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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 02:54 PM
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Default my new winter project....dont let the first sight put you off !!!!!

heres my new project for the winter........someone was driving this around not so long ago!!!!!!!!! they should be arrested for doing this to the car.....look!!


on a more serious note. i am going to rebuild this escort using good old cossy power!!!!

the shell is 80% ok

watch this space





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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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Thats unique!, but good luck for the winter.
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 04:23 PM
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Good luck mate winters on the way
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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I'd love one of these.. Enjoy the build!
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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isnt white lightening a cheap cider?

good luck with it all
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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Looks a good project, good look
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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good luck with it
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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good luck with your winter project i would love a mk1 escort with a cosworth engine hopefully one day
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 03:18 PM
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OMG they must have been on drugs...
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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yeah good look for winter id get it cleaned up and in the garage before winter sets in hard then get the heaters on
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Old Sep 1, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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Thats looks good mate, Nice base to work with.
Will look forward to reading the updates.
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 09:38 AM
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yeh it looks...well look on the bright side its a mk1, good luck m8 ive wanted one for years
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 11:21 AM
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Leave it like that and put the cossie lump in
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Old Sep 3, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Grp4 Escort
Leave it like that and put the cossie lump in
fook me imagine peoples faces might even put some turbo stickers down the doors
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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Any updates
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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I had a MK 1 Capri V8 which was UHV 779M

How far you got?
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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nice project you have mate what are your plans or are you just going to make them up as you go along
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 12:37 PM
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Nice project, any progress!
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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was down the unit neil the weekend first time in ages. cars all striped down to bare shell looking sorry for its self ready to be cleaned an worked on.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 07:29 PM
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is this a one winter project or two he he
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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whats the plan stan??? hoping in my eyes a full fire breathing pinto and a stockish and clean body??!!!!! will keep my eyes on this one just love the mk1 curves
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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neil think u shud jus save the hastle and buy a cortina
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