,if thats how u spell it,then put a turbo diesel badge on bk lol.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Lol, sounds really good. I'm having to go down the cheaper zetec route now. Keep it Ford Diamond White, the colour they origionally came in.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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yrs sounds gd 2 mate,zetec still a gd route 2 go down though.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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yea got a 1.8 zetec and hoping to run it on bike carbs. Been into my mk5 and 6 vans for years. A lot of work to do aint it
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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I could do with that when its done for a works van
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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too be honest worst is done,gotta do the new engine mounts,diff on the wrc car 2 normal escort cosworth.its the little things lol...
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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I could do with that when its done for a works van


lol,wud be sum work van....
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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Was one on E-bay a while ago that went for sumin like £8500. So so wanted it lol
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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blue 1?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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Yea i think so, cant remember exact one, got so many pics for ideas lol
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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i think i no wat 1,had them 17's on,soft spoke rs alloys.that luked nice.2.9v6 i think?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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Yea i think thats right actually. So how long you reckon its gona take to be finished?
I gotta make room in my shed b4 i carry on with the zetec. Gotta strip 2 vans down n a mondeo and stack all the spares outta the way lol
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Awesome, get a resto thread done mate
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 07:37 AM
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i dunno how long till finish,its a project amongst other projects lol,il aim 4 summer.

Resto thread?Wats that
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just wondered are you going to make it 4x4, rwd, fwd? 4x4 wd be great
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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its going to be 4wd mate.
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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Done much more to it yet mate?
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not much yet mate,got others things on..prob will do this weekend..
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Cool project.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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cheers mate,
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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nice project..but a shame to see that sweeeet nice escort wrc go to pieces..i want it
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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So hows it going now?
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