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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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well i have wanted one of these for ages and for one reason or another they have always been just out of reach but now i have one

these are the pics from the add

















things that im not happy with for a start
parcel shelf has 6x9 holes
tinted rear quater glass is tinted
side rep's (oval type)
interior is grubby (but did clean up verry well)
interior wireing not the best
steering wheel has play
rev counter wasent working (it is now)
rear lights dont match
jack point cover missing
wiper arms look like they have been to war lol

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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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oh and its a 2.0 zvh the pic of the engine bay was taken when the old owner was finishing the conversion so befor anyone ask's wher the dipstick is i can conferm it is ther now lol

let me know what you think

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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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this is how it looked when i got it home and gave it a clean



and these are the parts that are turning up



thermostat to header tank top hose . got this as it has a full set apart from this one



square side reps



and a shelf with no holes


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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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cool fella, nothing like getting your first rs. Plus the little bits help you make it better and better.
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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Good looking project there,need to put the ford badge back on the right side though
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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likes nice car pal good luck with it
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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looks like ur savin it mate nice one
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Old Nov 10, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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hi fellow scunny rs owner.
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 08:24 AM
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cool fella, nothing like getting your first rs. Plus the little bits help you make it better and better.
thanks just doin what i can for now as buying it took alot but it dont need much anyway
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Good looking project there,need to put the ford badge back on the right side though
thanks and yer i know got a feeling it might be covering something up tho

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likes nice car pal good luck with it
thanks mate

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looks like ur savin it mate nice one
hope so and cheers

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hi fellow scunny rs owner.
is yours the one with clear rear lights
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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Good looking project there,need to put the ford badge back on the right side though
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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i think its hideing little bit of rust to be honest so it can stay ther till it body shop time
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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i think its hideing little bit of rust to be honest so it can stay ther till it body shop time
Just to let you know that it is covering a hole, i know of this car, i know a previous owner of it. cheers adam
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 08:09 AM
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are you now goin to tell me i have bought a dog arnt you
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 12:34 PM
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update time
hid all the wireing from the inner wing

then thort fuel filter looks like it could do with replaceingbut befor i fitted it i polished it up

got bit polishin things up happy


then got my thermostat top hose on
befor old and weak one

new one

then on to the easyer jobs lol
un cut shelf

and i now have matchin back lights
old one and old shelf under the car ( i know )
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 09:02 AM
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looks good mate get the old bits put on ebay ti make some money back.

were did u get the water pipe from want 1 for mine
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 04:03 PM
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cool another one gone to a decent owner!i hate having to re do stuff other people have done keep up the good work
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looks good mate get the old bits put on ebay ti make some money back.

were did u get the water pipe from want 1 for mine
cheers and the pipe came from FST in scunthorpe made by roose motorsport tho mate

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cool another one gone to a decent owner!i hate having to re do stuff other people have done keep up the good work
thanks mate and tell me about it its a real but will all be sorted in good time
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 09:12 AM
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small update pics will be up later

wiper arms have been sprayed
rear quater tints are out
and i have bought and fitted a jacking point cover. and best thing about that was i was bidding on a red one on ebay won it for Ł3 posted and when i got the parcel ther was three in total so now i have two spair
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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well the jacking point covers are all on now



color match was bang on too and you can see ther is no rear tints too


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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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Nice little project mate, similiar to my own just needs a few bits to bring it back to how it should be!

Waiting for my engine to be fitted at the moment once thats done its full steam ahead.
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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its the so called little things that keep popping up like the front tyre's was baloon's as you can see in the pic above so yesterday i had a new set put on and as the guy at the garage jacked one side up i noticed water in one of the headlights so i payed for my tyre's and went home to look for a new pair and can i bugery find a matching pair all sets i came across had a darker drivers lense to the passenger side
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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well got front tyres changed as they was ballon's :P hear she is in the shop
one of his older sister's was in ther too

and today i pulled the boost guage out to find out why it dident light up and i painted the needle bright red so it would be more visible
before pail orange needle

after and in and working
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 06:19 PM
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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looks good mate, if u can't find a light mite be easy to take it apart clean it then seal it back together
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yeah was going to say take your lights apart and reseal them mate if you cant find new items.

i agree though it is all the little parts that mount up - i know the feeling, but the satisfaction you get is unreal isnt it
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 08:32 AM
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i have dry'd it out but now i wont be happy till they been swaped as they are looking tatty anyway
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well today i have been to have my exhaust redone as it was hanging too low and catching on evrything only cost me Ł20 quid incluedin clamps and rubber
and wile it was in the air i had a look at the under side

its had two bits of welding as far as i can tell and all looked well
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nice one looks a nice car, good work
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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got her home today with a half day left and decided to gave her a clean and this is the result



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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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new steering wheel

heater controle pannel lights now working too as well as the sterio

and all wires tucked up under the dash
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Damnit, this makes me miss mine. Looking good, got many more little jobs to do?
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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ill always find some thing to do
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another rst being well looked after. nice to see more and more of these cars getting the right sort of treatment.

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got one of these

before

after not a pain to fit too
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LOOKING GOOD MATE MAKES ME WANT ANOTHER ONE.
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