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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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Ive owned my Mk2 Escort Harrier for just over the year now and its having a lot of fabrication work being done and ive shot blasted the whole shell so its bare metal.

its having the YB Turbo fitted and all 6 linked etc etc.


what colour should i have it.

something tells me to keep it silver but i like weird colours.


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And slow progress at min but every panel is brand new thats getting used ie front wings/inner wings/tunnels/all new floor pans. so hopefully it will be a new car when finished.

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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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Keep it silver mate.
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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got to be silver, looks lovely above, very nice car
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Matt black with a lairy coloured Harrier stripe and wheel colour.
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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white lol
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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silver for me roosie ,and wow thats going to be stunning when finished
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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Matt black for me mate with yellow green and orange stripes.
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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i thought matt black until i see one the otherday for sale on turbosport which looks horid lol
white is deffo out the queston

im likeing silver and light blue or orange at min
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 03:44 PM
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im liking the silver but with grafite grey graphics nd wheels m8 and glad u ditched they fibreglass arches they r just wrong lol
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there is only one colour for a harrier mate and thats silver!
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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focus rs blue with orange wheels and cage
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 04:33 PM
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silver or a light grey


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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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thing of beauty in silver imo
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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silver, as it already was... without a doubt.
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defo silver imo mate
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Old Oct 31, 2010 | 05:57 PM
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Only silver or white. but as its silver stick to that.
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silver, keep it original
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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silver or met grey with satin black alloys will look the dogs
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silver deffo
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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If it was totally original i would say silver but as it is modified go for something different as above matt black would look nice but on the other hand I like the Mk2 in white. mmm. I can see why your asking us now!
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Original Silver for what it's worth.

But if you want to go Mental........BMW Slate Grey with Orange Wheels
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How about forget the paint and wrap it in carbonwrap
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 06:41 AM
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Got to be metal flake blue and silver, or FRS mk2 green.
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Originally Posted by RETRO_AL_
How about forget the paint and wrap it in carbonwrap


Originally Posted by tabetha
Got to be metal flake blue and silver, or FRS mk2 green.
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It would look kind of cool in that green actually.

However being a Harrier I'd keep it silver and maybe just remove the stripes.

Out of interest who built your axle ?
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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Cheers guys liek the idea of BMW slate colour or keeping it silver.
JonnyBravo a bloke Called Lea based near Newmarket proper axle GURU does the ones on ebay. he does loads of the irish rally cars and has every spare you could think of for a mk2
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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I need a casing tbh, I have a Gartrac casing but its been narrowed and I need a full width one.

If you could PM me his number I'll give him a shout as I know a few people over that way so don't mind paying him a visit.

Back to colours, I wanted to change mine to a Metallic black, something like Panther black but decided the old Fords generally look best in the colours they left the factory with or in some sort of Livery.

I had considered doing mine like this if I get bored of the solid colour

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Although not ending up writing it off would be a good start as well !
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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im sure he can sort that out. 07974638324
his name is Lea but you say it as "Lee"

tell him Stuart with the harrier he has at min sent you
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by JonnyBravo
I need a casing tbh, I have a Gartrac casing but its been narrowed and I need a full width one.

If you could PM me his number I'll give him a shout as I know a few people over that way so don't mind paying him a visit.

Back to colours, I wanted to change mine to a Metallic black, something like Panther black but decided the old Fords generally look best in the colours they left the factory with or in some sort of Livery.

I had considered doing mine like this if I get bored of the solid colour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbl8L...next=1&index=1

im a long way of colour deciding yet but im a fan of the rotherham colours.
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rotherham colours are fooking ace roosie
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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Silver for me, looks superb in the top pics
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I love this, like a Gunmetal, makes it look hard imo, but your Silver is stuning mate...

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Originally Posted by Roosie
im sure he can sort that out. 07974638324
his name is Lea but you say it as "Lee"

tell him Stuart with the harrier he has at min sent you
Spot on mate, I will give him a call, is he about at weekends or weekdays only?

Originally Posted by Roosie
im a long way of colour deciding yet but im a fan of the rotherham colours.
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rotherham colours are fooking ace roosie
as above but yes they look quality !
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JonnyBravo
Spot on mate, I will give him a call, is he about at weekends or weekdays only?



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as above but yes they look quality !

Get him anytime mate
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Old Nov 6, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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silver all day mate
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if your lucky enough to own such a great car i wouldnt make it something its not

keep it original
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If you like weird colours and dont want to stray too far from the original silver give the MK1 escort BLUE MINK a go ( same colour as old andy harris's mk1).
A rare colour and still ford themed , adding the harrier stripes in silver , grey , and progressing darker through to an anthracite or metallic black should work well.
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