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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 01:38 AM
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Not posted this up before, but this is another of my esxorts.

Kept/keeping this one road kegal! ATM subtle spec and nice standard engine with what I'd call low mikags RS!

Has coil overs but there not to harsh so keeping them on for now.

Other than also adding my comp FR's she's how I'm happy with her, new tyres going on Friday as current ones are track tyres, just some Toyo's but there good enough as shs's only a cruiser.

But as I can't drive her atm either she'll be going on sxle stands and covered up on drive way for now... but she'll also be pottered around on as there bits I'd like to tidy up to make her perfect.

But I'm sure she'll evolve naturally over the coming hears like all my others have loo

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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 01:49 AM
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Thanks for posting pics up kev, I really like that. Wheels, color and the ride height suit it.
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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 10:19 AM
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Thanks man, yeh I agree her looks seem to work real well as she is atm so not gona make massive changes yet, I may fit some morettes at some point but not sure yet as this is the first time I've ever liked the look of standard shape lights in an RS lol
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Love these cars any mk5 onwards rs2000. Yours looks spot on pal
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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 01:59 PM
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Very nice
Don't see any about nowadays
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Never really been a fan of this shape but those wheels do make it look hard as nails. You've too many toys pal!
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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 08:00 PM
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Thanks lads, I can't wait to see her tomorrow on proper tyres!

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Never really been a fan of this shape but those wheels do make it look hard as nails. You've too many toys pal!
Na, I've worked really hard for a lot of years for what I have now and trying my hardest to keep things also now as I can't work yet, also not being able to work on my own cars is frustrating but I try and enjoy motivating myself by looking at them and posting pics about them lol
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I can't fault you Kev. Most would have given up in your position. Keep it going you'll be on the spanners again before you know it.
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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 08:32 PM
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It can't do any harm to plan a 2.3 turbo in the mean time
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looks ace kevin
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Old Sep 7, 2017 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jonfoc
I can't fault you Kev. Most would have given up in your position. Keep it going you'll be on the spanners again before you know it.
Thanks mate, can't wait!

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looks ace kevin

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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 12:19 AM
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That looks real nice, I've never been a fan of this shape escort but you seem to have a knack of making normal cars look awesome, not a lot of people can pull that off mate nice one
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 12:33 AM
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I've been tempted by one of these before on es cos rims but life made a few changes.

I think the lights on it now are keepers, definately suit it better than morettes
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 01:13 AM
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That looks real nice, I've never been a fan of this shape escort but you seem to have a knack of making normal cars look awesome, not a lot of people can pull that off mate nice one
Thanns man! That's nice thing for you to say.

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I've been tempted by one of these before on es cos rims but life made a few changes.

I think the lights on it now are keepers, definately suit it better than morettes
I was contemplating morettes but I agree the lights on this are working real well. They are tinted inside and also have Ford Plastic Pritective covers on, which I've never used before but just seem to work on this one.

I'm not a fan of and will have to be removed is the front lower rubber splitter, not sure what it's off but I really don't like it and it bugs me when I see it lol
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 04:17 AM
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WOW! you have turned this car into a well cool motor, looks wicked.
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 11:31 AM
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Thanks Markie T
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 05:12 PM
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Road legal tyres now on, TOYO T1's which look hood man.




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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 06:23 PM
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Love it! Looks amazing!
Wish the US market got this Escort and not the one we ended up with.
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 07:29 PM
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Very nice that Kev. You must have a few Escorts now.
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MarraSport
Love it! Looks amazing!
Wish the US market got this Escort and not the one we ended up with.
Thank you! I understand that, I've never understud why you all didn't get the escorts either as I'm sure they'd have sold.


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Very nice that Kev. You must have a few Escorts now.

Thanks mate, yeh I have a few now lol
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Old Sep 8, 2017 | 10:56 PM
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Didn't the american escort have a v8 or something?

Definately think the uk one is better
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p.s. needs the tyre writing put on these
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Old Sep 9, 2017 | 12:04 AM
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Will get the tyres painted up ASAP mate
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Old Sep 10, 2017 | 08:12 AM
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Ace! I love mk 6 escorts. My first car was a pepper red 1.6 finesse gti rep with morrettes

Dont understand why there isnt more mk 6 fans

Will be an awesome sleeper with that turbo lump in it
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Peoper red was one of the best colours on the MK6 but vary rare sadly.

I've built a turbo lump in a mates RS2K and its 350ish bhp and goes likenstink! So defo would be good if I put one in this one day, the buikd I have in workshop is good for 450bhp too so would be mental!

She's back on drive now, I had to start work on rear arches breifly yesterday as after night the struts had settled and the rear tyre scunned bad, but all good now and great clearance.

Going to pop to Halfords in a bit for some tyre pens haha












She don't look to bad next to Rusty.

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Old Sep 10, 2017 | 06:33 PM
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Visa-broke... On it mate!




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Old Sep 10, 2017 | 07:42 PM
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All painted accept for the big R at the end of Proxie T1R as I'm waiting on a red pen from eBay.







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What's that truck on the floor in your living room?
nice escort!
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Old Sep 10, 2017 | 10:05 PM
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Truck info is here bud


https://passionford.com/forum/restor...ads-of-um.html
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Keep up the good work kev, that looks double hard now.

Need some pics of this with the van, can you fit a cossie splitter like the other one had on it?
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Be a while before any photo's of them together will be able to be taken mate lots to do to the van and not able to touch it atm.

Not sure on the cossy splitter idea, I'd like to do something different to this one, I've fitted cossy splitter on every MK6 I've had lol

Not sure which direction I'll go yet but I've got plenty of time to think about it lol
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Im sure they would have sold as well!

here in he US we have a 25 year rule (once a car reaches 25 years old, its eligible for import) R32 skylines are popping up everyhwere it seems

but here in the next few years I would like to import 1 or 2 RS2000. I have always like this and the earlier one.

Photos of cars such as yours are the perfect motivation! keep it up!
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Thanks bud feel free to contact whenyou want to find some I'd help out.

Red pen arrived today, so did the R's lol








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That looks fookin' mint Kev!
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Tyres looks awesome with that paint on, didn't even know u could get red tyre paint
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Originally Posted by visa_broke
Didn't the american escort have a v8 or something?

Definately think the uk one is better
no ours were a different body and were mostly SOHC 1.6L (some models were a DOHC) good car but not very impressive
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Originally Posted by Minirotty
Thanks bud feel free to contact whenyou want to find some I'd help out.

Red pen arrived today, so did the R's lol







Ill keep that in mind, Thanks!

those wheels suit the car very well!
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Cool car that Kev and a future investment😉
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Thanks lads, sunbtle mods seem to work well with this colour car.
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Bit of a drama with the wheels! <br/><br/>When my mate fitted um for me I wasn't happy with the GrpA nuts! They didn't fit as to length so I removed 5mm off all nuts but then when bolted up I didn't like the look of the cambered seat. So I've done a bit of research and measuring and found 11/16" nuts with camber washer that look perfect, so hopefully have then this week.











Then next! <br/><br/>When we test fitted the comps with track tyres, they caught the arches and showed me that the arches have been replaced at some point, and done well infact but! who ever prepped it for paint put unnessary filler on the arch lips, just didn't make any sense as under the filler metal work was like new, shape was also fine! Must of been a YTS! So as I don't like rolled arches and I've fitted 8J et15's I've removed the lip and just left 5mm now, so lots of clearance.













Rust treated the metal and etch primed, not got any pint atm but at least untill I have they look good and are weather proofed!

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