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Old 07-05-2008, 09:09 PM
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ive not drove it yet not got time hehe one day i will drive it
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BRILLIANT

superb conversion looks spot on,

the white van mans dream

Old 08-05-2008, 05:58 AM
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looks mint mate (are ya sellin the standard diesel engine)??
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Originally Posted by 3drpete
looks mint mate (are ya sellin the standard diesel engine)??
the engine what came out had head gasket problem but we still have it all with the gear box to
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well it was done over a week ago its already had the pics done for its feature in performance ford mag

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Old 12-05-2008, 02:38 PM
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awesome, when's it gonna be in the mag?
Old 12-05-2008, 02:44 PM
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If only Ford had done this!!
Old 15-05-2008, 08:36 PM
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alrite mate a see u said u still had the engine u took out he connect would u sell the engine as a whole ? or would u be willing to just sell the bottom end its self its its ok ? if so can u give me a price for both as my mate needs one cheers
Old 15-05-2008, 09:11 PM
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I like that alot
Old 15-05-2008, 10:30 PM
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did any one else see the connect RS prototype at the motor show a few years ago it was just like that but with focus RS wheels i remember thinking that is one of the best prototypes ive seen and now there is actually one on the road and ford never made it great work
Old 24-05-2008, 02:13 PM
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I have wanted to do it for years but its always been about cost and i got the van at a good price and wad gunna wait for the rs but found 1 the next day it must of been fate
Old 24-05-2008, 03:20 PM
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nice van mate got any pics of escort cabriolet
Old 25-05-2008, 05:58 AM
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Have you considered colour coding the arches and so on? It's a beast!

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Old 25-05-2008, 02:43 PM
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Would look shite/chav IMO
Old 28-05-2008, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Max M4X WW
Would look shite/chav IMO
i was gunna colour code so i masked it off to see what it would look like and it looked 2 white so i agree it would look shite

im guna have them done anthracite me thinks
Old 28-05-2008, 05:05 PM
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Looks the nuts


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Old 24-06-2008, 07:14 PM
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its in the performance ford mag this next issue out
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hopefully ill see this driving about sometime soon, awesome van!
Old 10-02-2009, 09:18 PM
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well i sold the van a few months back due to building a new 1 ..

i got it back for a good price and sold the silver 1 so gunna do more to it now got electric windows for it now which pissed me off not having will post some pics as it is 2morrow
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how did u lower the back if u dont mind me askin ?
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Got it back of Dave now Geoff?
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Ive seen it in the mags and it lloks mint i like something that is a bit different.
Old 17-02-2009, 08:53 AM
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its sad to see a focus rs die but top marks on a high power transit i just love em. Transits are and always have been cool but a focus rs powered one is fookin awesome
Old 17-02-2009, 11:15 AM
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nice tranny mate
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Originally Posted by towncruiser
how did u lower the back if u dont mind me askin ?

i modded the axle(5hrs) but im just in the process of doing a kit for them
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Originally Posted by AquariousRS
Got it back of Dave now Geoff?
yea got it back tim gunna spend a bit on it now looks sad now


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guna go to robbos for a make over
Old 17-02-2009, 02:55 PM
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smart van mate, make me want 1
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very nice
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yea got it back tim gunna spend a bit on it now looks sad now


guna go to robbos for a make over [/quote]


what u going 2 do?
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Originally Posted by towncruiser
yea got it back tim gunna spend a bit on it now looks sad now


guna go to robbos for a make over

what u going 2 do?[/QUOTE]


get it looking alot cleaner theres a few marks and dents where rear doors have flung open and the arches painted as they wind me up in shitty grey plastic anthracite me thinks n dark head lights like my siver 1 was
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there was a van like this in one of the ford mags,was it urs
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Originally Posted by BIG.GEOFF.H
what u going 2 do?

get it looking alot cleaner theres a few marks and dents where rear doors have flung open and the arches painted as they wind me up in shitty grey plastic anthracite me thinks n dark head lights like my siver 1 was[/quote]


bet it will look nice

i like the silver 1 but i think it be nicer in frozen white or a nice white

cant wait to see more pics

i love these vans
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Nice to see you've got the white one back geoff.
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what happened to the silver 1?
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Originally Posted by towncruiser
get it looking alot cleaner theres a few marks and dents where rear doors have flung open and the arches painted as they wind me up in shitty grey plastic anthracite me thinks n dark head lights like my siver 1 was

bet it will look nice

i like the silver 1 but i think it be nicer in frozen white or a nice white

cant wait to see more pics

i love these vans[/QUOTE]


bang on the money it is being frozen white with anthracite arches should make it nice and crisp clean
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Originally Posted by marky_g
what happened to the silver 1?

sold it on now miss it but the original 1 has to be kept so mint

so off for the paint work and ive got all electric windows for it as the silver 1 had them and i miss them lol
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I would of loved to of bought this off Dave. Such an awesome idea, iv still got a load of pictures on my home pc of the original Ford X-Press van
Old 19-02-2009, 03:13 PM
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gonna keep the focus rs wheels or stick white ones on again?
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Saw one of the vans today, think it was silver :s Deffo had black wheels and 'CSG' on the back. It was between Meltham and Honley, just outside Huddersfield.
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Originally Posted by DaveJB
Saw one of the vans today, think it was silver :s Deffo had black wheels and 'CSG' on the back. It was between Meltham and Honley, just outside Huddersfield.
yea thats where it went over huddersfield way was it clean oh no dont tell me as ill probably buy it back if it aint lol

think im gunna put the white 1's back on but repainted as they are scuffed
just got them back today that was close would of not been happy if i didnt get em back hehe


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