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Old 22-06-2008, 10:08 PM
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bought a shonky old van yesterday some of you might have seen it lol





















Old 22-06-2008, 10:10 PM
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Quality mate.
Old 22-06-2008, 10:10 PM
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sure it will be fun!
Old 22-06-2008, 10:10 PM
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any plans for it
Old 22-06-2008, 10:11 PM
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best mk4 van ever!!!!
Old 22-06-2008, 10:16 PM
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One of my all time faves
Old 22-06-2008, 10:16 PM
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Love this van

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Old 22-06-2008, 10:17 PM
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Awesome sleeper!
Old 22-06-2008, 10:17 PM
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no plans as such
i wont be taking it on the 1/4 as i dont need to prove it can do the times
i am just sorting a few things out that didnt really matter when it wasnt getting used on the road much then it will be out to have some fun
must remember the ear plug for the drive to the ford fair lol
Old 22-06-2008, 11:34 PM
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Awesome blacky
Old 23-06-2008, 04:29 AM
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thats a cool van..... just outa curiousity what happened with the wing? I know it has sleeper and comedy value but will you be replacing it??
Old 23-06-2008, 05:35 PM
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the wing was like that when wenny got it & no it wont be getting replaced it adds to much comedy value
Old 23-06-2008, 05:43 PM
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Cool van that.
Old 23-06-2008, 06:49 PM
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now you will get sick of fixing your own cosworth blacky pmsl aswell as all wenny's others
Old 23-06-2008, 07:46 PM
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lol i plan on getting some use out of it not thash it for a couple of hours & put it away for a couple of months
Old 23-06-2008, 07:49 PM
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Bout time pal!!

Nice one
Old 23-06-2008, 08:23 PM
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Awesome. Glad it's staying with friends!
Old 23-06-2008, 08:25 PM
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ye i put i lot of time in to it so it will be nice to get some use out of it

saying that i did more miles in it than wenny when it was his lol
Old 23-06-2008, 08:26 PM
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I thought it miht be ye olde royal nail van before i opened the thread quality mate have fun!!!
Old 23-06-2008, 08:26 PM
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Awesome
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Good lad blacky can we hunting for japanise shite(cars) when we go to ford fair in it. Its stupidly quick blacky when your sat in the passenger seat.I shit myself when you took me out in it, its such a funny van to look at to.I really carnt wait till the ride to ford fair with you.
Old 23-06-2008, 10:02 PM
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make sure you give it some beans
Old 23-06-2008, 10:04 PM
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Im glad im going down there with blacky and not you wenny cause your just fuckin mad lol.
Old 23-06-2008, 10:04 PM
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Isnt that the silly quick one?
Old 23-06-2008, 10:09 PM
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wee need more pics!
Old 23-06-2008, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexF
Isnt that the silly quick one?

Runs low 11 quaters iirc.
Old 23-06-2008, 10:15 PM
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Yeh 11.53 at York last weekend
Old 23-06-2008, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by rapidcossie
wee need more pics!
Here's a couple i took, hope you dont mind blacky.



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Wenny- just out of interest, now you've sold the van have u got another sleeper project your working on or anything as such?
Old 23-06-2008, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by EssexMikeSi
Wenny- just out of interest, now you've sold the van have u got another sleeper project your working on or anything as such?
he is making the bluething back in to a sleeper but spec'd for the 1/4 mile hoping to get it in to the 10s
Old 23-06-2008, 11:02 PM
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there's all the pics i have im sure wenny has a couple of pics of it with the V6 turbo motor in










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Originally Posted by EssexMikeSi
Wenny- just out of interest, now you've sold the van have u got another sleeper project your working on or anything as such?
ye basicaly what blacky said and get my track esc cos finished, but i cant resist a good sleeper, so no dout il be building another shortly

blacky ill find the pics with the v6 in, there in a safe place i think lol
Old 24-06-2008, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mk3cosworth

blacky ill find the pics with the v6 in, there in a safe place i think lol
lol check your pockets
Old 25-06-2008, 07:07 AM
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i think it looed well on the escort cossie wheels. It looks better how it is now though.
Old 30-06-2008, 11:57 AM
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Just found some pick of this on driftworks
Old 30-06-2008, 04:07 PM
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it gets about me old van, blacky did a 3.4 sec 0-60 at croft, well done blacky bout time you give it some lol
Old 30-06-2008, 06:03 PM
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lol no grip atall at croft so no chance of braking things
Old 30-06-2008, 06:11 PM
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I want one. lol

Is there still room in the back to carry your mail?

Andriod.
Old 30-06-2008, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by longdog
Just found some pick of this on driftworks
some great pics on that thread like


Originally Posted by Pob

I want one. lol

Is there still room in the back to carry your mail?

Andriod.
the back is empty so loads of room lol
Old 30-06-2008, 06:21 PM
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how did no one notice the poster of the two girls with their kit off, yous may be too interested in vans lol


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