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Vids of side ways please on a private road of course

Tony Rs

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Lovely looking car mate liking the updates.

booner999

Do you know what, the rear tyres are pretty much done. If I have time before I change them I will go to a local airfield and give it some beans with a mate and a camera and see if we can get some decent powerslides going

Cheer Big Tony, got a small one for you now

I have been ill for the best part of the week and the car has just been sat and forgotten about. Today I feel loads better so took her out for a blast with a mate.



OMG! What a car. I gave it some beans out to my mates who lives in the sticks. Driving through small parts of heavy trees etc up hilly lanes giving it some Jesus! It goes like fook!



My mate is a feel RS fan and has insurance to cover the car and I trust him with my life, so I let him have ago. He openly admited he was shitting himself as he has been a passanger.



He drove it with respect and loved it. Said it was like being in fast and furious when they hit the nos lol Everything just goes blurry. It was nice letting someone else give it some while being sat in the passanger seat.



Spotted a MK2 Focus RS which waved up



So me and my mate ended up at the pub talking cars and he gave me the verdict. Couldnt fault the car, said it was stiff but not uncomfortable, no body role, pulled like a train, nothing rattled and had enough traction in the dry. He said it was like being in a rally car.



Anyway, dropped him off and headed home only to have a Honda driver trying to get into my boot! Why! Really annoyes me this kind of thing, had some jap exhaust dragging behind it and a sticker on the back telling me it was quick. I let him go passed, gave it a squirt when he tried to boot it off and let him know the old girl will make him look silly. He gave the approving nod after that and left me alone



So bought her home and parked her up, got out and walked around her with utter amazement at just how good she is. It is filthy, see pics. But tomorrow it will be cleaned

Tony Rs

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sounds good mate I'm converting my Sapph to rwd at the moment and a good friend is rebuilding the engine can't wait till is done.

booner999

Its so much fun, you will love it!

WongRS

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It's the best mod i've done, Tony, so much better!

AGAR-COSWORTH

Really nice looking car. You don't see many ash black ones, and that looks immaculate. I bet rwd is great fun too.

Tony Rs

iTrader: (9)

Looking forward to having it finished Dan , love looking at this escort

booner999

Cheers guys, I didnt know how rare Ash Black was. It does look good, gives off a gray kind of colour in certain lights.

Well I went and seen a friend today who works for a engineering company. As I was stood chatting away, away from the car. Out walks this older guy and asks who the Cosworth belongs too... I am starting to think have I parked it in the way or something but he then goes on to ask loads of questions about the car, turns out he was the owner of the company and runs around in a brand new Audi RS3. He asked about the performance etc and then followed it up with, the best way to find out how quick it is, we go for a blast with him in his car Being the responsible adult lol I refused. But, top guy. Engineer by trade who built up a company. Sounded very interested in the Cosworth which was nice

Karl 3dr

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Wow, that looks awesome mate!! How does it drive with it being rwd?

Really got me thinking about an escos now lol

Karl

booner999

Karl, I owned a 4x4 before this one, granted not with as much power. But the RWD one drives so right, its not much fun in the wet but most of these cars do not get used in the wet and certainly not given the beans. In the dry though, it goes like the clappers! Really handles well, sticks in with no body roll and flys out of each corner like a rally car. Really brings the car alive. Seems to be alot of people doing this to the Escorts now so see if you can find one local and go for a spin in it. I am in Somerset and if your local, more than welcome to come have a passanger ride in the old girl

Karl 3dr

iTrader: (9)

Thanks mate, unfortunately i live in crewe so not local but thanks for the offer anyway mate

Lovely car anyway mate, will look forward to the updates!!

Karl

CossieRich

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Nice cossie. Black escos is my favourite

booner999

I would just like to thank Dr G (Pistonheads) for sending me these



Top guy and the reason why I make an effort to use these forums.

Thank you very much

booner999

Today I collected my electric window/boot release plastic cover from the post office which I purchased off Dave (Monster)



Item arrived and in lovely condition, thanks Dave



What a rubbish design these bits are though, I can see why they constantly break I fitted it but cannot get it to sit flush in the holder? It is like the cables from the switches are stopping it from going down far enough... Anyone got any idea how to resolve this?











I also noticed some black fluid coming from the exhaust, after a quick post on www.escortrscosworth.com it was found the car needed a good run so that is what she got. Took her for a good blast, holding the old girl at motorway speeds and all seems well now. We had a good amount of rain so think that got up the exhaust some how

booner999

Update.



These turned up yesterday, been sat in my front room making it smell like a condom factory Toyo T1 Sports











Still got a little bit more left on the ones on the car so these are not getting fitted straight away.



I went for the 235/40/18 for the engels I have on the car. Wanted a bit more rubber on the rear to help keep it in line and someone pointed out the 225 looked stretched on the back which I agree with.

booner999

Just had a friend come in and tell me I have a puncture !!! Lucky its on the rear and the old tyres. Looks like I will be getting them changed sooner than expected It looks like I have driven it with a flat tyre but I noticed nothing at all, felt fine on the drive. Never mind

gavt123

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lovely car mate, slightly jealous lol

booner999

Dont be mate, it costs shit loads to maintain and keep on the road. I am lucky, nothing has broken... yet

I must admit, I am starting to think is this the car for me, its great and all that but thinking I might have grown up from this kind of car. I would store it and enjoy as a weekend toy but know I couldnt do it. We will see.

gavt123

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i know what you mean i only had a saph but i was constantly spending on it, taxed,motd insurance etc just for the odd drive in the bloody thing lol
but now its gone im missing it again and im still spending just as much money with modding the bmw cant help myself lol

booner999

What BMW are you driving now?

gavt123

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bought a e90 320d m sport mate more for the girlfriend but im hooked on it now

booner999

I was looking at them. I wish I got one of them instead of the 330i now for fuels sack :-(

gavt123

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there good cars i thought id hate having a diesel but it dont half shift for what it is and im getting it mapped soon so should see around 200+ bhp
and i got down to cornwall 240 miles on quarter of a tank and i wasnt hanging about with 4 up and full of lugguage

booner999

That's why I want one :-( still 35 mpg is not bad for a 3.0. The cossie has never been over twenty

booner999

Well I just knew something was going to happen today, and it did... I blew it up!!!!!!!!!





































































































































The tyre that is







Went and got the two new rears fitted, a mate was going to do this but on arrival he noticed he did not have the right machine to fit the big tyres so made a call to a local tyre shop who fitted them for £15 a corner.



I picked the car up off the Mrs after work and didnt think he looked too bad with the bigger rears, looks wider from behind and has no stretched look which is good, feel slightly softer on the rear which is not a bad thing



I will get some photos up at the weekend after a clean, its filthy

booner999

Also been messing around with photobucket and some photo editing bits

booner999

I knew it was going too well.



Today, this happened











and to top it all off, the extra rubber I put on the back is still letting it spin as much as it wants in 2nd

booner999

Update and loads of photos



I cleaned her today, been a couple weeks since I last did as I have been working on the house.



Went for a nice ride, gave her some beans and it looks like the tyres are starting to grip in second. I have warn them in so it seems



Anyway I gently drove it to some places for some photos and then went for a blast.



This is at Yeovilton Weir, stumbled across a well speced E46 M3 which looked so nice. Owner was not around so took a few snaps and left























I moved up the road to the back end of Yeovilton Navy Camp, took a few snaps and went to move on, ended up at a dead end right on the end of the runway, I was going to take some photos but the gaurds had driven around and gave me the look to leave quickly, so I did



























I then moved to Haynes Motor Museum which is where I took most of my pics. This is properly pic heavey so look away now if you dont like looking at Escort RS Cosworths































































































































































































As you can see, I have killed the front bumper good and proper. Had a price from a mate who makes carbon fibre parts mainly for Hondas etc but said he can fix the bumper and the splitter for £70, but did say it would need some paintwork so he is looking into that for me, not as bad as having to replace. Was quoted £500 for a new bumper, then paint, then a new splitter.



I am thinking if this splitter gets battered again of maybe getting a fibre glass one and just wrapping in carbon fibre wrap.



I also want to carbon firbre wrap the strut brace and the two chrome tanks under the bonnet. This will match in with the other CF and I hope will not look OTT



All comments welcome, even on my wonkey front splitter/bumper and poor camera work



PS I tried getting arty with the shots as you can tell

H3lsing

Looks nice and clean, I didn't even notice the splitter until you mentioned it. Will she be at ford fair?

booner999

Sadly not, just dont get the time to travel that kind of distance. I am going to a local Help for Heros meet in Tintinhul tomorrow which last year had a 2.5 million pound Fezzer GTO so should be good

Karl 3dr

iTrader: (9)

Sounds like you're having fun in it mate!!

Love the new pics!!

booner999

Yes mate, enjoying the car at the moment. Not sure how I will feel once it breaks, its a ford so it will break lol.

I was going to stop at Haynes where they make the books but missed the turning. I will also try get a pic of it next to the sign of a little village local to me. Closworth is the name lol

gjh

Liking the updates! Fair play its a really smart example.

booner999

Thank you, she does clean up well and is a usable example which is just what I wanted

BRAMMER

iTrader: (23)

Looks really nice the way it sits, still favourite wheels on an escos

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

that garage is literally next to where my mate works and my car is always in his garage getting fixed

rs_traynor

nice pics mate

booner999

Cheers gents, she cleans up nice.
R4N, he is a nice guy, sent me them bits for free, didnt even ask him, just asked if I wanted them. Top guy

booner999

Small update with no photos.



After a few miles on the rear tyres I now have grip in second  OK not on all surfaces etc. But much better than it was, it is now drivable in all gears so happy days on that.



Not managed to fix the front bumper yet, a mate has quoted me £70 to fix the bumper and the splitter, he has to get a price for paintwork on top of that so not the end of the world.



I have now bought a baby seat! We went for the Maxi Cosi Priorifix with the extra head pillow. Not my choice, the Mrs wanted this as it had a much better function of laying the seat back into a sleeping position than the Recaro seat. One thing I do know, it’s a ball ache to get my little girl in and out of the seat, not just this seat but all seats. If I had known this I would of got the seat that turns so it is facing the door when you need to un-belt them etc. I have not tried the seat yet with the belts in the back of the Cosworth but it should be fine.



One thing I would like to know, can you disable the passenger side airbag in an Escort Cosworth? I would prefer for my daughter to ride shotgun when it’s just me and her in the car but don’t want to with the airbag still on. Can anyone confirm if you have to disable the airbag for the front facing baby seats?



I took the car for a blast yesterday and had a few comments, first was from a guy who waved me down from his 4x4. I stopped and asked if I wanted to buy a Chainsaw!!! No thanks, he then moved onto the car, don’t see many of them he said, how much power does it have, is it fast etc

Then I had a guy who was cleaning cars in the car park I put her in ask if it was real, then went on to say you don’t see them anymore and it was good to see them being used. I couldn’t stop long but was happy enough to know this guy was clearly going to keep an eye on the car for me while it was parked 



I have to confess, I am finding myself looking in the Pistonheads classifieds again  never a good sign with me