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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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Hi all this is my Mk3 cab bought it about a month ago. This is how its looking now starting the restoration in a month or so over Christmas ready for next summer. Started getting stuff for it.

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just need to get the rest of the stuff before i start.
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 07:09 AM
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Love a mk3!
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 07:35 AM
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Cant wait to see cossy wheels on it
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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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Looks good to start with! Again, can't wait to see it with the cossie wheels!

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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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just looking for some more parts now before i start stripping her.

My list
Series 1 recaro's
back seats and front door cards with blue piping
front bumper
body kit
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 06:35 PM
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did you buy that from poulton, blackpool?

Looks a nice car
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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Love cabbys mate looks like a cracker!!
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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did you buy that from poulton, blackpool?

Looks a nice car
yes from sunny blackpool m8
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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 07:41 PM
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jet washed the interior last weekend then put them in the house over the radiator in my bedroom my wife wasn't impressed lol.

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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 10:40 AM
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Looks great. As others have said, it will look the nuts with those wheels
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Old Oct 12, 2012 | 12:41 PM
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Looks a nice base I miss my old cabbie
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 05:48 PM
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well fitted the kit today

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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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Cool project.Escos wheels look mint on mk3 escorts.
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 08:07 PM
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got a sapph cossie bonnet lastnight and destroyed it today ready to go in my mk3 bonnet

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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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got the vents sorted in my bonnet this week

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Off to donnington tomorrow to buy some goodies

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Old Dec 19, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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bonnets back on the car now and back on the road

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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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nice work so far!
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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 06:32 PM
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Are you selling those series 1 alloys im after a set!!
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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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Nice project, keep the pics coming.
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 07:15 PM
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Oh well its been a while since ive done anything to the cab i sorted the rear anches out last weekend just got to sort the front end now thn it will be ready for paint.

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Some more updates managed to get a front wing on.

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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 03:11 PM
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Great progress, what colour will you be respraying it ??
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 05:08 PM
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Great progress, what colour will you be respraying it ??
Thanks for that m8 going to fit the other wing this weekend. And I'm keeping it silver.
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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 07:48 PM
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Some updates

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Front wings line up a treat

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Old Jan 23, 2015 | 09:29 PM
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Cool car nice to see another mk3
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Old Jan 24, 2015 | 08:00 AM
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nice mk3
Thanks it will be when it's finished
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come on finish it.....!!
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by stuboy
come on finish it.....!!
well I've finally dragged it out of the garage and got it back home on the drive.

I need to pull my finger out and get it finished.

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