http://s1357.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5b6350d6.jpg
Not sure if this pic will work as i am still trying to figure out how to work this photobucket account lol.
Basically i should have done this along time ago but im here now so i will have ago at a restoration thread for my zetec turbo orion.
Some may know it if not here it is.
I have owned it around 6 years and started as a 2.1 zvh in a cab then moved it into the orion in standard form as a 1.4 sleeper.
Over the years it has changed in various ways i painted the car around 4 years ago wish i never did now tbh.
Around 2 years ago i gave up the zvh as i was struggling to improve my santa pod times 13.3 was its best as a zvh.
I then turned full zetec and have not really done much with it in the last 2 years due to various commitments lack of time and things not going to plan whenever i got it out the garage.
Its best time as a full zetec was a 12.7 and i believe it was capable of better but various issues stopped this and it only managed 1 pod outing last year.
So with dean aka qplaterst kicking me up the bum lol this year its gonna be back and with some big changes.
Currently it is at garys aka crazy cages having some mad manifolds made to go with my new gt30 turbo.
I will update more when i figure photobucket out lol

 

Sounds good mate keep us posted. Will be watching this

Alex.

 

Here's some pics of the old nail!!








I have more pics of it somewhere il dig them out later its currently the fastest Orion in the uk we are led to believe

 

Quick vid

 

Its nice to see such a good looking Onion (sorry its been years since ive been able to use that word) or should i say Orion

Saw it at Pod, love the colour too suites it well!

Going to be some quick Fords this year and next deffo one to watch

 

Cheers for the pics Dean.

 

Is that a mk4 escort front end and a sierra back end?

You need to put [img] before the image code and [/img] after it Matty

 

Scrubs ok after a free polish

 

Before it was painted. Wish it still looked like this

 

Yay i did it lol

 

On route to gary's for new manifold.

Engine bay as full zetec.

Old zvh bay

 

New gt30

 

I didn't know Asda sold turbos?

 

looked well better maritime blue, paint it back

 

Can't wait till it comes back with its new manifolds!!

 

Few more of the old girl

 

lol @ shortworx sticker

 

Looks lovely...

400BHP will be a handful...
Good luck...

 

very nice!

 

looks far better now than it did before painting in my opinion matty

 

Hello stranger. all these Orions starting to come out of the wood work...
Mines booked in for mapping and rolling road tweaking in April.
Should do 300bhp.

 

Cheers mate

 

Ive got lots to do mate but hopeing to have it done for central day. I still need tocsort someone to map mine and would like to get it on the rollers later in the year.
And yeah i know what you mean there is certainly a few orions popping up.

 

Looking good mate

 

Keeping an eye on this

 

Anyone got a manic wand? To wave over mine so I can use again

 

Manifold work started.

 

Logging on
I remember seeing this at santa pod. Went well and did loads of runs

 

Nope but got size 11 feet to kick your aRSe with... Lol

 

nice looking orion you have there matty looks very quick in the vid's that have been posted keep up the hardwork and keep the pics and update's coming m8

 

http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/s...psc8f094e8.mp4

 

Wow im liking this alot.

 

too true pal

 

Remember this lol

https://passionford.com/forum/genera...-anyone-8.html

 

Yes lol

 

Old pic I found before it was painted

 

Possibly my favourite pic

 

Update on manifold

 

 

Looks lovely that!