m4tt274

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why are there these aggressive first posters theres been 3 in the last week, just commenting on this thread. :S

kent discos

you can't use subs as normal speakers?!

they are sub-bass they aren't made to produce HFs...
and you used 2x 12" subs without an amp... so just powered from the radio?...

and that edge active sub isn't great... that's halfords cheap stuff, sorry but that wouldn't add up to quality audio, i hate people who say i've got a "well good" sound system, and all you can hear is boooomm boooom, for me and im sure other people would agree, it's quality of the music not how loud and bassy you can get it!

imo you should have kept the rover, standard and had the alloys on it.

dogging (in) the ford

WOW you say your a mechanic hope your only fixing tonka toys pal

m4tt274

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dogging (in) the ford, why do you only comment on this thread?

dogging (in) the ford

shock horror maybe as a new member of PASSION FORD i thought people might love there fords but seeing this carry on wow i am gob smacked more like scrap heap challange this guy is a ledgend in all my years i have never seen work of this nature !!!!!!

m4tt274

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he hasnt posted a reply to your last reply, what the hell? troll or more likely the same person lol

chris m1

We all have to start somewhere..and tbh looking at the rover seem'd you made progress but i think you've had enough time to realise that what your doing is dangerously wrong!..

The amount of corners cut is unreal and no amout of sunstripes, skirts etc will be able to save you once (and i really do hope it doesnt) make the road..

fezzielove

just because you have been here longer doesnt give you any more right we all as people should be able to give him a hard time till he sorts his act out dangerous

leedsrhinos126

Got a new set of alloys today, the bloke swapped these alloys and a PSP consol for my Rs2000's not bad eh. I know no1 will like them but needed some 17's to fill the gap a little more 215-40-17. 1 has a good tyre other 3 have wear on the inside and 2 of them have a puncture, still a good deal to say i onlky paid £80for the Rs2000's
But cant fit them yet as wheel the studs arnt long enough so need a set of longer wheel nuts.




see what i mean ^^^^^^^^^^^^




Removed front and rear struts earlier and getting some complete, 35mm drop springs off someone tomorrow, gonna do a straight swap for the PSP i got in the sale for the wheels so id say thats a pretty good deal.




the new spring are red but they are used so gonna give them a lick of red spray paint along with the calipers and drums before fitting them and the brakes will really stand out with the new wheels.
New wish bones to be fitted soon aswell along with good quality Poly (orange) front and rear anti rollbar bushes then thats it save and sound with improved handeling and less body roll




the back box was origionally fitted to a toyota yaris thats why it has various other hangers on but made a new mounting bracket by opening out a U bolt and gave it a quick weld and now its mounted perfectly. (did this with the cherry bomb on the corsa and that passed its MOt no probs I know the weld is a little messy but its on propily and doesn't leak and will clean up with grinder some other time.
No need to comment on saying the exhust will be loud because it isnt, a little growl and thats it, disapointlingly quiet TBH but gonna leave as is. its on and safe, sounds ok what more couldi ask for.



Leave comments let me know what you think of the Escort so far, dont be to mean

Thanks

rostill2007

looks like you will start to make good progress now that your concentrating on what matters first by sorting wishbones and bushes as the others say though get it running right first before you start modding the outside and you say the arches are just surface rust yes maybe youl get away with not changing the nearside arche but the offside is shagged mine didnt look that bad on the same shape escort and when i tided it up to remove the rust it dissapeared if you look at this in the right way this could be a good first car for you when you do pass your test best of luck

leedsrhinos126

Yey new struts earlier, did a straight swap for an old PSP. well happy


This is all good but what can i do about my new wheels as they dont fit as the studs arn't long enough HELP Please

leedsrhinos126

Hi, do u know where i can get some rear repair arches from for this escort and after some plasic/fibreglass arches ?

MSportMatt

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-MK...item5888daa47d

Try These for arch repairs.

Looking at your photos with the new 17" Wheels - from the angle shown - these wheels look like a different Stud Pattern and Offset to the type you need. TBH - you shouldnt have to fit longer wheel studs with aftermarket wheels. What Car did they come off?

Matt

leedsrhinos126

Thanks. ye the pcd is right as the studs line up perfectly its jsut the studs arnt long enough so i dont know what to do. Dunno what car they came off

PeterRST

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Looks to me like the centre hole is too small hence them not even touching the hub/brake drum???

shalon

look like the black 17s are off a peugeot citroen which usually require a 20mm spacer but some aftermarket wheels inc wolfrace have them built in to the offset and have the larger centre hub hole

crumpet

old wheels were v rare and suited it, should of kept them and fitted wide arches....! new ones look gash imo also should of replaced the rear arch with a new one as it would of been easier, keep pics cumin

btw by pics you cant use those wheels! your center hub is too big and the inner of the wheel diamiter is too small! you cant use longer bolts and have the wheel not in the center of the hub as it will wobble and come off, trust me. Only way to use those wheels is to get the centers lathed.

leedsrhinos126

No the centre hole is plenty big enough it fits on with loads of room to spare when i took the pic ijust hung thewheel on the hub thats all its just the centre of the wheel is quite thick so wheel nuts dont reach the studs
And yes i know i probily shouldnt have swapped them rs2000's, think i regret it now tbh

leedsrhinos126

Oh Yeah,
cant really tell the difference withe the car sitting on these shitters
but it is defo a 30mm drop, can tell from gap between arches when car is flat on ground. In thepic it is still jacked up


Finally got round to painting some components today and still alot more to come including: All 3 other corners, Rocker cover, battery cover, strut mounts and aload more bits and bobs tomake it stand out.it wont all be red, blue also and the wheels will be white wheni find a way of fitting them


Just wish i had a garage to work in as its getting f**king freezing now when it gets past 6pm then to op it off it gets dark at 7pm now, Autum,
and Winter does my f**king head in

m4tt274

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have you sprayed the flexi red?
red calipers are pretty cool, but red drums are

boothy

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Mr.T

hehe that i missed this one. THe mk2 is just a fucking wreck Stop working on cars. Save some money.

leedsrhinos126

Yes i have painted the flexi, i know it wont last long but what the hell, looks good

leedsrhinos126

I know the fiesta was shit but this Escort is getting done propper

m4tt274

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painted flexi's dont look good lol. NEW flexi's look 'good' lol

kent discos

if it has loads of room to spare, you will need spigots inside there... otherwise you will have NO STUDS eventually.

you also have a multi-stud pattern set of wheels, and they aren't probably made for the offset on your car, so won't fit probably.

phil8992

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barber_xr2

wot a mess

The Crocodile Hunter

Sorry but those wheels look shite compaired to what you had before. It actually looked ok, i'd have had that as a first car

Did i read that right, you swapped a PSP and a set of nice RS2K for those when you need to buy three new tyres??

Had you been in the pub at the time??

Mr.T

well looking at the picture of you back box i dont think so Same as the wheels. Get some original ford wheels back. The RSk2 wheels are much better.

massivewangers

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Looked ok on the RS wheels, those black ones look awful.

MK6 can look really nice with some subtle bits on it, and you can pick bits up for them really cheap these days.

Keep an eye on ebay and you'd find bits actually meant for the car, rather than bodging exhausts together and things. Or, instead of spending money on modifying the car, fix the clutch and get it roadworthy! No point spending money modifying a car that doesn't even work! A clutch kit is only about £30 off ebay, just get one bought and get it sorted, then worry about wheels and things.

If the car is roadworthy, maybe you could get someone to go out with you and practice a bit more. If you've failed a couple of times, a bit more practice wouldn't hurt by the sounds of it

Gazzonator

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I've got a feeling that all the advice that people are giving is falling on deaf ears so to speak.

crumpet

ditto

leedsrhinos126

No u read it wrong i swaped the rs2000 and he swapped me the17" and his psp. I know the rs2000 were alot better but just wanted some wide 17's again

leedsrhinos126

these new alloys just will not fit so hopefully sum1 is coming to swap me a set of the Ford Puma proppella type alloys so i may fat these to my Escort if they look right.

Adam.

L e g e n d a r y t h r e a d

RSmark84

What a F*king PLANK!

Kiddo, why dont you listen to the lads that have been giving you advice. their advice is sound.

Like many people on this forum, i have restored a car. An RS turbo, that cost me about £1,000 to make it road worthy. thats before modding it!!!!

To be honest, you are chucking a shed load of money at a crappy bottom spec 5DR MK6 Escort. keep it standard. When you have been driving for a few years, then get into the modding scene. cause honestly i dont think you'll get insured on the MK6 Escort you are working on, if you do we'll all know you haven't declared the mods.

If you crash it and the old bill come round, you'll be in deep sh*t and insurance will tell you to bugger off!

The Crocodile Hunter

Thats a point have you had an insurance quote yet??

Being an 18 year old bloke i think it will cost you over £2k to insure that??

The placement student at my work has a p reg 1200 corsa bag o shite. Hes 19 with a years NCB and still pays £1600.

I know lots of people will tell you it wont be that expensive and that they insured a cossie for 600 when they were 18 but i just dont believe them

Honestly mate, get a quote!

kent discos

i second that one, i'm 18.... and insurance isn't cheap... even my other half got a quote on a saxo 1.6 that was £1800, shes cumin up 21, and ya' know being a girl makes it a bit cheaper and all that.

jackocab

is this joker for real i think you would be mint on scrap heap challenge loads of bodgeing on there