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Old 16-09-2008, 05:26 PM
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I used to have one of those, in black!!
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thats very clean nice little motor fella. many plans for it ?

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How cleans that

love it fella
Old 16-09-2008, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by sortedscort
thats very clean nice little motor fella. many plans for it ?

tony
iam getting it delivered saturday,so i will have a good look round it then.
first job fit the 330 ap brakes,and the tsw imolas with the 888s on,then just a set up and use it,untill the zetec on tb is built.
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Originally Posted by Tev
How cleans that

love it fella
it looks cleaner underneath than most of my cars do on the top,
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Originally Posted by lloyd
iam getting it delivered saturday,so i will have a good look round it then.
first job fit the 330 ap brakes,and the tsw imolas with the 888s on,then just a set up and use it,untill the zetec on tb is built.

sweet sounds good bud . im sure when its done it will be a wepon.
good luck woth it get some pics up when its home .

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Originally Posted by lloyd
it looks cleaner underneath than most of my cars do on the top,


will it go as well as the rest of ur cars thats the question
Old 16-09-2008, 08:08 PM
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Was looking at that on ebay the other day as it happens...

decided I prefer the looks of a mk2 golf in the end lol
Old 16-09-2008, 08:12 PM
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can see you spending big on this.

Old 16-09-2008, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4


can see you spending big on this.

just enougth so it wins totb fwd next year.
Old 16-09-2008, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by lloyd
just enougth so it wins totb fwd next year.


that will take some money.

good luck.
Old 16-09-2008, 08:40 PM
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glad you are getting shot of the engine,i had the same setup in my mk3 escort,thought i would fall asleep at the wheel it was soooooooooooooooooooo slow!
Old 16-09-2008, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by lloyd
just enougth so it wins totb fwd next year.
you serious!?!
Old 16-09-2008, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexF
you serious!?!
unfortunately iam.
Old 16-09-2008, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexF
you serious!?!
i was thinking the same

and a throttle bodie zetec aint going to cut it
Old 16-09-2008, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lloyd
unfortunately iam.

wow what have you got planned ???

you only need to run a faster 1/4 than any road legal FWD ford has

and a higher top speed inside 1k than any road legal FWD ford has

LOL
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Originally Posted by sbd16v
i was thinking the same

and a throttle bodie zetec aint going to cut it
i think your right,
but try adding a 200 shot of gas on top.
Old 16-09-2008, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by lloyd
i think your right,
but try adding a 200 shot of gas on top.
yeh and its still not even close

your either hiding something or you dont realise how hard it is to come top in the fwd class

even getting the 200bhp of gas into the engine aint easy
Old 16-09-2008, 09:15 PM
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i think lloyd has a few special mods in mind .
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Originally Posted by BLACKCOS
i think lloyd has a few special mods in mind .
he needs to last year the fastest FWD was 172 iirc inside 1km

not just the fastest FWD but the 10th fastest there !!!
Old 16-09-2008, 09:22 PM
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Old 16-09-2008, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by sbd16v
yeh and its still not even close

your either hiding something or you dont realise how hard it is to come top in the fwd class

even getting the 200bhp of gas into the engine aint easy
i didnt say it was going to be easy,just that i was going to do it.
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Nice mate, was that Simon's? It's certainly clean. You sure you don't fancy going bufty instead?
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Originally Posted by sbd16v
he needs to last year the fastest FWD was 172 iirc inside 1km

not just the fastest FWD but the 10th fastest there !!!
actually 169 at the k, 11.52 1/4 and never scored in the handling.
Old 16-09-2008, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bigchez
Nice mate, was that Simon's? It's certainly clean. You sure you don't fancy going bufty instead?
ahhhhhh iam alergic to buffty lol,it wont take long to get it back to my standard.
Old 16-09-2008, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by lloyd
actually 169 at the k, 11.52 1/4 and never scored in the handling.


so thats just 2 things you need to do better than any other road legal FWD ford ever has LOL
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Originally Posted by sbd16v
so thats just 2 things you need to do better than any other road legal FWD ford ever has LOL
lmfao, if it was easy to achive then it would be no fun trying.
the mods i have planned are quite radical for a ford,only time will tell if they are any good.and if a vauxhall can do those times,why would you say a ford cant? apart from vauxhall blinkers,please explain why it cant be done?
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Originally Posted by sbd16v
so thats just 2 things you need to do better than any other road legal FWD ford ever has LOL
a top 4 finish in all 3 events should put the ford in with a chance of winning.
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Originally Posted by lloyd
a top 4 finish in all 3 events should put the ford in with a chance of winning.
no your seam to be missing something

TOTB does not score the FWD class as a single event, so the only way to win in the FWD class is to win an actuall event.

so to be a FWD winner you have to win either top speed,1/4 mile or handling
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Originally Posted by lloyd
.and if a vauxhall can do those times,why would you say a ford cant? apart from vauxhall blinkers,please explain why it cant be done?
i have not said anywhere a ford can'nt

they do a very good job of proving that themselfs
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will be glad to see you back in action lloyd,im sure it will be insane like the escort

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Originally Posted by sbd16v
i have not said anywhere a ford can'nt

they do a very good job of proving that themselfs
sarcasm is the lowest form of wit,
it can be done,just that nobody has worked out the way to do it.untill now.
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Originally Posted by lloyd
sarcasm is the lowest form of wit,
it can be done,just that nobody has worked out the way to do it.untill now.
the point im making is what are you going to win ???

there is no class to win just individual events, you say a top 4 finish is possible, but that is winning nothing
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Originally Posted by dovboy
glad you are getting shot of the engine,i had the same setup in my mk3 escort,thought i would fall asleep at the wheel it was soooooooooooooooooooo slow!
lol,its running about 130 bhp,so shouldnt be too slow.
handling is the most important mods to start with.
Old 16-09-2008, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sbd16v
the point im making is what are you going to win ???

there is no class to win just individual events, you say a top 4 finish is possible, but that is winning nothing
iam hoping that will change next year.
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Originally Posted by lloyd
lol,its running about 130 bhp,so shouldnt be too slow.
handling is the most important mods to start with.
you are lol now but you will be crying out on track!
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Originally Posted by dovboy
you are lol now but you will be crying out on track!
fook you are probably right. but its the taking part that counts.
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saw that myself the other day. How clean is that.

What's happening with the escort then?

Should be a proper tool that

Your still penciled in for my pushing ability at totb next year mate

Look forward to see this unfolding into a beast.
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Originally Posted by lloyd
a top 4 finish in all 3 events should put the ford in with a chance of winning.
Originally Posted by sbd16v
no your seam to be missing something

TOTB does not score the FWD class as a single event, so the only way to win in the FWD class is to win an actuall event.

so to be a FWD winner you have to win either top speed,1/4 mile or handling
Originally Posted by lloyd
iam hoping that will change next year.
Ive not heard anything about them doing an overall FWD winner, where did you get that from mate?

Also with specky quite likely to get 1st in both drag and top speed, I think you would need more like a top 3 in all 3 events to beat him, as if its run like the overall scoring, you only get 5 points bonus for finnishing well in all 3 events.


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