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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:14 PM
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I have recently brought a 1.3 bonus off ebay,and straight away i was on the road,i went to ford fair in it on sunday and i was inspiered by the cars there so i am now doing a escort project.i brought the car for 450quid with mot till april and tax till nov.it is a little minter with 42k miles on the clock and no bad rust. i will post some pics of the car as it was on ebay and i will then post pics of the different things i do to it.what do people think?
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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thanxs nick ,also on sunday i brought some very nice S1 wheels i have put them on the car 2day pics to follow post comments
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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beaut

im lookin for 1 for the missus but no joy yet
this was her last 1, mint 'caros, all the leccys etc etc
was nice really

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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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o very nice mines getting slammed 2mz
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Welcome to passionforditdoesntmatterwhatyoudrive.com, should be a nice little project that escort
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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im after some recaros anybody got any for sale????or a back box???
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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i have a 88 spec interior but your a trek away

im breakin a full grey rs turbo
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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im willing to travel anypics and a price please?
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h5...rst/?start=all

some pics in there somewhere, front rears and door cards (cards require attention to sag) Ł80

also have carpet, handles, switches, clocks, dash etc etc etc
mdf shelf, tinted glass all round, various sets of wheels, s/wheels, doors, e/w c/l bonnet, spoiler, kit (maybe if ebayer doesnt pay up) bumpers

also a set of f/g quadlamps lol time to have a good shift out of this stuff i store up
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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Welcome to the site ,nice looking project there
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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look on e bay mate im selling a load of parts
my user name is the same on there as here
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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im interested in the recaros whats the post code,also is it the full interior
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:59 PM
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steave how much for seats?
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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alryt ked.

get some better pics of it up...

nice of you to put a pic of the wheels which i did.....lol joke!

il be round as soon as ive sorted mine.





and by the way.....im the only bonus boy around here!!!!
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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Start by takin tha carpet out. You might need to spend more on welding wire than recaros.
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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wt you mean mate?
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:05 AM
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Give it a good check over before you start modding it.
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Originally Posted by sexr3i
Give it a good check over before you start modding it.
least you know you aint wasting your money if its solid..!

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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:15 AM
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me cars solid mate il take some pics of the boot if you can see a cleaner one il give you 50p haha
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:16 AM
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mate come and have a look at mine.....will get you 50p!
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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Pics of car with new S1 wheels pics l8ta of it slammed!
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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my boot's like brand new, pity bout the inner sills, outer sills, battery tray, fuse box, front floorpans.... lol. All sorted now though.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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me thinks you owe me a favour for spending half the day lowering it for ya, and stripping it out, and and nick for cleaning it nearly all day lol.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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alryt ben js at the misses with a stiff neck!!!

crash is starting to hurt!!!
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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aint suprised, went to look at the van earlier, it was that bad they couldnt even get it on the recovery truck, i didnt realise how bad it was till i went to look at it, i'll ring kibby in a bit and see how he is.

just rest it, dont get doin acrobatics or anythin.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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ye was a real bad one...

glad i come out with it as i am....could have easily been alotttt worse

see how long the skid was!

thank god ay!
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Get my pics up dan.. there fab

ALL!! credit goes to me & ben!!
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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didnt need to see the skid, i heard it.

but to be fair he was driving like a loon.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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car has now been lowerd maybe little to low but no worries,also i have stripped the back out heres a few pics............wt do people think




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thats me with the grinder lol.

you really need to learn how to use a computer and post pics tho dan.
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lol ok there up nw everyone like......o and thank you nick for all the hard work you did,nick you can clean me car any day!
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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and what about me bitch, i was the 1 who had to do all the dirty work, nick just played with a sponge lol.
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Heres a few more... my talent with a camera runs out fast though

And next time I expect to be payed for cleaning the car

very clean and shiny boot floor




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o thank you ben
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What do people think of the car then?also anybody got any front recaros for sale and front door cards????
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ill be sending pics of mine in a bit
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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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sound mate
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