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Old 18-09-2008, 07:48 PM
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got the clutch and gearbox on today as i found some bolts and had a spare 10 mins
alloy flywheel and crank pulley also on



Old 18-09-2008, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mk3cosworth
got the clutch and gearbox on today as i found some bolts and had a spare 10 mins
alloy flywheel and crank pulley also on



keep up the good work m8 carnt wait till its finished for a passenger ride probs sat on a milk crate pmsl
Old 18-09-2008, 09:33 PM
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Old 19-09-2008, 04:19 PM
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no probs b ri, im putting the carbon kevlar seats in out of the track car, well sharing them with it lol, i can only drive 1 at a time
Old 19-09-2008, 04:34 PM
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looks great
Old 19-09-2008, 05:21 PM
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Getting there now fucko, best take mine off the road so you can put it back on wheels
Old 19-09-2008, 05:51 PM
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ye ginge i need your coilovers soon, then just a back axle and a couple of braces to buy, oh and another window
Old 19-09-2008, 08:37 PM
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quick tidy of the wiring in the engine bay and i found a ginger twat in there


Old 19-09-2008, 09:44 PM
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lol the most photographed member of our group lol

he has been in more mags than i can remember but still not had a car featured lol

cant quite figure why you get recognised where ever we go lol
Old 20-09-2008, 03:04 AM
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ye isnt he the ginger twat, been in all the mags for the last 10 year and no feature lol, out time you got the monte in fast ford ginge
Old 20-09-2008, 03:24 AM
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deffo second that wenny lol ,

but knowing ginge the day of the feature he'd be hungover couldnt be arsed getting out of bed , throw the keys to paul or blacky and still not manage to get his face in there lol




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Old 20-09-2008, 06:14 AM
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is this like when the vikings put a gargoil on the front of the boat lol
Old 22-09-2008, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by beefy-rst-2
deffo second that wenny lol ,

but knowing ginge the day of the feature he'd be hungover couldnt be arsed getting out of bed , throw the keys to paul or blacky and still not manage to get his face in there lol




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funny yoiu should say that, cos thats how it went when fastford featured the van lol

ye jacko thats it like lol
Old 25-09-2008, 03:27 PM
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got the engine, gear box, front diff, turbo, wiring etc all back in, just needs fuel and a battery to run




Old 25-09-2008, 03:36 PM
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Keep it up Wenny!

cant wait too see hitting the tarmac in its sleeper form again
Old 25-09-2008, 07:33 PM
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didnt take us long to get it all back in i think we are getting to much practice lol

wont be long till its up & running but there is still a lot of hours graft to finishd. good juob the show season is nearly over so we have a bit more time to get on with it
Old 10-10-2008, 09:00 PM
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not much done lately, put the rad, intercooler in, fans and pipe work in and tidied a few bits up, got the seats and alloy seat runners



Old 18-10-2008, 05:47 PM
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quick update, fitted the front suspension, adj bottom arms, compression struts, complete new 4x4 brakes to fit under steelies, and finished engine bay off, jst need a strutbarce now, back on all 4 wheels for now and added a little touch to the wheels that i like, see what you think







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looks superb
Old 18-10-2008, 05:58 PM
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what a wolf in sheeps clothing whats the power output exected to be
Old 18-10-2008, 06:09 PM
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Gets better and better all the time
Old 18-10-2008, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by andy escos
what a wolf in sheeps clothing whats the power output exected to be
enough lol it wasnt slow before but when its finished the last spec will feel like it was a 1.3l lol
Old 18-10-2008, 09:00 PM
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love this car me 10/10
Old 18-10-2008, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by andy escos
what a wolf in sheeps clothing whats the power output exected to be
i would like just over 500, even 501 would do, then a 50 shot on nos, jut for the crack on the 1/4
Old 19-10-2008, 03:34 AM
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Looking great guys!

Loving the little original hub caps
Old 19-10-2008, 06:29 PM
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just the drivers side rear window to change, then the outside is all done i think, ah some slight paint work still to do
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stunning
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awesome that
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looks so much beter on steelies wen, central day piss up again?
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Awesome
Old 21-10-2008, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by AJC
looks so much beter on steelies wen, central day piss up again?
lol was a good lash up last year, ive heard its 18th of april next year

cheers for coments lads
Old 21-10-2008, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by AJC
looks so much beter on steelies wen, central day piss up again?
im not missing next year even if michelle falls & brakes her arm the day before lol
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Originally Posted by AJC
central day piss up again?
You read my mind
Old 23-10-2008, 12:01 AM
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well she runs again, revs so much faster with the new turbo, alloy flyweel and crank puley, fitted the carbon kevlar seats and orderd the window, also the rear triangular strutbrace and rear axle from danny b
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quick vid of it running

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...t=MOV00761.flv
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awesome!! been waiting for this to go back together for so long, cant wait to see how it goes on the new bits!!

as said above, it looks PERFECT now too.

well done fella!
Old 24-10-2008, 02:25 PM
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My favourite car from the ford scene

A seriously cool motor

A credit to you
Old 24-10-2008, 05:13 PM
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awsome car. love it
Old 04-11-2008, 07:09 PM
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havent had any updates for a while so here are some pics from today




Old 04-11-2008, 07:22 PM
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As awsome as this car is, it still makes me laugh my tits off, like the Nail did! In a good way!

When I come up your way for a few dirty beers Blacky and Wenny, you guys better let me have a play in this MK3!


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