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Old 24-01-2011, 07:47 PM
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quality mate ive never been to mkrsoc meet, ill have to have a look next time its on,
i normally go once a month to the ukford owners club meet at london colney.
but once the s2 comes out ill have to try and get out and about a bit more lol.
Old 24-01-2011, 07:51 PM
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mkrsoc meet is 3rd thursday of every month at the barn,cmk.
opposite exscape.
look forward to the day mines ready so i can go to a rs meet in a rs lol
Old 24-01-2011, 07:55 PM
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i know what you mean i can see mine coming out early lol
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Crack on lol
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Originally Posted by macdoodle
Crack on lol
lol im tryin im tryin.

currently painting my rocker cover black,and ive just fucked it up by tryin to force dry it with a hair dryer and the paint rippled in 1 spot

good news is,
just bought a new stage 2 turbo.
gettin it on monday,so should fit it next week and see if it stops car smokin.
if not,engine out ,wallet out,and beans on toast for a month
Old 29-01-2011, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by stevealien
lol im tryin im tryin.

currently painting my rocker cover black,and ive just fucked it up by tryin to force dry it with a hair dryer and the paint rippled in 1 spot

good news is,
just bought a new stage 2 turbo.
gettin it on monday,so should fit it next week and see if it stops car smokin.
if not,engine out ,wallet out,and beans on toast for a month
I hope your not useing the kitchen as a spray booth lol keep your finger's x it is the turbo that was smokeing as it's easyer changing that than getting the engine out good luck mate
Old 29-01-2011, 09:50 AM
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just read the whole thread mate top work, good choice on the underside its a right pain having it all painted in 2k.
Old 29-01-2011, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by macdoodle
I hope your not useing the kitchen as a spray booth lol keep your finger's x it is the turbo that was smokeing as it's easyer changing that than getting the engine out good luck mate
lol,i was actually sprayin it in the garden,then bringing it in to the warm.
but i did do a bit of sprayin in the kitchen today,but shes at work so i can get away with it

fingers crossed with the turbo,if not,its a good excuse to get engine out,rebuild it,paint the bay,all the things i wanna do anyway really so well see
Old 29-01-2011, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by gavt123
just read the whole thread mate top work, good choice on the underside its a right pain having it all painted in 2k.
cheers Gav,wish i had stonechip sprayed the whole underneath now lol.
then i could have sprayed black over the top.
oh well,its good for now,well protected and looks ok.
might strip it again next year if i can be assed.
Old 30-01-2011, 02:46 PM
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Good read and great work too mate
Old 30-01-2011, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by milesy
Good read and great work too mate
cheers milesy
Old 31-01-2011, 08:23 PM
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got a good thing going on by there mate.will be keeping a close eye on this
Old 31-01-2011, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy Tucker
got a good thing going on by there mate.will be keeping a close eye on this
cheers andy
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well i got my new turbo today
brand spankin stage 2 t3 by cr turbos
heres some piccys
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Old 31-01-2011, 09:12 PM
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and i found some pics of my old escorts i had about 14 year ago or more
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Default my old s2.god i loved this car

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Old 31-01-2011, 10:12 PM
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had a lil bit of a sex wee when i saw ur turbo mate.very nice mate.what happent to your red s2?thay look abit like bmw sunflower alloys
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Glad to c u got your turbo how much longer do you think before she's on the road....
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Nice Cab, jsut doing a mini restore on mine at the mo

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Looking good Steve.

Weren't you tempted to buy a stage3?
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Originally Posted by Andy Tucker
had a lil bit of a sex wee when i saw ur turbo mate.very nice mate.what happent to your red s2?thay look abit like bmw sunflower alloys
lmao
had the red s2 for about 6 years i think.
had a little crash into a barrier one day showin off at 80 round a roundabout in the rain.
left it stood for a year with every intention of repairin but ended up sellin it to a mate.
he reshelled it into a white one
cant remember what the alloys were called,but they were like tsw imolas back in the day mate lol.
remember i paid a grand for em with tyres though
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Originally Posted by macdoodle
Glad to c u got your turbo how much longer do you think before she's on the road....
cheers mate.
prob another few months yet mate.
all the expensive bits left to do now.
engine
paint
tyres
mot tax and ins
etc etc etc lol
Old 01-02-2011, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Ukchopper
Nice Cab, jsut doing a mini restore on mine at the mo

woah that looks just like my old one lol.
never seen another one like it.
mine was a rare d reg mk3 called a 500se.
came with s1 kit and white roof all from factory.
was a cooooool motor
good luck with yours fella
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Originally Posted by Danster76
Looking good Steve.

Weren't you tempted to buy a stage3?
cheers danster,
stage 2 should be fine for what im gonna do at the mo.
can always modify later if need be.
just nice to have a shiny new turbun
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Yep. They look lovely like that don't they. I got one here, again from Cr turbos. Decent outfit them.
Old 01-02-2011, 06:29 PM
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was tempted to paint it so it dont rust but not sure
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looking good there mate."few months yet" i bet you cant wait pal
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Originally Posted by Andy Tucker
looking good there mate."few months yet" i bet you cant wait pal
cheers andy mate,
yeah really lookin forward to drivin it,as ive never driven it yet.
been under resto since day 1.

may sound strange,but im really lookin forward to finishin it,then spending about 3 days just cleaning it.washing it,polishin everything,cleaning all the bay,hoovering,all the final touches ya know.

hopefully wont be long
Old 01-02-2011, 07:49 PM
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yeah i know what you mean mate.i just cant wait to get mine now.im going to be booking tickets to go to ford fair and bring it along.but i will be looking out for a minter to get me there and back lol

you going to that mate


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