2ltr ZT mk5 escort build update 07/02/11
30-12-2009, 09:40 PM
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mmmm, they do look nice, but im the same really, rather have the mirror part carbon, is that just carbon coverd then? carbon delight? i think i might just take a load of gear up there to be coverd, no one seem's to want a carbon buldge bonnet 
01-01-2010, 09:15 AM
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sweet car although i must say them standard lower arms will not be up to that power with them wheels too.
you need tubular rose jointed arms imo because you will need to move the front wheels forwards a bit to give it some castor, that thing will not drive in a straight line as it is i guarentee yu!
you need tubular rose jointed arms imo because you will need to move the front wheels forwards a bit to give it some castor, that thing will not drive in a straight line as it is i guarentee yu!
01-01-2010, 07:09 PM
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sweet car although i must say them standard lower arms will not be up to that power with them wheels too.
you need tubular rose jointed arms imo because you will need to move the front wheels forwards a bit to give it some castor, that thing will not drive in a straight line as it is i guarentee yu!
you need tubular rose jointed arms imo because you will need to move the front wheels forwards a bit to give it some castor, that thing will not drive in a straight line as it is i guarentee yu!
01-01-2010, 07:42 PM
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found it mate just have to work it out in to pounds
http://www.shopatron.com/products/pr...24.0.0.0.0.0.0
http://www.shopatron.com/products/pr...24.0.0.0.0.0.0
01-01-2010, 07:51 PM
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found it mate just have to work it out in to pounds
http://www.shopatron.com/products/pr...24.0.0.0.0.0.0
http://www.shopatron.com/products/pr...24.0.0.0.0.0.0
06-01-2010, 11:02 PM
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listen peeps terry is thinking of jacking it in!!!! he'll probly hate me for telling you but hay
. weve got to build his enthusiasim back up so get posting the comms up
terry mate please dont give up your just about to start hearing noises from it, its just the harder less pleasureable jobs left wot ill do if you want is when it done ill reduce the rent and you can store it there still under a cover in the corner.
if you dont want to build it anymore ill finsh it for you. for a charge
!!!! he'll probly hate me for telling you but hay. weve got to build his enthusiasim back up so get posting the comms upterry mate please dont give up your just about to start hearing noises from it, its just the harder less pleasureable jobs left wot ill do if you want is when it done ill reduce the rent and you can store it there still under a cover in the corner.
if you dont want to build it anymore ill finsh it for you. for a charge
06-01-2010, 11:07 PM
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how can you think about throwing the towel in so near the end? this is turning out to be an awesome car!!
youve come to far now youll loose too much money!
youve come to far now youll loose too much money!
07-01-2010, 07:25 PM
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dont break it just cause you dont have a 500 splitter !
no seriously bud dont ! its a awsome little thing and im seriously looking forward to seeing it in the flesh !
i think i said before, but this is exactly ! what id do with my escort if funds allowd, oh and it'd be red
no seriously bud dont ! its a awsome little thing and im seriously looking forward to seeing it in the flesh !
i think i said before, but this is exactly ! what id do with my escort if funds allowd, oh and it'd be red
13-01-2010, 07:08 PM
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it's all your fault jimbo, you could just gimy your splitter and all would be sweet
but yeh, i was thinking of getting shot of it, just lost motivation with it and couldn't be arsed, proberly because i hadn't touched it for a few week's, and i knew it was ball ache job's for the next few visit's upto the lockup.
but jon and me mrs have talked me out of it, and im atleast going to finish it befour doing anything too drastic.
certainly wont being going at the same pace as befour though
will update as and when i have somthing worth updating
but yeh, i was thinking of getting shot of it, just lost motivation with it and couldn't be arsed, proberly because i hadn't touched it for a few week's, and i knew it was ball ache job's for the next few visit's upto the lockup.
but jon and me mrs have talked me out of it, and im atleast going to finish it befour doing anything too drastic.
certainly wont being going at the same pace as befour though
will update as and when i have somthing worth updating
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where the updates then bitch!!!!
ive got a plan that will save us money and get us free of that unit!!!
next weekend we get down there and remove all the crap and put as much interior in urs as poss then sort out wots to be kept with the car and then well load up the cars with stuff to take to my garage and store it there then we can get your car rolling and if you get a car cover ill keep it under cover on shit days and put it in the workshop at night. then load up your car with the stuff to go with it and ill get the recovery truck from choice and we'll take it to south coast coz i know mark wont mind as youll prob have to pay abit of storage (but wont be 100 a month!) and what ever me or pete do on it but youll be able to work on it still and ive got keys for the work shop, as for the sierra ill put all the bits in storage and then get the shell on that rolling platform and take it to south coast, and then get our deposit back!!!
ive got a plan that will save us money and get us free of that unit!!!
next weekend we get down there and remove all the crap and put as much interior in urs as poss then sort out wots to be kept with the car and then well load up the cars with stuff to take to my garage and store it there then we can get your car rolling and if you get a car cover ill keep it under cover on shit days and put it in the workshop at night. then load up your car with the stuff to go with it and ill get the recovery truck from choice and we'll take it to south coast coz i know mark wont mind as youll prob have to pay abit of storage (but wont be 100 a month!) and what ever me or pete do on it but youll be able to work on it still and ive got keys for the work shop, as for the sierra ill put all the bits in storage and then get the shell on that rolling platform and take it to south coast, and then get our deposit back!!!
01-03-2010, 09:52 PM
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bloody hell, havn't been on here for a while
i do actually have an update aswel, but kat's mum's away so she isn't about to upload my pic's for me
lol
sound's like a plan that, but i think it would be best if you run it past pete and mark first...
to fit the interior back in mine, the rear light connector's need rewireing back in and the feul pump connector need's wireing in, plus obviously all the dash and fuse box gubbing's... once that's done the interior can go in and stay in
all my part's can come back with me to my flat, got some space now i'v cleared some crap out, but yeh, getting out of that place would suit me down to the ground, pissed off with the agro of it now, and nathan obviously has a bitter taste in he's mouth now your working for south coast lol
i do actually have an update aswel, but kat's mum's away so she isn't about to upload my pic's for me
lolsound's like a plan that, but i think it would be best if you run it past pete and mark first...
to fit the interior back in mine, the rear light connector's need rewireing back in and the feul pump connector need's wireing in, plus obviously all the dash and fuse box gubbing's... once that's done the interior can go in and stay in
all my part's can come back with me to my flat, got some space now i'v cleared some crap out, but yeh, getting out of that place would suit me down to the ground, pissed off with the agro of it now, and nathan obviously has a bitter taste in he's mouth now your working for south coast lol
01-03-2010, 10:04 PM
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it'll look alright until i can be arsed to sort out the rs2k bumper, when my mrs mum load's my pic's up you'll be able to see why i'v given up with that idea for now... i'v chopped soo much out of the bumper there's hardly anything left of it (jon will be able to clarify that!) and it still need's more chopping out i will get around to it, but i just want to drive it now, bored with my crappy 1.3 skoda now lol
13-03-2010, 04:25 PM
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right, time for an update....
first of all i'll start with the front bumper and show y'all why i cant fit it atm...
this is how much i had to remove from the back of it just to get to losely sit on the car (for pic's...)
here the bumper chopped the same as my old bumper i had on the silver escort
and this is how much i had to chop of just make it sit around the intercooler ( and still needed more!!)
and a few other to show how tight it is...
(shoddy bracketry on the i/c has been replaced for proper bracket's now )
and here's the new bumper fitted, chopped abit out and it fitted up nicely with no problem's atall
couldn't resist trial fitting the headlight's and bonnet to see how it all looked together...
got myself a set of nomad's aswel, cheers loader and although they look good, i am half tempted to sell them after seeing a set go for £368 
but i'll hold back for now i think
also i invested in a new steering wheel, been after one of these for a while now, just love the look of them for some reason
and finally, me and jon have moved out of are unit due to to many hassel's, and mark from south coast performance offerd to store my car down there workshop so i can still work on it etc, so big thanx to mark, your a legend
anyway, here's a few pic's of the escort on it's first trip out in the best part of a year...
and some off jon's camera...
that's all for now, hopfully have more done in the next couple of week's when my new goodie's turn up
first of all i'll start with the front bumper and show y'all why i cant fit it atm...
this is how much i had to remove from the back of it just to get to losely sit on the car (for pic's...)
here the bumper chopped the same as my old bumper i had on the silver escort
and this is how much i had to chop of just make it sit around the intercooler ( and still needed more!!)
and a few other to show how tight it is...
(shoddy bracketry on the i/c has been replaced for proper bracket's now
)and here's the new bumper fitted, chopped abit out and it fitted up nicely with no problem's atall
couldn't resist trial fitting the headlight's and bonnet to see how it all looked together...
got myself a set of nomad's aswel, cheers loader
and although they look good, i am half tempted to sell them after seeing a set go for £368 but i'll hold back for now i thinkalso i invested in a new steering wheel, been after one of these for a while now, just love the look of them for some reason
and finally, me and jon have moved out of are unit due to to many hassel's, and mark from south coast performance offerd to store my car down there workshop so i can still work on it etc, so big thanx to mark, your a legend
anyway, here's a few pic's of the escort on it's first trip out in the best part of a year...
and some off jon's camera...
that's all for now, hopfully have more done in the next couple of week's when my new goodie's turn up
13-03-2010, 04:48 PM
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cheers dude, i was honestly expecting you to not like it atall tbh
hopfully now it's down south coast performance all the mechanical's with get done abit quicker so i can have it painted and actually use it for summer... finger's crossed (tightly!!) lol
hopfully now it's down south coast performance all the mechanical's with get done abit quicker so i can have it painted and actually use it for summer... finger's crossed (tightly!!) lol
