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Old 19-02-2008, 08:49 PM
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if any of you escos owners have concours ramps can you please upload some photos of them gonna set about making a pair for the rear wheels of my car, just need to see the general setup of them plus what height do they normanly be ??
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these are mine

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these are mine

I've got a set of 4
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looks like we have a lot in common im now looking to upgrade or trade old for new
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Do you mean the chequer plate type that you see the concourse cars on at shows... I want some of them too, dont seem to be able to buy them anywhere though.
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Do you mean the chequer plate type that you see the concourse cars on at shows... I want some of them too, dont seem to be able to buy them anywhere though.
cheaper to make m8 just need some sizes and pics to get the head in gear
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Originally Posted by G1EN
Do you mean the chequer plate type that you see the concourse cars on at shows... I want some of them too, dont seem to be able to buy them anywhere though.
i was after a set of them aswell

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I personally want a set to set the front of car up enough to get a jack under the splitter, even only running 25mm springs i cant get a trolley jack under the splitter, so the small "Concourse" ramps would be more than useful.
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found them for sale in ireland
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I have a picture from Fiesta in the Park a couple of years ago of a FRST sitting on these ramps, i will upload it tonight for ya m8
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found them for sale in ireland
You got a link by any chance? is it a shop or just a guy selling them?
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just a shop here that does rally stuff getting the webaddress later tonight
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how much??

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210 euro be about 105 roughly green queens to you guys
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have you got a link for them??

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Hmm, i thought about makin some myself
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Originally Posted by R5COS
210 euro be about 105 roughly green queens to you guys
Will prob make some myself cheaper, they cant be worth that much.
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Originally Posted by G1EN
Will prob make some myself cheaper, they cant be worth that much.
they £250 pound on ebay!!! thats pound people not euros.....
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Ive never seen any on ebay.

heres the few pics i have of some at shows






Im going to B&Q 2moro, pick up a lump of wood and then halfruads for some chequer plating. Id say ill be atleast £230 still in pocket that way.
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Here we go, head into catalogue and the ramps are in misc alloys
http://www.grp4fabrications.com/

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Originally Posted by G1EN
Ive never seen any on ebay.

heres the few pics i have of some at shows






Im going to B&Q 2moro, pick up a lump of wood and then halfruads for some chequer plating. Id say ill be atleast £230 still in pocket that way.
the ones that the 3 dr is sitting on is the kind of thing i was after
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