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Old 29-12-2013, 03:20 PM
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well i read the abandoned car thread a few weeks ago and i new were this rs turbo was,so i
bought it to save it.
this will no doubt be a slow and painful project.

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its been in a friends garage for 3 weeks hes working on it between jobs and this is how far hes got
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Old 31-12-2013, 07:26 PM
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Well done for saving it
Old 31-12-2013, 08:06 PM
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check mine mate its pretty bad mk3 xr3i,lol
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Originally Posted by matty325
check mine mate its pretty bad mk3 xr3i,lol
looks a nice car mate,av always liked the mk3 escort.
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Originally Posted by costina
Well done for saving it
wish the wife felt the same lol
Old 31-12-2013, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by clay26
wish the wife felt the same lol

no the wife wont lost our house on the lst rs turbo i did never again lol good luck with the wife and the car im still getting earache now the cars gone this was 8 years ago
Old 03-01-2014, 03:09 PM
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well done on saving another from the scrap pile keep up the good work
as for the wife she come around once its done lol
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QUICK UPDATE.

been down to garage this morn
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Hasnt took him long to do the work on it. Well done for saving it.
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Originally Posted by Glenn_
Hasnt took him long to do the work on it. Well done for saving it.

it dint take him long to do that side,but hes got a few jobs in now so mine will get pushed to one side for a while now.
just read your thread and its filled me with dread lol
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top job for saving another one from the scrap heap!!
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small update
work has begun on drivers side

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slowly getting there,thanks for comments
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