Looking forward to seeing this tomorrow, had a look around your escort today when you and Ali were away picking up more cars.

 

I popped over and talked to Vinny so I could finally say hello!

I recognised the saph when I came back. Is it yours?

 

 

Yeah mate, I'm Ross who bought it from Ashley. Will get a chat with you tomorrow I'm sure!

 

Yeah def, I'm going to try get you to sell me it back!

 

Swap for the S1

 

Eh, naw.... Haha it was nice meeting you today, car looks great too

 

My two at the show

 

WOW just about sums them up!

 

both cars look amazing! I need an S1!

 

Awesome cars

 

That escos looks hard as fook. You know how i feel about your S1 so i wont say it again...


Ok i will. Itssssss mint...

 

Didn't think you would go for that mate! Yeah was good to meet you too, the S1 looks even better in the flesh!

 

epic build!!!!

 

Thanks guys , looking forward to getting the blue one on track next month.

 

You going ford fair mate? Would love to see the s1 in the metal

 

I'm only just catching up on this thread and it's a great read.

This looks absolutely stunning and IMHO, Ford didn't make a better wheel ever than the Diamond Cut RS-7's (Shame they are not available in an 18" 5x108 pattern, they'd be straight on my Mondeo).

Great work......

 

what a build!

 

Sorry mate, I didn't make it this year. Had to work.

 

Ford live this weekend, think I'm going to pull the old girl out and take her on track again. It felt pretty good last time apart from the dodgy steering bush so will get that done this week before hand and have a play again. Oh I need a fuel cap! Anyone got one for sale? I left the bloody thing on the back after filling up last time out. Moron that I am...

 

Last time I went out I managed to do the age old favourite of leaving the bloody fuel cap on the back window! Moron I know



So I have been trying to get a full lock set and got messed around for two weeks, sadly it didn't turn up and I thought I wouldn't be able to go on track do didn't bother to do the steering bush. Managed to borrow one just for the show at the last minute. So gave the car a wee clean for Ford Live at knockhill



And got loaded up...

 

Going to keep my eyes peeled to see this thing tomorrow! stunning car mate

 

Ford live started off wet and horrible but the sun eventually popped out and it was a great day



Didn't take the escort on track as I didn't have time to do the steering bush so luckily I had something in reserve. Quality day and even got a wee bit sunburnt!





And the outcome of two sessions of playing

 

Looks like you had fun

 

Yes mate I did. Really good day. Itching to get my track car done now.

 

Love the S1 as always matey. Love the C63 too.

 

New wheels have arrived, going for refurb then I can see what the S1 will look like with them on, always wanted a set for it.



Also popped the lock out of my broken cap to swap over onto the new one when it arrives, unfortunately half the key has broken inside it I think! How do you or an you split the lock to remove it?

 

Should look well on them wheels.

 

Wheels are back from powder, well pissed off with them, they didn't do the centre caps. Apparently they don't do them, just pulled the badges off them and sprayed them the same colour, they didn't even rub them down. Said it would be another 30 quid a centre cap!! Could have killed him

Wheels turned out ok though

 

Who did you take them to?

 

The wheel specialist in Cumbernauld

Won't be using them again. Shocking service. I came in to collect and saw the state of the centre caps and asked why they hadn't done them too. Was told they don't do them unless you pay extra (20-30quid a cap) I told them that nobody had told me that and I wouldn't have bothered having the wheels done then. Just a kept on saying the same thing to me. Couldnt get the guy to agree with me that how could I know that they didn't powder the caps and would just rattle can them. The wheels look great too which is annoying cos y prob could do a decent job of the caps....

 

I've heard good and bad about them, the guy in the unit next door to us has had them do 3 sets of lexus wheels, 2 sets of amg wheels and a set of range rover wheels, the amg wheels and range rover wheels were perfect, but every set of lexus wheels are poor, he got his wifes lexus Rx wheels done pearl white( you've prob seen it kicking around, he stays next st up from you), wheels were fine( not my taste but good enough job), but the centres were done plain white cause they couldnt match the colour on plastic, i thought that was quite poor, but he was happy enough but it put me off a bit

 

Finally got round to getting the centre caps rubbed down,



Some of the hexagons were terrible with dents and scratches etc but I managed to get them done to an acceptable level.

 

New stickers on



And one wheel on as it was pishing down as per usual!



19 years I have been waiting to get those wheels on the car!

 

Looks spot on! Im struggling to find the rondell stickers!

 

Look great mate

 

Dmb graphics do them.

 

Very smart matey. You say you have been waiting 19 years? Is that how long you have owned this car,obviously before you converted it???

 

I owned this car when I was 17 mate, sold it when I was 18, traced it and bought it back 12yrs ?? later, now I'm 37!

 

Mad story matey. Cool though.