Kurt
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bought it with 48k on the clock for 100 pounds not bad for a p reg  was sold due to being stood unused so had grimey green marks and lots of dirt embedded in seals, quick spray off with a jet wash solved that, badges and side strips kinda peeled off but so did some paint  itll get sorted in due time along with a couple dings
first major thing i did was to lower it, got some dodgy second hand spax shocks and springs
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after (crap pic alert)
next i bought some bk333 alloys, alot of people said they wouldnt suit but i like em  had a bit of trouble with scrubbing at first but the Carl at topgear warrington said bring it back and well change your tyres for 195/45/15's
Its also debaged and destripped and clean
next thing i did was to fit a psp holder on my dash so i can play it through my cassette  dont worry an alpine cd player with aux in is on its way..eventually as well as some components and a sub
fitted some blue dash bulbs and alloy stalks and more recently dial rings
the latest thing was my fk coilovers theyre majorly messed with my camber and tracking though so it was off to demon tweeks to get it done
the drive up was sketchy lol, infact i had to stop and tighten up my wheel nuts on the way up, will get some pics of how it sits and looks now when i give it a clean,
at the minute im sanding down some mirrors (the rare dtm ones) for painting, bought them slightly sanded but still in red so getting them ready for painting...
things to come: escortgti's interior, gsi bumper and side skirts and depos  then just need to give my rear and arches a coat of satin black to match.. ive also got a gsi spoiler waiting to go on (just needs spraying), gonna get a peco letterbox exhaust, remus centre section and a 4-2-1 manifold and then 1.6 astra spi inlet and 1.8 cav throttle body, got my sr cam already.. got a few other bits aswell but im not sure on them yet...
heres a shop of how it could look:
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Matt L
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looking and sounding very good mate. love the plans for it. mines in the garage at the moment having the cams and the throttle body fitted along with a dent repaired.
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2ltrjim
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f**king good buy thats all i can say
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Kurt
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
looking and sounding very good mate. love the plans for it. mines in the garage at the moment having the cams and the throttle body fitted along with a dent repaired.
youll have to let me know how it runs after
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Matt L
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will do hopefully picking it up this afternoon. iv gone a week with out it i feel lost.
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Kurt
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
will do hopefully picking it up this afternoon. iv gone a week with out it i feel lost.
has it been a week already  thats gone well fast
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Matt L
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i have it back wwooooo. and yes its worth it it now gains speed going up that hill from a500 from talke to castle. i can get to 60 up there now used to only be able to get to 50. idle is fine nothings changed sounds alot better now aswell but that could just be because i havent heard it or driven it in a week.
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Kurt
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good stuff, gonna give it a go methinks
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Ben G
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how low was that on the ''dodgy shocks and springs'' before you fitted coilovers?
looks nice, i like white for some reason 
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Kurt
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ermmm about 4 months
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Ben G
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how low, not how long
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Kurt
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lol didnt read it properly the pic above where its blurry and the two where its just been washed is how low it was, gonna give it a good clean tomorrow and take some new pics
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Ben G
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is that 60mm lower than standard ride height?
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Kurt
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erm maybe, they were just dodgy second hand shocks and springs, i reckon they were probably 60mm though as they were proper loose on the shock
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Kurt
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after a huge 510 mile trip to scotland and back i began fitting my interior today! most of its fitted now, doorcards, drivers seat, drivers side plastic, rear cards, boot plastics, rear bench although no back part as i need to swap the coverings over due to having weird type brackets.
hopefully i should be able to fit the passenger side and finish fitting the plastic trim and then begin retrimming the back piece when i get some fabric glue
p.s pics to follow once fitted
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Kurt
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the depos are on!! pics tomorrow!
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djedstar
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you wanna get a gsi dash for it mate or anything with a revcounter its a staight swap i have got just got some gsi clocks for mine fit perfect everyting works too
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Kurt
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as promised some new pics
How It Sits Since Coilovers
Depos Fitted
The Interior I Bought Off Escortgti.com (Gregor)
i need to drill two holes in the back to get my headrests in yet but its coming along
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Mark330d
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looks good, did you enjoy your wee trip up to sunny glasgow then?
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Kurt
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thanks, lol its a fair trip, and it was sunny the day i came up didnt help that my dads van had to get an oil filter seal replaced first, kinda put me back a bit but got there in the end and its well worth it
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Rachel H
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Thats not the interior which has done the CS rounds is it? The one that was in Vicki's C7RSA then went to Rich Smith, then I think Craig W had it
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Kurt
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i bought it off Gregor who bought it off someone else so yeah it probably has done the rounds lol
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Matt L
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interior looks sweet
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jaffa
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Don't think so, it was in my old corsa which was sold recently interior intact as far as I know.
Plus that looks like split rear seat, the old C7RSA one was just one piece. And front seats don't look like daytonas
car looks
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jaffa
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quote:
Originally posted by Rachel H
Thats not the interior which has done the CS rounds is it? The one that was in Vicki's C7RSA then went to Rich Smith, then I think Craig W had it
C7RSA ->
Craig W ->
Rich Smith ->
Desmond ->
Jaffa ->
Shrews
I think
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