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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 08:12 PM
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Escort Mk1 or 2. Capri 2.8. Some have Sierra semi trailings arms


www.zoomotorsport.co.uk
www.djm-motorsport.co.uk
www.gartrac.com

Cheaper to buy one already done. Check the amateur rally pages or eBay.
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 08:48 PM
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 08:50 PM
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 09:16 PM
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hears some of my attempt , takin over the projest from some one who couldnt stick shit to a blanket ,

gettin a full rebuild and steel wide arches .



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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 09:17 PM
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My mates uses a baby atlas rear end, its got a 250-300bhp XE vaux lump in it and still snaps halfshafts.
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 06:37 AM
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beautifull, I went to gartrac on wednesday, they had a mk2 shell in there that was Ł10k, it was to good to paint, the welding was awesome.I'd ;love a rwd mk2 xr2 with a BDA in the front and a baby atlas in the rear!
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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Is yours EVER going to be finished. That Warrier kits been out of fashion soo long.
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 03:35 PM
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PMSL @ Lee and the pose

A rear beam and 9 inch diff would be better and easier to source these days surely
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 07:04 PM
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Mine uses McPherson struts n a 5 linked Capri axle



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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 08:10 PM
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Fook me wyn thats lookin clean mate , has come a long way since u bought it , ( beat me to it .)

good lad .

I was thinking when i get mine done next year we could try to round up a few converted 2 and 4wd escys and get a thrash / feature organised ???
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee @ Fusion
fookin hell lee, in stitches here, right click and saved
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 08:46 PM
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When u gonna sell me your shed as a donor car for it then andy ???

Give ya Ł50 and all the brews you can drink.
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee @ Fusion
I was thinking when i get mine done next year we could try to round up a few converted 2 and 4wd escys and get a thrash / feature organised ???
Sounds good to me
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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Looking good
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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A few more to wet your welding appetites





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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee @ Fusion


When u gonna sell me your shed as a donor car for it then andy ???

Give ya Ł50 and all the brews you can drink.
behave, considering you wanna pay Ł50 for it then it kept up very well with your ŁŁŁŁ focus today on the twisties, plus its now on ebay
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 07:32 PM
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Didnt realise it was a race mate , if id have known id have gone into 4th
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Old Jul 12, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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