hows things folks.. right then people a three door cossie went past me tonight not racing past just driving past.. so there was me the only ford lad in the car & even i couldnt tell it was a replica besides the note of the exhaust so can you give me any hints of what to look for on a well built replica 3 dr cossie & an escort cossie by just givving them a quick glance..
cheers
p.s i know the wheel base on an escort cossie cant realy be mached on an xr3i for example?

 

how bizarre

 

wtf ^

chips replica is one to look at :P

 

who gives a fuck what the logbook says its whats under the bonnet that counts imo

 

its as simple as, something dont look right
you wont no whats not right but you do no that there is something not right

 

never seen a escos rep that looks anything like the real deal

arches dont look right and whe wheels sit too far into the car!!


carl

 

same problems as this is a rep i go for the 225 tyres to solve this lol but hows this dash for a rep

 

how the hell do people find these old threads!!

 

im that type of guy that loves to bring all kinds back from the dead lol

 

 

fpmsl!

 

nice puma bro#

 

Because mosts peoples only advice on forums now days is "use the search button" !!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks LOL

to make your replica more accurate it needs to be driven round on the back of an AA truck

 

and have oil leaks and smoke when driven hard

 

yer ill be toed to the ford meet at enfield thats for sure its a big hill to get up and me car has magor flat spot can only use the cluch as me problem lies in the fuel presure and getting no help to solve this

 

 

 

looks spot on mate!

 

thanks mate im ona sell it now as i cant solve the problem got a 3 yr old kid and another on the way so need a running drivable car lol

 

thats a shame mate!!is it all gen cossie kit etc

 

all front lights,fogs etc /rear upper^lower spoiler/bonnet/side skirts and wheels / banana^pod^gauges/centre console/centrearmrest/raven carpet been fibre gallsed underneath to make it look like a tunnel andmeet the console part from that its fibreglass grill/bumpers/front n rear wings its painted in tvr blue with shades of green^purple^baby'blue / fitted with a ford fiesta rs turbo efi cvh engine with a garret t3 turbo -31 actuator,twin spal fans,5"rolled pipe/straight through/ofac loom ecu map etc
be a shame too loose but gives me time to get another project

 

Rear bumper/exhaust looks all wrong!

 

rear quaters dont meet the lower spoiler.
Exhaust in the wrong place,
wheels still dont sit right.
wrong grille mesh.

 

of corse its a rep there always some way of telling a rep so why hide the truth in time if i keep it there may be changes ,.,
as a car that i have followed all me life its like a dream so till i can aford a real one this will do no matter how it looks just i want the thing to drive proply before any thing else is done real bumper will be fittted soon with pipe moved over to the left more ,.,.,soon come .,.,.,

 

The rear quater windows.The front wheels never sit right on an escos rep.

 

not all escos' have opening rear quaters.

 

[double post

 

Are you fucking blind?

 

so what

 

Yeh i know.The motor sport ones didnt have them,or electric windows or a sun roof.I dont thikn they had proper recaros either.

 

Missing the digital clock where your coin tray is?

 

i would happily own a 3 door rep or saph providing it was running the right running gear but an escort no way purely because it will never be anything like the real deal.

 

as far as escort reps go alot of work has been put into this one and when your young its more to do with looks than speed, iv seen alot worse reps floating around on ebay i think it looks good, as for the running gear not everyone can afford to run a cossie, insurance etc.

Pete

 

Whats the point though? You could get a far far better car for a lot less cash (such as the Mk5/6 Rs2000) that would be much more fun, and replicas look shit anyway, I have only ever seen 1 or 2 reps that are close, and they cost nearly as much as a real one anyway ... Sorry but they are just pointless in my opinion, look shit, are slow and cost a lot to build.

Save and get a real one, and enjoy a far better car in the mean time.

 

We all like different things though don't we

 

im in the progress of getting the clock but trying to find one is so hard as there very rare now other than the clock hows the rest sit

 

Im not a fan of replicas at all infact i think it's a total shan and wouldn't want to be seen in one but to be honest the Ecos above is one of the best ive seen

I say fair play to you mate

If it floats your boat then fair do's!

Shame you have to sell her on

 

thank you i love me rep be a shame but had for a while SO TIME TO MOVE ON REPS DO STAND OUT MIND YOU AS SAID BY MANY PEOPLE THE SPOILERSDONT JOIN THE WINGS WHEELS AND BUMPERS DONT LINE UP PERFECT ECT ,,MY ADVISE IS IF YOU GONA DO A REP ECOS THEN YOU SHOULD SPEND A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE GEN 1ST TIME AROUND AS YOU WILL NEVER BE FULLY SATTISFYD sorry for spellings
i bought this with this kit already fitted all i have done to make more gen is fitted a dash banana pod,dials, ,centre console / & / armrest console but gave up in side to start the turbo project from 1.8 efi xr3i to frst efi

 

there was some nut job in the escos forum saying how hed spent enough on his replica to buy the real thing fucking insane