my project i brought for £80 update 15/01/05
Oct 26, 2004 | 07:50 PM
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my project i brought for £80 update 15/01/05
i wanted a project and was hoping to rear wheel drive it because of a baby now on its way cannot so afford the time or money so am going to fit a rs 2000 fwd lump
the day i got ,no engine,interior lights ect rotten battery tray
theday after with coossie rims sourced
battery tray after welding in
sideskirt refitting ready for filling to make look prety
have got a few more things done will post some more pics soon
Oct 26, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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cc motorsport ,
Keep the pics coming !
Oct 26, 2004 | 08:53 PM
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From: Reading, Berkshire
good luck mate
Oct 27, 2004 | 10:38 AM
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From: Fife
nice one, keep the pics comin!!!!
Oct 27, 2004 | 11:03 AM
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Oct 27, 2004 | 03:58 PM
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From: Sunny Dunfermline, Fife
Nice project mate - keep pics coming!
Oct 28, 2004 | 01:15 PM
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From: East Mids
£80?? Bargain mate!!!
Oct 28, 2004 | 05:34 PM
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what a bargin will be nice when she's done just don't give up when time get hard
Oct 28, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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thanks for all the nice comments everyonewill have more pics soon
Oct 30, 2004 | 02:52 PM
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refilling of sideskirt
rear seats in
carpet and interior loom in
engine out of donor car ready for conversion
hope u like the story so far was up out 8.00am this morning to get all this done should have got more done but to many bacon buttys and cups of tea
Oct 30, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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From: East Mids
Looks gr8 mate, glad to see your cracking on to! Keep the pics rolling, I wanna see this when its done!
Oct 31, 2004 | 04:02 AM
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Oct 31, 2004 | 12:30 PM
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From: Reading, Berkshire
lookin good
Oct 31, 2004 | 05:29 PM
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From: grimsby
good job matey
Oct 31, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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mint m8t
Nov 1, 2004 | 09:56 AM
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From: Belgium
what
a true bargain, is this a cossie replica? Or did it left the factory as a cossie??
Looks very promising, keep 'em comming
Nov 1, 2004 | 06:50 PM
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From: oxfordshire/berkshire
Looks good m8 needs lowering
Keep the pics coming
Nov 2, 2004 | 12:08 AM
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From: luton
lookin good carl, you werent jokin when you said its comin along.
Nov 2, 2004 | 05:29 PM
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yeah your right it left the factory as a 1300 popular!
Nov 4, 2004 | 07:18 PM
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bit of a crap pic but its the turbo mounted on the rs 2000 engine ,shame i was was having a PLEB night and welded ithe rs 2000 flange on the wrong way round so will have to start again DOH ,at least i know how to do it now
THE SHAME,THE SHAME
Nov 4, 2004 | 10:41 PM
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From: East Mids
A Turbo...bl**dy hell! lol How much BHP is that going to give?
That must have cost a lot!
Nov 5, 2004 | 07:25 AM
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From: England
this looks like its gonna be mint, keep the updates coming
Nov 5, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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turbo manifold now sorted it time for head reworking and getting on with the body
Nov 5, 2004 | 09:46 PM
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good effort keep it goin!!!
Nov 6, 2004 | 10:34 AM
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From: Reading, Berkshire
looking kool u not going to have to chage pistons or cpr for the turbo or has it been done ??
Nov 6, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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he's getting the some head work done to lower the compression ratio to run higher boost
chris
Nov 12, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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what a fooking bargain £80
Nov 12, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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From: Bedlington - Northumberland
looking very gd m8,keep us updated!
Nov 17, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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no pics at the mo but the engines in so just got to sort out a few pipes and bits and get it running FINGER CROSSED
Nov 18, 2004 | 11:43 AM
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From: Fife
Very nice mate, What sort of BHP figure are you going for????
Nov 21, 2004 | 11:08 AM
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here a pic of the engine in with turbo on
Nov 21, 2004 | 11:32 AM
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From: Essex
looking very kool mate! keep up the good work...
Nov 21, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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From: Reading, Berkshire
looking good hope that it works
Dec 6, 2004 | 07:25 PM
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car is now running just need to finish connecting up pipes and making some bits happy that it runs as so many people dabted me
Dec 6, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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From: Reading, Berkshire
good work get some new pics up
wat management u running it on ?
Dec 7, 2004 | 09:17 AM
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What management are you going to be using for the car and what sort of pistons are you using? Cos i want to turbo my RS2000 aswell.
Dec 18, 2004 | 07:28 PM
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built the exhaust to day am going to remap the standard management
Dec 18, 2004 | 08:31 PM
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From: dumfries
nice 1. was always gonna turbo my rs2k aswell but bottled it an swapped it for a bargain 4x4 saph cos.
Dec 26, 2004 | 01:12 PM
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recaro,s are now in
engines nearly done just some tiding
exhaust is built by my own fair hands
its time to start the body work
Dec 26, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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Coming on nicely
my project i brought for £80 update 15/01/05
