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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Thought this winter I would paint the underside of my escos and get the rear beam powder coated. etc

Only jacked her up at the min going to take the tank a beam out this week and start cleaning yiphee























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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Cheers mate not looking forward to getting all the waxoil of.

A pic withe the old wheels

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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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good luck with it mate
its not 2 bad u should see the brothers escort cossie
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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very nice ! rondells are much better
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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looks lot better with rondells now
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Good luck, its hard work but well worth it !
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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looks a nice cargood to see people taking care of them
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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very nice look forward to the updates
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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About time mate...
you not seen mine yet have you.
Heres some pics to get your bum into gear..

Never got any pics of it all together.




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Hope you don't mined me putting the pics on your post mate. Come around and have a look..
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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Nice work lads keep up the good work
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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Hi steve takeing the beam and tank out tommorw will put some more pics up. Your looks sexy mate haveing a look at fiesta rs on sunday for the winter
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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Just taken the beam and tank out. God its cold today some pics. Pleased theres no rust just loads of wax oil to get of











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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Striped the rear beam and some over bits to be sand blasted and powder coated today. Also picked up some bits from ford good guys giveing me discount as Iam in there so much.















BIG BIG BIG Thanks to 23atuning for lending me his 41mm bits to undo the rear hub nuts.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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shes looking good! i would love too do mine one day.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 04:22 PM
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shes looking good! i would love too do mine one day.
Cheers mate start to crap myself with so meny bits everywhere
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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Good progress there, its bloody freezing at the moment aswell
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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got to do mine soon but weather's shit..nice progress mate
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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looking good mate, it'll all be worth it when it starts going back together


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Massive looks great. See your from the bay
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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giles its nath!

brother signed up and havent got round to changing user name yet, are you gunna keep this one when its done?

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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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engine bay looks sweet if under side is as good should be minty fresh
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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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Hi Nath long time no speak to your looks tidy mate. Thought you sold you cossie.


Been out trying to clean her up ready for stone chip. God the wax oil is hard work to get of been under there all day with petrol feel abit dizzy he he. Will try and get it all cleaned up tommorw and stone chiped etc








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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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Glad they turned up mate!

looking good under there! you fancy doing mine Haha

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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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Got in the garage at 8 this morning finished a bit more cleaning. Then got 2 thick coats of stone chip on. Starting to look good will be spraying it next saturday yiphee.















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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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no still got it mate, been in the garage for 14 months now! got a resto thread on here i'll start updating it now ive done a bit more.
yours looks real clean underneath, you going to hang on to this one foor a bit?
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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Sand blasted some bits 2day came up fantastic very happy with them









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giles where did you get that done?
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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giles where did you get that done?
My dad did them at work he will do any bits if you want them doing.
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ive got the bits you've pictured and a fuel pump cradle that need doing! if he can do it let me know how much and ill drop it round to you.
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Will ask him tommorw and pm you xx
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Sandblasting rules!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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Got it in paint today very happy with the finish. Taken all my bits to be powder coated they done all the bits for £100 very happy with that. Turned out its our old yard nice guys they said they where cosworth bits as soon as I went in.


What you guys think Only prob is Iam red now.



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Wicked work you doing there mate.

Plenty of red Escos undersides being done up lately!



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