hi people, ive not been on here for a while. computer at home had gon awol, n didnt really have the time to regularly check the forum. but the pc's back n runnin now so im makin more effort on here, last time i posted i had an escort cabby which most of you will remember, however i have since moved on from that purely because of the dreaded credit crunch n had to get something cheap n sort myself out. so i saw this advertised on pistonheads classifieds n got it.

i bought it with white rs2000 wheels, but have since painted them black, also all the rear windows were tinted 100%, which was a nightmare cz i jus couldnt see a damn thing behind me n felt like i was driving a darn van, so out the glass came to have it all removed. the glue took ages to clean of the glass. took the p1ss. lol

also on some of the pics you will notice how low the rear end is, well one of the previous owners decided it was a great idea to cut the coils on the springs, almost by half!!! so i have since replaced those with 60mm gmax, i have got coilovers for the rears bt the gmax came up really cheap, so savin the coily's.

Spec:

1.8 16V Zetec
Pipercross Filter
Adjustable Turbosport Cam Pulleys
Ashley 4-1 Exhaust Manifold
Full Supersprint S/S Exhaust System
Lots of Chrome n Polished bits
60mm lowered all round, Spax adjustables up front n Gmax at rear

im on the lookout for RS1800 ECU along with 2.0 throttle body and 2.0 cams as it will give me a few more ponies.


i had a hick up with my injectors a month ago, aswell as losing drive, bt after motivating myself to get it fixed my mate helped n we found that cyl number1 was flooding and 2,3,4 were not recieving any fuel, so removed the rail and each injector gave a clean, cleaned wiring plugs n they worked fine, also changed clutch quadrant abd cable n got gears. also serviced it while it was in my garage so its safe for the coming winter months.

Today ive been to work to give the car a full mop and polish as the paintwork was poor and was fading, it come up a treat n took some pics with my mates rst cabby which i prepped and painted this summer.




































Comments welcome as always

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TAY

Looks stunning,... although I fail to see how running a 1.8 zetec which you want to 130spec up helps with the credit crunch??? mine only used to do 250-260 a tank before I put the diesel box on

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omg.......you change your mind so much lol

looks lovely though

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looks awesome mate

the rear height is so much better than when i saw it last

Scott

looks stunning tay!!

ive got an rs1800 ecu, matched maf and chromed Ho inlet if your interested?

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looks awesome tay very clean motor love the cabriolet as well

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Rip Ben Elvin (jam)

nice car mate

Welcome back Tay, as always minty mint!

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Thanks people

Happy Paul: yeh i know what you mean mate, but i jus crave that little more power, fuel consumption aint to bad at the minute tbh, but will see after the xmas period wot im gona do.

im removing the bonnet vents tomorrow before work and having them painted gloss black. Red and black theme goes soo well imo.


thanks again for the comments

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TAY

Looks well nice mate! Those black wheels suit it really well too Not bad for a "cheaper" car!

Cabbie looks mint too! Remember seein the thread for the prep and work done on that, still looks awesome

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Very nice mate, you never fail to impress with your choice of cars.....

Hope this is here to stay for a while, oh and paint work looks mint after the mop you gave it (fancy sorting my mk1 out??)

Keep us updated

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wow i really like that tay!

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that looks really really good

colour scheme looks top

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bonnet vents are now black jus this second put them on bake, fitting them tonite pics will follow.

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