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Postby blunty on Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:59 pm

hi all have a few fords havent got a turbo as yet but looking for parts to do efi turbo as soon as i buy another car.
heres a few pics of the cars in the family

my mk3 escort with a 1.6 efi cvh engine fully rebuilt with kent cam
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my focus daily
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my bros mk2 fiesta with a 1.6 cvh efi engine fully rebuilt
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my bros mk3 fiesta 2liter zetec
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he used this as his donor as he had a little accident

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Re: new to the site

Postby s1chris on Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:28 pm

Welcome.

Nice mk3 Escort. What happened in that accident?

Cheers Chris
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Re: new to the site

Postby blunty on Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:32 am

Dont really know what happened the steering went light he tryed breaking but not much happed ended up in a lamp pole
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Postby KEVFRST on Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:05 am

Get some cloverleafs on there.
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Re: new to the site

Postby jayrs on Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:14 pm

Welcome to the site mate, some nice fords there, that accident damage looks harsh, hope ta bro was alright
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Re: new to the site

Postby blunty on Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:32 pm

Yeah bro was alright car was proper totaled i would use clover leafs but they wont fit on the front due to running s2 brakes
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Postby Smo on Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:24 pm

Have you tried the cloverleafs? Do they definitely not go over the brakes? I use a number of 14" wheels over my S2 brakes and all of them clear (albeit just!).
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Re: new to the site

Postby jayrs on Sun Jan 25, 2015 4:06 pm

Good to hear mate.

Cloverleaf, dear God, please don't lol rs1600i/S1 rs wheels
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Re: new to the site

Postby blunty on Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:09 pm

I havent tryd the wheels but been told they dont fit. The new escort im after us going to be a bit of a sleeper picking up a full efi turbo engine tomoz so getting there slowly
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Postby jayrs on Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:12 pm

:Q :Q
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