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Old 21-09-2009, 01:02 PM
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Seats look sweet in there

Good work fella,and to your dad,lol
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managed to finaly take some pic of the brakes fitted, had them on a while now, theyre bloody good lol








and i photo i thought was quite cool




jim
Old 03-10-2009, 05:00 PM
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very nice jim could do with some of them for the 500
Old 03-10-2009, 05:02 PM
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Trully uber-gay boy, trully! They look ace, now get that power sorted and then ring up Neil
Old 03-10-2009, 05:02 PM
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cheers guys !

wayne ill pm you in a min, i totally forgot mate !
Old 03-10-2009, 05:12 PM
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Looks mega mate!! nice Zetec turbo in there would be a treat
Old 03-10-2009, 05:16 PM
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one day
Old 03-10-2009, 05:51 PM
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Awesome

Get some rear disks though

Would look awesome a bit lower too I reckon
Old 03-10-2009, 06:02 PM
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brakes are on the list still lol, now going any lower as under hard braking and cornering the fronts rub, i can stop the back rubbing but not the front,

i might get some coilovers on there and set them fairly still then i can go a bit lower too
Old 03-10-2009, 06:12 PM
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They look the absolute business Jim.

I will have some myself one of these days. Put my saving back a bit now though, had a blowout on the Mondeo on Thursday on the way home from work so had to whack out the best part of Ł300 today for a new wheel and tyre. I'll get there though.
Old 03-10-2009, 06:15 PM
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Nice jim what a cracking first car lucky lad
Old 03-10-2009, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TrevCos
They look the absolute business Jim.

I will have some myself one of these days. Put my saving back a bit now though, had a blowout on the Mondeo on Thursday on the way home from work so had to whack out the best part of Ł300 today for a new wheel and tyre. I'll get there though.

bloody hell did you get them morettes fitted !



thanks carlo, im pretty chuffed, got too many ideas to be fully happy with it though
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[quote=J1mbo;4432799]bloody hell did you get them morettes fitted !


Tell me about it. I was not happy. And it was Ł180 for the wheel and Ł100 for the tyre. Gutted.

They're in, they just need a bit of moving about so I can get the grille bolts in, then just need wiring up. Getting there though.
Old 03-10-2009, 06:40 PM
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nice one trev, pics when done mate
Old 03-10-2009, 06:45 PM
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Like every car mate you could spend & change all day long
Old 03-10-2009, 06:50 PM
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yep soo true, it will be there one day, im happy with it for sure though
Old 03-10-2009, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by J1mbo
nice one trev, pics when done mate
Yes, no probs mate. My mate Lee at the paintshop has done a cracking job with the paint match.
Old 03-10-2009, 07:01 PM
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The brakes look nice Jimbo.
Old 03-10-2009, 08:06 PM
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best looking non cosworth escort i have seen that mate! and them brakes are the best money i have spent on my RS
Old 03-10-2009, 08:17 PM
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Tis a bloody nice car that Jim, looks well in the flesh too! I still can't believe how well it goes for a 1.4....

Pics of the contents of ya boot next!
Old 03-10-2009, 08:19 PM
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your gay....car looks great tho
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Originally Posted by youngben
best looking non cosworth escort i have seen that mate! and them brakes are the best money i have spent on my RS
thanks mate, and i agree theyre bloody good !

only problem im having with mine is, i have carbon metalic pads in mine and unless theyre hot theyre not brilliant, so have to be careful untill breaking once or twice


thanks everyone,

mal, its nout special but it gets me around, nippy is what i call it bit quicker then the 1.2's my mates have so its ok lol
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Originally Posted by stevenebm
your gay....car looks great tho
love you too
Old 03-10-2009, 09:24 PM
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now fella cars looking well ,


due a lil run down to london in the upcoming week or so ,

was going to pop in and square up them pistons ,

maybe drop the block off fella ?

drop me a txt if you get any credit you tight cunt


beef


love youuuuu
Old 03-10-2009, 09:52 PM
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text on the way mate
Old 04-10-2009, 09:43 AM
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Jim.....*cough* locking wheel nuts *cough*

Old 04-10-2009, 11:50 AM
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it looks wicked! fairplay like mal said, its looks soo much better in the flesh!
Old 04-10-2009, 11:54 AM
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Looks cool mate
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ta ladies and gents lol, cochyn, i have been thinking about them.. i want black wheel nuts so im gonna get some black locking wheel nuts too
Old 04-10-2009, 02:41 PM
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Cool, while you do that I'll be busy nicking the brakes alreet
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haha hands off
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looking good Jimbo, does it do endo's now
Old 05-10-2009, 06:39 PM
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very near
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very nice mate, get on msn!
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Looking great dude
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So wen are you going to stick a big fat turbo engine in jimbo
Old 06-10-2009, 08:07 PM
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how much more pedal travel do you have with those calipers?
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Nice job jimbo.
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Originally Posted by Rick
how much more pedal travel do you have with those calipers?

none really maybe a wee bit


cheers guys
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Hi mate, just sat down and read though this whole thread, I'm very jealous of your car, when i was your age I wanted a mk5a/b escort to something very similar to yours.
Love the carbon front end and the wheels, but in one of the older pics with the red rim on them.
Wow what a set of brakes! you must suffer from the same paranoia I do at times, not the fact that your ever not stop quick enough and run in to someone, but the fact that if you do have to hit the stopper hard and stop quick, that the numpty behind on their normal brakes will run into the back of you!lol


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