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Old 16-12-2004, 02:49 PM
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OK,

As I seem to have started something I thought I had better come clean as the rumour mill has already started

You know who you are, now piss of and get a life

For everyone else - here it is

Car will be based on a brand new Escort Motorsport shell which I have had for a while It is being twinned with Martoons as far as the bodstyle (WRC) and cage are concerned. this is happening NOW.

I have already got a Skyline Gearbox which will have full syquential 6 speed conversion. This will also have the 2wd/4wd switching.

Rear beam will be WRC, diff to be decided - probably 9" (if you have one with 3.6 artio let me know)

Front will be thick wall Quaiffe

Suspension has not been decided yet. Proably Leda as I like this.

Brakes will have to be huge again as I have been spoilt before, on lookout now.

Interior will be track stylee with all harness's etc.

Power output...dont think i will tell you that But I will tell you it is gonna be MUCH more than before.

BTW. Lee (Porkie) Will be able to sleep at night now as he has known all along, and hes been sweating about letting it slip

Old 16-12-2004, 02:51 PM
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Old 16-12-2004, 02:52 PM
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fucking excellent news!
Old 16-12-2004, 02:52 PM
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sounding impressive!!!!
Old 16-12-2004, 02:52 PM
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Fantastic
Old 16-12-2004, 02:53 PM
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sounds good mate

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Old 16-12-2004, 02:53 PM
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good on you mate,,, be nice to see you back in action
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awesome news too
Old 16-12-2004, 02:55 PM
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Old 16-12-2004, 02:56 PM
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Niiiice one bruce, that looks the bomb
Old 16-12-2004, 02:56 PM
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Old 16-12-2004, 02:57 PM
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Looks foookin awesome
Old 16-12-2004, 03:00 PM
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tis gonna be a good year me thinks
Old 16-12-2004, 03:00 PM
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Bruce,
But I thought according to you 4wd was ? I knew you were that way inclined .
Old 16-12-2004, 03:00 PM
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looks cool asfook in that pic! glad you're getting ya hands dirt again
Old 16-12-2004, 03:02 PM
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Cool!!!!!!! Hope the Escort lives upto you old RS500 legend mate!!!! AWESOME!

Does that mean Martin is going WRC Stylee??!
Old 16-12-2004, 03:08 PM
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Phhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwww!!!!!!

I've kept this secret for ages and I've been bursting!!!

Martooon will be building them side by side, and the specs will both me off the fooking charts! Huge power and BLING transmissions!

Bruce, WRC beam? even Martin might stretch to get you one of those
Old 16-12-2004, 03:09 PM
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Top news Bruce
Old 16-12-2004, 03:10 PM
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how fookin cool is that car

nice one by the way, looking forward to seeing you spank a cossie in anger again
Old 16-12-2004, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Bruce,
But I thought according to you 4wd was ? I knew you were that way inclined .
Thought as I was gonn be in the Norfolk group I had better fit in
Old 16-12-2004, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Bruce, WRC beam? even Martin might stretch to get you one of those
Where theres a will theres a way
Old 16-12-2004, 03:21 PM
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Looks fucking quality bruce, as did the 3dr

Black WRC Esc Cossie with black rims (SAME colour as car, not anthrashite!) and contrasting Silver/White Reyland or whatever graphics, thats gonna be the best looking cossie there is in my book

I think normal esc cossies look a bit shat, but WRC kit...

The transmission is best of both worlds, 4WD when you need it, RWD when you dont, and everything in between
Old 16-12-2004, 03:23 PM
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car looks fookin hard mate
Old 16-12-2004, 03:25 PM
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Sweeeeeeeeeeet. Will be nice to see another Bruce Read car.
Old 16-12-2004, 03:27 PM
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Nice one Bruce
Old 16-12-2004, 03:29 PM
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glad to hear it mate, good luck with everything.

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Old 16-12-2004, 03:30 PM
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Best of luck with your new project, hope all goes well and look forward to seeing the new beast in action
Old 16-12-2004, 03:42 PM
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Cant wait to see this
Old 16-12-2004, 03:42 PM
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nice to see ya back Bruce!!best of luck with this 1!..I want to do someit myself but a property venture has my hands tied for the time being!
Old 16-12-2004, 04:11 PM
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Man, you've come full circle mate. I don't know you too well but I had just joined when your RS500 went missing and I remember you saying there was just no way back.

Well bollox to that cause here you finally are, at the early and probably most exciting stages of your comeback and it's damn good to see.

Just make sure you get a super alarm system this time!
Old 16-12-2004, 04:15 PM
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I've got a couple of plates that could look good Bruce:

U G0 5LOW

or YOO 5LOW

Old 16-12-2004, 04:17 PM
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Great piece of news... actually cheered me up in fact

I knew from previous conversations with you that you would be a bit down with having no car, so il bet your quite excited again now on the quiet

Cant wait to hear the rumours, shouldnt be long before they make it oop norf
Old 16-12-2004, 04:23 PM
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Glad to see all your previous bad luck hasnt put you off
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glad to hear you back in the ford scene!

good news for all of us as the new car sounds like its going to be something special!
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Gonna look that

But like bluesmoke says get a top alarm/tracker aswell
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Bout time too matey....
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about time really pleased after all the cr@p u had with ya other car
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Default Re: MY NEW CAR PLANS

Originally Posted by Bruce Read
BTW. Lee (Porkie) Will be able to sleep at night now as he has known all along, and hes been sweating about letting it slip

ppppphhhheeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww at last i can breath a huge sigh of releif

i know what lee has been goin through
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Bruce,
But I thought according to you 4wd was ? I knew you were that way inclined .

erm .. i can let you into a secret on this mike...

when i got my cossie 2 years ago .. bruce test drove it in the pouring rain ... and he was smiling like a goon when he reailised that you can be facing one way ... turn the steering wheel the other and plant it ..

then had more fun driving mine round bedford than his RS500


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