NEIL A

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Looking good Jimbo.
Would a mk5 rs2000 bonnet fit on this, a guy on my local site just put one up forsale in red £60 ??

J1mbo

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yeah it would thats what im getting

what im gonna do is buy a red bonnet which is scratched on top but fine underneath and respray the top so it matches my car ! i dont want to buy one and it not match !

thanks for keeping your eye out though !! i take it its up north lol ?

Nash

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Jimbo, ST mirrors are the same as the later spec normal escorts. Get down the local scrappy and get yourself a set for about £20 max.

Infact look here, i know there not the right colour but easily painted.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-WI...d=p3286.c0.m14

J1mbo

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really 1 mk6 escort yeah ? i might pop over there !!

J1mbo

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watching them ! gotta spray my bonnet so could do these at the same time

Mad Matt

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Clean and tidy escort Jim ! Just keep it in 1 piece until you get your Cossie, and it should be fine !

Don't put too much money in it coz you won't have any left for the saph

jacko

jimbo iv bought that track 2000 i was onabout he has a few spare bits for it to soon as it arives ill see whats spare

J1mbo

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haha ill look after her like it was ma baby or summut

i know ! the moneys spiraling outa control pmsl ! but wen its done money will be saved for saffy

brilliant mate that would be great thankyou

ahh just thought 1 that bonnet i want doing ! im gonna get tim to do it as he did body spraying once and i think to send you my bonnet for you to send it back is gonna be a right pain

jacko

proberbly mate where abouts are you at

J1mbo

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peterborough ! cambridgeshire ! few hundred miles away lol

btw body work is quite cool ! ive been sanding up some bits and its alright

jacko

i can talk you through it mate start ti finnish if you fancy doing it your self just give us a ring any time 07757722264

J1mbo

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thanks mate thats really kind of you

jacko

oooh this arived today

Paul_RS

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That looks pretty funky! Anything done to the engine?

jacko

not yet lol


its only for croft on 19th then its going so i can have a yb powered wepon

Paul_RS

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It'll still be lots of fun round a track

Maybe i'll get a look at when we are over dropping marks escort off?

jacko

you can have a play with it if you want lol

J1mbo

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thats well cool mate !!
bet that'll be good fun !!

jacko

come to croft and have a go

J1mbo

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i havnt got a licence haha thanks for the offer tho

doctor stavros

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Awesome work buddy for your first car, good on ya.

Keep it up, this will look really nice lowered a little with your spoiler fitted, some rs2k skirts and bonnet.....


Paul

J1mbo

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thanks for that mate really puts it into perspective

got the rs2k bonnet and escos grill ready for paint now !!

ill update with pics in a min

jim

doctor stavros

sweet, get em up dude

doctor stavros

And Jimbo, change your sig mate, you have a car to be proud of to put in it

J1mbo

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i know keep thinking about it

jacko

how long till you do your test mate

J1mbo

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just under 6weeks i think ! its at 8:10 in the morning though ! thats not so good

doctor stavros

dont worry about the timing of the test. bottom line is, there is NO good time to take it, its a test after all, so put the 8.10 start to the back of your head and just go get it passed!

iirc when i was 17, i had a test at about 8.25am, and to be honest it didnt make much difference.... i still passed lol

jacko

its verry good mate the thing is you wont go that far and it will all be verry slow its easier that way

J1mbo

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yeah i spose so hope it goes all good !! no doubt you'll see a thread of my crying or jumping for joy pmsl !!

yeah thats true !

Wayne Ash

come on jim get the updated pics up mate

J1mbo

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gimme a minute on their way

jacko

was true for me mate you cant go rong if your stuck in trafic cos you dont do much driving so dont even wory about it

steven mc kay

cant beleve the difference in the car jim you realy have been working hard ther mate top work .. now where is them photos then..

J1mbo

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heres the spoiler all fitted up !



then got some OZ stickers made up for my wheels



swapped the old black rubber pipe for some braided pipe



also sprayed my bonnet stay in silver !



and the rs2k bonnet ! sooo happy with it! thanks to annodised who i got it off
well straight away started to sand down and its on its way towards primer time






well i wanted some small mirrors but wanted to get them in red so didnt have to spray them too ! well after my driving lesson last week came back and BILLABONG had came down with a pair !! i didnt even ask or mention to him !! what a star




and fitted !!



well heres one pic of it lowered !!
looks a million times better



and thats it for now

J1mbo

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yeah guess soo ! that would be good ! lol

thanks steve and there ya go

Wayne Ash

Looking good mate have you any other plans for it?

J1mbo

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cheers mate ! yep more plans ! not done yet haha !
got the rs2k bonnet to go on and then escos grille (robbed my dad off the rally car lol) so gonna paint them soon

then gonna get some 17inch comp mo's which im looking for now !

then got the old mans fabricator making me a ally cam cover little bits and bobs like bit more braided pipe

Wayne Ash

I wish my first car was this good, i had to start with a brown 950 fiesta pop still ive come along way since then im sure you will be making the most of it once you have passed your test

J1mbo

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haha yeah youve steped the mark up a bit lol ! get them wheels on your old gal too