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Old 23-11-2008, 08:15 AM
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my first car was the 2wd saph..

when i got it it was completely standard even original tyres which lasted all of 2 days then i modified it to look like this with stage 1 tune




then stage 3.. then the custom 3 piece rims, then the stripes.. now the 452bhp SCS engine, quaife gearbox and diff and new Mo's

here is a pic of how it stands now..





and heres the new engine..





Old 23-11-2008, 08:21 AM
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thats well nice m8
Old 23-11-2008, 08:37 AM
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if thats aimed at me mate cheers
Old 23-11-2008, 08:49 AM
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[/quote]

love the plate and the tear-drops

my first a 79 mini,1340,hi-lift cam,big valve head,flowed 1"3/4 su,port matched manifolds,cherry bomb with 1800 marina back box ,wide arched,stripped out,perspex windows(black couldnt see out at night),matt black,semi deseemed,6" wide alloys with white walls .

still got it and may sort it out one day
Old 23-11-2008, 08:53 AM
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love that
Old 23-11-2008, 08:56 AM
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cheers mate.. some peope think its too much but i love the 'bling'
Old 23-11-2008, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by R5FORD
cheers mate.. some peope think its too much but i love the 'bling'

stuff em! its your name on the pink slip
Old 23-11-2008, 11:37 AM
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slid it into a kerb and bent everyting
Old 23-11-2008, 12:08 PM
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i had a 1.1 fieaste mk2 rammed on chopped springs on xr2 pepperpots,slid it in to a kerb in the snow abandoned it at my dads house for 5yrs till i needed to dump a real xr2 there ha!
Old 23-11-2008, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by nickywarwick
L-reg 1.2 corsa with a 4 speed box, it was purple to start with but then i cot it painted sparkly black with perl blue mixed, then fitted a bad boy body kit, shoppin troly spoiler & 17" dezente 5 spoke's. or & a peco sports back box with 3 or 4" tail pipe,
:cry :

Mine was a 1971 beetle, lowered, limo black glass all round, wicked sound system to play all my rock and metal tunes on.

Bought it at 14 and spent 3 years restoring it ready to drive when i passed my test.


That was 10 years ago, and i miss it so much i went and built this last month






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Old 23-11-2008, 12:37 PM
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when i was 17 i bought a standard black 88 XR2, loved it to bits.

Put konis on it, K&n, piper exhaust and clear front and side repeaters. kept it on the pepperpots, looked shit hot IMO. I want another!
Old 23-11-2008, 12:45 PM
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I had an ax gt that i bought cause i didnt want a nova like my other 4785037 mates lol. I fitted cobra monico seats, peco big bore 2 and white compomotive mo's. Was a fast little car for what it was
Old 23-11-2008, 03:57 PM
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My first car was a 1994 renault 19 16v exec.bought it with Decent mileage and pretty decent nick payed well over the odds for it but i fell in love as soon as i saw it

in the 5yers i ownd it, i binned the zorst kandn filter and the horrid 6x9s on the shelf replaced every bastard thing imaginable on the fooker,bare metal respray and got it back to standard

I MISS THAT CAR SO MUCH

sold it 7months after getting the cossie as i had no where to keep it.

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Old 23-11-2008, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by sportvanman

love the plate and the tear-drops

my first a 79 mini,1340,hi-lift cam,big valve head,flowed 1"3/4 su,port matched manifolds,cherry bomb with 1800 marina back box ,wide arched,stripped out,perspex windows(black couldnt see out at night),matt black,semi deseemed,6" wide alloys with white walls .

still got it and may sort it out one day [/quote]

Cheers dude...keep thinking once its road legal again I may transfer the plate to the cossie. The bug will still get an age related plate issued so no worries there. Teardrops were a utter nightmare with the police...they didnt like red indicators

LEE IVATT: Orange bug looks well mate
Old 23-11-2008, 04:10 PM
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I hammered it up and down the lanes of somerset pretending to be a rally driver until it died.
Old 23-11-2008, 04:13 PM
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i had a mini 998 fitted nitrous. on the sencond hit i heard a very funny knocking noise. scraped it lol
Old 23-11-2008, 04:14 PM
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Loads of beetles,, i had a L reg 1302 s,, only thing i did to it was crash it lol
Old 23-11-2008, 04:21 PM
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My first car was a champagne gold Escort 1.6Ghia 5 door. Mods were

XR2 steel wheels with black painted hubcaps
Green Ford badges
Big Oakley sticker in back window
Spot lamps
Tail lights tinted with spray paint
Old 23-11-2008, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cossie604
love the plate and the tear-drops

my first a 79 mini,1340,hi-lift cam,big valve head,flowed 1"3/4 su,port matched manifolds,cherry bomb with 1800 marina back box ,wide arched,stripped out,perspex windows(black couldnt see out at night),matt black,semi deseemed,6" wide alloys with white walls .

still got it and may sort it out one day
Cheers dude...keep thinking once its road legal again I may transfer the plate to the cossie. The bug will still get an age related plate issued so no worries there. Teardrops were a utter nightmare with the police...they didnt like red indicators

LEE IVATT: Orange bug looks well mate[/quote]

keep remembering all little bits i did,frenched front and rear lights,shaved the handles and locks on doors and boot,doors were on remote poppers,smoothed front n rear lower valances,flushed in the filler cap

did it all 20yrs ago long before the kevs were copying what they saw in lax power,hot rodders were doing it years ago,i copied them!

get it back on the road mate,i`m gonna do the mini.............one day
Old 23-11-2008, 05:34 PM
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A..............Fiat Uno

Hit a deer and bent it then bought a fiesta Si happy days
Old 23-11-2008, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by cossie604
yay im not the only bug owner in here Same exhaust also!
yeah there looks to be a few of us now
mine was the same story as Lee's, bought it when i was 15 and dad helped me restore it

if i see it again and it's for sale, i'm having it back!
Old 23-11-2008, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by R5FORD
if thats aimed at me mate cheers
how the fuck did u insure it lol
pics of mine



I loved that car soooooooooooo much.
Old 23-11-2008, 06:55 PM
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Wrote it off


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Old 23-11-2008, 07:08 PM
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This was my first car

When I bought it...




Then after a little bit of modding...






Didn't have it too long, but it was pretty good for learning in and as a first car in my opinion
Old 23-11-2008, 07:44 PM
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1978 Mini, Lowered on better suspension, 10" alloys, fitted 4 pot KAD brakes, filter exhaust and cained it.. Loved that car
Old 23-11-2008, 07:48 PM
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smashed it up and scrapped it after mum and dad bought me a car i had wanted for ages for my 17th birthday, it was a mk1 fiesta 1.1s if only i'd known back then.....
Old 23-11-2008, 09:34 PM
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1979 dull orange mini bought from a guy in the local motor club.

It had weller wheels, a Janspeed exhaust and a spotlight on the boot lid.

I added a cage, bucket seats & harnesses, a set of Cibie Super Oscars and a CB radio.

Lasted 6 months then rolled it while practising my left foot braking LOL

Had my mate in the car and i can remember my last words, "watch this"
Old 23-11-2008, 09:41 PM
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my first car was a 1.4lx mk5 escort 5dr i bought for £300 then i put mk4 xr3i alloys on it
i had it for 4 months then put it through a mot and it failed big style the biggest bit it failed on was the chassis was splitting in the middle so we chopped it in for my old mans escort and got £250 for it
Old 23-11-2008, 09:42 PM
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Mine was a mercury grey mk2 XR2 with 15" OZ Chronos and yellow Konis. I've still got it...
Old 23-11-2008, 09:46 PM
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W reg Vauxahall Chevette lent it to me sister who promptly wrote it off
Old 23-11-2008, 10:00 PM
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I had a Mk3 Escort and went halfs with my mate on a mk4 escort he had the engine and i fitted the Mk4 dash and seats into my mk3 also lowered it and fitted a set of xr3i alloys


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had a mk 1 fiesta 2 tone brown and beige 1000cc 3 engines fitted in 1 yearkept blowing them up,then fitted 1100cc engine, full exhaust system peco ,twin choke webber ..went like fook jumped a bridge in it and when landed front shocks collapsed ,rottten front turrets etc ...had to scrap it... drove that car like i stole it for over 12 months
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Originally Posted by RST
how the fuck did u insure it lol
pics of mine



I loved that car soooooooooooo much.
with a fuck load of money wasn't to bad mate because i moved to oz and now Im only paying around £800-1000
Old 24-11-2008, 12:56 AM
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when i pass my test ive got a fiesta st replica
Old 24-11-2008, 06:43 AM
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my mk2 fiesta 1.1 i got off my uncle for £100





Then got bored of the 1.1 stuck a 1.6cvh with twin 40's which then broke so decided to zetec it





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Originally Posted by cossie604
LEE IVATT: Orange bug looks well mate
sadly it wont be here for long if you get my drift...nudge nudge wink wink.............and the VR6
Old 24-11-2008, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by marv
my mk2 fiesta 1.1 i got off my uncle for £100





Then got bored of the 1.1 stuck a 1.6cvh with twin 40's which then broke so decided to zetec it






ABSOLUTLY LOVE IT!!!


My first car can be seen in my siggy............ 10 years on and I still have it in my garage.
Restored, fell to pieces and now it's restored again.
Old 24-11-2008, 05:10 PM
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Got my first car at 17,mk 3 escort 1.1 L 5 door in silver with blue interior,colour coded bumpers,fitted a genuine ford RS1600i front spoiler (cost £43 at ford dealer!)along with bonnet decal and fog/spot lights XR3i rear spoiler,mk 4 XR3i wheels,lowered 40mm,MK 3 XR3i front seats,steering wheel and gear knob.
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My first car was my RS Turbo rep XR2i



Which coincidently was my older brothers first car, looking like this;



And is now my younger brothers first car Keeping it in the family!
Old 24-11-2008, 05:52 PM
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Pug 309

Pulled out in front of a van, repaired it, old lady pulled out in front of me and killed it again, was trying to sell at the time so I was more than happy!


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