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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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had a good go at cleaning the old shitter, on a 4 day week at moment so why not lol

oh and this is my 106 am putting on ebay








hope ya like the pics dudes

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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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mate that is minty mint!!

engine bay looks awesome
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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thats 1 of the best rs turbo's i have ever seen.nice 1!
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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thanks for comments i love this car, only problem is i have bin using it everyday for about 2 months was not nice when it snowed

when i have sold my 106 and bike its going to be a second car thank god lol

done 2k this month in it
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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Very nice. Can never understand why people take the spot lights off
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 11:16 PM
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yeah i like spot lights as well, would of removed them a few years ago but not now days lol
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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That looks very clean mate, don't see many that standard looking in such good condition! Saying that, the pug looks tidy too!
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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Thats a stunner mate
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 01:10 AM
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Thats stunning mate!! Dont see many as clean as that
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 02:25 AM
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very nice m8
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 06:10 AM
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nice turbs.
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 06:58 AM
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Erst looking good, take the wunderbaum away to bin.. How about the original tool set, do ford escorts have jack and some kind of tool originally? I have refurbhished spare tyre but i do not have jack or tools so i dont know yet will i put spare tyre in the car anyway.
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Erst looking good, take the wunderbaum away to bin.. How about the original tool set, do ford escorts have jack and some kind of tool originally? I have refurbhished spare tyre but i do not have jack or tools so i dont know yet will i put spare tyre in the car anyway.

cheers mate, whats a wuderbaum lol

yeah it does have jack
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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looks sweet that,love a good clean red turbo,sweet as.
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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Awesome!

Reminds me of my old one (although it wasn't half as clean as that!) Almost makes me want another one for the summer again

Lovely looking car.
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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what a stunner mate did you restore it or is it just a low mileage original minter!! im so jealous but if i had a car like that i wouldnt really drive it at all i would just polish it and leave it tucked away for the odd sunday drive
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Good job
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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well done mate car looks spot on
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 01:26 PM
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Jealous!! nice car mate.
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Stunning car but it wont stay that clean using it every day. My spot lights will be going back on this year.
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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Looks mint


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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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Credit to you mate, looks stunning
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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Lol the above ,have to agree
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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nice n clean
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bigryrs
what a stunner mate did you restore it or is it just a low mileage original minter!! im so jealous but if i had a car like that i wouldnt really drive it at all i would just polish it and leave it tucked away for the odd sunday drive
thanks for comments lads

its all original paint apart for spoiler and mirrors

its done 55 k

going to be doing a bit of a diy restro on underside soon

got the car from a passion ford member paul v

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Nice mate. Was the perfect weather for cleaning cars 2
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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gave it treat yesterday fitted new engine mounts and balanced the wheels

just need a clutch now

looks minted but dont drive that well
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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bloody clean :O
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 12:23 AM
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 12:27 AM
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Really clean mate, good to see a fellow rs owner looking after his girl good job
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:08 PM
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very clean mate looks great
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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Exceptionally clean example
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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That looks the nuts!!
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very very nice mate bet it took you ages cleaning dat engine up lol.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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ha yeah it did

was not that bad when i got the car was just all the gaps etc was grotty

paint work was a bit swirly, its getting there

cheers for the comments again
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